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March: Colorado theatre listings
NOTE: At the start of each month, the DCPA NewsCenter offers an updated list of upcoming theatre openings, spotlighting work being presented on stages statewide. Companies are encouraged to submit listings and production photos at least two weeks in advance to the DCPA NewsCenter at jmoore@dcpa.org.
Five intriguing titles for March:
Jesus Christ Superstar and Drowning Girls. The Arvada Center’s new “black box” repertory company goes into full gear for the first time when the new play Drowning Girls joins the ongoing Bus Stop in alternating performances in the studio theatre through May 21. It’s a surreal true-crime story that explores the deaths of three women murdered by the same man. As if that weren’t enough, Rod Lansberry’s highly anticipated take on the Tim Rice-Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Jesus Christ Superstar opens on March 24. 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., 720-898-7200 or arvadacenter.org
The Local Lab. Now in its sixth year, Boulder’s premier new-play festival will feature readings of urgent new plays about a Syrian refugee, Jason Grote’s riveting biographical look at prolific Soviet-era composer Dmitri Shostakovich, and Colorado’s first taste of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s massive controversial Play On! project – updated “translations” of every Shakespeare play. The new The Merchant of Venice will be read here, The festival runs March 17-19. A full breakdown of events is listed at the bottom of this page. Call 720-379-4470 or localtheatercompany.org,
Athena Project Arts Festival. This 5th annual, month-long celebration of women in the arts is centered around the fully staged world premiere of local playwright Ellen K. Graham’s The Wave That Set the Fire,
running March 10-April 8 at the University of Denver’s Byron Theatre, 2344 E Iliff Ave.Set in the near future, the play explores what constitutes justice in a damaged world. A full breakdown of events is listed at the bottom of this page. Information and tickets: AthenaProjectFestival.org
Mas. Su Teatro’s fact-based story by Milta Ortiz is about a community’s battle to hold onto their history, identity and humanity after the Tucson Unified School District’s decision to end its Mexican-American Studies program. Watch how Comedy Central covered the story in the video above. March 9-26 at 721 Santa Fe Drive, 303-296-0219 or go to suteatro.org
Magic Moments. Since 1983, Magic Moments has produced a massive annual pop-music revue that integrates persons with physical and developmental disabilities with able-bodied actors both amateur and professional. Shows often feature 200 or more cast members of all ages. Each year the show threads a loose, original story with covers of showtunes and contemporary pop songs. This year’s show is called Step Right Up and runs March 23-26 at the Kent Denver School, 4000 East Quincy Ave., Englewood. Call 303-575-1005 or go to magicmomentsinc.org
THIS MONTH’S THEATRE OPENINGS IN COLORADO:
(Submit your listings to jmoore@dcpa.org)
March 3-May 6, 2017: BDT Stage’s Disenchanted
5501 Arapahoe Ave., 303-449-6000 or bdtstage.com
March 3-April 2: The Edge Theatre’s The Nance
1560 Teller St., Lakewood, 303-232-0363 or theedgetheatre.com
March 3-25: Theatre Company of Lafayette’s Blood Privilege
Mary Miller Theater, 300 E. Simpson, 720-209-2154 or www.tclstage.org
March 4-April 2: BiTSY Stage’s The Lass Who Went Out With The Cry Of Dawn: A Celtic Yarn
1137 S. Huron St., 720-328-5294 or bitsystage.com
March 8-19: National touring production of An American in Paris
Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org
March 9-26: Su Teatro’s Mas
721 Santa Fe Drive, 303-296-0219 or suteatro.org
March 10-April 8: Athena Project Arts Festival’s The Wave That Set the Fire
At the Byron Theatre in Newman Center for Performing Arts at the University of Denver, 2344 E Iliff Ave., AthenaProjectFestival.org
March 11-April 15: Curious Theatre’s Constellations
1080 Acoma St., 303-623-0524 or curioustheatre.org
March 12-April 30: Denver Children’s Theatre’s The Jungle Book
Elaine Wolf Theatre at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., 303-316-6360 or maccjcc.org
March 16-April 23: Off-Center’s Travelers of the Lost Dimension, with A.C.E.
At the Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas St., Aurora, 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org
March 16-April 2: Millibo Art Theatre’s The Crucible
1626 S. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, 719-465-6321 or themat.org .
March 17-May 21: Arvada Center’s The Drowning Girls
6901 Wadsworth Blvd., 720-898-7200 or arvadacenter.org
March 17-April 9: The Avenue Theater’s Oddville
417 E. 17th Ave., 303-321-5925 or avenuetheater.com
March 17-26: Longmont Theatre Company’s Other Desert Cities
513 Main St., Longmont, 303-772-5200 or longmonttheatre.org
March 17-26: PACE Center’s Steel Magnolias (at the Schoolhouse Theater)
20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker, parkerarts.org
March 18-19: National touring production of Shaping Sound: After the Curtain
The Ellie, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org
March 21-26: National touring production of Kinky Boots
Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org
March 23-June 4: Candlelight Dinner Playhouse’s 42nd Street
4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown, 970-744-3747 or coloradocandlelight.com
March 23-26: Magic Moments’ Step Right Up
At Kent Denver School, 4000 East Quincy Ave., Englewood, 303-575-1005 or magicmomentsinc.org
March 24-April 16: Arvada Center’s Jesus Christ Superstar
6901 Wadsworth Blvd., 720-898-7200 or arvadacenter.org
March 24-April 9: Aurora Fox’s Chinglish
9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, 303-739-1970 or aurorafox.org
March 24-April 30: Miners Alley Playhouse’s A Skull in Connemara
1224 Washington St., Golden, 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com
March 24-April 9, 2017: Performance Now’s Hello, Dolly!
Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, 303-987-7845 or performancenow.org
March 24-May 27: Midtown Arts Center’s Sister Act
3750 S. Mason St., Fort Collins, 970-225-2555 or midtownartscenter.com
March 24-April 15: Evergreen Players’ Enchanted April
At Center/Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, 303-674-4934 or evergreenplayers.com
March 24-April 15: Equinox Theatre Company’s Stage Kiss
At the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., 720-984-0781 or equinoxtheatredenver.com
March 30-April 30: Bas Bleu’s Blue Kitchen and The Blue Kitchen Craic
417 Pine St., Fort Collins, 970-498-8949 or basbleu.org
March 30-April 23: Cherry Creek Theatre Company’s The Baby Dance
Pluss Theatre at the the Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver, 303-800-6578 or cherrycreektheatre.org
March 30-April 29, 2017: OpenStage’s Don’t Dress for Dinner
Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins, 970-484-5237 or openstagetheatre.org
March 31-May 7: DCPA Theatre Company’s Disgraced
Ricketson Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org
March 31-April 30: Town Hall Arts Center’s The Robber Bridegroom
2450 W. Main St., Littleton, 303-794-2787 or town hallartscenter.org
March 31-April 23: Benchmark Theatre’s The Nether
At Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., benchmarktheatre.com
March 31-April 23: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center’s Bye Bye Birdie
30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, 719-634-5581 or csfineartscenter.org
March 31-May 21: Vintage Theatre’s The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow
1468 Dayton St., Aurora, 303-839-1361 or vintage’s home page
CONTINUING CURRENT PRODUCTIONS:
Through March 18: OpenStage Theatre & Company’s August: Osage County
Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins, 970-484-5237 or openstagetheatre.org READ MORE
Through March 18: Breckenridge Backstage Theatre’s The Toxic Avenger
121 S. Ridge St. 970-453-0199 or backstagetheatre.org
Through March 18: Spotlight Theater Company’s Sabrina Fair
At the John Hand Theatre, 7653 E. First Place, 720-880-8727 or thisisspotlight.com
Through March 18: Midtown Arts Center’s Million Dollar Quartet
3750 S. Mason St., Fort Collins, 970-225-2555 or midtownartscenter.com
More Colorado theatre coverage on the DCPA NewsCenter
Through March 18: Midtown Arts Center’s Forbidden Broadway (Studio Theatre)
3750 S. Mason St., Fort Collins, 970-225-2555 or midtownartscenter.com
Through March 19: Town Hall Arts Center’s Bonnie & Clyde
2450 W. Main St., Littleton, 303-794-2787 or town hallartscenter.org
Through March 19: Vintage Theatre Productions’ Billy Elliot, The Musical
1468 Dayton St., Aurora, 303-839-1361 or vintagetheatre.com
Through March 26: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center’s Junie B. Jones: The Musical
Second Stage, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, 719-634-5581 or csfineartscenter.org
Through April 8: DCPA Cabaret’s An Act of God
Galleria Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org READ MORE
Through May 14: Arvada Center’s Bus Stop
6901 Wadsworth Blvd., 720-898-7200 or arvadacenter.org READ MORE
Through May 19: Arvada Center’s A Year With Frog and Toad
6901 Wadsworth Blvd., 720-898-7200 or arvadacenter.org
ONGOING, MONTHLY or ONE-TIME PROGRAMMING:
ADAMS MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE
Ongoing productions
2406 Federal Blvd., Denver, 303-455-1848 or adamsmysteryplayhouse.com
THE ATHENA PROJECT ARTS FESTIVAL
March 10-April 8: World-premiere play The Wave That Set the Fire
At the Byron Theatre in the Newman Center for Performing Arts at the University of Denver, 2344 E Iliff Ave. ticket info
Saturday, March 18: Evening of Dance at Armstrong Center for Dance
At the Armstrong Center for Dance, 1075 Santa Fe Drive, athenaprojectfestival.org
March 23 and 24: Mini Music Festival and Panel Discussions
Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale Ave., athenaprojectfestival.org
Saturday, March 25: Girls Create Celebration
At the Byron Theatre in the Newman Center for Performing Arts at the University of Denver, 2344 E Iliff Ave.athenaprojectfestival.org
2017 Plays In Progress Series
April 1 at 1 p.m. and April 8 at 4 p.m.: Beating a Dead Horse by Jennifer Stafford
April 1 at 4 p.m. and April 2 at 7 p.m.: Famous Last Words by Katherine Millett
April 8 at 1 p.m. and April 9 at 7 p.m.: Handcrafted Healing by Nancy Beverly
At the Byron Theatre in the Newman Center for Performing Arts at the University of Denver, 2344 E Iliff Ave. ticket info
Special Table Reading
April 2 at 9:30 a.m. and April 3 at 7 p.m.: Honor Killing by Sarah Bierstock
At the Byron Theatre in the Newman Center for Performing Arts at the University of Denver, 2344 E Iliff Ave. ticket info
BDT STAGE
March 21: Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Cabaret Performance
5501 Arapahoe Ave., 303-449-6000 or bdtstage.com
BUNTPORT THEATRE
Saturday, March 11: Siren Song: A Pirate Odyssey (Monthly theatre for young audiences at 1 and 3 p.m. the second Saturday of each month, through May 13)
Wednesday, March 15: The Narrators (a live storytelling show and podcast)
Tuesday, March 21: Buntport Radio Hour (live recording of a radio show) Tickets here
Friday, March 31: Untitled (in the freight elevator at the Denver Art Museum)
717 Lipan St., 720-946-1388 or buntport.com
THE CATAMOUNTS
Saturday, March 18: Jason Craig
The playwright of Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage will be on-site for a pre-show meet-and-greet (6:30 p.m.) and post-show talk.
The Dairy Arts Center, Carsen Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826 or the dairy.org
THE CLOCKTOWER CABARET
Friday, March 24: The Jerseys sing the Four Seasons and more
D&F Clocktower, 16th and Arapahoe streets, 303-293-0075 or clocktowercabaret.com
DENVER ACTORS FUND PRESENTS FILM SERIES…
Monday, March 13: Screening of the film Jesus Christ Superstar, with live pre-screening entertainment for the cast of the Arvada Center’s upcoming stage production of the stage musical. Entertainment 6:30 p.m.; film at 7.
Alamo Drafthouse Littleton, 7301 S Santa Fe Drive, drafthouse.com
LOCAL THEATER COMPANY’S LOCAL LAB 2017
March 17-19: Workshop: “Pain Management” (Devising original theater pieces)
2-5 p.m. March 17; 12-4 p.m. Saturday; 12-1 p.m. Sunday
At 311 Mapleton Ave., Boulder
Friday, March 17: Reading: Wisdom From Everything, by Mia McCullough
7 p.m. at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder
Saturday, March 18: Playwrights Panel, moderated by Megan Mathews
4:30 p.m. at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder
Saturday, March 18: Reading: Shostakovich, or Silence, by Jason Grote
6 p.m. at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder
Sunday, March 19: Reading: The Merchant of Venice, translated by Elise Thoron
2 p.m. at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder
Information: 720-379-4470 or localtheatercompany.org
LONE TREE ARTS CENTER
Sunday, March 26: Aquila Theatre’s The Trojan War: Our Warrior Chorus
10075 Commons St., just west of Interstate 25 and Lincoln Avenue, 720-509-1000, lone tree’s home page
THE SOURCE THEATRE COMPANY
Every third Monday: Monday! Monday! Monday! Cabaret
At Su Teatro Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, 720-238-1323 or thesourcedenver.org
STORIES ON STAGE
Saturdays March 11 and 18: Storybooks on Stage
Stories will be performed by John Jurcheck, Erin Rollman and Anthony Powell
March 11: 10:30 a.m. at the McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-494-0523 or storiesonstage.org
March 18: 10:30 a.m. at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St. Boulder, 303-444-7328 or www.thedairy.org
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