Leslie Randle and Victoria Knight-Allen in ‘My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding’ at the Soiled Dove Underground. Photo by Michael Ensminger.

Each month, the DCPA NewsCenter offers an updated list of all upcoming Colorado theatre openings. Would you believe that a theatregoer would have to see two shows a day for every day in October to see all that the Colorado theatre community has to offer? It’s true. Here’s a roundup of your whopping 60 theatregoing options from around the state, including five at the DCPA alone. You can catch the First Lady of Denver singing in Uncle Jed’s Barbershop. Or take in a rare live performance by Tyler Perry performing one of his popular stage plays here in Denver, Madea On the Run at the Ellie. How about a world premiere musical called Bookface by locals Melissa Faith Hart and Bruce Perry that follows three generations of the Klein family via social media? Then there’s our title of the month, My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding at the Soiled Dove Underground. Companies are encouraged to submit listings and production photos at least two weeks in advance to jmoore@dcpa.org.

THE QUICK THREE:
DreaMakers Productions’ Uncle Jed’s Barbershop
This new family musical is based on the award-winning book by Margaree King Mitchell. It is inspired by the atmosphere, language and music of the late 1920s through the early 1960s, evoking rural Arkansas near the Mississippi Delta. Principal performers include  Mary Louise Lee, who made her professional debut at the Denver Performing Atys Complex at age 18 and is now First Lady of Denver), alongside Broadway veterans including Ken Prymus (Cats, Ain’t Misbehavin’) Terry Burrell (Dreamgirls), and Nora Cole (Jelly’s Last Jam). Created by Kenneth Grimes, David Wohl and Susan Einhorn.
Through Oct. 18: at Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, 119 Park Ave West, Denver, 303-295-1759 or cleoparkerdance.org

AXS Presents’ Tyler Perry’s Madea on the Run
Yes, this is a stage play starring Tyler Perry himself as his iconic character Mabel Simmons, notoriously known as Madea. She’s, yes, the run from the law and, with no place to turn, she volunteers to move in with her friend Bam (Cassi Davis) who is recovering from hip-replacement surgery. Unknown to Bam however, Madea is only using her malady as a way to hide out from the police. With new music written by Perry, this tour has been called “a finger-snapping and inspirational evening of theater.
Oct. 21 only at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, 4showinfo.com. Note: This show is not being presented by the DCPA).

The Catamounts’ Spirits to Enforce:
The story opens in what appears to be a mundane call center where a dozen telemarketers work the phones. It soon becomes clear, however, that this is no ordinary office space but rather the inside of “a dripping, creaking, rusted submarine.” And those temps? They’re superheroes in disguise trying to raise money to mount a production of Shakespeare’s beloved “metaphysical revenge comedy,” The Tempest. This gender-bending play by Mickle Maher (There Is A Happiness That Morning Is) infuses elements of Shakespeare and comic-book lore in a glorious celebration of the power of art to triumph over evil with a puckish sense of the absurd.
Oct. 2-17 at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826 or thecatamounts.org

DCPA SHOWS AT A GLANCE:
Through Oct. 11: DCPA Theatre Company’s Lookingglass Alice
Through Nov 1: DCPA Theatre Company’s As You Like It
Oct. 9-Nov. 15: DCPA Theatre Company’s Tribes
Oct. 13-25: National touring production of If/Then
Oct. 27, 2015-Feb 21, 2016: Denver Center Cabaret’s Murder For Two

CHECK OUT OUR 10 FALL SHOWS TO WATCH IN DETAIL

OCTOBER THEATRE OFFERINGS IN COLORADO:
(Submit your listings to jmoore@dcpa.org)

Currently running productions:
Through Oct. 3: OpenStage & Company’s Stage Kiss
Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins, 970-484-5237 or openstagetheatre.org

Through Oct. 3: Longmont Theatre Company’s The Murder Room
513 Main St., Longmont, 303-772-5200 or longmont’s home page

Through Oct. 4: Arvada Center’s Saturday Night Fever
6901 Wadsworth Blvd., 720-898-7200 or arvadacenter.org​

Through Oct. 4: Evergreen Chorale’s Chicago
27608 Fireweed Drive, 303-674-4002 or evergreenchorale.org
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Through Oct. 4: Star Bar Players’ Maybe It’s Just Me
Cottonwood Center for the Arts, 427 E. Colorado, Colorado Spring, starbarplayers.org

Through Oct.10: StageDoor Theatre’s To Kill a Mockingbird
27357 Conifer Road, Conifer, 303-886-2819, 800-838-3006 or stagedoor’s home page

Through Oct. 10: Thunder River’s The Mineola Twins
67 Promenade, Carbondale, 970-963-8200 or thunderrivertheatre.com

Through Oct 11: DCPA Theatre Company’s Lookingglass Alice
Stage Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org

Through Oct. 11: DCPA Cabaret’s Defending the Caveman
Garner Galleria Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100 or www.denvercenter.org

Through Oct. 11: Town Hall Arts Center’s West Side Story
2450 W. Main St., Littleton, 303-794-2787 or townhallartscenter.org

Through Oct. 11: Bas Bleu Theatre’s The Outgoing Tide
401 Pine St, Fort Collins, 970-498-8949 or basbleu.org

Through Oct. 11: Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company’s Outside Mullingar
Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826 or betc’s home page

Through Oct. 11: Aurora Fox’s Jekyll and Hyde, The Musical
9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, 303-739-1970 or aurorafoxartscenter.org

Through Oct. 11: Parker Arts Schoolhouse Theater’s Singin’ in the Rain
20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker, 303-805-6800 or ParkerArts.org

Through Oct. 11: Vintage Theatre’s Hamlet, Prince of Pork (10:30 p.m. except 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11)
1468 Dayton St., Aurora, 303-839-1361 or vintagetheatre.com

Through Oct. 17: Curious Theatre’s The Flick
1080 Acoma St., 303-623-0524 or www.curioustheatre.org

Through Oct. 18: DreaMakers Productions’ Uncle Jed’s Barbershop
At Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, 119 Park Ave West, Denver, 303-295-1759 or cleoparkerdance.org

Through Oct. 18: Miners Alley Playhouse’s My Name is Asher Lev
1224 Washington St., Golden, 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com​

Through Oct. 25: Vintage Theatre’s Any Given Monday
1468 Dayton St., Aurora, 303-839-1361 or vintagetheatre.com

Through Oct. 25: Creede Repertory Theatre’s Good on Paper
At the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., 720-898-7200 or arvadacenter.org

Through Nov 1: DCPA Theatre Company’s As You Like It
Space Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org

Through Nov. 1: Vintage Theatre’s Curtains
1468 Dayton St., Aurora, 303-839-1361 or vintagetheatre.com

Through Nov. 14: BDT Stage’s Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
5501 Arapahoe Ave., 303-449-6000 or bdtstage.com

Through Nov. 15: Candlelight Dinner Playhouse’s West Side Story
4747 Marketplace Drive. 970-744-3747 or coloradocandlelight.com
(Pictured above right: Scott Severtson and Kimberly Crawford. Photo credit: Garland Photography)

Through Nov. 29: Midtown Arts Center’s Rock of Ages
3750 S. Mason St, Fort Collins, 970-225-2555 or midtownartscenter.com

October openings:
Oct. 2-25: Cherry Creek Theatre’s Sondheim on Sondheim
Shaver Ramsey Showroom, 2414 E. 3rd Ave., Denver, 303-800-6578 or cherrycreektheater.org

Oct. 2-11: Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre’s Silent Salzburg
At Funky Little Theatre, 2109 Templeton Gap Road, Colorado Springs, 719-425-9509, rmdeaftheatre.com

Oct. 2-17: The Catamounts’ Spirits To Enforce
​At the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826 or thecatamounts.org

Oct. 2-31: Thin Air Theatre Company’s Little Shop of Horrors
139 E. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, 719-689-3247 or thinairtheatre.com​

Oct. 3-Nov. 8: Theatre Or’s My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding
​At the Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E. 1st Avenue, Lowry, 303-830-9214 or soileddove.com

Oct. 3-4: Steamplant Theatre’s The Tie That Binds
220 W. Sackett Ave., Salida, 719-530-0933 or salidasteamplant.com

Oct. 8-25: Su Teatro’s Doña Rosita’s Jalapeño Kitchen
721 Santa Fe Drive, 303-296-0219 or suteatro.org

Oct. 8-25: Phamaly Theatre Company’s Baby with the Bathwater
At the Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th St., 303-575-0005 or phamaly.org

Oct. 9-Nov. 15: DCPA Theatre Company’s Tribes
At the Ricketson Theatre,14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.or

Oct. 9-31: The Bug Theatre’s Night of the Living Dead, Live
At the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., 303-477-9984 or bugtheatre.info​
(Photo credit: Christine Fisk for DenverMind Media)
 
Oct. 9-Nov. 8: Dogfight
At the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., 720-362-2697 or ignitetheatre.com

Oct. 9-24: OpenStage & Company’s The Submission
Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins, 970-484-5237 or openstagetheatre.org

Oct. 10-Nov. 7: Spotlight Theatre’s To Kill a Mockingbird
John Hand Theatre, 7653 E. First Place, 720-880-8727 or thisisspotlight.com

Oct. 13-25: National touring production of If/Then
Buell Theatre,14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org     

Oct. 15-24: Lone Tree Arts Center’s The Explorers Club
10075 Commons St., just west of Interstate 25 and Lincoln Avenue, 720-509-1000 or lonetreeartscenter.org

Oct. 15-Nov. 1: Springs Ensemble Theatre’s Lonesome Hollow
1903 E. Cache La Poudre St., Colorado Springs, 719-357-3080 or springsensembletheatre.org

Oct. 16-18: Slingshot Theatre’s Bookface…the Musical
At the Aurora Fox mainstage, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, 303-739-1970 or aurorafoxartscenter.org

Oct. 16-Nov 1: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center’s Wait Until Dark
30 W. Dale St, Colorado Springs, 719-634-5581 or www.csfineartscenter.org

Oct. 16-Nov. 15: The Edge Theatre’s Woman in Mind
1560 Teller St., Lakewood, 303-232-0363 or theedgetheater.com

Oct. 16-Nov. 8: Evergreen Players’ The 39 Steps
At Center/Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, 303-674-4934 or evergreen players’ home page

Oct. 16-18: Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre’s Silent Salzburg
At Bas Bleu Theatre, 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, 970-498-8949 or basbleu.org

Oct. 17-18: Stories on Stage’s Fifty Shades of Stories on Stage
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Chautauqua Community House, 301 Morning Glory Drive,
Boulder,
1:30 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at Su Teatro Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive
303-494-0523 or storiesonstage.org

(Pictured above right: Gail Montgomery, Bruce Montgomery, Matt Bachus and Sean Maslow in the Evergreen Players’ ‘The 39 Steps.’ Photo credit: Rachel Graham.)

Oct. 19: screenPLAY’s Goonies (staged readings of cult-fave movies)
717 Lipan St., 720-946-1388 or buntport.org

Oct. 21: AXS Presents: Tyler Perry’s Madea on the Run
At the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, 4showinfo.com

Oct. 22-Nov. 15: Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company’s The Few
Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826 or betc’s home page

Oct. 22-Nov. 7: Square Product Theatre’s How I Learned to Drive
At the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 903-240-8004 or squareproducttheatre.org

Oct. 22-Nov.8: TheatreWorks’ Ghosts
3955 Regent Circle, Colorado Springs, 719-255-3232 or theatreworkscs.org

Oct. 16-25, 2015: Town Hall Arts Center’s The Complete World of Sports (Abridged)
 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, 303-794-2787 or townhallartscenter.org

Oct. 23: Stories on Stage’s Zombies R Us
Buntport Theater, 303-494-0523 or storiesonstage.org

Oct. 23-31: Longmont Theatre Company’s Evil Dead: The Musical
513 Main St., Longmont, 303-772-5200 or longmont’s home page

Oct. 23-Nov. 14: Theatre Company of Lafayette’s Twilight Zone (a Parody), Volume X
Mary Miller Theater, 300 E. Simpson, 720-209-2154 or tclstage.org 

Oct. 25: Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre’s Silent Salzburg
At the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., 303-477-9984 or www.bugtheatre.info​

Oct. 27, 2015-Feb 21, 2016: Denver Center Cabaret’s Murder For Two
Garner Galleria Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org

Oct. 29-Nov. 21: Avenue Theater’s Equus
417 E. 17th Ave., 303-321-5925 or www.avenuetheater.com

Oct. 30-Nov.14: Col Creek Theatre of Louisville’s The 39 Steps
Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant St., 303-665-0955 or cctlouisville.org

Oct. 30-Nov. 14: And Toto Too Theatre Company’s Smoke
Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, 720-583-3975 or andtototoo.org

Oct. 31-Nov. 28: OpenStage & Company’s Superior Donuts
Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins, 970-484-5237 or openstagetheatre.org
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ONGOING OR MONTHLY PROGRAMMING:

ADAMS MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE
Ongoing productions
2406 Federal Blvd., Denver, 303-455-1848 or adamsmysteryplayhouse.com

BUNTPORT THEATRE
Oct. 20: The Great Debate: Arguing dumb topics. This month: Mike Myers or Michael Myers?
Oct. 21: The Narrators: Firsts. True stories centered on a monthly theme
Oct. 30: Untitled (every fourth Friday at the Denver Art Museum)
717 Lipan St., 720-946-1388 or buntport.org

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

SPARK THEATER
First Saturday of each month at 11 a.m.: Rodents of Unusual Size
985 Santa Fe Drive, 720-346-7396 or sparktheater.org