In honor of director and playwright Terry Dodd, who died of a heart attack on Oct. 12, we take a listen back to John Moore’s 2006 Running Lines podcast interview with Dodd, who was about to open Tracy Letts’ The Man from Nebraska for the Lake Dillon Theatre Company.

Dodd would later be nominated for The Denver Post’s “Best Season by a Director” Ovation Award for a year that also included The Holdup; The Smell of the Kill; Private Eyes; The Caretaker; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and The Weir. A celebration of Dodd’s life will be held on Monday, Nov. 28, at the Arvada Center.

Terry Dodd: A playwright, director who bled empathy

Former Denver Post theatre critic John Moore was named one of the 12 most influential theater critics in the U.S by American Theatre Magazine in 2011. He has since taken a groundbreaking position as the Denver Center’s Senior Arts Journalist.

Celebration of Terry Dodd:

• Monday, Nov. 28, Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Social hour is from 6-7 p.m. Cash bar. House opens at 6:40. Program begins at 7 p.m.
• This is a free but ticketed event. And there is no advance ticketing. Once you get to the Arvada Center on Nov. 28, ask for a ticket at the box office. Anyone arriving after the 526 available tickets are gone, is  welcome to stay through the social hour, but you will not be allowed into the theatre. No SRO allowed.
• Do not call the Arvada Center box office with questions.They will not know what you are talking about. Instead, email Tricia Stevens at theatregirl5@yahoo.com.

Terry Dodd: Photo gallery

A photo retrospective on the works of playwright and director Terry Dodd, left. To see more photos, click the forward arrow on the image above.