Colorado’s Theatreworks Dusts Off Classics for Its 40th Season
Alongside popular shows by Shakespeare, Coward, Ibsen and Garson Kanin is a seldom-seen melodrama by David Belasco.
Category Archives: Rocky Mountain
Stories from Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming.
Pioneer Theatre Company’s 2015–16 Season to Mix Old and New
The slate includes a new academic drama by T.J. Brady and the U.S. professional premiere of Frank Wildhorn’s ‘The Count of Monte Cristo.’
Theatre Aspen Extends Summer Season, Adds New-Play Fest and Youth Offering
The summer season will run shows in rep a week longer, making room for a new TYA series and a festival of new plays.
What Would Jesus’s Disciples Do? In New Musical ‘The 12,’ They Rock Out
Robert Schenkkan and Neil Berg’s new show dramatizes the three days between the crucifixion—and whatever happened next.
Managing Director Helene Peterson to Leave Boise Contemporary Theatre
One of the leaders at the Idaho theatre will depart after 13 years, during which time the theatre’s budget doubled.
Denver Center Theatre to Present 2 World Premieres, Plus ‘Sweeney’ and ‘Alice’
The Colorado theatre’s new season to feature new plays from Theresa Rebeck and Tanya Saracho, plus a punk ‘Sweeney Todd’ and ‘Lookingglass Alice.’
Scott Shiller Named President and CEO of Denver Center for the Performing Arts
The former executive vice president Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami will join the Denver company in a pivotal leadership role.
Get Me Rewrite: The Colorado New Play Summit Is a Developing Story
Expanding its offerings to a second week, the Denver Center’s annual new-play meeting gives featured writers more time to get their plays in shape—many of them for the mainstage.
How the Colorado New Play Summit Went From Local Gem to National Event
How Denver Center Theatre Company artistic director Kent Thompson turned Denver into a must-see stop for new-play development with the Colorado New Play Summit.
Kenneth Jones Tells an ‘Alabama Story’ of Race and Censorship
A real-life controversy about a children’s book from 1959 is the basis for a new play with freshly relevant themes.
