Performing Arts

Marisela Treviño Orta’s haunting play blends ancient myths with contemporary topics, creating a “fairytale where the princess wins by fighting”

“It’s silly, thoughtful, and you will actually learn stuff about art history.”

“Dracula is an incredibly entertaining play that you can come and enjoy and get lost in without having to think about current events in the world.”

“Now, because we see these people on Fox News and around town, I think we’re all a lot more comfortable acknowledging that race is not a settled issue.”

With a focus on the experiences of those nearing their thirties, Taylor Tomlinson’s most recent comedy hour tackles her career, love life and how she finds work-life balance.

Bowls With the Bard is redefining how we experience William Shakespeare’s timeless works through its stoned staging of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Coffee Joint.

Ricky Ramos went from the streets to standup, and he’s uplifting other local comedians with Vatos Locos, which will take place in Denver, Longmont and Greeley during Hispanic Heritage Month.

“Anyone who has ever scratched their heads over how government works will relate to the hilarious antics of these city council members.”

Prepare to be whisked away on an adventure of whimsy, wonder and the oddly delightful as Beetlejuice casts its spell over Denver’s theater scene.

The musical charts King’s journey from a shy Jewish girl living in Brooklyn to an international superstar.

In his new video series, Denver comedian Sammy Anzer is asking the art world: “Who is art for?”

This anti-imperialist drag play is devised by local queer talent and performed at Buntport Theater from August 25-September 3.

After false promises, injuries on set and fake board meetings, Christopher Huelshorst kept sending emails saying the money would come – four months later, the debt is still unpaid.

From finding a fellow church member on Grindr at age eighteen to finally leaving Mormonism, Frankie Lee looks at his religious background with a sense of humor.

The play investigates “what it is about guns that makes them so appealing to vulnerable young men.”

“I thought I was being punked or something,” says store owner Wayne Winsett. “But it really was him.”

The Royale is the most awarded play in the Henry Awards’ history, but it wasn’t the only winner.

“Last year, Ryan Moran, who’s the head of development for comedy at Comedy Central, even gave out his email to let people contact him and send him their stuff.”

The musical illustrates a true story you have to see to believe.

“This is my chance to give back in a very small way – in a way I would have found very helpful when I was starting out.”

Ahead of his five standup shows in Denver, comedian and screenwriter Niles Abston talks the difference between being funny and a comedian, and the ongoing WGA strike.

“By seeing this show, you are supporting local theater, equality and equity for BIPOC artists,”