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Plus, our Colorado Headliners for the week and an interview with Naomi Grossman, who brings her ‘American Whore Story’ to the Denver Fringe Festival

 

In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Alex
Miller and Toni Tresca take a look at Colorado’s growing reputation as a hotspot for immersive theatre. From Denver Center’s Off-Center program to The Catamounts, Audacious Theatre, Control Group and more, immersive-style performances are gaining popularity as an alternative to traditional theatre.

 

We’ll also check out this week’s Colorado Headliners — our top most interesting shows or programs coming up around the state. This week’s Headliners (in no particular order) are:

 1. Creede Repertory Theatre summer season

2.  Rocky Mountain Repertory summer season

3.  Little Theatre of the Rockies summer season

4.  Junestasy Pride Drag Cabaret

5.  Bill Burr

6.  Sarah Silverman

7.  Arvada Center summer concerts

 

Later in the podcast, Alex interviews Naomi Grossman, who
played the super-creepy character of Pepper on American Horror Story. Her one-woman show American Whore Story relates that experience as well as other parts of her life and will be at this year’s Denver Fringe Festival.

Plus, our Top 10 Colorado Headliners for the week and an
interview with Candace Joice and Josh Robinson with ‘Good People’ at Ouray’s UpstART Theatre



In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Alex
Miller and Toni Tresca talk about Toni’s recent story in the Boulder Weekly about Actors’ Equity. The union has about 400 members in Colorado and around 13 Equity theatres. Membership has its pluses and minuses, and we get into what those are and more.

 

We’ll also check out this week’s Colorado Headliners — our Top 10 (or 11) most interesting shows or programs coming up around the state. This week’s Headliners (in no particular order) are: 

1. Glenwood Vaudeville Revue

2. Waiting for Godot at Bas Bleu

3. Darkfield from Denver Center Off-Center

4. Something Rotten at Magic Circle Players

5. Impossible Things from The Catamounts

6. The Fever from Counterweight Theatre Lab

7. Fuenteovejuna at Wheat Ridge Theatre Company

8. In Celebration of Collaboration from Third Law Dance Theatre

9. Theatre Silco summer season

10.  Rocky Horror from Elusive Ingredient at The Arts HUB

11.  Rent at the Arts HUB

 

Later in the podcast, Alex catches up with Candace Joice and actor Josh Robinson. Candace is directing a production of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Boston-based dramedy Good People and Robinson plays the role of Mike.


The play runs May 31-June 3 at UpstART Theatre in Ouray.

Plus, another look at theatre criticism and a chat with
Chris Medina at Funky Little Theater Company

 

In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Alex
Miller and Toni Tresca introduce "Colorado Headliners” — a rundown of the Top 10 (or 11) most interesting shows coming up around the state. This week’s Headliners (in no particular order) are: 

1.       The Lehman Trilogy – Denver Center

2.      Whiskey From Strangers – Grapefruit Lab

3.      Kelsey Cook - Comedy Works

4.      The Hombres - Vintage Theatre

5.      Company – Denver Center

6.      The Prom – Town Hall Arts Center

7.      Les Sylphides – Boulder Ballet

8.     Cullad Watah – Curious Theatre

9.     Baskerville – Creede Repertory Theatre

10.  Durango 10-Minute Play Festival

 

Also in this episode, we take a look at a social media
kerfuffle involving another theatre writer and a fight about the role of theatre criticism – and a few other things. This leads to a discussion about what we should expect from a review and the role of the critic.

 

The episode wraps up with a conversation with Chris Medina, founder of Colorado Springs’ Funky Little Theatre Company. Their new show is Four Old Broads, and Alex and Chris also talk about the theatre scene in the Springs, Funky’s history and a few other things.

>A look at the upcoming season from Creede to Greeley — plus a look ahead to Denver Fringe with podcaster/performer Lauren Hance



In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Alex Miller and Toni Tresca take a look around the state at some of the upcoming lineups around the state for the summer season. From Little Theatre of the Rockies up north in Greeley all the way down south to Creed Repertory Theatre, we take a look at what’s coming up as the weather warms up and rehearsals get under way.

 

Plus, a look at BETC’s new play festival and an interview with Lauren Hance. The host of the What the Fringe? podcast, Hance talks about the world of Fringe Festivals as well as her own show Holy O — which she’ll perform at the Denver Fringe Festival next month.

Theatre and organizations mentioned in this podcast:

 


Arts in the Open
Audacious Theater
Bas Bleu
Benchmark Theatre
BETC
Candlelight
Coal Creek Theatre
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Counterweight Theatre Lab
Creede Repertory Theatre
Crested Butte Mountain Theatre
Curious Theatre
Denver Center/DCPA Theatre Company
Denver Fringe Festival
ENT Center
Grapefruit Lab
Impossible Players
Lincoln Center
Little Theatre of the Rockies
Local Theater
Longmont Theatre Company
Magic Circle
Merely Players
Millibo Art Theatre
Miners Alley
Miners Alley
Opera Colorado
Platte Valley Players
Rocky Mountain Repertory
Stories on Stage
Telluride Theatre
The Catamounts
Theatre Aspen
Theatre Silco
Third Side Players
Upstart Crow
Vail Dance Festival
Vintage Theatre
Westcliffe Players
What the Fringe? Podcast
Wonderbound

Did the city council pull the rug out from under voter-approved dollars? Plus, an interview with the team behind Local Theater’s world premiere of ‘237 Virginia Ave.’

 

In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Alex
Miller and Toni Tresca take a look at all of the live theatre happening around the state and what’s coming up in May. Toni also lays out some of the details of a story he co-wrote in the Boulder Weekly about how the City of Boulder appears to be changing the terms of how 2023’s voter-approve ballot measure will allocate funding for the arts in
the state’s largest university town.

 

Plus, Alex gets the low-down on the world premiere of David
Myers’ new play 237 Virginia Ave. being produced by Local Theatre Company. We hear from the two actors — Jacob Dresch and Lawrence Hecht — along with co-director Nick Chase about how the dark comedy came together. The play
opens at the Denver Savoy May 2. Info & tix

 

Theatre companies and organizations mentioned in this
episode:

 


Audacious Theatre
Benchmark Theatre
BETC
Candlelight
Cherry Creek Theatre
Coal Creek Theatre
Colorado Springs ENT Center
Control Group Productions
Create Boulder
CSU Theatre
Denver Center
Evergreen Players
Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
Jester’s Dinner Theater
Lincoln Center
Merely Players
Mesa Experimental Theatre
Millibo Art Theatre
Miners Alley
Opera Colorado
Platte Valley Players
Stories on Stage
Town Hall Arts Center
Upstart Crow
Vintage Theatre
Wonderbound

A look at more sustainable theatre, plus an interview with
playwright Cipriano Ortega

 

In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Alex Miller and Toni Tresca take a look at all of the live theatre going on around the state and what’s ahead. They also tackle the topic of how arts organizations can create productions just a tad bit more sustainable – all in honor of Earth Day coming up April 22.

Later in the episode, Alex sits down with Cipriano Ortega, whose new play Cheyanne opens April 26 at The People’s Building in Aurora in association with Control Group Productions. The playwright, who’s also a musician and painter, has been tweaking the story for a decade and talks about the process of getting it on stage and directed by Phil Luna. The play also features Iliana Lucero Barron, Angelo Mendez, Magally Luna and Ortega himself.

 

Theatre companies and organizations mentioned in this episode:

 


Control Group Productions
Deep Space Drive In
Denver Center
One Night Stand Theatre
Wheat Ridge Theatre Company
Lone Tree Arts Center
Windsor Community Playhouse
Springs Ensemble Theatre Company
Don’t Tell Comedy
Candlelight
Colorado Ballet
The Catamounts
Evergreen Players
Roaming Gnome
Stages/Practical Theatrical
Rattlebrain Productions
Steel City Theatre Company
Mesa Experimental Theatre
Jester’s Dinner Theater