Content warning: This article discusses a show heavily themed around gun violence. On Oct. 3, Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) premiered its second main stage show of the season — Kyle John Schmidt’s “The Secretary.” This dark comedy follows Ruby Ruth, the owner of a small town gun store selling products specifically marketed to women […]
Nina Gabianelli
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Consensual Improv — collaboration, laughs and Dolph Lundgren
Consensual Improv, the Roaring Fork Valley’s very own improv comedy troupe, has been bringing laughs to local audiences since 2016. The troupe saw a remarkable turnout for their two-night special holiday shows at TACAW this year. Each show was jam-packed with original sketches plus video content and, of course, a series of improv games where […]
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Keeping Ute culture alive in the Valley
The evening of March 3, the Carbondale Historical Society hosted the third installment of its 2024 Winter Speaker Series, “Tales of the Ute People in the Roaring Fork Valley,” in partnership with the Aspen Historical Society. Nina Gabianelli and Skyler Lomahaftewa were the keynote speakers. The two have collaborated since 2012 to bring the culture, […]
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TRTC’s ‘House of Venus’ transcends time and imagination
In what was billed as Thunder River Theatre Company’s (TRTC) final celebration of 2023, with performances on Dec. 29-30, “House of Venus” was like stepping through a portal into another time and place — maybe it was a spirited cabaret in 1930s New Orleans — like we had entered the divine goddess’ residence. Before the […]
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TRTC presents “You Can’t Take it With You”
Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) will be premiering their third production of the 2022/23 season, “You Can’t Take it With You”, on Feb. 17. The show will run for three weekends, through March 3. The story centers around a conflict between two families with drastically different outlooks on life, the Sycamores and the Kirbys. Their […]