Stage of Life Theatre Company (SoL) has been making adjustments as its season progresses. With the season premiere show “Assassins” opening June 12, SoL is now offering “pay what you can” options to patrons for all upcoming productions as costs elsewhere continue to rise. In conjunction with this change, SoL remains dedicated to fostering an […]
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VOICES: Keeping the arts alive on many fronts
The VOICES nonprofit continues to evolve while offering a variety of diverse programs with events and workshops happening on the mainstage, in the community and at local schools. Part of the change includes staff turnover and the expansion of several programs within Garfield County schools. “There are lots of really exciting things with a new […]
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TRTC invites audiences to learn from the past
On May 2, Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) will premiere its final mainstage production of the 2024-2025 season: Melanie Marnich’s “These Shining Lives.” The play is based on a true story of four women who worked for the Radium Dial Company in Illinois in the 1920s, and subsequently faced dire challenges due to radium poisoning. […]
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Sopris Theatre Company to showcase ‘Bright Star’ bluegrass musical
On April 4 — and continuing through April 20 — Sopris Theatre Company (STC) will premier its final 2024-25 season show at Colorado Mountain College’s New Space Theatre at the Spring Valley campus. The show is none other than Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s folk-bluegrass musical, “Bright Star.” STC does a musical every other season, […]
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TRTC captures human essences in ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’
Content warning: This article mentions the topics of child sexual abuse, rape, child loss and drug use. On Valentine’s Day, Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) debuted its third main stage show, “Tiny Beautiful Things.” It runs 82 minutes total with no intermission and takes audiences on a journey through the spectrum of the human condition, […]
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‘Bloomsday’ explores the ‘what if?’
On Feb. 7, Sopris Theatre Company (STC) debuted its third show of the season, “Bloomsday,” by Steven Deitz. This bittersweet story of two whirlwind lovers takes place in Dublin, Ireland — both in the present and 35 years before.The lovers, Robbie and Caithleen, or Robert and Cait, met one another 35 years ago on a […]
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Reflection: Queer VOICES broke me open
Sometimes we must be broken open in order to find inner strength. Such was a relatable theme woven throughout seven strangers’ stories in the latest VOICES devised theater project.The nonprofit VOICES has hit a powerful stride with these twice-a-year devised theater endeavors. They revolve around four themes; so every two years we get to see […]
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TRTC brings ‘“Ghostlight’” to life
From Oct. 25 until Oct. 31, Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) will present the immersive theater experience of “Ghostlight” by Michael Duran. This truncated run will have 13 total performances of monodramas with multiple showings per night, each running about 90 minutes. The production will utilize spaces in the theater that audiences have never before […]
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Not-so-Sleepy Hollow
It’s been almost a decade since Roaring Fork High School invited the public to enjoy a play in its auditoria — the school’s auditorium-cafeteria hybrid. With little funding for these types of extracurricular activities, it took a passionate group of students to revive a theater club at the high school.“It’s kind of just turned into […]
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Breaking back into theater
On June 3, I said “yes” to an opportunity that would become one of the most healing and exciting endeavors of my year, so far — the second installment of VOICES’ Queer Voices Project: “Authentically Versus…” I was speaking with MinTze Wu that day about the summer teen residency program VOICES was hosting and, though […]