NOW PLAYING: Avenue Theater's THE B-TEAMMarch 14, 2011The B-Team is rigged to explode all over the Avenue Theater like a silent but deadly dirty bomb. And while there is no crying in jihad, laughter is required.
BWW Reviews: Avenue Theater's THE GOOD BODYFebruary 25, 2011'I don't know how to be in my own body' is the theme of Eve Ensler's smash hit, The Good Body presented by Avenue Theater. Next to the Vagina Monologues, I believe that this is one of Ms. Ensler's finest works. It truly is an exploration of the imperfection of the woman's body and a mirror to woman's insecurities.
NOW PLAYING: Afterthought Theatre's A SOLDIERS PLAYFebruary 18, 2011'A Soldier's Play' is more than a detective story: it is a tough, incisive exploration of racial tensions and ambiguities among blacks and between blacks and whites that gives no easy answers and assigns no simple blame.
BWW Reviews: Paragon Theatre's REASONS TO BE PRETTYFebruary 16, 2011While beauty is only skin deep, words however; can cut like a knife and leave a wound that may never heal. This superficial theme is featured in Neil LeBute's play entitled reasons to be pretty.
BWW Reviews: Extremities from The Edge Theatre Co.February 10, 2011Extremities, written by William Mastrosimone is a very sensitive show about rape and torture dealing with a would-be rape victim who turns the tables on her attacker. The show, and it's actors deal with an entire gambit of moral and ethical questions. The play was written in 1982 and is still very relevant to this day.
BWW Reviews: Denver Center's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAMFebruary 10, 2011A Midsummer Night's Dream is a feast of midsummer madness, mischievous fairies, mismatches lovers and musical merchants colliding hilariously in one of Shakespeare's most madcap and accessible comedies. This web of magic in the Athenian woods casts a powerful, pleasing spell on audiences of all ages.
BWW Reviews: Denver Center's THE CATCHFebruary 10, 2011The Catch is an examination of family relationships, the cult of sports celebrity, fallen idols and the relentless optimism tied up in the American dream.
BWW Reviews: Denver Center's MAP OF HEAVENFebruary 9, 2011Map of Heaven receives its first full production after being read at the Colorado New Play Summit in February 2010. Michele Lowe explores the dynamics of relationships and what happens when those dynamics shift, the choices the characters make and the ripple effect it has on those around them.
Photo Flash: Now Playing - EQUUS at Vintage Theatre CompanyMarch 10, 2011Vintage Theatre presents Equus by Peter Shaffer February 18 through March 20 at Vintage Theatre, 2119 E 17th Ave in Denver, CO. Alan Strang, a young man of seventeen, has committed a brutal act against six horses; his brilliant psychiatrist (Dr. Dysart) works to unravel the motivation behind this violent act.
OPENING: Let Me Hear You Smile - The Festival PlayhouseJanuary 27, 2011In Act I our actors are in their 70's. Neil, the husband, has retired and is about to leave home to start a new business in New Zealand. The second Act opens and our three actors are now in their 40's. Hannah, the wife, is prepared to leave her husband and run away. In Act III all are now young children, and brother Willy is going to dig a hole and move to China.