A drunken path to redemption in ‘The Reservoir’
Tough love is at the heart of Jake Brasch’s new play The Reservoir, now up at the Denver Center in a world premiere for the Denver native.
Theatre Writing & Podcasts
Most weekends I'm out reviewing theatre in the Denver area for my website OnStage Colorado. Here are just a few of my articles:
‘Back to the Future: The Musical’ flies into the Buell at 88 mph
Film adaptation strong on effects atop a subpar lineup of musical numbers
At Curious Theatre, a powerful story of fatherhood and friendship
Samuel D. Hunter’s play ‘A Case for the Existence of God’ a small story with a big message
At the intersection of pitiful and preposterous
Town Hall brings it with Christopher Durang’s dark comedy ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’
Parallel lives: ‘Confederates’ at Curious Theatre
Dominique Morisseau’s play explores the experience of two very different Black women
Buntport’s gross-out comedy is its funniest in years
‘Eyes Up, Mouth Agape’ a twisted study in perspective — and poop
Watson rises in this comedic Sherlock Holmes tale
At Miners Alley, ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear’ breathes new life into an old property
In Evergreen, ‘Spirit Level’ is silly, supernatural fun
The afterlife comedy has plenty of laughs as well as some thoughts on making marriage work
Chasing the elusive ‘Latino’ vote in ‘The Ballot of Paola Aguilar’
BETC world premiere uses broad comedy to skewer the consulting class
A playwright depicts his Jewish-Iranian mom in ‘Avaaz’
Michael Shayan’s play is a funny, touching refugee tale onstage now at the Denver Center
A bloody-good ‘Dracula’ at the Arvada Center
Kate Hamill’s adaptation is a wild ride with an all-star cast and cinematic staging
In Breckenridge, the Backstage Theatre marks 50 years
The Western Slope’s oldest year-round theatre company heads into its sixth decade healthy and hopeful
Bailey Theatre delivers a heartwarming ‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’
Ken Ludwig is best known for high-flying farces like Moon Over Buffalo and Lend Me a Tenor, but his 2020 play Dear Jack, Dear Louise slows things down a bit to tell a real-life story about his parents.
It’s an ideal play for a company like Bailey Theatre, which performs in a small space at the cabin-y Glen Isle Resort off Highway 285. With just two performers and minimal set requirements, Bailey took this heartwarming play about long-distance romance and put together an intimate and well-done pr...
It’s an ideal play for a company like Bailey Theatre, which performs in a small space at the cabin-y Glen Isle Resort off Highway 285. With just two performers and minimal set requirements, Bailey took this heartwarming play about long-distance romance and put together an intimate and well-done pr...
Band of Toughs is back with ‘Gin & Gothic: A Brontë Rocktale’
The immersive show at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House is like nothing else you’ll see this summer
A spiffed-up sign for the Aurora Fox
The theatre’s iconic neon sign gets a well-deserved makeover ahead of even more upgrades at the facility
At Buntport, a trio of experiments
‘Testing 123’ aims to pick a winner for the troupe’s off-night programming
Actor Anne Penner on the lessons of ‘Grounded’
The upcoming BETC production represents years of work by Penner and director Rick Barbour
A supercharged study of family and capitalism in ‘The Lehman Trilogy’
At 3+ hours, the Denver Center production takes some endurance while showcasing some fine performances
Hard choices in a brilliant ‘237 Virginia Avenue’
Local Theater world premiere of David Myers’ play is a stunner
Curvy in spots, ‘The Road to Lethe’ lands where it needs to be
Benchmark Theatre stages world premiere of Jeffrey Neuman’s play about racism and forgetting
Love comes late and on a bumpy road in ‘Fireflies’
Conquering loneliness is at the heart of an intimate, well-done show from Evergreen Players
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When is enough … enough?
‘Together: un/tethered’ at Denver’s Studio Loft asks us to let go and think about that for a moment or two
BETC goes (mostly) for laughs in upcoming season
Mark Ragan and Jess Robblee walk through the selections for 2024-2025
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