Email Author Juliet Wittman

Awards

• 2012 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published October 27, 2011

  "Redemption"

• 2012 - Bert Greene Award/International Association of Culinary Professionals, published January 20, 2011

  "Czech, Please"

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2011 Stories by Juliet Wittman

• Josh Beckius was sentenced to prison at sixteen -- but sixteen years later, he has a second chance

  published Oct 26, 2011

  I first encountered Josh Beckius, subject of "Redemption," this week's cover story, as a photograph in the Boulder newspaper. I'd read that some teenagers had been arrested in connection with a two-ye... More >>

• The luminous Road to Mecca packs them in at the Arvada Center

  published October 27, 2011

  There's something about the work of Athol Fugard — or at least about this particular work, The Road to Mecca — that... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  A Colorado teen sentenced to forty years gets a second chance

  published October 27, 2011

  Josh Beckius is in search of redemption. That's a word that comes up regularly when he talks about his life. At the age of sixteen,... More >>

• Now Playing

  published October 27, 2011

  American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose. Written by Richard Montoya, of the San Francisco performance group Culture Clash, American... More >>

• The gentle-hearted Slow Dance With a Hot Pickup is a winner

  published October 20, 2011

  Although rare, there were once American musicals that talked about politics and even acknowledged that poor people existed. Bertolt Brecht was... More >>

• American Night tells an immigrant story through a mix of parody and pathos

  published October 20, 2011

  Immigrants and those who support them often talk about the richness and vitality that newcomers bring to this country, from the original... More >>

• Now Playing

  published October 20, 2011

  My Hideous Progeny. When Mary Shelley — poet, essayist, novelist and, most famously, the creator of Frankenstein —... More >>

• The stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird doesn't do the story justice

  published October 13, 2011

  To Kill a Mockingbird is an institution, a revered American novel that's a must for every high-school curriculum, the inspiration... More >>

• Hair strikes a chord with a new generation

  published October 13, 2011

  One of the main things that differentiated America's hippies from their counterparts around the world — France, Mexico, Poland, Germany... More >>

• Now Playing

  published October 13, 2011

  Clybourne Park. Racism persists, but the ways in which we feel and express racism change with the times. Bruce Norris's brilliant... More >>

• Parlour Song is worth seeing for Jez Butterworth's fiercely funny dialogue

  published October 6, 2011

  At the beginning of Parlour Song, demolitions expert Ned is showing videos of his work to his neighbor, Dale, owner of a car... More >>

• Buntport's My Hideous Progeny is a serious departure for the troupe

  published October 6, 2011

  When Mary Shelley — poet, essayist, novelist and, most famously, the creator of Frankenstein — lost one of the four babies... More >>

• Now Playing

  published October 6, 2011

  Clybourne Park. Racism persists, but the ways in which we feel and express racism change with the times. Bruce Norris's brilliant... More >>

• Sarah Haas's cupcakes help spread the love in Boulder

  published September 29, 2011

  There are several ways to eat a mini-cupcake: You can pop the entire thing into your mouth (unsubtle but effective); nibble at the frosting,... More >>

• Ragtime is a visually elegant Arvada Center production

  published September 29, 2011

  As a musical, Ragtime inevitably lacks the complexity — as well as the violence and darkness — of E.L. Doctorow's... More >>

• Now Playing

  published September 29, 2011

  Clybourne Park. Racism persists, but the ways in which we feel and express racism change with the times. Bruce Norris's brilliant... More >>

• Farce gets contemporary in Creede Repertory's Unnecessary Farce

  published September 22, 2011

  Many people think of farce as a lesser genre than tragedy or even thoughtful comedy, because with farce there's no focus on theme, subtext or... More >>

• Now Playing

  published September 22, 2011

  Cats. There's not much of a plot to Cats. You meet the Jellicles, with their cheerful faces and bright black eyes, who dance... More >>

• Curious Theatre's production of Clybourne Park is a stunner

  published September 15, 2011

  Racism persists, but the ways in which we feel and express it change with the times — as exemplified in Bruce Norris's brilliant... More >>

• Now Playing

  published September 15, 2011

  Cats. There's not much of a plot to Cats. You meet the Jellicles, with their cheerful faces and bright black eyes, who dance... More >>

• Now Playing

  published September 8, 2011

  Cats. There's not much of a plot to Cats. You meet the Jellicles, with their cheerful faces and bright black eyes, who dance... More >>

• John Lithgow Tells Stories

  published August 25, 2011

  Film, television, stage plays, musicals and Shakespeare, from goofy Dick Solomon in 3rd Rock From the Sun to the terrifying Trinity Killer... More >>

• For 9/11 play The Guys, too much time has passed

  published September 1, 2011

  Anne Nelson, a journalism professor, wrote The Guys very soon after 9/11, and the play closely follows her own experiences. Like... More >>

• Now Playing

  published September 1, 2011

  Cats. There's not much of a plot to Cats. You meet the Jellicles, with their cheerful faces and bright black eyes, who dance... More >>

• Love! Valour! Compassion! turns out to be a performance of Love! Mortality! Endurance!

  published August 25, 2011

  Eight gay men assemble for three summer weekends at a beautiful upstate New York house in Terrence McNally's Love! Valour!... More >>