Josh Hartwell

The Other Place offers a riveting look at a mind unraveling

Ghost-Writer adds a show -- and adds to Boulder's theater scene

The Boulder theater scene has sprung to life lately, after several years when pretty much the only choice locals had were the -- admittedly excellent but generally traditional -- offerings of Boulder's Dinner Theatre. Anyone wanting new or boundary-breaking works had to travel to Denver. But now new ... More >>

The absorbing Ghost-Writer will creep into your consciousness

A Ghost In the Works

Laura Norman is back on a Colorado stage in Ghost-Writer

Laura Norman is one of the more talented actors around, subtle and intelligent, capable of deep emotion but never sentimental or hackneyed. She can rescue a mediocre play and add a very specific kind of shine to an excellent one. In 2005, she received a Best of Denver award for her portrayal of Ha ... More >>

An out-of-this-world deal to see Dava Sobel's play: free!

Pulitzer finalist Dava Sobel is definitely a star -- the asteroid 30935 davasobel is even named after her. And tonight you'll be starstruck when the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company offers a free reading of Sobel's play And the Sun Stood Still, which dramatizes the events that led Nicolaus Copernicu ... More >>

Color Cast

Shipwrecked! An Entertainment could float your boat

The Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company is presenting Shipwrecked! An Entertainment. The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as Told by Himself) through February 25 at the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company. Juliet Wittman caught the production last weekend; here's her review: We're all fascinated ... More >>

Curious Theatre's production of Clybourne Park is a stunner

Movin' On Up

The Divine Sister features some of Denver's best actors and an over-the-top script

An Empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeuf provides some food for thought

The Field is a solid production by the Denver Victorian Playhouse

Kafka on Ice succeeds in this slick go-around by Buntport

The Buntport Theater was looking good at Kafka on Ice's reopening

​More than once during the Buntport Theater's Kafka on Ice, the character of Franz Kafka (played by Josh Hartwell) comments on how stupid it is to stage an ice-capade revolving around his life and work. "It's inappropriate!" he protests. As justification, toward the end of the play, another ch ... More >>

Ice Slick

Art is more about friendship than art

OH, THE HORROR!

Straight Talking

Play Dates

Try something new with Modern Muse.

The verdict is in: The Trial inspires a worthy play in Joseph K

The Glass Menagerie is handled with care by Paragon Theatre.

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Bertolt Brecht's warning fails to move.

Look of the Day - Matt and Jamie

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Capsule reviews of current shows

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Capsule reviews of current shows.

Contrived Ending

This original play fizzes, then fades to black.

Fairly Contrived

A new play examines life in a movie theater.

The Night Heron

Jez Butterworth has created a rare bird, grounded in place and character.

All in the Timing

These six one-acts have a lot to say.

Every Secret Thing

The horrors of McCarthyism in a high school resonate in Boulder today.

Frame 312

Something’s missing from this JFK conspiracy plot.

Now Playing

Brief reviews of current shows

Now Playing

Brief reviews of current shows

Now Playing

Brief reviews of current shows

Desperate Housewife

Moving Hedda Gabler ahead several generations gives the play new life.

Evolution's Merry-Go-Round

Modern Muse forcefully revisits the suddenly timely Inherit the Wind.

Love Life

Stop Kiss offers an intelligent and bittersweet look at a budding gay romance.

Badly Dated

Empty talk undercuts a serious subject in Boy Gets Girl.

Best Commitment to Local Playwrights

Theatre Group, Theatre on Broadway

Clutch Performance

Characters find scant happiness in the edgy Comfort.

Aerial Explosions

Dance festival gets above it all

Apocalypse Now and Then

The War Plays tries to hit the target but sometimes misfires.

Dirty Laundry

Family values get roasted in Pig.

Collision Discourse

The power of language is the real star of The Philanthropist.

Flesh Wounds

What We're Made Of

Sweet Bard of Youth

Leave It to Beavis

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