
Audio By Carbonatix
From a special storytelling spectacular with The Narrators at Buntport to a summer new-play festival at Edge Theatre, this week’s performing arts calendar has the proverbial something for everyone. Here are three more ways to stay busy with hot-weather diversions.
See also: On the Hot Seat: Who Will Sing For Lena?
One Race Woman
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theatre
7:30 p.m. Friday, July 18
$25, 303-295-1759
Dairy Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 19
3 p.m. Sunday, July 20
$22.50 to $25, tickets.thedairy.org or 303-440-7826
Winifred R. Harris’s Between Lines takes the stage in Denver and Boulder with a work celebrating women and how they are both different and alike, regardless of age, culture, race and economics. The Denver-based choreographer and activist got her start with Cleo Parker Robinson before starting her own company in California; now she’s back with this new production for Front Range audiences.
Continue reading for more theater picks.
A Streetcar Named Desire
Vintage Theatre
7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
2:30 p.m. Sundays
Friday, July 18 through September 7
$21 to $26, vintagetheatre.com or 303-856-7830
Vintage Theatre turns on the summer heat with the classic of all classic Tennessee Williams dramas: the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Streetcar Named Desire, a story forever etched across our eyeballs in black and white, thanks to Elia Kazan’s iconic film version starring Marlon Brando and Vivian Leigh as Stanley Kowalski and Blanche DuBois. That’s a lot to live up to for Denver cast-mates Kurt Brighton and Haley Johnson, but they’ve had practice and will be reprising the roles they first played in 2008. Stella!!!
The Odd Couple
Miners Alley Playhouse
7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
6 p.m. Sundays (and 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 24)
$23, minersalley.com or 303-935-3044
Neil Simon’s ever-sparring roommates, Oscar and Felix, are back in this always-welcome saga that also made a splash on the big screen and the boob tube. The Miners Alley production of The Odd Couple brings James O’Hagan-Murphy and Len Matheo together as the mismatched cronies; the laughs are sure and certain and just right for the summertime.
Find a stage near you: Check out “like” my fan page on Facebook