High Plains Comedy Festival founder and former Westword writer Adam Cayton-Holland reflects on the event and its ending.

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"We want to be a great improv show, but more than that, we want to be a great show," says the creator of Denver's longest-running improv show.

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Denver performer Lotan Mizrahi describes what it's like to be a comedian in the Mile High City.

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The coolest stand-up venue you've never heard of is hidden in an Aurora basement.

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The Denver Fringe Festival takes over the metro area June 3-7, with dozens of delightfully strange shows staged in over twenty venues.

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From Shakespeare under the stars to new-play incubators and mountain musicals, here are the Colorado theater festivals worth checking out.

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Buntport Theater's original play follows three friends desperate to reclaim their record for most soft toys caught blindfolded in one minute.

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The Pearl's recent closure signals changes in Denver's open mic scene, but there are still plenty of them around.

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On May 16, Opera Colorado presents a lively, accessible adaptation of The Pirates of Penzance at the Historic Elitch Theater.

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A new docu-theater work at Void Studios uses stories from Aurora’s immigrant communities to explore themes of identity and collective action.

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