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		<title>Dog Day Afternoon: Colorado Shakespeare Festival Holds Auditions for Canine Star</title>
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					<dc:creator>Toni Tresca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/CSF_Dog_Auditions7GA.jpg" alt="A dog runs onstage" /><p>On March 28, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival auditioned dozens of dogs for a scene-stealing role in <i>Shakespeare in Love</i> at CU Boulder.</p>
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		<title>New Immersive Show Cryptic Blends Technology and Theater in RiNo</title>
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					<dc:creator>Toni Tresca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Happy 2B Nappy Brings Black Hair History to the Stage in Aurora</title>
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					<dc:creator>Toni Tresca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>New Play Fierce Satire and Mediocre Sex Stitches Sharp Shorts Into One Biting Therapy Session</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:30:06 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/IMG_4465.jpg" alt="Four actors in a mock game show" /><p>This February, And Toto too Theatre Company premieres Denver-based playwright Edith Weiss’s new comedy at Buntport Theater.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/new-play-fierce-satire-and-mediocre-sex-stitches-sharp-shorts-into-one-biting-therapy-session-40839683/">New Play &lt;i&gt;Fierce Satire and Mediocre Sex&lt;/i&gt; Stitches Sharp Shorts Into One Biting Therapy Session</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Colorado New Play Summit Turns Twenty with Four Readings and Two World Premieres</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>&#8220;What Happened to Free Speech and Artistic Expression?&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-readers-respond-to-pride-flag-flap-over-shrek-40837664/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 08:54:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/DSC5243-e1769806450733.jpg" alt="The ensemble of Shrek the Musical performs &quot;Freak Flag&quot; with Pride flags" /><p>The cast of <i>Shrek the Musical</i>was asked to remove Pride flags from the Parker production.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-readers-respond-to-pride-flag-flap-over-shrek-40837664/">&#8220;What Happened to Free Speech and Artistic Expression?&#8221;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Colorado Theatre Guild Creates Commercials to Promote Scene</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/Screenshot-2026-01-23-at-10.41.47-AM-e1769205800445.png" alt="A scene from a local production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" /><p>The Colorado Theatre Guild's new commercials spotlight live theater statewide, and its leaders preview a collaborative vision for 2026.</p>
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		<title>Over the Rainbow: Pride Flags Too Freaky for Parker?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 19:27:48 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/DSC5244-e1769393883699.jpg" alt="The ensemble of Shrek the Musical performs &quot;Freak Flag&quot; with Pride flags" /><p>The <em>Shrek</em> cast decided to "protest this request" mid-show by performing with the flags anyway, sparking a larger debate about art and censorship.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/shrek-flak-pride-flags-too-freaky-for-parker-40834519/">Over the Rainbow: Pride Flags Too Freaky for Parker?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Bad Books, A New Comedy About Book Banning, Is Coming to Denver and Boulder</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Aurora Opens 1400 Dallas Arts, a Rehearsal Home for Performers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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