After a summer of Shakespeare in parks (and parking lots!), local theater companies are launching all-new productions for the fall season. Here’s what’s on my must-see list:
🗳️ The Minutes
“Parks & Recreation” meets “The Twilight Zone”? I’m in! Not only is this Curious Theatre’s first play under new artistic director Jada Suzanne Dixon — and one of the largest shows in its history — it’s also a rare comedy from a theater company known more for their heavy-hitting dramas. (Running now through Oct. 14)
💃 Cabaret
Whether “Schitt’s Creek” was your introduction to this musical (✋) or you’re a fan of the 1972 movie, this lavish, sensual, and heartbreaking story set in pre-WWII Berlin is not one to miss, and I know it’s in great hands at Vintage Theatre. (Running now through Oct. 22)
🦅 Cuauhtémoczin
Control Group Productions is teaming up with Diego Florez-Arroyo on his innovative new play that combines Aztec mythology and a modern prison drama, as well as impressionism and multimedia. Through this fresh work, the longtime artist and first-time playwright asks the question: “Where does the spirit of the warrior live?” (Running Oct. 6-14)
- You might recognize Control Group Productions from their immersive bus ride at The End of the world last year. (And Florez-Arroyo’s own band, Los Mocochetes, provide the daily soundtrack for the City Cast Denver podcast!)
🔎 Murder for Two
Who doesn’t like a murder mystery musical comedy where more than a dozen characters are played by just two actors? Head to Parker Arts for this playful nod to old-fashioned murder mysteries. (Running Oct. 27-Nov. 19)
🎭 Need more recs?
- “A Little Night Music” (DCPA; closes Oct. 8)
- “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical” (Arvada Center; closes Oct. 15)
- “The Laramie Project” (Arvada Center; Sept. 29-Nov. 5)
- “Dracula” (Firehouse Theater; Sept. 30-Oct. 28)
- “Naughty Bits” (Buntport Theatre; Oct. 6-22)
- “The Haunting of Your House” (Audacious Immersive; Oct.13-29)
- “The Cherry Orchard” (Miners Alley; Oct.13-Nov. 5)
- “Cadillac Crew” (Vintage Theatre; Oct. 20-Nov. 26)
