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Motus Theater continues tradition of amplifying marginalized voices
In 2011, Motus Theater was established in response to the history of struggle among marginalized groups in Boulder County and beyond. The group took...
CU Presents ‘Working,’ a musical tribute to the unsung heroes of...
CU Boulder’s Department of Theatre & Dance is gearing up for its upcoming production of the rarely performed musical Working, based on the 1974...
Stalled out
Many of us go home after a long day at work to relax and unwind. But for a select group of Boulder County residents,...
‘Swiftly fly the years’
Directing BDT Stage’s final production is a poignant homecoming for Kenny Moten. Over two decades ago, as a freshman at CU Boulder, Moten immersed...
Behind the curtain
When a good theatrical production does its job, the audience is moved on a cellular level by the essence of human creativity. Actors embody...
‘Disabled joy, front and center’
Maggie Whittum thought she would never act again after a severe brain stem stroke at age 33. The life-changing medical event was brought on...
‘Inflection point’
Change was in the air during the Colorado Theatre Guild’s annual award ceremony last month. The 17th Annual Henry Awards, presented by the organization...
Punching out
It was a labor dispute that first sparked the idea for the award-winning new play from Denver-based writer Matt Wexler. While he was attending...
‘This great stage’
With this summer’s premiere of King Lear, the 66th season of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (CSF) has reached a new high. That’s thanks in...
American dreaming
Nora Douglass decided to get personal when she started working on her master’s thesis in playwriting at the University of Washington. Rather than writing...
Then and now
When Cecilia J. Pang set out to write a play based on the writings of two historical figures, she didn’t expect to reunite with...
‘A story of our time’
When visiting professor Emily K. Harrison’s students at the southern liberal arts college of Sewanee in Tennessee suggested producing a play about climate change,...
