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2010-2011 SEASON
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Words and Music   Buy Tickets Online
Saturday, September 11, 2010
1:30pm and 6:30pm, Denver Civic Theatre
Out of the Box Series 
 
The world of Jazz is a thing so rich, so crazy and so beautiful that any attempt at describing it through words alone must, eventually, fall on deaf ears.
Join us for a joyful evening during which we’ll mix live music, song and great stories.

Albino Crow by Chris Abani, read by Robert Gossett
Body and Soul by Wesley Brown, read by Leonard Barrett



 
New Frontiers   Buy Tickets Online
Sunday, October 17, 2010
1:30pm and 6:30pm , Stage Theatre, DCPA
Always on Sunday Series
 
New ideas and experiences inevitably rain down upon our heads and challenge each and every assumption we hold dear, no matter who or what we think we are.
It’s a scary and wonderful thing.

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson, read by Chip Persons
Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro, read by Jeanne Paulsen
Muscle Memory by Katherine Karlin, read by ZZ Moor

New Frontiers sponsored in part by Colorado Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities
Jeanne Paulsen sponsored by The Daniel Seltzer Memorial Fund
Chip Persons sponsored by Wiegand - Attorneys & Counselors, LLC



 
Secrets and Lies   Buy Tickets Online
Saturday, November 13, 2010
1:30pm and 6:30pm, Denver Civic Theatre
Out of the Box Series
 
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive…” These stories are guaranteed to amuse and surprise in equal measure, as they deal with the human propensity to stifle the truth, even when such lies gain us nothing.

The Lie by T.C. Boyle, read by Josh Robinson
A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner, read by Michael Learned
Walter John Harmon by E.L. Doctorow, read by John Hutton
Plus a story by the winner of the Lighthouse Writers Contest

Secrets and Lies sponsored by Keith C. Schnip



Making Merry   Buy Tickets Online
Sunday, December 12, 2010
1:30pm and 6:30pm, Seawell Ballroom, DCPA
Always on Sunday Series
 
Our annual holiday show will be filled with all the requisite frivolity and fun one expects of the season, but also with stories of heart, humanity, and Peace on Earth, Good Will To All…

Holly or Challah? by Paul Rudnick, read by Maggie Roswell
Christmas Shopping: A Survivor's Guide by Dave Barry, read by Nick Sugar
The Return of the Smiling Wimpy Doll by Jean Shepherd, read by Sam Gregory
A Hanukkah Eve in Warsaw by Isaac Bashevis Singer, read by Ben Hammer
Captain Eli's Best Ear by Frank R Stockton, read by Randy Moore

Making Merry sponsored by Les Crispelle & Glenn Tiedt 
Captain Eli's Best Ear sponsored by Edi King
The Return of the Smiling Wimpy Doll sponsored by Stephanie & Edward Harvey
Christmas Shopping: A Survivor's Guide sponsored by Aris Sophocles



 
A Saturday Night "Live Tale"   Buy Tickets Online
With Maggie Roswell
Saturday, January 15, 2011
1:30pm and 6:30pm, Denver Civic Theatre
Out of the Box Series

A story of humor and heart-break. “If it isn’t one thing, it’s another.”



 
Blindsided   Buy Tickets Online
Sunday, February 20, 2011
1:30pm and 6:30pm, Stage Theatre, DCPA
Always on Sunday Series
 
Life provides an endless series of surprises, and we sometimes feel blindsided by fate,
but are we? Does fate really wield such magnificent power,
or do we all have a hand in our own destinies?

Dracula in Missouri by Brad Bellamy, read by Kirk Montgomery
He Was a Good Lion by Beryl Markham, read by Kathy Chalfant
What Language is That? by Uwem Akpan, read by Candy Brown
The Lady with the Little Dog by Anton Chekhov, read by Ian Merrill Peakes

Blindsided sponsored by Peak Asset Management
Kathy Chalfant sponsored by Edi King
Candy Brown sponsored by Wendy & Michael Handler
The Lady with the Little Dog sponsored by Tom Carlock & Rich Schirrmacher
He was a Good Lion sponsored by Jill & Lee Richman
Dracula in Missouri sponsored by Anne Dupont



 
Far Away From Home   Buy Tickets Online
Saturday, March 19, 2011
1:30pm and 6:30pm, Denver Civic Theatre
Out of the Box Series
 
All of us are originally born into one sort of place or kind of family. But the quest for that ephemeral, essential spot known as Home may well entail searches that reach over years and decades and span countries and continents. It’s a place, ultimately, that’s found in the heart.

The Lower Riverby Paul Theroux, read by Jonathan Nichols
The Third and Final Continentby Jhumpa Lahiri, read by Shishir Kurup
Foster by Claire Keegan, read by Rachel Fowler

The Third and Final Continent sponsored by Elizabeth & Timothy Hepp
Shishir Kurup sponsored by the Abdoulah Family Foundation



 
Crazy in Love   Buy Tickets Online
Sunday, May 1, 2011
1:30pm and 6:30pm, Stage Theatre, DCPA
Always on Sunday Series
 
Love is the engine that keeps every man and woman around the world, be they young or old, black or white, gay or straight, dogs or cats, completely, hopelessly, stupidly, ga-ga over the particular object of their affection. Love makes us all crazy. Let Love Rule.

Sundered Hearts by P.G. Wodehouse, read by Jamie Horton
Magic Words by Jill McCorkle, read by Tamlyn Tomita
Wintering by Anastasia Kolendo, read by Karen Slack
Distant Relations by Orhan Pamuk, read by Drew Cortese

Karen Slack is sponsored by Sophie & Jack Walker
Magic Words sponsored by Mary Medley & Bob Cloud


Always on Sunday performances at the Denver Performing Arts Complex (DCPA),
located at 1370 Arapahoe Street.
Let us entertain you as we celebrate our common humanity

Out of the Box performances at the Denver Civic Theatre, located at 721 Santa Fe Drive.
Come with us on unusual and exciting journeys!
 
Stories on Stage actors have successful and active careers.
Sometimes a surprise film or television commitment requires an actor to reschedule.