In addition to sampling new work while you're here, make the most of your time in Denver at informal networking breakfasts and late-night gatherings, at dine-arounds on Thursday and Friday evenings, and in other social settings arranged to enable Convention participants to relax and enjoy the best of Denver while meeting new people and reconnecting with friends and colleagues from across the nation. Spend time in the NPAC Advocacy center, making your voice heard in local, state and national governments and agencies. And don't forget to make a 20-minute appointment to learn from experts in one-on-one consultations at the SmART Bar.
Advocacy CenterAn Advocacy Center will be filled with information and outfitted with computers for use by Convention delegates to send electronic messages to the federal, state and local legislators about key issues. Special software will be provided that gives easy access to contact information, updates on the most important legislation, and supplies standard formats for letters. Here's your chance to act on your commitment to take action.
SmART BarHave you ever dreamed of spending time with an expert, one on one, talking about the questions that make you lose sleep? The SmART Bar is the chance you've been dreaming of—sign up for individual 20-minute consultations with some of the smartest people from across the performing arts.
ReceptionsOPENING PARTY
Wednesday, June 11, 5:30-7:00pm.
Expand your personal network as you mingle with many new faces from all over the performing arts universe, as well as orchestra colleagues, presenters, and business partners at the opening reception. Refreshments and cash bar available. Open to all.
Sponsored by Target with additional and deeply appreciated support from Center Plate
TRUSTEE RECEPTION
Wednesday, June 11, 6:15 - 7:15pm. Seawell Ballroom
Trustees from diverse performing arts disciplines are invited to a reception featuring cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, offering the opportunity to meet and share common interests. The reception is hosted by trustees from Denver's premiere performing arts organizations.
Affinity Group Breakfasts: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 7:00amNPAC will designate coffee shops, bakeries, or restaurants for gatherings of affinity groups identified by job title, region, and in other ways.
Late NightsWednesday, Thursday, Friday, 9:00-11:00pm. NPAC will designate bars or restaurants for gatherings of affinity groups, again identified by job title, region or in other ways. These will not be exclusive—anyone will be welcome—but they will provide a place that registrants can go knowing they will find people there with common interests.
Dine-AroundsDinners will be offered on Thursday and Friday evenings, with hosts who might be of particular interest to registrants. NPAC will identify restaurants; make arrangements for space and for participants to receive individual checks; and will have information available so that registrants can know what the restaurants are and who the hosts are and can sign up on site at registration to take part.
Registrants will self-select, choosing to go on the basis of the restaurant/cuisine, host, etc.
Exhibit AreaVisit with over 100 exhibitors and business partners in the Exhibit Hall—hours are:
Wednesday, June 11: 9:00am-5:30pm
Thursday, June 12: 9:30am-6:45pm
Friday, June 13: 9:30am-4:00pm
Internet Café and WiFiCatch up on your e-mail, visit key web sites, and find out the latest news via computers with high-speed Internet access located in the Exhibit Hall. Café hours are the same as the Exhibit Hall's above.
In addition, the Convention Center has a WiFi system, Priority Point. It is available in the lobbies and concourses for $5.95/hr or $15.95/day with credit card. WiFi does not work in the meeting rooms or the hall.
Denver this June will bustle with opportunities for entertainment and networking. Local artists and arts organizations will present performances at a variety of times and places to infuse the Convention—and downtown Denver—with the excitement of an arts festival before, during and following NPAC.
Here are the many, varied performances you may want to attend. And check for special discounts for NPAC delegates.
Choral Music Hats Off ConcertTrinity Methodist Church 1820 Broadway, Denver, CO
Join the Denver Gay Men's Chorus, Out Loud: The Colorado Springs Men's Chorus and Mosaic Youth Chorus for a night of moving choral music. Produced by the Rocky Mountain Arts Association.
$20/person
Tickets available at 866/464-2626.
Information: www.dgmc.org
Bernstein, Corigliano, Kancheli
Boettcher Concert Hall at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th & Curtis,
Tickets start at $15.
Tickets may be ordered through TIcketMaster or by phone at 303.MAESTRO or online at coloradosymphony.org.
Jeffrey Kahane, music director Duain Wolfe, conductor and chorus director Natasha Paremski, piano, Basil Vendryes, viola, Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Bernstein, Candide Overture
Bernstein, Chichester Psalms
John Corigliano, Piano Concerto*
Giva Kancheli, Styx
* CSO premiere
Maestro Wolfe will conduct Chichester Psalms. Maestro Kahane will conduct the balance of the program
Back by popular demand, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra gives an encore performance of Giya Kancheli's Styx. On April 4-5, 2008, the CSO, Principal Viola Basil Vendryes, Music Director Jeffrey Kahane and the CSO Chorus gave the United States premiere of Kancheli's Styx to an overwhelming response. One composer/musician who attended the performance wrote to the editor of the Rocky Mountain News stating that "The performance demonstrated an absolute commitment to the music and the perfect synergy between conductor, symphony and a magnificently unified chorus. It featured technically impeccable but emotional performances all around, and an incredibly innovative program... the audience rose to its feet instantly after the final crashing note and burst into cheers and applause, visibly moved by the experience."
Also on the program, the CSO Chorus will perform Bernstein's Chichester Psalms conducted by Chorus Director Duain Wolfe, immediate past chairman of Chorus America. At the suggestion of John Corigliano, rising star Natasha Paremski performs Corigliano's virtuosic and theatrical Piano Concerto. To open the program the CSO performs Bernstein's beloved Overture to Candide.
Masterworks For Double Choir
June 6 • 7:30pm
Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village
June 8 • 4pm
St. Elizabeth's Church, 1060 St. Francis Way (Speer & Arapahoe), Auraria Campus, Denver
St. Martin's concludes its 14th season with a jubilant presentation of some of history's most exciting works for double choir. From Gabrielli's antiphonal motets—fashioned for the reverberant acoustics of St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice, where the two choirs stood on opposite sides of the church—to the rich Romantic sounds of Felix Mendelssohn's motets, St. Martin's will take the listener on a rich tour of lavish choral sound. The concert's finale will be a performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Mass in G minor in the year which marks the 50th anniversary of the composer's death.
$20/adult, $17/senior, $5/student. Seating is by general admission. • NPAC attendees receive $3 off an adult or senior ticket
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/298-1970 or at the door.
Information: info@StMartinsChamberChoir.org or www.stmartinschamberchoir.org.
A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHTWaterstone Community Church
5890 South Alkire Street, Littleton
The Alpine Chorale will be joined by the Dan Geisler Jazz Group to present bright and light shades of jazz, popular and other long-time favorites. There will be an audience reception following the concert to celebrate the completion of the Chorale's 10th season.
$12/Adults, $10/Seniors and Students
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/423-4435 or at the door.
A STREAM OF VOICES (world premiere)Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Performing Arts Center
This is a musical like no other. The performers are under 14. The experience is over-the-top. With the music of Academy Award-winning composer David Shire and lyrics by renowned opera librettist Gene Scheer, A Stream of Voices was commissioned especially for the Colorado Children's Chorale. This dynamic one-act production, with music ranging from beautiful ballads to raucous rap, shows the power of young voices joining together to make a difference. One great song at a time.
Opening the evening with a celebration of music for double choir, including the lush textures of Mendelssohn and the mysterious sonorities of Vaughan Williams, is St. Martin's Chamber Choir, renowned for its rich, clean blend and intriguing programming.
Tickets $17-$42
OL' MAN RIVER: THE MUSIC OF JEROME KERM AND OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II 
The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Outdoor Amphitheater
6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada
The Arvada Center Chorale showcases favorites from Jerome Kern and his lifelong friend Oscar Hammerstein. Timeless tunes such as "All the Things You Are," "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," and "Last Time I Saw Paris," transport the audience to the golden age of American Musical Theater. A concert setting of the 1927 musical Show Boat explores life on the Cotton Blossom river boat and features the classics "Ol' Man River" and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man." Come join us on the Mississippi River for an evening of music and memory.
$25-$30/covered seating; $15/lawn seating
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 720/898-7200.
www.arvadacenter.org
Whitacre conducts Whitacre
Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Performing Arts Center, 14th & Curtis
Kantorei, a premiere a cappella choral ensemble in Denver, performs a special encore of its 10th anniversary season concert finale featuring the works of composer Eric Whitacre. Whitacre, who has quickly become one of the most popular and performed composers of his generation, joins Kantorei as guest conductor in a musical collaboration featuring several of his ethereal choral works including "Sleep," "Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine," and "A Boy and a Girl." The program begins with Kantorei Artistic Director Richard Larson leading the eight-part "Nunc Dimittis" by Gustav Holst.
Free Concert—No Ticket Required.
Magic
Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S Allison Parkway, Lakewood, CO
A new musical written and directed by Kelley Zinge that proves the magic isn't really gone. A new adventure based on a classic childhood tale. Come and believe, again.
$20/adults, $15/students & seniors
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/987-7845, www.lakewood.org; Lakewood Box Office at 470 S Allison Parkway, Lakewood, CO
Information: www.harmonychorale.org or 303/331-2667
DanceTHE QUEEN CITY JAZZ BAND PLAYS FOR SWING DANCING
The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Main Stage Theater
6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada
It's swing night at the Mercury Café. Good food, full bar, and dancing in a relaxed casual atmosphere. Dance classes at 6pm. The Queen City Jazz Band, Denver's premier Dixieland and Swing Band, celebrates 50 YEARS in 2008.
$5
Tickets may be purchased at the door.
Information: 303/795-8960 or online at www.mercurycafe.com.
Visitors Vista: Off the Beaten Path
The KRD Dance Loft, 1379 South Inca Street, Denver
Celebrate with Kim Robards Dance as members welcome NPAC visitors from all arts disciplines to their unique, dance loft space for an evening of free drinks and dancing with live music. KRD will christen the floor with a modern dance presentation and then turn it over to party with guests from across the US.
Free to all NPAC attendees. Information and reservations: 303/825-4847 or www.kimrobardsdance.org
AMERICA'S IRREPLACABLE DANCE TREASURES—THE FIRST 100
Monday-Friday • 10am-5pm
Saturday • 10am-5pm
Denver Public Library's Vida Ellison Gallery, 10 W 14th Parkway, Denver
Produced by Dance Heritage Coalition, this display of photographs, video clips, programs, posters, films and other items depict the most celebrated dancers, choreographers, festivals, theaters and dance companies from the past 100 years. The exhibit features rare photographs of Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Mikhail Baryshnikov, George Balanchine, Bob Fosse and others. A separate area will be devoted to dance in Colorado, displaying collections from the Carson-Brierly Dance Library. It will include Colorado-based dance performers, companies and teachers.
Free and open to the public.
Mile High Movement I
Newman Center for the Performing Arts, University of Denver, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver
Ten-minute showcase performances in Gates Concert Hall in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of the University of Denver featuring exciting jury-selected dance companies from Colorado and around the nation: Battleworks Dance Co.; Brian Brooks Moving Company; Moraporvida Contemporary Dance; PARADIGM; Rosanna Gamson/World Wide, 3rd Law Dance/Theater.
$25 Package (Dance Showcases I & II); $20 Single Showcase. All seats are General Admission. • NPAC attendees who buy the Package of both Thursday and Friday Dance Showcases will receive free admission to a special Thursday Showcase at 9pm in the flexible Byron Theatre, also in the Newman Center, featuring a performance of "GLOW" by Australia's Chunky Move.
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/357-ARTS or 303/871-7720 or online at http://www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_header_search&keyword=mile+high+movement.
Information: www.du.edu/newmancenter
The Mile High Movement dance performances are sponsored by
Mile High Movement II
Buell Theatre at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th & Curtis, Denver
Ten-minute showcase performances in the Buell Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex downtown featuring exciting jury-selected dance companies from Colorado and around the nation: Aspen Santa Fe Ballet; Colorado Ballet; Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble; Ronald K. Brown/Evidence; Kota Yamazaki Fluid Hug-Hug, Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet.
$25 Package (Dance Showcases I & II); $20 Single Showcase. All seats are General Admission. • NPAC attendees who buy the Package of both Thursday and Friday Dance Showcases will receive free admission to a special Thursday Showcase at 9pm in the flexible Byron Theatre, also in the Newman Center, featuring a performance of "GLOW" by Australia's Chunky Move.
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/357-ARTS or 303/871-7720 or online at http://www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_header_search&keyword=mile+high+movement.
Information: www.du.edu/newmancenter
The Mile High Movement dance performances are sponsored by
Annual SPRING JAZZ DANCE CONCERT AND SPRING BALLET CONCERT
The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Main Stage Theater
6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada
Produced by Christina Noel Adcock, The Jazz Concert is an entertaining event with jazz, lyrical, modern, hip hop and tap being performed by the Arvada Center students and performing company. Concert is quick paced and audience friendly.
$8/person • NPAC attendees receive a 10% discount.
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 720/898-7200 or at the door.
www.arvadacenter.org
Music David Finckel, Cello, and Wu Han, Piano
Gates Hall, Newman Center for the Performing Arts, University of Denver, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver
Husband and wife musical team David Finckel (cello) and Wu Han (piano) rank among the most esteemed and influential classical musicians in the world today. Their appearances take them to the world's most prestigious concert series and festivals as soloists, as a duo, and in David's case, as cellist of the Emerson String Quartet. They will perform "Sonata in g minor, opus 5, no. 2 (1796), Beethoven," "Sonata no. 1 for Violoncello and Piano, Lera Auerbach" (composed in 2003 for David Finckel and Wu Han) and "Sonata in a minor (1883), Grieg."
$25
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/388-9839
Information: www.friendsofchambermusic.com
COLCANNONThe Mercury Café, 2199 California Street, Denver
Colcannon in concert, performing traditional Irish and original songs and tunes—humor and storytelling.
$12. NPAC attendees can go by the Colcannon booth in the NPAC Exhibit Hall for complimentary tickets.
Tickets will be available for purchase at the door on the night of show.
Information: www.colcannon.com or 303/455-7509
Opening Night
Riverwalk Center, Breckenridge
National Repertory Orchestra & Music Director, Carl Topilow, present "Opening Night" performance in the newly renamed Riverwalk Center.
$22-$32 • NPAC attendees receive 10% each ticket when you mention NPAC.
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 970/547-3100.
Information: 970/453-5825 or www.nromusic.com
Bernstein, Corigliano, Kancheli
Boettcher Concert Hall at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th & Curtis,
Tickets start at $15.
Tickets may be ordered through TIcketMaster or by phone at 303.MAESTRO or online at coloradosymphony.org.
Jeffrey Kahane, music director Duain Wolfe, conductor and chorus director Natasha Paremski, piano, Basil Vendryes, viola, Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Bernstein, Candide Overture I
Bernstein, Chichester Psalms
John Corigliano, Piano Concerto*
Giva Kancheli, Styx
* CSO premiere
Maestro Wolfe will conduct Chichester Psalms. Maestro Kahane will conduct the balance of the program
Back by popular demand, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra gives an encore performance of Giya Kancheli's Styx. On April 4-5, 2008, the CSO, Principal Viola Basil Vendryes, Music Director Jeffrey Kahane and the CSO Chorus gave the United States premiere of Kancheli's Styx to an overwhelming response. One composer/musician who attended the performance wrote to the editor of the Rocky Mountain News stating that "The performance demonstrated an absolute commitment to the music and the perfect synergy between conductor, symphony and a magnificently unified chorus. It featured technically impeccable but emotional performances all around, and an incredibly innovative program... the audience rose to its feet instantly after the final crashing note and burst into cheers and applause, visibly moved by the experience."
Also on the program, the CSO Chorus will perform Bernstein's Chichester Psalms conducted by Chorus Director Duain Wolfe, immediate past chairman of Chorus America. At the suggestion of John Corigliano, rising star Natasha Paremski performs Corigliano's virtuosic and theatrical Piano Concerto. To open the program the CSO performs Bernstein's beloved Overture to Candide.
Dvořák, Rachmaninoff and Plog
Riverwalk Center, Breckenridge, CO
Founded in 1960 by the late Walter Charles, the National Repertory Orchestra (NRO) performs in residence at the Riverwalk Center in the heart of Breckenridge, a Victorian town high in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
Saturday, June 14, celebrate the opening of the new Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge with the NRO. The performance features a new commission by Tony Plog, Dvořák's 9th Symphony and Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Eri Nakamura, piano.
Your special Convention rate of $50 per person includes a pre-concert reception and round-trip transportation from Denver. To order tickets, email kerry@nromusic.com. For questions, call 970-453-5825 during business hours.
Cake
Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, CO
Cake has made a name for itself by sticking to its brand of smirking funk-pop. Blending jazz, rockabilly, experimental rock, and a little country Cake carries on the tradition of offbeat humor and catchy melodies.
$41.25-$51.25/person
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/444-7666 or online at www.chautauqua.com beginning May 10.
MUSICA TRANSALPINA AND BEYOND: MUSIC OF ITALY AND ENGLANDAugustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver, CO
Donations gladly accepted for admission.
For information, call 303/666-4307 or go to www.coloradorecorderorchestra.org.
INDIGO GIRLS
Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, CO
Stripped-down folk rockers, the Indigo Girls combine thoughtful semi-political topics and accessible melodies into smash hits.
$48.75-$58.75/person Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/444-7666 or online at www.chautauqua.com beginning May 10.
Opera THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
June 12 • 8:30pm • NOTE: Special performance for NPAC attendees. Bus from Denver and dinner provided.
Central City Opera House, 124 Eureka St., Central City
A tragic story of the virtuous Lucretia, a faithful wife dishonored amidst political rebellion in Ancient Rome. Unable to face the shame, death becomes her only option. This new production of Benjamin Britten's rarely performed chamber opera is directed by Paul Curran and conducted by Damian Iorio, marking the maestro's United States debut.
$45-$93 (plus handling) • NPAC attendees may attend the June 12 performance for $88 (plus handling), which includes premium seating for the opera, bus transportation from Denver and dinner at Kevin Taylor's Rouge at the historic Teller House.
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/292-6700 or at www.centralcityopera.org. Use promo code: NPAC.
Nixon In China
Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th & Curtis, Denver
John Adams' enormously successful American opera chronicling Nixon's historic visit to China in 1972. The captivating telling of these events focuses on the six key players: the Nixons, Chairman and Madame Mao, and the two close advisors to the two parties, Henry Kissinger and Chou En-lai. Featuring music reminiscent of American melodies and lyrical lines written in poetic styles native to China, this contemporary work is a prime example of the impressive capabilities of today's composers and librettists. Co-production with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Minnesota Opera, Portland Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Houston Grand Opera.
$28-$157 • NPAC attendees save 25% contact 303/468-2024 for details. Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/357-ARTS or www.ticketmaster.com Information: 303/778-1500 or www.operacolorado.org
Theatre The History Boys
Phoenix Theatre, 1124 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
Both intellectually rigorous and emotionally affecting. And very, very funny. It's filled with warm, often gentle humor, a comic spirit that grows out of situation and character. The most honored show in 50 years of TONY.
$24 General Admission / $17 NPAC discount on Friday and Saturday / $12 NPAC discount on Thursday
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/777-3292 or online at www.theatregroup.org.
Crazy Bag, an autobiographical comedy written by 
Vintage Theatre, 2119 E 17th Ave., Denver, CO 80206
Murphy Funkhouser stars in this autobiographical comedy about a minister's daughter and the path she takes from outrageous rebellion to the redemptive rediscovery of "home." The "baggage" of her life has spilled out, and Murphy must unpack and sift through the defining moments of her past. By turns hilarious and touching, Murphy is able to come to terms with who she is, what she needs to do, and how she can help her daughter avoid the same mistakes she made growing up.
$17 in advance • $22 at the door
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303.839.1361 or www.vintagetheatre.com.
Relentless Theatre's JIGSAW NATION—DENVER
1080 Acoma, Denver
No charge for tickets; available only by phone at 303.623.0524.
Information: www.relentlesstheatre.com
Bug Basement, a Monthly Music Showcase STORYTELLING A CHAUTAUQUA TRADITION: RED FEATHER WOMAN
Community House, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, CO
The Lakota/Assiniboine traditional Native American storyteller/singer/songwriter shares ancient stories and sings songs in acoustic folk style. She was the 2006 Native American Music Award winner in the Spoken Word category.
$15/person
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/444-7666 or online at www.chautauqua.com beginning May 10.
DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN
Fine Arts Center SaGāJi Theatre, Colorado Springs
Defending the Caveman, Broadway's history-making smash comedy about men and women, is now a worldwide rock-solid tour de force that has won the hearts of millions in over 30 countries, in over 15 languages. A hilariously insightful play about the ways men and women relate, Caveman has both sexes roaring with laughter and recognition. Lots of affectionate nudging goes on during the performance as couples recognize themselves in the stories being told on stage. With humorous insights on contemporary feminism, and masculine sensitivity, Caveman has found a way to mine the commonplaces of relationships that go straight to the funny bone! Don't miss Caveman, produced by Theater Mogul, at The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.
$37
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 719.634.5581 or online at www.csfineartscenter.org.
The Last Five Years
Garner Galleria Theatre at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th & Curtis, Denver
The Last Five Years is an intimate musical by Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Songs for a New World) that chronicles the five-year relationship between two New Yorkers from their first meeting to their last goodbye. The Last Five Years is a powerful and personal look at marriage told from both points of view. At once humorous and heartbreaking, The Last Five Years tells an achingly accurate tale of love, hope, despair and liberation, with music that has been lauded as "seductive" (Newsday) and regarded as "the most sophisticated score we've seen in New York in some time" (New York Post).
$34 Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday evening; $40 Friday-Saturday and Sunday matinee • NPAC attendees receive $5 off.
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303.893-4100, 800/641-1222 or online at denvercenter.org. Use promo code: NPAC
3 Mo' Divas
The Stage Theatre at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th & Curtis, Denver
Spanning 400 years of music, three women perform hits from opera, Broadway, jazz, blues, soul, R&B, spirituals and gospel. From the passion of Carmen and the beauty of "His Eye is on the Sparrow" to "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "Proud Mary", 3 Mo' Divas will leave you wanting more.
Tickets start at $31 • NPAC attendees receive $5 off.
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/893-4100, 800/641-1222 or online at www.denvercenter.org. Use promo code: NPAC.
Hands of History (world premiere)
The Ricketson Theatre at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, Speer & Arapahoe, Denver
Hands of History, produced and directed by Jeffrey Nickelson, is the journey of one man whose hands would meld history, creating a legacy of hope for generations to come. Ed Dwight's public art coupled with his journey as the first Black astronaut captures the struggle and hope of African Americans thriving despite adversity.
$30/person • NPAC attendees receive a 10% discount.
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 866/388.4489 or online at www.shadowtheatre.com
The Glider by Katherine Snodgrass
Denver Victorian Playhouse, 4201 Hooker Street
720-280-7058
The Glider is the story of three sisters, Fran, Essie and Chrissy, who reunite at their mother's funeral, unraveling years of secrets, bitterness, and anger.
$20-22.
Letters to Home
Byers Evans House Museum, 1310 Bannock Street, Denver CO
Letters to Home is an original Reader's Theatre production consisting of historic war letters written by soldiers to their families. Working in association with the Colorado Historical Society, adaptors Maggie Stillman and Deni-Marie Warren have compiled a selection of unique letters that are each tied to Colorado, and the personal stories of war, loss, happiness and betrayal are both moving and thought provoking. Letters to Home is an inspirational journey into the soul of a soldier. Their stories transcend politics and reveal in their own words the hearts and minds of those who have served their country.
$16/adults; $14/student, senior, military & wheelchair patrons $14; $10/NPAC attendees
Thursdays are 2 for 1 (no additional discounts in conjunction with this offer)
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/893-5438 or online at www.hungerartists.org.
The Melting Bridge by Tatiana Mallarino & Thaddeus Phillips
Burntport Theater, 717 Lipan Street
720-946-1388
www.luciditysuitcase.org
The work is the third and final part of the "Americas Trilogy". The Melting Bridge is a new work about the voyage of man looking for his missing archeologist father across the Americas.
$20; $15 for NPAC attendees.
Asking For It
New Denver Civic Theatre
721 Santa Fe Dr., Denver
Asking For It is a hilarious kaleidoscope of faith and femininity, repression and redemption, humor and humility, joy and terror – all spiced with song and dance. The story follows the tumultuous life story of Bernadette O'Connell, a bubbly naive Irish Catholic girl who is drawn to the church but has a passion for dance. After being named "Outstanding Catholic Youth of the Year," Bernadette's life is turned upside down until she realizes her dream of becoming a New York City Rockette. From there, her life takes a series of odd twists and turns that encompass marriage, motherhood, divorce and a slew of raunchy dancing roles. Bernadette's eventual embrace of her own sexuality and spirituality follows a darkly humorous tour of her larger-than-life experiences. Asking For It leaves audiences, male and female and of all ages, invigorated, inspired, and, strangely, healed.
$35 (Regular); $28 for NPAC Attendees
Tickets may be purchased in person at the Box Office, by phone at 303-309-3773 ext. 118 or online at ticketswest.com
Information: www.askingforitonline.com
Denver Project by Steven Sapp & Mildred Ruiz
1080 Acoma Street
www.curioustheatre.org
The Denver Project is an ensemble performance piece which explores questions about homelessness, gentrification and community responsibility.
$30-32.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Rupert Holmes
124 N. Main Street, Creede
719-658-2840
www.creederep.org
This Tony Award-winning musical is a performance of the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens, where the actors call upon the audience to vote on the ending they want to see by answering the question, who killed Edwin Drood?
$15-20.
When Pigs Fly, Men Have Babies and Peace and Justice Rule the WorldThe Ricketson Theatre at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, Speer & Arapahoe, Denver
The Bruja Lady conjures and plots to merge reality, fantasy and wishful thinking together to challenge agents of intolerance, racism and bad fashion choices. It is guaranteed by the end of the evening pigs will fly, men will have babies and yes, peace and justice will rule the world. Written and directed by Anthony J. Garcia.
$22. NPAC attendees may purchase $18 tickets.
Tickets are available at www.centerartsticketing.com
For information go to wwww.suteatro.org
Side Show
The Space Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex at 14th & Curtis, Denver
Side Show is based on the true life story of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who left a carnival freak show to star in Vaudeville in the 1930s. Side Show was originally presented in a regional premiere by PHAMALY in 1999 receiving national attention and critical acclaim. The show is being remounted in anticipation of the 2008 NPAC. Music by Henry Krieger, book and lyrics by Bill Russell.
$30/adults, $28/Seniors, Students, Military & PHAMALY • NPAC attendees receive an $8 discount.
Tickets will be available for purchase at 303/893-4100, 800/641-1222 or online at www.phamaly.org.
Bernice / Butterfly: A Two-Part Invention by Nagel Jackson
Bas Bleu Theatre, 401 Pine Street, Fort Collins
970-498-8949
www.BasBleu.org
Nagel Jackson takes us to a small, dying Kansas town where we meet two people with nothing in common except—everything. Beatrice is a folksy waitress at the O-Kay Diner, and Randall is a slightly off-balance math professor. The play explores their dreams and lost opportunities.
$12-19.
Catch Me If You Can by Jack Weinstock & Willie Gilbert
4201 Hooker Street
303-433-4343
www.denvervic.com
An advertising man who has brought his bride to the boss' mountain lodge for a honeymoon calls in the local police to investigate her sudden disappearance.
$18-22.
HONUS AND ME
Aurora Fox, 9900 East Colfax Ave, (5 blks west of Havana St.)
In Steven Deitz's Honus and Me, a little leaguer stumbles into Major League trouble when he discovers a 1909 Honus Wagner card while cleaning a neighbor's attic. The card is the Mona Lisa of sports memorabilia; one recently sold for $2.35 million. Joey wrestles with keeping the card or revealing it to the true owner. (Regional Premiere)
$18 for all NPAC attendees.
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/739-1970.
www.aurorafox.org
Man of la Mancha by Dale Wasserman
417 W. Magnolia, Ft. Collins
970-221-6730
www.lctix.com
A remarkable musical and one of the great theatrical successes of the last century, Man of la Mancha is a play-within-a-play based on the life and works of the great novelist Miguel de Cervantes. Winner of 5 Tony Awards.
$15-20.
Meet the Beasts: Fables of Aesop and La Fontaine by Jeff Carey
124 N. Main Street, Creede
866-658-2540
www.creederep.org
This hilarious new children's musical is high-spirited entertainment for kids and adults alike. Join Aesop and Fontaine as they sing, clown, and scramble their way through some of the most enduring fables the world has ever known.
$16-21.
Rabbit Hole176 Lake Dillon Drive, Dillon
Becca and Howie Corbert have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. David Lindsey-Abaire's Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of the day.
$18/adults, $15/Students • NPAC attendees get two-for-one tickets.
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 970/513-9386 or online at lakedillontheatre.org.