“ELEEMOSYNARY” An elegant and melancholy character study of three generations of women (Annawyn Shamas, real-life daughter Ellen
Shamas-Wright and Tessa Nelson). You have to love a night of theater that breaks your heart and builds your vocabulary at the same time. 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 14 at the Playwright Theatre, 2119 E. 17th Ave. $20 (303-499-0383 or
).
“NUNSENSE A-MEN” So I only just now finally got the pun. Nuns – only they’re men. Amen! Hilarity? We’ll see. This must be the 47th wretched rip-
off of the “Nunsense” franchise. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 21 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 West Main St., Littleton. $18-$34 (303-794-2787 or townhallarts
).
“THE HOSTAGE” Upstart Crow has blended three versions of IRA veteran Brendan Behar’s 1960 play about an innocent British soldier facing execution at the hands of said IRA. 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. $16-$20 (303-444-7328,
).
–John Moore
WEEKLY PODCAST
“RUNNING LINES” WITH … JOAN AND RICHARD BELL: She’s the director of Brendan Behan’s “The Hostage” for Boulder’s Upstart Crow. He’s the co-founding president and an actor in the play. Together they talk with Denver Post theater critic John Moore about one of our most longstanding and unique of theater companies. listen at
