This week’s openings
Openings
Opening Wednesday, through Dec. 31: Galleria Theatre’s “Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women”
ThursdayNov. 17-Dec. 18: Denver Center Theatre Company’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” at the Space Theatre
ThursdayNov. 17-Nov. 27: Millibo Art Theatre’s “Four-Play Tonight,” Colorado Springs
Friday-Jan. 1: Midtown Arts Center’s “White Christmas,” Fort Collins
Friday-Dec. 31: Heritage Square Music Hall’s “A Christmas Tradition,” Golden
Friday-Dec. 18:The Edge’s “The Eight: Reindeer Monologues,” Lakewood
Friday-Dec. 18: Aurora Fox’s “Escanaba: 1922”
Friday-Dec. 17: Firehouse’s “A Christmas Twist”
Nov. 18: GrooveLily’s “Striking 12,” at the Lone Tree Arts Center
Friday-Dec. 3: Upstart Crow’s “The Merchant of Venice,” Boulder
Friday-Dec. 29: Backstage Theatre’s “A Christmas Story”Breckenridge
Friday and Saturday: Gold Creek Productions’ “Wynot Radio Theatre,” at the Imperial Hotel Cripple Creek
Saturday-Dec. 31: Candlelight Dinner Playhouse’s “Scrooge, the Musical,” Johnstown
Saturday-Dec. 30: Bas Bleu’s “Almost, Maine,” Fort Collins
This week’s closings
TodayNov. 13: TheatreWorks’ “Women of Will,” Colorado Springs
TodayNov. 13: Millibo Art Theatre’s “The Great Goddess Bazaar,” Colorado Springs
TodayNov. 13:
Midtown Arts Center’s “Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding,” Fort Collins TodayNov. 13
: Heritage Square Music Hall’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” Golden
TodayNov. 13
: The Front Range Theatre’s “Wisdom in Uniform,” at the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, Palmer Lake
TodayNov. 13
: Southern Colorado Repertory Theatre’s “Trinidad: Our Stories, Vol. One,” at Mount Carmel Community Center, Trinidad
TodayNov. 13
: Candlelight Dinner Playhouse’s “Annie Warbucks,” Johns-town
TodayNov. 13
: Red Rocks Community College’s “Pieces of Eight,” Lakewood
WednesdayNov. 16: 11 Minutes Theatre Company’s “Night of the Assassins,” at the Festival Playhouse, Arvada
Saturday: Longmont Theatre Company’s “Frost/Nixon”
SaturdayNov. 19: The Avenue Theater’s “Dave Shirley’s Rattlebrain”
SaturdayNov. 19: Lucky 20 Productions’ “The Flaming of the Shrew,” at the Betsy Theatre
Saturday: Devil’s Thumb’s “Accomplice,” at the Dairy Center, Boulder
Nov. 20: Denver Center Theatre’s Company’s “American Night,” at the Ricketson Theatre
Nov. 20: 73rd Avenue Theatre Company’s “Billy the Poet,” Westminster
Nov. 20: Defiance Community Players’ “Hairspray,” Glenwood Springs
Complete theater listings
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Nov. 26: The Next Pony’s “Cannibal! The Musical,” at the Bug Theatre
Nov. 27, 2011: “Theatre ‘d Art’s “Troilus and Cressida” (Colorado Springs)
Nov. 27: OpenStage’s “The Rocky Horror Show” Fort Collins
Dec. 4: National touring production of “The Lion King,” at the Buell Theatre
Dec. 10: Curious Theatre’s “Collapse”
Dec. 11: Germinal Stage-Denver’s “A Streetcar Named Desire”
Dec. 18: Dangerous Theatre’s “Kama Sutra”
Dec. 22: Miners Alley Playhouse’s “A Rocky Mountain Holiday”
Dec. 31: Town Hall Arts Center’s” The Wizard of Oz” Littleton
Jan. 8: Vintage Theatre’s “Avenue Q”
Jan. 15: Union Colony’s “Forever Plaid” Greeley
Feb. 18: Boulder’s Dinner Theatre’s “Phantom”
Ongoing: Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret’s “The Drunken Bachelor Show” no set close date
Ongoing: The Dinner Detective’s “The Millennium Murders” (Saturdays only).
Sample new plays online
The Denver Post offers readers the chance to read short samples from new plays being performed in the area. Newly posted: Dangerous Theatre’s “Here Be Dragons,” by Stephen Miller.
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