And Toto Too Theatre’s “The Play Crawl”
June 10: Twelve new very short plays written by local women, performed in shops and restaurants along the Tennyson Arts District, $35. Oriental Theatre (post-show festivities), 4335 W. 44th St., 720-583-3975 or
Avenue Theater’s “Voddville”
June 5-20: One-man romantic comedy about a man’s search for happiness in the digital world. $20. 417 E. 17th Ave., 303-321-5925 or
Cherry Creek Theatre’s “Driving Miss Daisy”
June 5-28: Pulitzer Prize-winner about the contentious but ultimately deep friendship between an aging Jewish woman in the Deep South and the African-American man hired to drive her. $29-$34. Shaver-Ramsey Showroom, 2414 E. Thirrd Ave., 303-800-6578 or
Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s “Much Ado About Nothing”
June 5-Aug. 9: Shakespeare’s razor-sharp comedy reveals timeless truths about love, change and acceptance. $10-$64. Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, CU-Boulder campus, Boulder, 303-492-8008 or
Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s “Wittenberg”
June 11-Aug. 8: Comedy that imagines Hamlet as a senior at Wittenberg University, circa 1517. $10-$55. University Theatre, CU-Boulder campus, Boulder, 303-492-8008 or
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center’s “The Rough Writers New Play Festival”
June 5-14: Three full-length and four short plays receive staged readings during the 10-day festival of new works. $5-$20. 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, 719-634-5581 or .
Little Theatre of the Rockies’ “Vanya, Sonia, Masha, and Spike”
June 11-July 24: The 2013 Tony Award-winner for Best Play is an off-kilter comedy set on a Pennsylvania farm. Langworthy Theatre, University of Northern Colorado, 9th Ave. and 17th St., Greeley, 970-351-2200 or
LOCAL Theater Company’s “L’Evanouie (The Vanished)”
June 8: Concert reading of a play that traverses the wild, funny, touching interior of a woman attempting to reconstruct her life through a landscape of words and memories, performed in French and English. $20. Grant-Humphreys Mansion, 770 Pennsylvania St., 303-894-2505 or
Longmont Theatre Company’s “Broadway on Main”
June 5-7: Musical revue celebrating the musical theater history of the Longmont Theatre Company, including bits from “Urinetown,” “Camelot,” “The Wizard of Oz” and more. $15. 513 Main St., Longmont, 303-772-5200 or .
Midtown Arts’ “Oklahoma!”
June 5-Aug. 29: One of American musicals’ crown jewels, the Rodgers and Hammerstein piece features memorable songs like “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'” and the title number. $49-$59. 3750 S. Mason St., Fort Collins, 970-225-2555 or
Su Teatro’s “Chicanos Sing the Blues”
June 11-27: Musical play that explores the connection between Latino music and R&B, while paying tribute to oft-overlooked artists. $17-$20. Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, 303-269-0219 or
TheatreHikes Colorado’s “Little Red and Her Feisty Friends”
June 6-July 26: Little Red Riding Hood and her empowered pals make mischief across Fairytale Land in this new play based on the classic story, written by local writer Patti Murtha. $15-$20. Chautauqua Park, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-440-7666 or
Compiled by Mark Collins, Special to The Denver Post
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