Baldpate Inn’s “Paradise Protected: The Story of Rocky Mountain Park”
Friday-Aug. 23: A lighthearted look at the history of early Estes Park and the founding of Rocky Mountain Park. $16. 4900 S. Colorado 7, Estes Park, 970-586-6151 or .
Historic Elitch Theatre “New Works Festival”
Thursday-Aug. 22: Six new plays are given readings. $15. 4655 W. 37th Ave., 720-550-0822 or .
Ignite Theatre’s “La Cage Au Folles”
Friday-Sept. 6: Two gay men are faced with a decision when their son announces he’s marrying the daughter of a bigoted politician in this musical comedy. $20-$28. Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9980 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, 720-362-2697 or .
Stage Door Theatre’s “Escanaba in da Moonlight”
Thursday-Aug. 29: Comic homage to hunting upstate in Michigan as its main character goes to great lengths to remove himself from the wrong end of the family record book. $12-$15. 25797 Conifer Road, Conifer, 303-838-0809 or .
Compiled by Mark Collins, Special to The Denver Post
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