Theater Openings
Arvada Center’s “The Mitzvah Project” Oct. 29: One-man performance about the Jewish experience during World War II. $15-$35. 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; 720-898-7200 or .
Avenue Theater Company’s “Equus” Oct. 29-Nov. 21: Drama about a psychologist who counsels a boy who has blinded six horses in violent fits of passion. $26.50. 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver; 303-321-5925 or .
Black Box Theatre’s “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” Oct. 29-Nov. 14: Hilarious and irreverent romp through 37 of the Bard’s plays in 97 minutes. $15-$18. 1367 Pecan St., Colorado Springs; 719-330-1798 or .
Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company’s “The Few” Oct. 24-Nov. 15: A man returns to run his newspaper for truckers and tries to keep faith in humanity. $16-$27. Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; 303-444-7328 or .
Boulder International Fringe Festival’s “Mariposa and the Saint” Oct. 29 and Nov. 1: A true-life story of a woman’s three-year stint in solitary confinement. $10. Oct. 29 at Wesley Chapel, 1290 Folsom St., Boulder; Nov. 1 at Crossroads Theater, 2590 Washington St., Denver; .
Denver Performing Arts Center’s “Murder for Two” Oct. 27-Feb. 21: New musical comedy in which one actor investigates the crime, the other actor plays all of the suspects, and both play the piano. $39. Garner Galleria Theatre, 13th and Curtis streets, Denver; 800-641-1222 or .
Funky Little Theatre Company’s “Dog Sees God” Oct. 23-Nov. 7: Parody that imagines the Peanuts Gang as badly behaving teenagers. $11-$15. 2109 Templeton Gap Road, Colorado Springs; .
Longmont Theatre Company’s “Evil Dead,
the Musical” Oct. 23-31: Campy stage musical version of the 1980s cult classic slasher flick. $18-$25. 513 Main St., Longmont; 303-772-5200 or .
Maya Productions’ “A Tale of a Tiger” Oct. 25: One-man performance based on an ancient tale. Sunday. $10-$15. Canyon Theater in the Boulder Library, 1000 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; 303-443-4541 or .
Theater Company of Lafayette’s “Twilight Zone, Volume X (A Parody)” Oct. 23-Nov. 14: Three classic episodes of the iconic television show are staged. $10-$16. Mary Miller Theater, 300 E. Simpson St., Lafayette; 800-836-3006 or .
Compiled by Mark Collins, Special to The Denver Post
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