Breckenridge Backstage Theatre’s “Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike”
July 29-Aug. 24: Comedy about two step-siblings who have lived their entire lives in their family’s farmhouse. $20-$29. 121 S. Ridge St., Breckenridge; 970-453-0199; backstagetheatre.org.
Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s “Henry VI, Part 2”
July 31: Original practices performance of Shakespeare’s War of the Roses play. $10-$35. Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, CU, Boulder; 303-492-8008 or coloradoshakes.org.
Denver Center Attractions’ “Defending the Caveman”
Aug. 3-28: One-man show that explores contemporary feminism and masculine sensitivity in comedic style. $32. Garner Galleria Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 13th and Curtis streets, Denver; 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org.
Funky Little Theater Company’s “Men of Steel”
July 29-Aug. 27: Regional premiere of a play about war veterans secluded in the outer boroughs of New York City. $11-$15. 2109 Templeton Gap Rd., Colorado Springs, funkylittletheater.org.
Jesters Dinner Theatre’s “Oklahoma”
July 29-Oct. 2: Rodgers and Hammerstein musical that features memorable songs like “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’” and the title number. $16-$39. 214 Main St., Longmont; 303-682-9980 or jesterstheatre.com.
Vintage Theatre Company’s “Franky and Johnny and the Claire de Lune”
July 29-Sept. 4: Bittersweet comedy that traces the unlikely romance between two middle-aged “losers.” $20-$34. 1468 Dayton St., Aurora; 303-856-7830 or vintagetheatre.org.
Compiled by Mark Collins,Special to The Denver Post
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