A way forward for Colorado theatre

Julia Tobey joins the pod to talk about the future, plus catching up with Rich Crowden from the Aurora Fox andour Top 10 Colorado Headliners In this episode of the Colorado Podcast, hosts Alex Miller and Toni Tresca are joined by Julia Tobey from Give5 Productions. Responding to a story about theatres closing in the Denver Gazette by John Moore, Julia jumped onto aFacebook thread and wrote: “Theater companies need to stop putting gasoline in electric cars. It’s time to wake up and realize times have massively changed.”So we go through some of the ways theatre is, indeed, changing and contemplate ways our local performing arts organizations can rise to the challenge. Also in this episode, a walk-through interview at the Aurora Fox with Artistic Director Rich Crowden. The theatre is celebrating its 40th anniversary and just announcedits new season. Also on tap are a lot of upgrades and improvements to the old building, including new seats to replace the ancient ones in there now. We also go through our Colorado Headliners — shows of interest coming up in the next week. This week’s Headliners:Wait Until Dark, Durango Arts Center - Sept. 13-29Hamlet, Denver Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Company, preview begins Sept. 13, opens Sept. 20 through Oct. 6Black Orpheus, Cleo Parker Robinson, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Performing Arts Complex - Sept. 14-15 RUSH, Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, - Sept. 14-15High Plains Comedy Festival,South Broadway, Denver - Sept. 19-21The Pillowman - Miscreant Theatre Collective, Creeepatorium - Denver, Sept. 13-29 The Critic, 10(23) Productions, Buntport Theatre - Denver - Sept. 12-22Man of La Mancha, Ovation West at Evergreen Center Stage - Sept. 13-29Reply All Improv, Theatre Silco - Silverthorne - Sept. 14Stories on Stage: The Sporting News - Su Teatro, Denver - Sept. 15