Catching up with Colorado’s immersive theatre scene

Plus, a chat with Jenn Zuko at Blue Dime Cabaret and our weekly Colorado Headliners In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Alex Miller and Toni Tresca get immersed in the immersive theater scene in the state. Touching on two Westword stories Toni wrote this week, we get into what makes an immersive production immersive, the companies creating it in the state and what the future looks like for this growing art form. Later in the episode, Toni catches up with Jenn Zuko from Blue Dime Cabaret. The popup cabaret was performing at DV8 in Boulder, but with the venue recently closing they’ll be at Liquor Pie in Westminster in the coming months. Blue Dime Cabaret serves up a mix of burlesque, vaudeville, comedy and more. And as usual we’ll walk through this week’s Colorado Headliners, our Top 10 list of cool stuff to check out onstage in Colorado.This week’s Headliners: Always … Patsy Cline, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, Johnstown, Sept. 17-Nov. 10. Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Vintage Theatre, Aurora, Sept. 20-Oct. 20 Wicked Wanderings,Chautauqua Park, Boulder, Sept. 21-Oct. 27The Rocky Horror Show, Two Cent Lion, The People’s Building, Aurora, Sept. 21-Oct. 3Kimberly Akimbo, Buell Theatre, Denver Center, Sept. 22-Oct. 5Murder at Haunted Blood Mansion, Adams Mystery Playhouse, Denver, thru Nov. 10Dial M for Murder, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Sept. 19-Oct. 6The Bluebird, Millibo Art Theatre, Colorado Springs, Sept. 19-22Enemy of the People, BETC, Denver Savoy, Sept. 26-Oct. 13Devil’s Crush, Wonderbound, Denver, Oct. 17-27Chapters00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Upcoming Shows01:26 Reviews of Recent Theater Productions05:12 Audience Engagement and Feedback08:45 Theater Criticism and Community Response15:18 Exploring Immersive Theater in Denver26:47 The Evolution of Immersive Experiences35:56 Upcoming Shows and Colorado Headliners45:53 Interview with Jen Zuko of Blue Dime Cabaret