Guns and theatre

Send us Fan MailOvation West’s Tim Kennedy on the Evergreen shooting and ‘Annie Get Your Gun,’ plus how guns are portrayed on stage, best practices and this week’s Colorado HeadlinersWith recent shootings in mind — particularly the one at Evergreen High School in Colorado — hosts Alex Miller and Toni Tresca take a look at how guns are portrayed in theatre. Also featured is an interview with Tim Kennedy of Ovation West in Evergreen, whose production of Annie Get Your Gun was suspended for its second weekend in light of the shooting.Later in the episode, we run down our list of the Top 10 Colorado Headliners — shows opening around the state that caught our eye. Chapter SummaryEpisode Topic: Guns in TheaterShow Reviews & Discussions[00:00 - 06:30] Opening & Recent Show Experiences[06:30 - 13:30] More Show ReviewsNews Roundup[14:00 - 17:45] Theater NewsOdd Knock Productions creating immersive venue in Rhino Arts DistrictMiners Alley's Assassins promotional video embracing negative reviewsJohn Moore's story about Marine Sergeant Michelle Crowe in Annie Get Your Gun amid Evergreen High School shootingMain Topic: Guns in Theater[17:45 - 26:00] Guns on Stage Discussion[26:00 - 34:15] Safety Guidelines & Best PracticesInterview[37:40 - 60:25] Tim Kennedy - Ovation WestDiscussion of Annie Get Your Gun production during Evergreen High School shootingHistorical context of Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowColorado Headliners[60:25 - 72:30] Toni Headliners:The Enthusiasts, Buntport Theater, Denver, Sept. 1612th Annual High Plains Comedy Festival, Various Venues along South Broadway in Denver, Sept. 18-20Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, Sept. 18-Oct. 5The Wood, The Arts HUB, Lafayette, Sept. 19-21You'll Be Made of Ashes Too, Flamboyán Theatre, Denver, Sept. 19-27Alex Headliners:Miss Manhattan, 19K Productions/CenterStage Theatre, Boulder Dairy Center, Sept. 19-28La Llorona, Chautauqua Park, Boulder, Arts in the Open, Sept. 20-Oct. 26Schoolhouse Rock Live!, Aurora Fox, Sept. 19-Oct. 18The Thin Place, BETC, Denver Savoy Sept. 12-28; Boulder Dairy Oct. 3-16The Happiest Man on Earth, Denver Center, Sept. 19-Nov. 2