Theatre in the mountains — it’s a thing

A roundup of some of the many great theatres in the Coloradohigh country, plus an interview with Blaine Swen from the Improvised Shakespeare Company In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts AlexMiller and Toni Tresca do a rundown of some of the top theatres outside the Denver metro — particularly in the mountain towns like Aspen, Telluride, Breckenridge, Silverthorne and Creede. Later in the pod, Alex and Toni have a great interview with Blaine Swen with The Improvised Shakespeare Company. The comedy troupe is in residence at the Denver Center’s Garner Galleria Theatre through the end of April, and Blaine offers some insight on what people love about Shakespeare, how they perform a unique, completely improvised show every night and why Denver is oneof their favorite places to perform. Theater companies and organizations mentioned in thispodcast include: Arvada Center Aspen Community Theatre Bas Bleu Benchmark Theatre BETC Breckenridge Backstage Theatre Butte Theatre Central City Opera Coal Creek Theatre Company of Lafayette Colorado ACTS Colorado Mesa University Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Creede Repertory Theatre Crested Butte Mountain Theatre Denver Center Evergreen Players Foothills Theatre Company Funky Little Theatre Company Glenwood Vaudevill Revue Impossible Players Ovation West Picketwire Players Porchlight Players Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre StageDoor Theatre Telluride Theatre The Arts Hub The Bug The Improvised Shakespeare Company Theater Silco Theatre Aspen Theatre Company of Lafayette Thunder River Theatre Company Upstart Crow Vail Valley Theatre Company Vilar Center Vintage Theatre Wesley Players Wonderbound