Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado

The national award-winning Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado (BETC – formerly Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company) creates powerful, engaging, top-quality performances and programs, with meaningful impacts beyond the stage. We serve and welcome Colorado’s many diverse communities, cultivating an inclusive environment for artists and audiences.

We are united by creativity, connectivity, and compassion and we view theatre as a catalyst for a better world. Learn more

Upcoming Events and Performances

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BETC Theatre Truck: Summer 2022

June 9-Aug. 7, venues across Colorado.

Hitting the road to bring theatre to Colorado communities.

BETC’s 2022 Fundraiser

June 12, at the Butterfly Pavilion, Westminster

Coming together to support great theatre in Colorado.

(inter)Generations: Summer 2022 Session

June 1-July 1, 2022

Bringing older adults and students together to tell their stories. Applications open!

BETC partners with tiny home builders to bring free theatre to Colorado communities

Drive up Highway 36 just outside Lyons, and you might catch a glimpse of a (not so) tiny new collaboration happening.

Parent playwright development program accepting submissions

Now accepting submissions for the 2022 Generations new playwriting residency program.

BETC returns to mainstage productions with “Fourteen Funerals”

BETC returns to mainstage productions this February with a new name and a commitment to doing theatre differently post-pandemic.

Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado (BETC):
Formerly Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company

Named 2019 and 2017 Best Theatre for Adults (Denver Westword)

"Now in its 13th season, BETC has, in my experience, never put on a bad show. That’s not just incredible, it’s damn near impossible." (Boulder Weekly)

"Just put the dates for the rest of this season’s BETC shows on your calendar in advance so you won’t miss any of them. Do it!!" (Boulder Magazine)

"This is an excellent cast, working together as a sincere and talented ensemble, in a marvelous production...Now go get a ticket." (Theatre Colorado)