Our Mainstage Shows
“Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott
December 5-29 at the Dairy Arts Center
With the men off fighting the Civil War, Marmee and sisters Jo, Beth, Amy and Meg are left to fend for themselves. They learn how to grapple with poverty, sickness and death as they each discover and embrace their destinies.
“Hope and Gravity” by Michael Hollinger
January 23-February 16 at The Savoy Denver
February 21-23 at the Nomad Playhouse
Nine lives entangle in delightfully surprising and comical ways when an elevator crashes in a major American city. Michael Hollinger’s comedy is a reminder that there are only a few degrees of separation between all of us.
“The White Chip” by Sean Daniels
April 10-May 4 at the Dairy Arts Center
Regional Premiere
Straight from its critically acclaimed run off-Broadway, The White Chip is the true story of one man’s journey from alcoholism to recovery in a play The New York Times described as “laugh-out-loud funny and gasp-inducing, self-inflicted tragedy.”
Special Events
“The Time is Always Right”
January 19 at the Dairy Arts Center
Join BETC, the Boulder Philharmonic and the Boulder Ballet as we honor the brilliance and sacrifices of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his fellow Civil Rights leaders through music, dance and the spoken word.
“A 1940’s New Year’s Eve”
December 31 at the Dairy Arts Center
Celebrate the New Year with BETC and the wildly charming and funny King Penny Radio Show. The party continues afterward with hors d’oeuvres, a champagne toast, dancing to the music of the David Fulker Band and singer Leigh Holman, and a Nova-Scotia-time ball drop at 9:00 PM so you can launch to your next party or head home to fine-tune next year’s resolution.
Kids / Families
“MAD LIBrarians”
Saturday afternoons throughout the season at the Boulder Public Library, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Parker Arts Center, and The Savoy Denver.
Some librarians shelve books.
MAD LIBrarians LIVE THEM.
Whenever this team of buttoned up librarians hears about a brilliant new book, they go wild. In each one-of-a-kind show, the MAD LIBrarians dive into new books – with titles kids make up, characters kids create and places kids choose. This show revels in books, make-believe and the ridiculous!
Past Plays
“Grounded” by George Brant
July 11-21 at the Dairy Arts Center
A fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force is grounded after an unplanned pregnancy and is assigned to the “chair force” in a bunker outside Las Vegas. There, she and other pilots sit at computers and operate drones in bombing raids thousands of miles away.
“The Ballot of Paola Aguilar” by Bernardo Cubría
October 17-November 3 at the Dairy Arts Center
World Premiere
Just in time for the November election comes this smart comedy about ethnic stereotypes, feckless political consultants and one woman’s journey toward personal fulfillment.
“Enemy of the People” by Henrik Ibsen
September 26-October 13 at The Savoy Denver
November 8-17 at the Dairy Arts Center
BETC opens the season with Ibsen’s searing take on human nature, majority rule and one man’s lonely war against a corrupted and hoodwinked society.
