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Hysteria

August 29, 2013

Salvador Dalí (Michael Bouchard) and Jessica (Lauren Bahlman) in Hysteria. (Photo: Michael Ensminger)

Hysteria

By Terry Johnson

A regional premiere production, presented in Season 9

April 23-May 17, 2015

Sigmund Freud is dying.  But before he does, there are visitors to be met, and reckonings to be made.  A life-long friend insists upon a rewrite.  A mysterious girl turns up in his study, demanding time on his couch.  And once Salvador Dalí himself arrives, the stage is set for a splendidly silly exploration of the subconscious that makes for “audacious and dazzlingly clever farce” (Financial Times, London).

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“a mind-bending and surreal experience” (coloradodrama.com)

“strange, complex, brilliant, and utterly moving” (Westword)

“unique, jarring, and utterly exquisite” (theatrecolorado)

“an unmitigated success on the part of the BETC crew” (Daily Camera)

 

Current Season Sponsors

  • SCFD
  • The Schubert Foundation Inc.
  • Karolynn Lestrud
  • Noel and Terry Hefty
  • Peak Asset Management
  • Cheri Belz, Architect & Realtor
  • Colorado Creative Industries
  • Hazel's Beverage World
  • CU Boulder Office for Outreach and Engagement
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  • Boulder Magazine Review “Fourteen Funerals”

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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)
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