Week in Theater: The Bard roams the Front Range, plus a gender identity storytelling event in Longmont and more

Mark Collins and Christy Fantz, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.
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Jul. 15—Weekend highlights

Colorado Shakespeare Festival at CU Boulder this weekend launches "Coriolanus," the Bard's political tragedy based on the life of the legendary Roman leader and his polarizing times, and it will be on stage 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and various dates through Aug. 7, at the University Mainstage on the CU campus; $19-$69; cupresents.org.

Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Johnstown is staging a musical version of "Cinderella," a fairytale about how life apparently requires a handsome, wealthy and powerful man to make a young woman happy, through Sept. 4, 4747 Marketplace Drive; $29-$66; coloradocandlelight.com.

Firehouse Art Center in Longmont is hosting Empathy Theatre Project's "One Voice: Community Monologues," a series aiming to foster and spread empathy with true stories. This weekend, eight storytellers, accompanied by original music, will speak about self-discovery through the lens of gender identity across two nights; 7 p.m.Saturday and Sunday; $15; 667 4th Ave.; empathytheatreproject.org/one-voice.

Longmont Theatre Company and Theater Company of Lafayette teamed up to put "Taste of Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra" on stage. The classic tale of romance and treachery, set in ancient Rome and Egypt, travels to Erie and Boulder this weekend and Longmont and Lafayette next weekend; 7 p.m. Saturday, Frasier Meadows Inner Courtyard, 350 Ponca Place, Boulder; 2 p.m. Sunday, Erie Social Club, 105 Wells St., Suite 120, Erie; free, donations accepted; longmonttheatre.org.

ON STAGE

All's Well That Ends Well Coming-of-age romp set in 1950s France, through Aug. 6, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, University Theatre, CU, Boulder; $20-$67; cupresents.org.

Amelia's Big Idea New musical about a 10-year-old who wants to build a dog park, through Aug. 7, BETC's mobile Theatre Truck parks in Northglenn on July 21, Boulder on July 22, Colorado Springs on July 23 and Louisville on July 28; free; betc.org.

Dance Nation A primal scream of a play about a group of girls on the precipice of adulthood as they prep for a dance competition, through July 30, square product theatre, ATLAS Black Box Theater, 1125 18th St., Boulder; $15-$25; dancenation.brownpapertickets.com.

Dixie's Never Wear a Tube Top While Riding a Mechanical Bull Dixie Longate shares lessons learned in this one-person comedy, through July 17, DCPA, Garner Galleria Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; $46-$80; denvercenter.org.

Dorothy's Dictionary A high school student meets a book lover who's losing her eyesight; 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, BETC's mobile Theatre Truck at The Arts Hub, 420 Courtney Way, Lafayette; the production rolls thorugh Boulder on July 22 and Aug. 5; free; betc.org.

Pride and Prejudice Modern spin on the romantic novel, through Aug. 6, Firehouse Theater Company, John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Pl., Denver; $25; firehousetheatercompany.com.

The Spongebob Musical The power of optimism shines through in this musical based on the hit cartoon, through Sept. 3, BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Road, Boulder; $70-$75 (includes meal); bdtstage.com.

The Three Little Pigs vs. The Apocalypse It's 2520 and things are crazy as three pig people escape a mad scientist's lab and head for a safe haven in the Rocky Mountains, through Aug. 7, Arts in the Open, Chautauqua Picnic Shelter, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder; $16-$21; chautauqua.com.

The Two Gentlemen of Verona Two pals find themselves at odds over the same gal, through Aug. 7, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, CU, Boulder; $22-$81; cupresents.org.

Coming soon

The Alchemist One-night-only performance of Shakespeare contemporary Ben Johnson's satire, Aug. 2, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, CU, Boulder; $25-$56; cupresents.org.

Hadestown Tony Award-winning musical that tells a contemporary love story, Aug. 30-Sept. 11, DCPA Broadway, Buell Theatre, 13th and Curtis streets, Denver; $35-$125; denvercenter.org.

Pretty Woman: The Musical Broadway tour of the musical based on the popular movie of the same name, Aug. 2-14, DCPA Broadway, Buell Theatre, 13th and Curtis streets, Denver; $35-$120; denvercenter.org.

Theater of the Mind David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar-created immersive theater piece world premiere, Aug. 31-Dec. 18, DCPA, York Street Yards, 3887 Steele St., Denver; theateroftheminddenver.com.

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