The Present: Vintage Theatre's 2009 Season: Vintage Theatre located at 2119 E 17th Ave, Denver 80206 2010 Special Subscription Offer!!! 9 Plays $99 for next season - Expires 12/31/09 Theatre Performances are on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm Sundays are at 2:30 pm Late Night Performances are held on Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 pm Sundays at 7:30pm for 2010 events Sister Mary and Books on Tape Now Playing: ================== Den of Thieves by Stephen Adly Guirgis Directed by Bernie Cardell Nov 6, 7, 8 Nov 13, 14, 15 Nov 20, 21, 22 Nov 27, 28, 29 A safe-cracking robbery is no place for kleptomaniacs Maggie and Paul who join forces with Puerto Rican wannabe Flaco and the ultra-fabulous topless dancer Boochie in order to pull off the perfect crime to steal $750,000 in drug money. But when this rag-tag bunch of crooks gets caught, the perfect crime quickly turns into a high-octane, 12-Stepping, double-crossing, hysterical battle for survival. Review by Heather Rawley - Aurora Examiner Review by Fr. Patrick Dorn - The Troupe Review by Deb Flomberg - Denver Examiner Review by Sonya Ellingboe - Littleton Independent =================== Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris Directed by Wendy Moore Fri Dec 4 at 7:30 pm Sat Dec 5 at 7:30 pm Sun Dec 6 at 2:30 pm Fri Dec 11 at 7:30 pm Sat Dec 12 at 2:30 pm Sat Dec 12 at 7:30 pm Sun Dec 13 at 2:30 pm Sun Dec 13 at 7:30 pm Fri Dec 18 at 7:30 pm Sat Dec 19 at 2:30 pm Sat Dec 19 at 7:30 pm Sun Dec 20 at 2:30 pm Sun Dec 20 at 7:30 pm Sat Dec 26 at 2:30 pm Sat Dec 26 at 7:30 pm Sun Dec 27 at 2:30 pm Sun Dec 28 at 7:30 pm Thu Dec 31 at 7:30 pm Thu Dec 31 at 10:00 pm Based on the outlandish, and true, chronicles of David Sedaris' experience as Crumpet the Elf in Macy's SantaLand display, this hilarious cult classic features comic encounters during the height of the holiday crunch. NPR humorist and best-selling author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Me Talk Pretty One Day and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humor writers. =================== Vintage's 2010 Season: January 15 - February 21, 2010 Auntie Mame by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee An Epic of Comedic Delight!
Directed by Craig Bond
SYNOPSIS: From throwing wild parties to climbing the Matterhorn, the life of Mame Dennis has been one adventure after another. That is, until she inherits her recently orphaned nephew, Patrick. Mame must contend with the boorish Mr. Babcock's ultra-conservatism as she shows Patrick how to live life to the fullest!
=================== March 5 - April 3, 2010 The Goodbye People By Herb Gardner A Serious Comedy of Hopes, Dreams, and Hot Dogs
Directed by Jesse Larner Run Time: Approximately 2 hours
SYNOPSIS: Nearing the end of his life, Max Silverman is determined to re-open his Coney Island hot dog stand, closed for decades, in the middle of Winter. In the freezing dawn, Arthur watches sunrises and dreams of life, all before work. Max's daughter Shirley, now Nancy, searches for meaning with the aid of her psychiatrist. The pursuit of this neon utopia raises questions of identity, culture, and existence itself on the very long walk off a very short pier. Written by Tony Award winning author of A Thousand Clowns, and I’m Not Rappaport.
=================== March 12- April 3, 2010 Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You by Christopher Durang Catholics Beware! Directed by Brandi Glass Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 pm Sundays at 7:30 pm Run Time: Approximately 90 minutes (no intermission).
SYNOPSIS: Sister Mary Ignatius, a teaching nun who is much concerned with sin in all of its various forms, delivers a cautionary lecture to her charges. But when several of her former students turn up the picture darkens, along with Sister Mary's indignation. In the end there is mayhem and bloodshed but, with this, the unsettling feeling that, amid the laughter, some devastating truths have been told.
=================== April 16 - May 16, 2010 Leading Ladies DENVER PREMIERE! by Ken Ludwig A Hysterical Cross-Dressing Comedy.
Directed by Pat Payne Run Time: Approximately 2 hours
SYNOPSIS: What can possibly go wrong when two out-of-work actors decide to pass themselves off as the long-lost nephews of a very old, very sick, and very rich old lady? Only one thing - on their arrival, Jack and Leo find out the relatives aren't nephews, but nieces! Cross dressing, mistaken identities, and romantic entanglements abound in this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me a Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo. =================== May 21 - June 13, 2010 Books on Tape by William Missouri Downs A Comedy in the Present Tense Directed by Kellie Rae Rockey Run Time: 100 minutes (no intermission) Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 pm Sundays at 6:30 pm
SYNOPSIS: Jeffrey records books on tape. Adriane listens to them. Father Larry creates new religions. Donna writes self-help books. The one thing these strangers have in common is that they're all looking for love in the modern world, and the search for love has never been funnier!
=================== May 28 - June 20, 2010 Hospitality Suite REGIONAL PREMIERE by Roger Rueff Desperation. Lies. Greed. It's Business. Directed by Jason Maxwell Run Time: Approximately 2 hours (including one intermission).
SYNOPSIS: In a small hotel room, three representatives of an industrial lubricants f irm, prepare to host a convention hospitality suite, desperate to make the acquaintance of the one man who can save their ailing company. =================== July 2 - Aug 8, 2010 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Sondheim, Shevelove, Gelbart Broadway's Greatest Musical Farce!
$25 tickets for our first musical Directed by Linda Suttle Run Time: Approximately 2.25 hours
SYNOPSIS: "Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!" Forum takes comedy back to its roots, combining time-tested, 2000 year old comedies with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. The result is a non-stop laugh-fest in which a crafty slave struggles to win his freedom.
=================== August 20 - September 19, 2010 On Golden Pond By Ernest Thompson Fall in Love All Over Again.
Directed by Peter Hughes Run Time: Approximately 2.5 hours
SYNOPSIS: This is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer. He is a retired professor, nearing eighty. Ethel, ten years younger, delights in all the small things that continue to enrich their long life together. Time, they know, is against them, but the years have been good and, perhaps, another summer on Golden Pond still awaits. =================== October 1 - November 7, 2010 Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner A Masterpiece of Modern Drama Directed by Bernie Cardell Excluding the first week all Part I performances are Fri at 7:30 pm and Sat at 2:30 pm Run Time: 3 hours - 2 intermissions
IN REPERTORY WITH Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika by Tony Kushner All Part II performances are Sat at 7:30 pm and Sun at 2:30 pm Run Time: 3 hours - 2 intermissions $30 to see both productions!
SYNOPSIS: Angels in America is at once a love story, a comedy, and a sweeping epic of a play that follows two couples. Louis Ironson is a homosexual living with his AIDS-stricken lover, Prior Walter. Joe Pitt is a Republican law clerk living with his Valium-addicted, agoraphobic wife, Harper. Sexuality, politics, and religion are all explored as we follow our characters through ten years of living in America.
=================== November 19 - December 19, 2010 You Can't Take it With You by George Kaufman and Moss Hart A Comedy Classic for the Whole Family!
Directed by Bernie Cardell Run Time: Approximately 2.5 hours (including two intermissions)
SYNOPSIS: Between the printing press in the parlor, the fireworks in the basement, the ballet in the living room, and the snake in the dining room, the Sycamore family may seem just a little crazy. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, masters of the screwball comedy Kaufman and Hart give us a warm, nostalgic, and hysterical play about everybody's favorite family. =================== 2010 Ticket info: Seating is General Admission $18 Advance Rate - until 2 hours before curtain $15 Group Rate of 10+ $23.00 Full Price American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Discover Phone Reservations - 303.839.1361 Need help - cbond@vintagetheatre.com
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