Friday, April 20
6:30pm
@ Gordon Gamm Theatre
Dairy Arts Center

Co-Lab

New in 2018, Local Associate Artist Eryc Eyl (“DJ Savior Breath”) and Local Associate Artistic Director Mare Trevathan (director of last year's “Pain Management”) will curate Co-Lab, a pre-show event each night before the reading that invites audience members to respond to topics around each of the weekend's plays in an interactive, fun, surprising way.

Friday, April 20
7pm
@ Gordon Gamm Theatre
Dairy Arts Center

Mainstage Reading: Clockwork

By Emily Zemba
Directed by Pesha Rudnick

Darlene is a congresswoman up for re-election. But when a crucial speech goes horribly awry, she and her team scramble to fish their campaign out of the toilet. Meanwhile, a young girl copes with a recent move by planting a potato in her new neighbor’s yard. Clockwork is a comedy about real people, real problems, real loss… and how to endure a real s*** storm.

Saturday, April 21
1:30pm
@ Grace Gamm Theatre
Dairy Arts Center

Special Event: Natural Shocks

Boulder theater companies Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, Local Theatre Company, and The Catamounts join forces to present a reading of Natural Shocks by Lauren Gunderson at the Dairy Arts Center. In this one-woman play (starring Local Associate Artist Mare Trevathan) based on Hamlet’s most famous speech, a woman prepares for an imminent tornado in her basement. Part confessional, part stand-up, and part reckoning, her stories draw us in, until her secrets implicate us all. Tickets available online here.

Saturday, April 21
4:30pm
@ Gordon Gamm Theatre
Dairy Arts Center

Playwrights Panel

One role of the theater is to hold up a mirror to society and say, “This is how you are. If you don’t like it, change it.” In this conversation with Emily Zemba, Rehana Lew Mirza, and Andrew Rosendorf, we’ll explore what provoked these playwrights to tell the stories we are presenting at Local Lab.

*Available only to All-Access Festival Passholders

Saturday, April 21
6pm
@ Gordon Gamm Theatre
Dairy Arts Center

Mainstage Reading: Ladybits

By Rehana Lew Mirza
Directed by Christy Montour-Larson

Janie is an aspiring comedian who has finally drummed up the courage to step on the stage and get in front of the mic. But let’s just say it fails… miserably. But Lydia comes to the rescue, inviting her into a group of other female comedians feeling marginalized in an industry—and world—dominated by men. In the process of figuring out what’s funny, the ladies also discover what’s most valuable to them.

Saturday, April 21
8-10pm
@ Todd Reed Gallery

After Party

Let your hair loose and your freak fly at the newly-renovated Todd Reed Gallery on Pearl Street in Boulder. We'll have great food, great drinks, and a kick*ss DJ pumping tunes as you connect with our playwrights, directors, actors and festival passholders. 

*Available only to All-Access Festival Passholders

Sunday, April 22
1pm
@ Gordon Gamm Theatre
Dairy Arts Center

Mainstage Reading: Paper Cut

By Andrew Rosendorf  
Directed by Rachel Fowler

Kyle has returned home from the war not like he had hoped—an amputee caused by an IED explosion. Now, he’s forced to navigate the personal and emotional minefield that has become his life. Brimming with heart and love, Paper Cut is a raw exploration of the physical and emotional toll of our military, and of the signature wound of war: the loss of limbs.