THE UNBUTTONING
Written by Beth Henley
Directed by Pesha Rudnick

In a cabin high on a peak, a storm is brewing when a woman is visited by a traveling button salesman. She brushes off his pitch but he unexpectedly awakens something in her. Turns out she’s interested in more than buttons. This Blue Ridge fantasia features a woman isolated by the restrictions of class and gender.

Fri, Mar 15, 2024
8:00 pm
Dairy Arts Center

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Originally presented by New York Stage and Film and Vassar in the Powerhouse Season, Summer 2019.

STOCKADE
Written by Andrew Rosendorf with Carlyn Aquiline
Directed by Nick Chase

Five years after the end of WWII, a group of gay soldiers gather for a reunion of sorts on Fire Island—and are met by an outsider with a surprise that will cause them to question whether history is best left in the past. At a time when “security risk” is government code for “homosexual,” it will take courage for them to step out of the shadows and confront their past and future. Stockade is a thematic companion piece to the acclaimed, Henry Award-winning ‘Paper Cut’ (Local Theater Company, 2018).

Sat, Mar 16, 2024,
7:30 pm
Dairy Arts Center

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Stockade is sponsored in part by a generous gift from Lari & Tom Abraham.

CHASING BREADCRUMBS
Written by Michelle Tyrene Johnson
Directed by Betty Hart

Serena, a playwright who has been commissioned by an organization with questionable intentions, navigates a minefield of “Karens”, creative compromises, and re-written history. Chasing Breadcrumbs explores how a Black woman navigates the world and discovers her need to tell a story that money can’t buy.

Sun, Mar 17, 2024
2:00 pm
Dairy Arts Center

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LOCAL LAB 13 KICK-OFF PARTY! (Available to All-Access Pass Holders)

5:30 - 6:45 pm MT
Dairy Arts Center

Gather with your fellow Lab goers to raise a glass to new plays, meet the creative teams behind the weekend’s readings, and enjoy some light refreshments. Local Lab brings together audiences and artists alike, and this is the perfect opportunity to launch into a weekend of ground-breaking theatrical work.

PLAYWRIGHTS PANEL

6:45 - 7:45 pm
Dairy Arts Center

Here’s your opportunity to ask the three Local Lab 13 playwrights all those burning questions. Hear how each of these talented playwrights creates their work.

THE UNBUTTONING

Written by Beth Henley
Directed by Pesha Rudnick

A Blue Ridge fantasia filled with secrets that unbutton, unravel and reveal dark truths.

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8:00 pm MT
Dairy Arts Center
post-show conversation moderated by Betty Hart

Scratching the Surface: Creative Non-Fiction Solo Performance Workshop with Rachel Fowler

11 am - 2 pm MT
Dairy Arts Center

Over 3 hours, we will begin mining your life experiences to start your own solo show.  

You want to perform a solo show, but where to start?
Sometimes the blank page is the hardest thing to face.  
You want to write, but about what?  
Your life, that’s what.
We start by mining what’s on your mind.  

This will be an interactive writing workshop, with a wee bit of performing at the end.

WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT
$75
Learn more HERE
If you have any questions, or would like to be added to the waitlist, please email boxoffice@localtheaterc.org

WE THE PEOPLE: THE DEMOCRACY CYCLE Gathering

2:30 - 4:30 pm MT
Dairy Arts Center

Want to help create a new play?!

Join this two-hour story circle wherein you have the opportunity to share your experiences as they relate to our community and democracy. Playwright Nick Malakhow (Affinity Lunch Minutes, Lab 11) will hear our conversation, and use that material as inspiration for a short play.

We the People: The Democracy Cycle is a season-spanning collaboration between Local Theater Company, Curious Theatre Company and Gunnison Valley Theatre Festival that gathers members of our community for facilitated conversations. Then, playwrights synthesize their learnings to create short plays that will be presented in the summer 2024. Questions? FAQ

This event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. RSVP required.

Dinner at River and Woods

5:00 - 7:00 pm MT
2328 Pearl St, Boulder, CO 80302

Lab goers can enjoy some delicious food at one of our area’s great restaurants. You’re certain to see many friendly faces. Be sure to say hello.

Guests pay for their own food and beverage. Reservations are recommended (HERE)

We encourage you to put Local in your last name (example: "Gipson Local") so the River and Woods team knows to seat you in the Local Theater Company section. They will do their best to accommodate this request.

STOCKADE

Written by Andrew Rosendorf with Carlyn Aquiline
Directed by Nick Chase

Five years after the end of WWII, a group of gay soldiers gather for a reunion of sorts on Fire Island—and are met by an outsider with a surprise that will cause them to question whether history is best left in the past.

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7:30 pm MT
Dairy Arts Center
post-show conversation moderated by Betty Hart

SATURDAY NIGHT SOIRÉE

9 pm MT
Location TBA

The weekend may be half over, but the fun is just getting started. This casual gathering provides you the opportunity to talk about the remarkable work you’ve seen so far, and share excitement about what’s ahead.

CHASING BREADCRUMBS

Written by Michelle Tyrene Johnson
Directed by Betty Hart

Serena, a playwright, navigates a minefield of “Karens” and creative compromises to discover her need to tell a story that money can’t buy.

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2 pm MT
Dairy Arts Center
post-show conversation moderated by journalist/writer Lisa Kennedy

Local Lab 13 Semi-Finalists

Jose Sebastian Alberdi: The Family Saves A Life
Liz Appel: Bells Like Hooves
Mary Bacon: Untitled Texting Through Grief Project
Katie Bender: The Fault
John Biscello: Werewolves Don't Waltz
Jami Brandli: The Magician's Sister
Delaney Britt Brewer: The Ambulance Chaser
Rachel Bublitz: Tip Top Triangle
Bill Cain: The Party
Adrienne Dawes: This Bitch | Esta Sangre Quiero
Kevin Douglas: EPPS, ET AL.
Nicholas Dunn: The Bridge
Georgina Escobar: Stonehart
Kendra Fanconi: Bird in the Hand
Gina Femia: Mercutio Loves Romeo Loves Juliet Loves
Lauren Ferebee: bigg dealz
Matthew Freeman: The Ask
Rebecca Gorman O'Neill: These Girls Killed Nazis
Karen Hartman: Rock Me Mama
Josh Hartwell: Cold Dead Hands
Anne Heintz: Not That Little Mermaid
Deb Hiett: Circle Forward
Surrey Houlker: For the Fish
Olivia Hunt: The Misanthrope
Ro Ivaniszek: The Kassandriad
Lindsay Joelle: Achilles in Guntanamo

Anthony Lamarr White: Calming the Man
Sarah Mantell: In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot
Jonathan Marcantoni: Empire of Solitude
Dan McCormick: A Family on the March
Caroline McGraw: 1983
Adam Mervis: The End
Rehana Merza: That Girl (a musical)
Thomas Miller: Creation Myth
Laura Neill: i love you elizabeth warren
Frank Oteri: Four and a half degrees
Susan Pak: Masks Off
Drew Paryzer: The Usses
Alex Riad: Heartbeat
ShaWanna Rivon: Power To The Queendom
Lia Romeo: Ghost Story
Andrew Rosendorf: Stockade
Janet Story Schlapkohl: That Tiger Show
Mike Solomonson: Exhibitionists in Hiding
Luke Sorge: National Bohemians
Kate Sorice: Stuck at 17
James Still: Untitled Texting Through Grief Project
Amy Tofte: Lived Experience
Michelle Tyrene Johnson: Chasing Breadcrumbs
Ken Urban: Cath Carol
Mallory Jane Weiss: Lights Out and Away We Go
Liqing Xu: Yellow Dream$