Curious Theatre Opens THE TRICKY PART Tonight

Curious Theatre Company presents The Tricky Part, directed by Seth Barrish. The Tricky Part runs tonight, September 10, 20, 27 & October 2, 5, 2014 at 1080 Acoma Street, Denver.

Curious remounts the smash hit The Tricky Part as a weekly limited engagement, only five performances! Crafted with disarming humor and candor, The Tricky Part is a riveting coming-of-age through the eyes of o boy who was forced to confront religion, sexuality, and human trespass. It is a universal tale of how we're all bombarded with choices between good and evil, and of how tricky it can be to choose. This prequel to All The Rage provides audiences the opportunity to experience both of Martin Moran's award-winning one- man shows in tandem.

The Tricky Part is written and performed by Martin Moran. The creative team includes Curious Artistic Company Members Dick Devin and Markas Henry, with Kirsten Hamer and Alex Ruhlin.

Seth Barrish (Director) is the Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of The Barrow Group. He directed the award-winning shows All The Rage (Lucille Lortel Award for Best Solo Show), My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, (Lucille Lortel Award for BEST SOLO SHOW, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Solo Show-Final performance at Carnegie Hall), Sleepwalk With Me (Nightlife Award for Outstanding Comedian In A Major Performance), The Tricky Part (OBIE Award, Drama Desk Nominations for Best Play and Best Solo Show), Pentecost (Drama Desk Nomination for Best Play), Old Wicked Songs (Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award & Garland Award for Best Direction) and Good (Straw Hat Award for Best Direction), among dozens of productions spanning a 30-year career Off Broadway, Off Off Broadway, in regional theater and internationally. Seth co-directed Mike Birbiglia's feature film Sleepwalk With Me. Seth is a professional acting and directing teacher and is author of the book An Actor's Companion-99 Bits of Craft. Seth directed the Netflix Comedy Special, Mike Birbiglia, My Girlfriend's Boyfriend and was a producer on Mike Birbiglia's CD Sleepwalk With Me Live. As an actor, Seth appears regularly in film and on television.

Martin Moran (Author and Performer) most recently completed a run of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at The Old Globe Thetaer and an Off Broadway production of Brecht's A Mans A Man. He won the 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show for All The Rage. Broadway and Off Broadway performances include Spamalot, Cabaret, Titanic, Bells Are Ringing, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Big River, Fun Home (Public Theater), Floyd Collins, (Playwrights Horizons) A Man of No Importance (Lincoln Center Theater), Cider House Rules and 3 Kinds of Exile (The Atlantic Theater). He received an OBIE Award and two Drama Desk Nominations for his 2004 solo play The Tricky Part, based upon his memoir of the same title. Regional work includes La Jolla Playhouse, Long Wharf, Williamstown Theater Festival, Trinity Repertory Company, The Intiman. Film and television credits include The Newsroom; The Big C; Possible Side Affects; Private Parts; Law &Order; Law & Order Criminal Intent; Dellaventura; Mary and Rhoda. He wrote the book and lyrics for the 2012 solo musical Borrowed Dust, with composer Joseph Thalken. His new memoir All The Rage, will be released next year by Beacon Press. To learn more visit alltherageplay.com.

Performances of The Tricky Part are tonight, September 10, 20, 27 & October 2, 5, 2014. Curtain times are Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 7 p.m, Saturdays September 20 & 27, 2014 at 3 p.m., Thursday October 2, 2014 at 8 p.m., and Sunday October 5, 2014 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $39 & $46 and are available at the Box Office, 1080 Acoma Street, Denver; 303.623.0524 or online at curioustheatre.org.

Discussions with artistic staff and cast members will follow all performances starting tonight, September 10 and running through October 4, 2014.

About Curious Theatre Company - "No guts, no story" embodies the ethos of Curious Theatre Company. Established 17 years ago by a vanguard Artistic Company that has since grown to 28 professional actors, designers, and directors at its core, Curious brings the best new theatre to Denver, producing thought-provoking plays designed to challenge ideas, stir emotions, and leave audiences talking.

Under the artistic leadership of founding Producing Artistic Director Chip Walton, Curious Theatre Company reaches more than 18,000 individuals each year through: five main-stage productions; the innovative Curious New Voices youth education program; the unique Denver Stories original play commissions that honor area luminaries; and a range of Curious 360o audience enrichment activities.

A recipient of more than one hundred local and national awards, Curious includes among its most prized accolades the 2011 Denver Post Ovation Award for Best Year by a Theatre Company, 5280 Magazine 2011 Top of the Town Editor's Choice for Best Theatre Company, Westword Reader's Choice for Best Theatre in 2012, and the 2013 Colorado Theatre Guild's award for Outstanding Season.