Curious Theatre Company Continues 2009/2010 Season with OPUS

Denver's Curious Theatre Company will present the regional premiere of Michael Hollinger's OPUS from March 13 - April 24, 2010.

In a world where characters are instruments and scenes are movements, a world-class, high-strung string quartet prepares for their highest-profile performance ever. As musical ambitions collide with personal dynamics, their rehearsal room becomes a pressure cooker and their world begins to fall apart. Passions rise, personalities clash, and The Players are forced to confront the ephemeral nature of their life's work.
Chip Walton will direct the production.

Next to take the stage will be the regional premiere of UP by Bridget Carpenter. UP, also directed by Chip Walton, will play from May 15 - June 19, 2010.

"People search their whole lives to find one thing they're good at...to find the one thing that makes them special." Meet Walter Griffin, who, on the best day of his life, built a flying lawn chair that managed to carry him 16,000 feet in the air. He's never quite come down from his 15 minutes of fame, and he's spent the last 16 years trying to invent new ways to fly while his wife keeps the family afloat. UP is a quirky, bittersweet tale about escaping the boundaries of the everyday and how we dream ourselves into a future.

The productions of OPUS and UP are part of Curious Theatre Company's 12th season.

"What strikes me about our 2009/10 Season, is how each of these plays - in remarkably different ways - explore our shifting perceptions of identity, both of ourselves, and collectively as a nation," said Chip Walton, Curious Theatre Company's Producing Artistic Director. "Together, they explore our hopes, fears and dreams -- and how those all make us exactly who we are - in poignant and unforgettable ways. This season represents the best and most exciting new work in American theatre."

Curious Theatre Company is a mid-sized professional theatre, located in the heart of the Golden Triangle neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. Producing five main-stage shows per season and host to many events and programs. such as Curious New Voices, our award-winning teen playwrighting program. Curious recently purchased its home of ten years, previously known as The Acoma Center, a renovated church built in 1880. Since its purchase, the building has gone through extensive renovations, including new seating and the addition of a new bar/lounge, 'The Sanctuary,' located in the balcony of the theatre.

For more information or to order ticket, visit online at www.curioustheatre.org or call (303)-623-0524. Curious Theatre Company is located at 1080 Acoma St.

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