Paragon Announces Their New Season And New Home

After another successful year of bold, intimate theatre offerings, Paragon Theatre embarks on its 2010 season at a new location, a cultural and performance center shared with Kim Robards Dance.

Located at 1385 S. Santa Fe, the new center (official name yet to be announced) is in the same building as Foothills Lighting between Mississippi and Florida.This new venture with Kim Robards Dance will provide Paragon with more permanency than it has ever had before, with such amenities as its own office, rehearsal and storage spaces. The facility will allow both companies to cut costs by sharing the main performance space, scene shop, dressing rooms, kitchen, etc., and will present many new collaborative opportunities for both entities.

"Paragon Theatre is absolutely thrilled and quite honored to take residency in the cultural and performance center that Kim Robards Dance has acquired," said Warren Sherrill, Paragon's artistic director. "This is such an incredible opportunity for Paragon both artistically and financially, and the beautiful shared space will allow for collaboration on many levels with Kim Robards Dance while giving us the freedom to maintain and grow the Paragon brand." Kim Robards, Artistic Director/CEO of KRD said "We are delighted to be sharing the space with Paragon Theatre knowing their artistic quality and mission, and looking forward to potential collaborative efforts."

Please join Paragon as we set out on this new and exciting venture with a beautiful new performance space and, as always, a line-up of intriguing classic and new plays.

LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT by Eugene O'Neill
Paragon christens its new location with the American classic LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT by Eugene O'Neill. In Mr. O'Neill's autobiographical, Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, we join the Tyrones in their seaside Connecticut home over the course of one fateful day. With heartbreaking humor, the family's sins and secrets are gradually revealed to explosive effect.
Starring Denver favorites Jim Hunt, Kathryn Gray, Michael Stricker, Brandon Kruhm and Holly Ann Peterson, directed by ensemble member Jarrad Holbrook

February 13 - March 13, 2010.

THE SOUND OF A VOICE by David Henry Hwang
In May, Paragon will stage THE SOUND OF A VOICE by David Henry Hwang. A beautiful woman living alone in the woods offers food and shelter to an aging samurai who happens upon her. Despite the eerie sounds he hears each night, the samurai decides to remain with his benefactress. As this gorgeous and haunting Japanese fable unfolds, the samurai learns the tragic truth behind his mysterious lover and the noises surrounding her.
Directed by Paragon's Artistic Director, Warren Sherrill.

May 8 - June 5, 2010

THE REAL THING by Tom Stoppard
Paragon's summer offering welcomes back award- winning DCTC favorite, Sam Gregory* to star in the hilarious THE REAL THING by Tom Stoppard. Max and Charlotte's marriage is on the rocks. Or is it? Henry and Annie are fighting. Or are they? In Tom Stoppard's passionate exploration of love and honesty, nothing is as it seems-even when it seems like the real thing.
Directed by ensemble member Wendy Franz and featuring a powerhouse group of actors including Sam Gregory*, ensemble members Emily Paton Davies, Warren Sherrill and Barbra Andrews among others.

July 17 - August 14, 2010.

*Appears courtesy of Actor's Equity Association

(W)HOLE by Tracy Shaffer
Finally, Paragon is proud to present (W)HOLE by local playwright TRACY SHAFER who gave us SAINTS & HYSTERICS six years ago. In (W)HOLE, Ames is an artist whose life is shattered by the self-destructive model she hires. Yet amid the rubble of her relationships, Ames discovers what it means to become truly whole.
Ensemble member Michael Stricker directs 2009 Ovation Award Best Actress nominee and ensemble member Carolyn Valentine with other Denver favorites.

October 16 - November 13, 2010