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Famous at Blue Sage Center for the Arts

Dates: 6/20/2026

Juniper Circle Productions & The Blue Sage
226-228 Grand Ave, Paonia, CO 81428
Paonia, CO 81428

Phone: (970) 527-7243


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FAMOUS Conceived by Sandra Bauleo & Thomas Caruso Written and performed by Sandra Bauleo Directed by Thomas Caruso

Tales from the shadows of stardom.

Saturday, June 20th at 3pm

FAMOUS is a funny and poignant true story about a struggling young actress and the gloriously unhinged working relationship she develops with a Hollywood legend.

Produced by Juniper Circle Productions and The Blue Sage Center for the Arts as part of The Alan Espinoza Solo Performance Series — uplifting bold new voices through intimate, risk-taking storytelling.

This sneak peek of a brand new work in progress will be followed by a talk-back with the artists.

Ticket sales and donations support two local arts nonprofits.

Famous at Blue Sage Center for the Arts Schedule

Saturday, June 20th at 3pm, followed by a talkback with the artists.

Cast and Creative Team for Famous at Blue Sage Center for the Arts

Cast

Sandra Bauleo
Sandra Bauleo
Conceived, Written & Performed by

Sandra Bauleo is a native New York actor, best known for her work in the award-winning independent film Cicada, Adult Swim’s Teenage Euthanasia, and TV’s 30 Rock.

Thomas Caruso
Thomas Caruso
Conceived & Directed by

Thomas Caruso is an Outer Critics Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award nominee, who recently co-directed the Tony award-winning production of A Christmas Carol (Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York City), starring Michael Cerveris.  He was the Artistic Supervisor for Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins (Stage 42 Off-Broadway) starring the celebrated escape artist from America’s Got Talent: Lord Nil.  Other directing credits include the musical Emojiland (The Duke Theatre, NY Times Critics Pick, 4 Drama Desk Award Nominations, and an Off-Broadway Alliance Award Nomination: Best Musical); A Christmas Carol (Ahmanson Theatre, LA & West Coast tour) starring Bradley Whitford, Kate Burton & Alex Newell. He directed and co-conceived the critically acclaimed musical Southern Comfort (The Public Theatre, NY Times Critics Pick, 3 Lucille Lortel Award and 2 OCC Award nominations including: Best New Musical); Madwomen of the West (Off-Broadway) starring Marilu Henner, Caroline Aaron, Melanie Mayron & Brooke Adams. In London, he directed the West End and World Tour of Dynamo: Seeing Is Believing for the Illusionist/Magician, Dynamo. 

Broadway Associate Director credits include: Matilda, Groundhog Day, Ghost, Mamma Mia!, A Christmas Carol, Bombay Dreams, Follies and Master Class.  Thomas directed the Broadway National Tours of Matilda, Ghost, and Master Class.  Other directing credits include: the world premiere musical adaptation of Huxley’s Brave New World by Tony Award nominee Bill Russell & Grammy Award winner John McDaniel (NC Stage); Academia Nuts (NYMF - Best Direction & Best Musical Awards); Southern Comfort (Barrington Stage - Jonathan Larson & Glaad Awards - Best New Musical).  David Blaine: Real or Magic (Asia tour of world-renowned illusionist, David Blaine); the premiere of Jack Heifner’s Earth To Bucky (Bay Street Theatre), the premiere of Terrence McNally and Israel Horovitz’s Off Season (Gloucester Stage), Shipwrecked, I And You, Clever Little Lies, Syncopation, Incident At Our Lady Of Perpetual Help, Don’t Talk To The Actors, Greetings, Around The World In 80 Days, and Over The Tavern (Penguin Rep). The Chalks (Bay Street Theatre), Zombie based on the novella by Joyce Carol Oates (Off-Broadway), Barefoot in the Park (Surflight Theatre), Don’t Talk To The Actors by Tom Dudzick (Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo – Cornell Award, Best Play), Master Class (TheatreWorks, Palo Alto); Diagnosis (The Play Company), The Butcherhouse Chronicles (SPF – Theatre Row Theatre); The Middle East In Pieces (Cherry Lane Theatre); Bingo (Off-Broadway); China Dolls by Jack Heifner (Ensemble Studio Theatre); Two Boys by James Edwin Parker (Rattlestick); Clive Barker’s Subtle Bodies (Off-Broadway); Ibsen’s Enemy of the People (Off Broadway: Century Center); Sam Shepard’s Cowboy Mouth (Williamstown Theatre Festival); The Next Marilyn (Florida Studio Theatre); New World Rhapsody (NY Stage & Film), The Girl In The Frame (Adirondack Theatre Festival).

He is a member of SDC – Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.  Thomas’ 20 minute debut short film, Zombie, won Best Director at the California Film Awards and was an Official Selection at several film festivals, including the Cleveland International Film Festival, Boston International Film Festival, New York Downtown Short Film Festival, and Washington D.C. Independent Film Festival, where it won Best Short Film.  www.ThomasCaruso.com

Creative Team

Juniper Circle Productions
Juniper Circle Productions
Producer

Juniper Circle Productions' mission is to nurture, illuminate, and build bridges between the urban + rural creative communities through immersive residencies and productions, providing a circle of support where diverse artists can create, exchange, and present groundbreaking new work.

 

Blue Sage Center for the Arts
Blue Sage Center for the Arts
Producer

The Blue Sage Center for the Arts is dedicated to providing community members with opportunities to create and experience art in all its forms.

Daniel Be
Daniel Be
Sound Consultant

Daniel Be is a musician and audio engineer who has been living in the North Fork for 25 years. He is very grateful to be involved in many creative projects over the years. 

Bodhi Gilroy
Bodhi Gilroy
Photography & Video

Bodhi is a freelance cinematographer & photographer based in Paonia Colorado. His films have been featured in the film festivals across the west and internationally, including, Paonia Film Festival, Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Colorado High School Film Festival, & an award winning film at Shakespeare Shorts in the UK. 


 

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Blue Sage Center for the Arts

226-228 Grand Ave, Paonia, CO 81428
Paonia, CO 81428

Phone: (970) 527-7243

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