Coal Creek Theater of Louisville and
The Front Range Playwright’s Showcase presents
An Evening of Colorado-Grown One-Acts, 2018
Original Works by Nabih Saliba, Colette Mazunik & Oliver Gerland
Directed by Kirsten Jorgensen Smith, Charlie Lowery & Dan Schock
These plays were workshopped and adjudicated during the 11th Annual Front Range Playwrights Showcase in 2017. Now they return as full productions.
These stories are Colorado theater—homegrown, bold, and crafted by the people who live here. Original work by local playwrights, performed and directed by local artists. New voices discovering their craft. Established writers trying bold ideas. Stories you won't see anywhere else.
The Front Range Playwrights Showcase
Since 2007, Coal Creek Theater of Louisville has supported Colorado playwrights through the Front Range Playwrights Showcase. Here, we provide opportunities to workshop, develop, and stage new work.
The Bench
by Nabih Saliba
Directed by Kirsten Jorgensen Smith
A chance encounter between two very different strangers leads to a unique and interesting conversation. An exploration of what drives us internally, The Bench touches on fear, hope, regret and. pigeons.
Irregular Opening
by Colette MAzunik
Directed by Larisa Netterlund
Our playwright says, "In Irregular Opening I imagine two strangers meeting in a small town coffee shop and ask: What would happen if a woman who is running from her past meets a man who feels he has no future?"
Michelin Star
by Oliver Gerland
Directed by Dan Schock
Despite serious problems with the catnip soup, restaurant owners Madame Julie and Monsieur Jean, assisted by waiter and adopted son, Omar, finally earn a Michelin star, as the Reviewer reports.
