Saturdays in the Park with the FAC: join us for live performances and art demonstrations downtown at Acacia Park! FREE – pre-registration recommended | Acacia Park Bandshell JQA by Aaron Posner This country isn't gonna get more perfect on its own. John Quincy Adams was a brilliant but quick-tempered diplomat, one-term president, and congressman. In “JQA,” award-winning […]
Saturdays in the Park with the FAC Theatreworks presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream FREE – pre-registration recommended | Acacia Park Bandshell Three fairies wreaking revenge, four people escaping in love, and six workers aspiring to artistic greatness all add up to chaos during one magical, mystical night in the woods in one of Shakespeare's most bubbling, lyrical, […]
Considered by many to be the most charming musical ever written, She Loves Me is a warm romantic comedy with an endearing innocence and a touch of old-world elegance. The Mikos Lazlos play Parfuemerie, on which it is based, has inspired many adaptations, including the beloved film You’ve Got Mail starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks.
Three fantastical fairy tales based on historic events in the Pike’s Peak region, to entertain, educate, and foster empathy. By filtering these stories through the lens of Fairy Tale and Fable, we invite students to experience history in a very approachable manner. These plays are written by three local playwrights and will be cast with […]
Where Did We Sit on the Bus? is an electric one-person show pulsing with Latin rhythms, rap, hip-hop, spoken word, and live looping. During a third grade lesson on the Civil Rights movement and Rosa Parks, a Latinx student raises their hand to ask, “Where did we sit on the bus?” and their teacher can’t answer […]
Based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the men and women that the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the phone operator, the server, the millworker, the mason, and the stay-at-home parent, just to name a few.
Join us for October First Friday at the FAC! We're celebrating the kickoff to #ArtsOctober with a new exhibition and theater production. Enjoy a cocktail in the courtyard 5-7:30 p.m. Ronny Quevedo: at the line exhibition opening Named a must-see show by the Denver Post, don't miss our opening celebration and meet the artist with […]
Guadalupe in the Guest Room chronicles a funny and heartfelt story of shared grief and love between two people separated by a language barrier, ultimately proving that understanding doesn’t always require speaking the same language. Guadalupe is living in the guest room of her son-in-law, Steve, while she works to translate from English to Spanish the […]
