Printed on January 06, 2023
That includes Lakewood Cultural Middle and The Performing Firm
“The Three Musketeers”
Wednesday, February 22 at 11:00 a.m. and seven:30 p.m
-and-
“Romeo and Juliet”
Thursday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m
Tickets begin at $25 Lakewood.org/LCCPresents
303-987-7845 or Field Workplace
January 6, 2023 [Lakewood] – Get a contemporary tackle two timeless tales, The Three Musketeers and Romeo and Juliet. Lakewood Cultural Middle and Performing FirmThe Tony Award-winning theater firm attracts a discerning viewers by touring distinctive productions.
“The three musketeers” | Tailored from the novel by Alexandre Dumas by Kirsten Childs
On this new adaptation of this epic story, The Performing Firm combines excessive court docket drama with spoken-word waltz and high-fashion hip-hop to convey again the fashionable basic in the present day, the place braveness, honesty and braveness can nonetheless change the world. The inspiration comes from the superb thriller of how Dumas’ father, Basic Alex Dumas, was the highest-ranking man of colour within the Western army till our time.
“I feel individuals do not all the time know that The Three Musketeers comes from a darkish creativeness. So I am excited to convey an extra layer of dynamic and cultural integrity to the story,” mentioned Kent Gash, creative director of The Performing Firm. Gash, a local of Denver, is an award-winning director, creative chief, educator and writer (see bio).
“Romeo and Juliet” | by William Shakespeare
Set within the modern chaos of a metropolis rife with class and racial battle, Shakespeare’s timeless story of two star-crossed lovers whose passions come to a tragic finish is as related in the present day because it was for audiences 4 centuries in the past. Between enjoyable society events, moonlit nights, abandoned churchyards and bloody streets, The Performing Firm’s recent manufacturing is a lesson in hope and therapeutic.
Tickets for this dynamic efficiency duo within the 2022-2023 LCC Presents season begin at $25 and are on sale now at 303-987-7845, Lakewood.org/LCCPresents or the Lakewood Cultural Middle field workplace, 470 S. Allison Parkway (Wadsworth and West Alameda avenues). The efficiency is really useful for ages 12 and up.
The Lakewood Cultural Middle presents its 2022-2023 season generously supported by the Scientific and Cultural Amenities District (SCFD), Colorado Inventive Industries (CCI), and the Nationwide Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
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TICKET INFORMATION
Introduced by the Lakewood Cultural Middle
“The Three Musketeers”
February 22, 2023, 11 am and seven:30 pm
“Romeo and Juliet”
February 23, 2023 at 7:30 p.m
TICKET PRICE: 25-39 {dollars}
TICKET PAGE: Lakewood.org/LCCPresents
BOX and EVENT ADDRESS:
Lakewood Cultural Middle
470 S. Allison Parkway
Lakewood, CO 80226
bio for Performing Firm
The Actors Firm has been, and all the time can be, America’s dynamic new and basic theater, then we meet right here now!” – Artwork director Kent Gash.
The Performing Firm develops actors by touring skilled theaters throughout America. Greater than 4 million individuals have seen the corporate in 48 states, 10 overseas international locations, on and off Broadway, and in main resident theaters. The corporate’s academic applications convey skilled merchandise, in-school residencies and instructor coaching workshops to 1000’s of scholars in low-income colleges and deprived communities annually. Based in 1972 by John Houseman and Margot Harley as the primary graduate of the Juilliard Faculty’s Drama Division, The Performing Firm has launched the careers of almost 400 actors whereas bringing refined theater to lots of of communities from coast to coast.
Accompanying images should be attributed to Carol Rossegg 2022. Movies can be found right here Alliance Artist Administration Web site.
bio for Kent Gash
Inventive Director Kent Gash, a Denver native, has had a distinguished profession as an award-winning director, creative director, educator and writer. As a youth rising up in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood, Gash was lively in native theater, together with the venerable Bonfils Memorial Theater and George Washington Excessive Faculty. Now she is defying obstacles in her work and attempting to raise her theater expertise. Margot Harley, founding father of The Performing Firm, shared her assist for Gash’s appointment: “She’s going to broaden on the corporate’s founding mission, the work we have accomplished not too long ago, and redefine how the classics communicate to our occasions.” He is already proving that proper with a brand new adaptation of The Three Musketeers for the corporate’s 2023 tour.
Kent Gash is offered for interviews to share his imaginative and prescient and creative course for the 2023 season. To schedule interviews, contact LCC administrator Rita Sommers at 303-987-7873 or RitSom@Lakewood.org.
In regards to the Lakewood Cultural Middle
Acknowledged by the Denver Put up as “one in every of 10 Colorado arts organizations that get it proper,” the Lakewood Cultural Middle (LCC) is acknowledged all through the state for its distinctive programming. Situated simply quarter-hour from downtown Denver at 470 S. Allison Parkway in Lakewood, LCC gives intimate entry to world-class performances. The ability incorporates a 320-seat theater, artwork galleries, visible arts and dance studios, assembly and occasion areas, visible and performing arts courses, camps, performances and a full calendar of particular occasions. Prospects can get pleasure from free parking, on-site refreshments and a totally accessible expertise. Go to to be taught extra Lakewood.org/CulturalCenter or name 303-987-7845.
