Theater openings
Circus of the Night’s “The Flapper Follies”
July 21-Aug. 26: Cabaret show celebrating the age of silent movies. $25. Millibo Art Theatre; 1626 S. Tejon St., Colorado Springs; 719-465-6321; themat.org Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead”
July 21-Aug. 13: Tom Stoppard’s comedy based on Shakespearean characters. $10-$50. University Theatre; CU campus, Boulder; 303-492-8008; cupresents.org Counterweight Theatre/ Theatre d’ Art’s “Petrograd” July 21-Aug. 6: British spies are tasked with planning a plot to remove Rasputin’s influence on the imperial family. $15. Cottonwood Center for the Arts; 427 E. Colorado Ave., Colorado Springs; 719-357-8321; theatredart.org Foothills Theatre Company’s “The Tempest”
July 21-29:Shakespeare’s adventure set on a mostly deserted isle. Free. Grant Family Amphitheatre in Clement Park; 7306 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton; ifoothills.org/ftc Springs Ensemble Theatre Company’s “Poudre”
July 21-Aug. 6: Drama that follows the confrontation between a mother and a teacher in the aftermath of a fifth-grader’s suicide. $15. 1903 E. Cache La Poudre St., Colorado Springs; 719-357-3080; springsensembletheatre.org CenterStage Theatre Company’s “Godspell”
July 27-Aug. 4: Stephen Schwartz’s contemporary musical taken from the Gospels. $15-$25. Louisville Center for the Arts; 801 Grant Ave., Louisville; centerstagegodspell.brownpapertickets.com Fort Collins Fringe Festival July 27-30: Unjuried performances at various venues around Fort Collins. $5-$15. Various venues; fringefestivalfortcollins.com TheatreWorks’ “Much Ado About Nothing”
July 27-Aug. 19: Complications abound in Shakespeare’s romantic comedy. $20-$42. Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site; 3105 Gateway Rd., Colorado Springs; 719-255-3232; theatreworkscs.org
Little Theatre of the Rockies’ “Sister Act”
July 27-30: Musical comedy based on the 1992 film. $10-$22. Langworthy Theatre, University of Northern Colorado; 8th Ave. and 18th St., Greeley; littletheatrerockies.com Compiled by Mark Collins, Special to the Denver Post