Theater openings
The Bug Theatre/Paper Cat Films’ “Night of the Living Dead”
Oct. 6-28: Live stage version of the cult slasher flick. $10-$18. 3654 Navajo St.: bugtheatre.org
The Edge Theater Company’s “A Delicate Balance”
Oct. 6-Nov. 5: Neighbors and a nameless fear upset the household of a suburban couple. $30. 1560 Teller St., Lakewood; 303-2320363: theedgetheater.com StageDoor Theatre Company’s “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)”
Oct. 6-22: Breakneck comedy that stuffs something from all the bard’s works into a riotous twoact play. $15-$18. 25797 Conifer Road, Conifer; 303-838-0809; StageDoorTheatre.org
Town Hall Arts Center’s “Legally Blonde, the Musical”
Oct. 6-Nov. 26: A young woman tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. $23-$42. 2450 W. Main St., Littleton; 303-794-2787; townhallartscenter.com
Stories on Stage’s “The Year of Magical Thinking”
Oct 7-15: Anne Penner performs the dramatic adaptation of Joan Didion’s award-winning memoir. $15-$28. Oct. 7 at Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St, Boulder; Oct. 15 at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Dr., Den- ver; 303-494-0523; storiesonstage.org
Theatre Esprit Asia’s “Hearts of Palm”
Oct. 7-29: Subversive comedy about a group of American executives on a trip to Southeast Asia trying to obtain a plantation. $15-$25. ACAD Gallery; 1400 Dallas St., Aurora; 720-492-9479; teatheatre.org
Paramount Theatre’s “A Night with Janis Joplin”
Oct. 8: Musical that celebrates the life of music of the 1960s rock icon. $39.50-$69.50. 1621 Glenarm Pl., Denver; paramountdenver.com DCPA Off-Center’s
“The Wild Party”
Oct. 11-31: Immersive theater experience of a jazz musical. $45 (21 and over). The Hangar at Stanley; 2501 Dallas St., Aurora; 303893-4100; denvercenter.org
Su Teatro’s “La Carpa Aztlan Presents: I Don’t Speak English Only”
Oct. 12-28: Set in the near future when speaking Spanish is outlawed and learning history is banned. $17-$20. 721 Santa Fe Dr., Denver; 303-296-0219; suteatro.org The Upstart Crow Theatre Company’s “Richard III”
Oct. 12-22: Shakespeare’s great wounded villain takes the stage. $21-$25. Dairy Arts Center; 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; thedairy.org Compiled by Mark Collins, Special to the Denver Post