Theater openings
Benchmark Theatre Company’s “A Kid Like Jake” Feb. 16-March 24: A couple must confront their differences surrounding their 4-year-old son. $20-$30. 40West; 1560 Teller St., Lakewood; benchmarktheatre.com CSU Theatre’s “Appropriate” Feb. 16-25: Three adult children sort through a lifetime of hoarded mementos from a deceased patriarch. $16-$18. University Theatre; 1400 Remington St., Fort Collins; 970-491-2787; CSUArtsTickets.com Sopris Theatre Company’s “Red”
Feb. 16-25: Drama about painter Mark Rothko and his assistant feverishly working to complete a commission. $13-$18.
New Space Theatre; 3000 County Road 114, Glenwood Springs; 970947-8177; coloradomtn.edu/cmctheatre
Firehouse Theater Company’s “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde”
Feb. 17-March 17: The true story of one of England’s most celebrated playwright. $20-$23.
John Hand Theatre; 7653 E. 1st Place; 303-562-3232; firehousetheatercompany.com
The National Players’ “The Great Gatsby”
Feb. 18: Lively adaptation of Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age novel. $30. Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center; 210 N. Santa Fe Ave., Pueblo; 719-295-7200; csdc-arts.org The BITSY Stage’s “Jötunheim: A Legend of Thor and His Hammer”
Feb. 22-April 8: Thor’s hammer has gone missing and Loki devises a plot to get it back. Free.
1137 S. Huron St.; bitsystage.com CenterStage Theatre Company’s “Be More Chill” Feb. 22-March 4: Regional premiere of a zany sci-fi musical about an awkward teenager whose life takes a turn when he discovers a tiny supercomputer inside his brain. $12-$25.
Black Box at Koko Plaza; 901 Front St., Louisville; centerstagebemorechill.bpt.me Metropolitan State University’s
“Guys and Dolls”
Feb. 22-March 4: Musical set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City.
King Center; 855 Lawrence Way, Denver; 303-556-2296; www.ahec.edu/kingcenter Thunder River Theatre Company’s “The Price”
Feb. 22-March 10: Play about family dynamics and the price of one’s decisions. $15-$30.
67 Promenade, Carbondale; 970963-8200; thunderrivertheatre.com