Tectonic Theatre Workshop

BETC and the University of Colorado Boulder are bringing Tectonic to town in April 2012!

Leigh Fondakowski, Founding Member of Tectonic Theatre Project, will teach an innovative three-day intensive workshop on "Moment Work," the approach to dramatic creation that has led to the company's award-winning work including Gross Indecency and The Laramie Project. In this workshop, students actively engage with the elements of the stage – exploring lights, sound, costumes, movement, text, architecture and more – to discover their full theatrical potential and the poetry inherent in each element. The workshop culminates in a presentation of the Moments created over the course of the weekend.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Don't miss out, sign up today!

3-Day Workshop, April 5-7, 2012

Thu 4/5: Workshop runs 2-5, 6-9 p.m.

Fri 4/6: Workshop runs 9-12, 1-5 p.m.

Sat 4/7: Workshop runs 9-12, 1-2:30 p.m.

FEE: $250 (space is limited)
AGE: Age 18+

A two-part payment plan is available. Please contact BETC at 303-665-1841 if you are interested.

Instructor Bio:
Leigh Fondakowski was the Head Writer of The Laramie Project and has been a member of Tectonic Theater Project since 1995. She is an Emmy nominated co-screenwriter for the adaptation of The Laramie Project for HBO. Her latest work, The People’s Temple, has been performed under her direction at Berkeley Repertory Theater, Perseverance Theater, and The Guthrie Theater. Another original play, I Think I Like Girls, played to sold-out audiences in San Francisco and at La Jolla Playhouse and was voted one of the top 10 plays of 2002 by The Advocate. Other directing credits include: I Think I Like Girls (La Jolla Playhouse and Encore Theater), The Laramie Project (Berkeley Repertory Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Perseverance Theater), La Voix Humaine by Jean Cocteau (Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh), Agatha by Marguerite Duras (French Alliance, New York City), Gwen John adapted from the novel by Jane Warrick (HERE, New York City), and readings and workshops of new plays by Jeff Baron, Stephen Belber, Colman Domingo, and Lisa Ramirez.    

Doubt: A Parable

Doubt, A Parable

By John Patrick Shanley

September 30th – October 23rd, 2010
Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 4:00pm
Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO

Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best New Play and the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male students.

Shanley penned the Academy Award-winning screenplay for Moonstruck as well as Danny and the Deep Blue Sea and Savage in Limbo, both of which were part of BETC's Season 1. Featuring BETC’s Rebecca Remaly and Stephen Weitz, Denver actress Ghandia Johnson, and introducing visiting artist Elizabeth Dowd as Sister Aloysius.

Producing Partners: David and Diane Zile


Single show tickets for DOUBT, A Parable are on sale now!
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Check out the Preview Video for Doubt!

Season 5 is presented through the generous support of Sacha Millstone, Senior Vice President, Millstone Evans Group of Raymond James and Associates, Inc.

The SantaLand Diaries

The SantaLand Diaries

By Davis Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello
Back by popular demand!

The run is almost sold out! Get your tickets today!

December 1st – 23rd, 2010
Visit our interactive calendar for specific dates and times.
Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO

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Last year's smash hit returns for another holiday-sized helping. This hilarious and irreverent tale detailing Sedaris' real-life experience of working as an Elf in Macy's SantaLand played to packed houses in 2009, and promises to be even more outrageous and uproarious in 2010!

“[BETC’s SantaLand is] quite possibly the best Christmas-themed show.” – Boulder Weekly

“BETC’s version of SantaLand reaches out and tickles the Bad Santa that lives in many of us.” – Boulder Daily Camera

Producing Ensemble Director’s Comments: SantaLand was a huge hit for us last year and we’re looking forward to bringing back this irreverent look at the excesses of the holidays with new material and inflatable Santas!


Please be aware that The SantaLand Diaries is a PG-13 show. It contains adult language and content.

Season 5 is presented through the generous support of Sacha Millstone, Senior Vice President, Millstone Evans Group of Raymond James and Associates, Inc.