Like that slow, satisfying burn of your favorite spicy foods, “The Book Handlers” at Buntport lingers with you long after you’ve left the theater and gets even better the more your mind dives into the juicy themes of the play. Seeming to draw inspiration from “The Twilight Zone,” absurdist playwrights like Eugène Ionesco (The Bald Soprano) and existential thinkers like Kafka, this show is a multi-layered piece about everything and nothing.  Continue Reading

“I am relentless. I am the most relentless person you’ve ever met. If you have met someone more relentless than me, tell me, tell me … .” Manford, the central character in the world premiere play, "The Great Leap," is a cocky Chinese-American teenager who talks his way onto the University of San Francisco’s basketball team in order to join them for a friendship game in China against Beijing University. Blending history, humor and the great sport of basketball, this play by Lauren Yee is fresh  Continue Reading

Let's spread kindness! Observed every February, and celebrated this year from February 11-17, 2018, #RAKWeek is an annual opportunity to unite through kindness.  Continue Reading

CHICAGO! What an outrageously fun show! I think I might have been grinning the whole 2.5 hours. While the set is minimal aside from a couple of ladders, some chairs and a band stand, the quality of the dance numbers, the energy of the actors and the excellence of the singing is anything but basic. The playful storyline draws you in, while the catchy jazz-inspired songs put you under a spell that leaves you feeling like you could Charleston all the way home after the curtain falls. “Chicago” is  Continue Reading

Happy Thanksgiving! Should you find yourself needing to get out of the house and away from the kitchen, here's a handy list (though not exhaustive) of popular destinations that are OPEN on Thanksgiving and a list of those that are not. OPEN: Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS is only closed 1 day a year: December 25), Denver Zoo (they’re open every day of the year!) and Southwest Rink at Skyline Park (open 11a - 6p). CLOSED: All branches of the Denver Public Library (also note that  Continue Reading

An instant Buntport classic! “Edgar Allan Poe Is Dead and So Is My Cat” has everything including a Poe-obsessed 40-year-old man who lives in his sister’s basement, a house without a proper door, an awkward cat funeral, an abundance of Poe references, cheesy literary t-shirts, a “suit with anecdotes” and of course extremely hilarious moments that leave you gasping for breath as you laugh so hard you cry. We loved it and think you should see it. Tickets are $18 online and $20 at the door. Shown  Continue Reading