More information:
Kelly Jo Eldredge
Department Chair, Theatre Arts & Dance
303-914-6458
Kelly.Eldredge@rrcc.edu
www.rrcc.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 2023

RRCC to Produce Free Shows This Summer

LAKEWOOD, CO - The Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) Theatre Arts and Dance Department will present a full summer of productions that will be free and open to the public.

OUR VOICES Playwriting Festival - June 23-25. This festival features a full three days of workshops, networking opportunities, writing, and four performances open to the public--June 23 @ 7 pm; June 24 @3 pm @7 pm; June 25 open mic @ 3 pm. Featured professional playwrights: Ellen K. Graham, William Missouri Downs, Leonard Madrid, Nick Malakhow, Colette Mazunik, Jeffrey Neuman, and Rebecca Gorman O’Neill. Full access to the festival is $60. All performances are free and open to the public.

MOSQUITOES by Lucy Kirkwood. This is a one-night performance featuring student director Ren Patton - June 30 @ 7 pm. MOSQUITOES is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com).

AUTO PLAY NEXT LEVEL. Colette and Evan Mazunik will be presenting a unique live storytelling experience. Think live theatre with a built-in music score! July 7 @ 7 pm.

THE TEMPEST. RRCC Theatre Arts and Dance will present this Shakespeare favorite in collaboration with North Dakota Shakespeare Festival July 20-23. Performances will be outside at the RRCC Pavilion at 7 pm on July 20-22 and 2 pm and 7 pm on July 23. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs and enjoy Shakespeare in the open air.

Full access passes to the play festival may be purchased through this website: https://redrocks.cc/tickets .

RRCC Students may receive a free pass to the OUR VOICES Playwriting Festival by emailing Kelly.Eldredge@rrcc.edu.

About RRCC Theatre Arts and Dance Program
Red Rocks Community College has the only fully developed two-year Theatre Arts program in performance, production, and theatre technology in Colorado. The program offers courses leading to an Associate of Arts in Theatre Arts and an Associate of Applied Science in Theatre Technology. It also offers unique certificates in technical theatre, costuming, stage makeup, choreography, musical theatre, and writing for the stage and screen. In addition, the Theatre Arts and Dance Department engages in numerous partnership projects, both on campus and within the community. For more information, contact department chair Kelly Jo Eldredge at Kelly.Eldredge@rrcc.edu.

About Red Rocks Community College
Established in 1969, Red Rocks Community College delivers high-quality, affordable education programs leading to degrees or professional certificates. The college serves over 10,000 students per year online and at campus locations in Lakewood and Arvada.  www.rrcc.edu.

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