The Aurora Fox launches a 10-year commitment to produce 10 plays by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson
“He's a master storyteller,” betts said, who recognized “Gem of the Ocean” as an opportunity to set the tone for the rest of the American Century Cycle at the Aurora Fox.
At Aurora Fox, ‘Gem of the Ocean’ kicks off a decade-long project
This production, directed with maximum force by donnie l. betts, addresses themes of spirituality, tradition and healing.
If this production foreshadows what is to come with the ensuing lineup of August Wilson’s remaining nine plays, we will all be in for a tremendous journey through Wilson’s canon over the next decade.
In ‘Art,’ a silly painting sparks a reckoning between friends
The Aurora Fox production showcases some top-tier local talent
Damn, those guys were good.
That’s what I was thinking on the way out of the Aurora Fox on a frosty Saturday night after seeing the comedy Art. Beautifully directed by Kate Gleason, the production features three Colorado actors I’ve admired in many roles: Garreth Saxe, Matthew Schneck and Andrew Uhlenhopp. Seeing this trio together onstage is a real treat.
Singing the praises of the unsung heroes
Jen Orf has a pretty good life. As the Aurora Fox’s production manager, she played a huge part in helping the city’s primary performing arts center stay afloat through two astonishingly long leadership vacuums.
Finally! New Aurora Fox leader Rich Cowden promises stability, high energy
Rich Cowden is jumping on a glacier wearing track shoes.
The lifelong administrator, educator and theater director is the new executive producer of the city-owned Aurora Fox Arts Center, ending a hiring saga that had stretched to 14 months. After an extended period of creative dormancy at the 39-year-old Fox, Cowden hit the ground running on Tuesday.
‘Motones & Jerseys: Holiday Hi-Fi’ delivers the hits
The Aurora Fox Arts Center is soaring a mile high this holiday season with Kenny Moten’s musical revue Motones & Jerseys: Holiday Hi-Fi. This musical competition between the two rival groups, Motones and Jerseys, delivers over two hours of enduring music from the 20th century along with a variety of Christmas classics.
Windsor's DaVinci Signs earns national recognition for quality and culture of work
DaVinci Sign Systems designs, builds, and installs some of the most recognizable signs across the Front Range.
"We like to think here, anything you can dream, we can build," said Davinci's vice president and general manager Eric Senesac.
DaVinci is consistently in the national award rosters for World Sign Associates and has received recognition for their work in the towns of Estes Park, Superior, and the City of Denver.
‘Blues in the Night’ lights up the Fox
In Aurora, a spectacular tribute to the blues features four stellar performances
Blues in the Night, currently on stage at the Aurora Fox Studio Theatre, is a musical revue that showcases the songs of blues and jazz legends such as Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen. Making it come alive, under the direction of Terrell Davis, are four immensely gifted blues singers/performers – Alicia “Lisa” Young, Yasmine Emani Hunter, Steph Holmbo, and Leonard Barrett. Because of their brilliant interpretation of the blues and singing no fewer than 26 songs, Blues in the Night registers as a near-seismic event on East Colfax Avenue.
Aurora Arts District needs donations, seats filled: "We pride ourselves on being able to expose artists who don't have a platform"
There's new life in the Aurora arts scene. At the same time, an arts nonprofit needs the community's help to stay alive. The Aurora Cultural Arts District is a 16-block stretch between Clinton to Geneva streets on East Colfax Avenue.