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Merely Players season tickets on sale now

Merely Players is now selling tickets for its 2021-22 theater season: “Together Again.” The show lineup includes: “Men on Boats,” the retelling of John Wesley Powell’s Grand Canyon expeditio...

DATE: Aug 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Durango Arts Center seeks actors

The Durango Arts Center is calling all local thespians to audition for its October shows. The Ten-Minute Play Festival is looking for actors older than 16 to audition. There is no need to pr...

DATE: Aug 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

A playwright’s dream, one line at a time

August PlayFest ready to launch

DATE: Jul 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

New improv group tells its ‘Origin Story’

Comedians take the stage at Durango Arts Center

DATE: Jul 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Get ready for Durango Pride!

Annual celebration starts Wednesday at Ska

DATE: Jul 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Three crackin’ good yarns: Creede Rep launches 56th season with fairy tale, an epic and love letters

After going dark in 2020 because of COVID-19, Creede Repertory Theatre is launching Operation Outdoor Theatre 2021. A full schedule of plays, plus improv comedy and a new cabaret, is on deck...

DATE: Jun 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Santa Fe Opera gears up for ticket sales, season opener

ALBUQUERQUE – The gates at the famed Santa Fe Opera are open again, and General Director Robert Meya said Wednesday that he and the entire company are excited to return to the stage in July...

DATE: Jun 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Durango Playfest seeks play submissions from local writers

Durango PlayFest is seeking full-length play submissions (60 to 90 pages) for its Aug. 3-8 festival. There will be a reading by local actors of the selected work. The festival seeks work wit...

DATE: Jun 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Durango Playfest seeks play submissions from local writers

Durango PlayFest is seeking full-length play submissions (75 to 90 pages) for its Aug. 3-8 festival. There will be a reading by local actors of the selected work. The festival seeks work w...

DATE: Jun 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Merely Players finds another ’found space’

Theater company to stage contemporary French comedy

DATE: May 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Broadway readies imminent ticket sales for a fall reopening

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK – Many Broadway productions are scrambling to resume ticket sales in the coming days to welcome theater-goers this fall after city ...

DATE: May 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Durango High School theater returns to the stage with ‘Carrie’

Troupe 1096 wants to take you to the prom

DATE: Apr 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.