Wednesday's BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

Couldn't make it to hear the big announcement for next season? Well here's a recap of what we have lined up at the Theatre and Museum. At Bemis, the new summer session starts June 4,  but download a PDF of the catalog now to browse classes (registration begins April 4 for members; April 23 for the general public).


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Floyd D. Tunson, Coco (Remix H), 2009. Acrylic on canvas, 60" x 48"

Image courtesy of the artist.



In The Museum



Places Apart

by Scott Johnson
July 14 - Sept. 30

Trace Elements:
Light into Space

by James Turrell
July 14 - Sept. 30
Here's a video of Turrell speaking about his works.  

Son of Pop

by Floyd Tunson
Oct. 27 - Jan. 20, 2013

American Folk Art

from the Volkersz Collection
Feb. 15 - May 12, 2013

On Stage for the 2012/2013 Theater Season 

This upcoming season marks 25 years of theatre with the FAC Theatre Company, and in celebration, theatre subscriptions start at just $90 for all six mainstage shows!

Gypsy 

Sept. 26 - Oct. 21
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Arthur Laurents

Often described as “America’s Greatest Musical” by theatre critics, this musical fable from the Golden Age of Broadway is based on the memoirs of burlesque star Gyspy Rose Lee.

A Christmas Story

Nov. 28 - Dec. 23
By Philip Grecian
Watch a trailer

Based on the motion picture A Christmas Story, © 1983 Turner Entertainment Co., distributed by Warner Bros., written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark;
and on the book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd.

“You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!” The modern holiday film classic concerning Ralphie Parker’s quest for a Red Ryder B-B gun, becomes a live theatrical experience for the whole family.

Prelude To A Kiss

Jan. 30 - Feb. 17, 2013
by Craig Lucas

This romantic comedy, a freaky-Friday for the 21^st Century, is a beautifully crafted story that touches our hearts, leaving us to ponder the wondrous promise of truly selfless love.

Other Desert Cities (Colorado Premiere)

March 14 - 31, 2013
by Jon Robin Baitz
Part of the Fine Arts Center’s 2013 multidisciplinary project centering on "Family"

Watch a trailer

See the show The New York Times has dubbed as "the best new play on Broadway" before anyone else in Colorado.  A family is pushed to the brink in Jon Robin Baitz’s scintillating new drama.  When Brooke Wyeth arrives at her parents’ Palm Springs mansion on Christmas Eve with the manuscript of her tell-all memoir in tow she unearths a devastating family secret—throwing her parents into a panic that threatens to rip the clan apart. With biting wit and razor-sharp insight, Other Desert Cities “has the appeal of a Broadway hit from another age” (The New York Times).

The Drowsy Chaperone

May 9 - June 2
Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison 
Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar 

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Winner of 5 Tony Awards, this Musical inside a Comedy begins when a die-hard musical-theater fan plays his favorite cast album on his turntable, and the musical literally bursts to life in his living room, telling the rambunctious tale of a brazen Broadway starlet trying to find, and keep, her true love.

Jaques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris 

June 20-30
Music and Lyrics by Jacques Brel

Production conception, English lyrics, additional material by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman
The poignant, passionate and profound songs of Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel are brought to vivid theatrical life in this intense musical experience. A powerful, intimate, bold and emotional evening of theatre, brimming with flair, attitude and European sophistication.