88 stories from Aspen Times
ASPEN - Naomi McDougall Jones' mother, Claire McDougall, is a writer; her first novel is set to be published next year. Jones' father, Paul, plays a bit of violin. But Jones gives a knowing …
ASPEN - When Cassie Lewis, an Aspen High School senior who has been studying at the School of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet since she was 4, began working on an original dance with Craig Black, a me…
ASPEN - Before there was Drew, there was John.Or, as the Hudson Reed Ensemble puts it, before their was Olivier, and before there was Brando, there was Barrymore.The Aspen theater company pr…
ASPEN - The Aspen Fringe Festival will hold auditions for two of its upcoming productions - "Red" and "Hope and Gravity" - from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Rio Grande Meeting Room in the …
ASPEN - Before he turned 10, David Brenner took a job as a stockboy in the working-class Philadelphia neighborhood where he lived. Brenner took the job seriously - showed up on time, worked …
ASPEN - Several years ago, Tom Simmons spotted, in his brother-in-law's car, a copy of the book "Secrets of the Federal Reserve." Simmons was instantly hooked on the subject and has spent mu…
ASPEN - Bobcat Goldthwait has been working on a screenplay about Bigfoot for several years. Recently he ran a bit of the script by his wife to see if she thought there was any danger of offe…
I'm what is known as a "working artist," which is a noble euphemism for "not famous." About 6 years ago I quit my day job to try my hand at making a living performing my multimedia comedy sh…
ASPEN - In the corner of northern Connecticut where he lives, Moses Pendleton isn't known as the founder of the inventive dance theater troupe MOMIX, or as a founding member of the groundbre…
Theatre Aspen's tent structure will remain in Rio Grande Park year-round - for at least another year.The Aspen City Council voted 4-1 Monday night to allow the theater organization to leave …
ASPEN - Upon entering Assemble Dancewear in Castle Rock, proprietor Noel Amend noted that my 12-year-old ballerina, Olivia, had arrived with her hair in a meticulous bun. "Bun?" I wondered. …
ASPEN - Convincing me to drive up to Aspen for a night out, particularly when I have to work the next day, is close to impossible. On Monday, it was the promised 5:30 p.m. showtime as much a…
ASPEN - Playing Lily St. Regis in Theatre Aspen's current production of the musical "Annie," Aileen Quinn feels a bit out of character. "I'm usually the heroine, making the good moral choice…
Playing Lily St. Regis in Theatre Aspen's current production of the musical "Annie," Aileen Quinn feels a bit out of character. "I'm usually the heroine, making the good moral choices. And t…
Theatre Aspen holds opening-night parties and other events throughout the year to reach out to the community. But Sunday night the nonprofit offered something a little different - the chance…
ASPEN - Among the qualities that Norbert De La Cruz III cares to bring to the dance stage, along with musicality and partnering technique, is humility. So when De La Cruz, a 23-year-old from…
When you casually mention that you've dwelled in the House of the Lord - and we're not talking about regular attendance at a church where people gather on Sunday mornings to pray, or a metap…
Earlier this year, the Theatre Aspen School's Winter Teen Conservatory performed "The Curious Savage," a straight play from the 1950s involving stepchildren, an inheritance, an asylum. Which…
ASPEN - Earlier this year, the Theatre Aspen School's Winter Teen Conservatory performed "The Curious Savage," a straight play from the 1950s involving stepchildren, an inheritance, an asylu…
ASPEN - A young thespian from Aspen landed a callback in New York City for one of Broadway's most timeless productions, "Annie."Sophie Schlosser, 10, earned consideration for a part in the p…
CARBONDALE - Jayne Gottlieb was all set for the winter performance by her Jayne Gottlieb Productions, just about to begin auditions for "Grease," the enduringly popular and humorous look at …
CARBONDALE - Paula Poundstone has to be reminded what Black Friday is.For those also needing a reminder, it's the day after Thanksgiving, when holiday shoppers lose all sense of perspective …
ASPEN - When Stacia Bolitho was thinking of moving to the Roaring Fork Valley area, no doubt she ran down the standard checklist of things a young wife considers when relocating: jobs, housi…
ASPEN - Aspen Community Theatre has plenty of institutional history behind it, with 36 years of performances. That sense of history is very much present in the organization, when you conside…
CARBONDALE - It's two days before Lee Sullivan is about to appear in one of his biggest roles, yet Sullivan, an Aspenite who has become prominent in the valley's theater world over the last …
