Dairy Arts Center

Spacewoman | Apr 29-May 3
2026-05-01 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-05-02 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-03 16:30 - 18:30 (America/Denver) | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Apr 29-May 3
Astronaut Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot and command an American spacecraft. Born on the other side of the tracks in upstate New York, she smashed many glass ceilings in the US Air Force and at NASA in her career, culminating in four increasingly dramatic and dangerous space shuttle missions. With an incredible set of archival materials, intimate interviews, and a moving score by Marcelo Zarvos, Hannah Berryman’s nail-biting film shares the emotional journey experienced by Eileen’s family, and explores what level of risk is acceptable in human endeavour. (Hannah Berryman, 2024, USA, 1:35, NR)

Horseshoe | Apr 29-May 3
2026-05-01 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-05-02 15:00 - 16:30, 2026-05-03 14:00 - 15:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Apr 29-May 3
All Families Are Mad… not least the Canavans. A drama comedy with a twist set in the wild West of Ireland. When Colm, the head of the family, dies, there are few who mourn his passing, not even his four estranged adult children. But the legalities of his will must be observed and more than one Canavan sibling is harbouring secrets. As the Canavans return to the family home, the fate of the family unit, their sanity and the Canavan estate all hang in the balance. (Edwin Mullane & Adam O’Keeffe, 2025, Ireland, 1:28, NR)

BETC: Mary Jane | May 1-24
2026-05-01 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-03 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-05-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-10 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-05-15 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-16 14:00 - 15:30 and 2 more dates | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Regional Premiere
A single mom’s life is turned upside down by her child’s chronic illness. Abandoned by her husband, she faces reality with a sunny determination that borders on denial.
A story of a mother’s unbounded love and the makeshift circle of women who support her, Mary Jane is a beautiful testament to endurance and human kindness in the face of tragedy.
The New York Times calls Mary Jane “the most profound and harrowing of all Amy Herzog plays…a character study and everywoman story.”

Local Theater Company Local Listens: Queer Lineage play readings
2026-05-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Join us for staged readings of two new short plays inspired by the stories of LGBTQ+ Coloradans across generations. This event marks the culmination of our season-long project, Local Listens: Queer Lineage. Tickets are pay-what-you-will. All are welcome!
Throughout the season, Local Theater Company brought together LGBTQ+ community members, ages 19 to 92, in facilitated story circles. These stories inspired the two 45-minute plays written by Steen J Burge, Julie Rada and Miriam Suzanne.
Following the performances, we invite you to stay for a facilitated conversation about the plays — an opportunity to reflect, respond, and continue the dialogue together.
Learn more about the project and hear selected stories on our website.
Local Listens: Queer Lineage is supported in part by the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, the Alex Wilson Fund and Cassandra Simon.

Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC): MAD LIBrarians | May 3 & 17
2026-05-03 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-05-17 10:30 - 11:30 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Watch top-notch improvisers light up the stage, while your kids’ faces light up!
At each one-of-a-kind show, kids in the audience make up new book titles and then the MAD LIBrarians hilariously off-the-cuff stories to go with the kids’ titles.
A free craft starts at the listed show time of every performance!

Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC): Plays with Fire: Staged readings of BONNET by John Patrick Shanley and THE WHEELCHAIR ON MY FACE by Sonya Kelly
2026-05-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-17 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-17 17:00 - 18:00 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Coming soon! Coming soon! The second installment of BETC’s Plays with Fire – Each performance includes two staged readings PLUS the announcement of our 21st season.
BONNET by John Patrick Shanley
and THE WHEELCHAIR ON MY FACE by Sonya Kelly
A pair of comedies to put some spring in your springtime – plus our Season 21 Announcement!
Mark Ragan and Jessica Robblee spill the beans about BETC’s upcoming season of spectacular shows, and then…
BONNET
by Oscar, Tony, and Pulitzer winner John Patrick Shanley
a staged reading directed by Josh Hartwell
A clever 20-minute comedy of manners in which Ava appears at the breakfast table with a meaningful new accessory, and her husband Dan has a few questions.
THE WHEELCHAIR ON MY FACE (New York Times Critic’s Pick)
by Sonya Kelly
a staged reading directed by Adrian Egolf, featuring Kate Gleason
A memoir-meets-theatre-meets-standup-comedy piece about growing up with poor vision that went undiagnosed until Kelly was seven years old.

Set The Table Exhibition Opening Reception
2026-05-15 17:00 - 20:00 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
On View May 15 – Aug 2 | Opening Reception: May 15, 5 – 8 PM
Set the Table is a group exhibition spanning all of the Dairy Arts Center’s gallery spaces, exploring the dinner table as a central site of cultural, ecological, and artistic discourse. The table emerges as a nexus of home and heritage, agriculture and environment, family and domesticity, culinary arts, sustainability, capitalism, and food scarcity—revealing how deeply food systems shape our daily lives, identities, and futures.
Grounded in both local and global perspectives, the exhibition considers food as more than nourishment: it is memory, labor, ritual, power, and connection. With a particular focus on Colorado’s agricultural landscape, Set the Table highlights the intrinsic links between land stewardship, environmental responsibility, and the ways communities gather, cook, and share.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a robust series of public programs, including three immersive dinner- and food-based events, each connected to a key theme or artist within the exhibition. These include a Native food event in partnership with Creative Nations, a farm-to-table gathering, and an additional thematic meal, alongside educational workshops, talks, and community programming. The Dairy will also partner with the nonprofit Mad Agriculture to spotlight artists who are regenerative farmers, culminating in a dedicated gallery wall and event that brings together art, agriculture, and sustainable practice.
Participating Artists: Clara Nulty, Desert Art Lab, Carly Owen Weiss, Mad Agriculture, Trent Bailey, Brandy Coons, Janine Brown, Soroya Latiff, and Stephanie Maria.

Boulder Ballet: Radiance | May 15-17
2026-05-15 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-16 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-05-16 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-17 14:00 - 15:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
Image by Amanda Tipton Photography | FB- Amanda Tipton-Photographer | IG – @amandatiptonphotography
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Celebrate renewal and radiance with contemporary masterpieces by Jorma Elo and Nicolo Fonte. Known for their inventive style and ground breaking contemporary works, these two choreographers are some of the most sought after dance-makers in the world today. Featuring Boulder Ballet’s exceptional dancers, this program promises an unforgettable evening of cutting-edge choreography and radiant performance.
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Creative Connections: 60s Folk Sing-Along and Screening of Oh Brother Where Art Thou
2026-05-21 12:00 - 15:15 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Join us for an afternoon of music, memories, and movie fun – Sing Along with songs by Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and more. We’ll start with a live guitarist leading a folk revival-themed sing-along, followed by a private screening of O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) on the big screen.
This free event is part of the Dairy Arts Center’s Creative Connections Series, designed to bring older adults together through shared arts experiences that inspire joy and connection.
Schedule:
12:00–12:50 PM – Folk Revival Sing-Along (Dairy Lobby)
1:00–3:00 PM – O Brother, Where Art Thou? Screening (Boedecker Theater)
In partnership with Circle of Care Project
Mobilizing the Arts and Culture to Enrich the Lives of Older Adults

Viva Theater: Silent Sky | May 22 - June 7, 2026
2026-05-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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Silent Sky is the true story of Henrietta Leavitt and her team of female astronomers at the Harvard Observatory during the early years of the 20th century. Though unrecognized in her time by the male-dominated world of science, Henrietta changed the way we see the universe.
This beautiful and luminous play is written by Lauren Gunderson, one of the most produced playwrights in the country. Silent Sky is filled with humor, math, music, and the profound mysteries of the stars.
People needing special or ADA seating: please call the box office when purchasing a ticket to request accommodation.
