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FROM PAGE 12 the one hand, it’s necessary to end this massive threat to the climate, the environment and public health. e antiquated federal royalty rate of 12.5% must be jacked up considerably — 25%, anyone? — to bring

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intimate theatre, which we have utilized every corner of, so that when the show starts, the audience is being invited to join the world we create for the next two hours.”

One of the decisions that adds a more personal touch to the experience is to allow Rosenkrantz to portray Wally as autistic.

“As an autistic actor, I’m ecstatic that my director was on board with allowing Wally to be autistic as well for this production. Wally has special interests like most autistic kids, and he thrives when he’s able to engage with them,” they wrote.

“Even though Emily and Wally don’t always see eye to eye, Wally loves Emily deeply. He looks up to her, and sometimes envies her ability to succeed in school where he often struggles.”

One of the many things that makes

“Our Town” so timeless is how applicable it is to every person, whether on stage or in the audience.

“ is script… brought to light how beautiful and spectacular life really is, and how precious, not in a way that is fragile but in a way that made us all want to hold it a little tighter and do a little more with whatever time and space we have,” Coldiron wrote.

Visit https://arvadacenter.org/ events/our-town for information and tickets.

Take a ride on the ‘Carousel’ at Lakewood Cultural Center e Lakewood Cultural Center and Performance Now eatre Company it in line with what states charge. A portion of the royalty should also go into a reclamation fund so that corporate owners pay to clean up the messes they leave. are teaming up to co-present the classic musical “Carousel,” which runs from Friday, March 17 through Sunday, April 2 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Performances are at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.

Jonathan ompson is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonpro t dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. He is the editor of the Land Desk and a longtime Western journalist.

A traditional favorite from the legendary duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein, the show features standards like “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”

Find detail and tickets at Lakewood. org/LCCPresents.

Wheat Ridge Theatre invokes ‘The Irish Curse’

Sometimes the best way to tackle touchy subjects is to do so with a funny and irreverent approach. at’s the method author Martin Casella uses in his black comedy, “ e Irish Curse,” which is currently running at Wheat Ridge eatre Company, 5455 W. 38th. Ave., Unit J. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, through Sunday, March 26.

Directed by Selena A. Naumo , the show is “about a self-help group for men with a particular physical `shortcoming,’” according to provided information and dives into thorny questions of identity, masculinity, sex and the challenges men deal with on the daily.

Get tickets for the show at https:// wheatridgetheatrecompany.ticketspice.com/the-irish-curse.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — MIKE at Lost Lake Lounge

If you’ve been paying attention to underground rap for the last couple years, you’ve probably come across the Google-proof musician MIKE He specializes in the kind of insular, atmospheric rap that is made for headphones and evenings spent laying on your oor. He’s released numerous critically acclaimed albums and his latest, “Beware of the Monkey,” ranks as one of his best.

In support of the album, MIKE will be stopping at the Lost Lake Lounge, Address, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22. Lost Lake is the perfect venue for a rising star MIKE and openers 454 and Anysia Kym. Details and tickets can be found at https://lost-lake.com/.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.