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# Viva Theater

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## Posts

- [Ten Decades and Counting!](https://www.vivatheater.org/ten-decades-and-counting/) - On May 30th 1926, our very own VIVA star Sandy Hale was born. Yes! 100 years old, and still working it. READ ON for some Sandy-only anecdotes.
- [All hail Sandy Hale!](https://www.vivatheater.org/all-hail-sandy-hale/) - On May 30th 1926, our very own VIVA star Sandy Hale was born. Yes! 95 years old, and still working it. READ ON for some Sandy-only anecdotes.
- [Celebrate Boulder Arts Week with "Hate Mail"](https://www.vivatheater.org/celebrate-boulder-arts-week-with-hate-mail/) - Come see a one-time-only performance of Hate Mail, and celebrate Boulder Arts Week with our incredible actors. VIVA is theater by, with, and for older adults.
- [Auditions for Silent Sky](https://www.vivatheater.org/auditions-for-silent-sky/) - We are holding auditions for our spring show, Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson, on 2/20/26 (6:30 pm) and 2/21/26 (1 pm), at Westview Church in Boulder
- [Thornton Wilder and Our Town: the Boulder connection](https://www.vivatheater.org/thornton-wilder-and-our-town/) - Amy Wertheimer was the first to see the manuscript of Thornton Wilder's Our Town. Amy's granddaughter now resides in Boulder.
- [VIVA Benefit on September 22, 2024](https://www.vivatheater.org/viva-benefit/) - Support VIVA! Come see Ghostlight at the Dairy on September 22nd at 3 pm. Tickets are $50 for the film, followed by a reception with appetizers and a cash bar.
- [Auditions for Our Fall Show](https://www.vivatheater.org/auditions-for-our-fall-show/) - The Man Who Came to Dinner, by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, is a classic comedy of the American Theater. Auditions 8/9/24 at 6 pm and 8/10/24 at 1 pm.
- [Jim Carver's 10th Decade](https://www.vivatheater.org/jim-carvers-10th-decade/) - Jim Carver, one of VIVA's most skilled directors, turned 90 years old on January 30th, 2022. We celebrate his life and impact on America's community theater.
- [A Tribute to Mark Read](https://www.vivatheater.org/a-tribute-to-mark-read/) - Mark Read graced VIVA's stages for many years, a true and dedicated theater person. We miss you, Mark.
- [The Mousetrap arrives in September!](https://www.vivatheater.org/the-mousetrap/) - VIVA's fall show is Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, the longest running play in the history of the world. Who did it? You'll never guess!
- [Auditions for Talking With...](https://www.vivatheater.org/auditions-for-talking-with/) - Auditions for Talking With....All women, monologues, Jan. 19th at 6 pm and Jan. 20th at 1 pm. Come to Westview Church basement (back), 6710 Arapahoe in Boulder
- [Opening November 12th](https://www.vivatheater.org/opening-november-12th/) - Presenting our first show since Dude! It's Boulder in November of 2019. We celebrate that which makes the world go round. Love! Love is what's carried us through this pandemic, and love is what has soothed our bumps and bruises as we travel that still-rocky road. The Last Romance, by the Tony award-winning playwright Joe DiPietro, reveals
- [Storytellers at the Library](https://www.vivatheater.org/storytellers-at-the-library/) - October 21, 2019: Halloween Alert! Boulder Valley Spellbinders® will present "Unusual Harvests and Mysterious Happenings" for this month's VIVA at the Library. In keeping with the season - that slightly spooky time between the Equinox and the Solstice, where the daylight shrinks, the Earth begins its long winter's slumber, and ghosts feel perfectly comfortable pestering
- [The Covid Coaster](https://www.vivatheater.org/the-covid-coaster/) - Our founding member, Sandy Hale, remarked how this past year has been like a scary roller coaster ride. Forthwith - this poem. Imagine the screams, please. We are locked in, with increasing frights As we jolt upward toward hectic heights. Savage statistics strain our emotional abilities Of cases, pain and passings at senior facilities.
- [The Pandemic, according to Will](https://www.vivatheater.org/the-pandemic-according-to-will/) - April 2021: Historians tell us that the immortal Bard, William Shakespeare, lived out his entire life in the shadow of the Plague. He had plenty of time to dream up new expressions that are with is to this day, 5oo years later. One of our members wrote this meditation on the Year of our Plague,
- [We Love You, Boulder](https://www.vivatheater.org/we-love-you-boulder/) - Like so many others, we've been struggling to come to terms with the meaningless violence that has invaded our community. In a community as small as ours, we are all connected by only one or two degrees of separation from the victims of the shooting. Our hearts and sympathies go out to all the family
- [Introducing: The VIVA Zoom Salon](https://www.vivatheater.org/introducing-the-viva-zoom-salon/) - We don't know about you, but between self-isolating, a contentious political environment, and passively watching the world go by from behind our windows and screens, we've had enough! By now you undoubtedly realize that VIVA won't be doing any live performances for the near future. It's still too risky for everyone involved. Since VIVA is part
- [Dude Tickets Now On Sale](https://www.vivatheater.org/dude-tickets-now-on-sale/) - Our production of Dude, It's Boulder is opening November 22nd. Tickets for this epic extravaganza of Boulder history are selling fast, and that's no exaggeration! Tickets may be purchased at The Dairy Center box office, online, or by calling 303-444-7328. Prices range from $17 to $20. Shows are November 22 @7 pm; November 23 @2
- [The Perspectives of Time](https://www.vivatheater.org/the-perspectives-of-time/) - It’s been almost three weeks since Governor Polis declared a state of emergency in Colorado. Since that time, we cancelled our spring show, the Dairy Arts Center shut down, and all venues, bars, and restaurants were closed - lights going out across our town, one by one. Yet the star on Flagstaff is shining on
- [Love Is On The Way](https://www.vivatheater.org/love-is-on-the-way/) - Our Valentine's Day bouquet for you is news of VIVA's upcoming spring show, The Last Romance. It's a heart-warming comedy about the transformative power of love: a widower falls hard for a woman he sees in the park and tries his mightiest to woo her. She resists. And yes, both the man and the woman
- [Dance Films at the Library](https://www.vivatheater.org/dance-films-at-the-library/) - December 16, 2019: Please join us for our our first-ever collaboration with the Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema. This program - Dance Is Like A Fine Wine - will include some favorite dance films from the past few years, featuring dancers across the age spectrum. Styles range from ballet to buck dancing, and from
- [Dude, It's Boulder coming this fall](https://www.vivatheater.org/dude-its-boulder-coming-this-fall/) - Coming this November! Back by popular demand! Click through to watch a video preview! It's a city • It's a history • It's a theater event Coming November 22nd to the Dairy Arts Center VIVA's sold-out stage event of 2013 - Dude, It's Boulder! - returns this fall with a new production. Award-winning playwright (and Boulder native)
- [Drumming Chants](https://www.vivatheater.org/drumming-chants/) - September 16, 2019: Rhythm is intrinsic to all of us. For September’s VIVA at the Library, Elizabeth Gariti of Songs, Stories & Chants leads the audience in drumming chants from different traditions. We will be tapping into African, Native American, and Polynesian beats. At the end, the group will create its own chant using words, drums, sticks, mouths,
- [Dorothy Parker Comes to Frasier](https://www.vivatheater.org/dorothy-parker-comes-to-frasier/) - August 27th: VIVA Presents! brings a "Reading Live" performance of selected works by the all-time master of sophisticated comedy, Dorothy Parker. Kate Gulliver, Lafayette resident and occasional actor, is delighted to return to Frasier Meadows. She will be reading selections from Dorothy's works, including her short stories, infamous bon mots, and many witticisms. A renowned
- [Roman Fever](https://www.vivatheater.org/roman-fever/) - VIVA at the Library presents Roman Fever, a reading of Edith Wharton's beloved short story. August 19th at 2 pm! The setting of Roman Fever is a terrace overlooking the ruins of the ancient Forum in Rome. The sight of the Forum brings back memories of a long-ago visit, some painful and some cherished, for
- [Auditions for DUDE, IT'S BOULDER!](https://www.vivatheater.org/auditions-for-dude-its-boulder/) - Attention: fun lovers of all ages. Auditions will be held on August 11th and August 12th for our new production of Dude, It's Boulder. The play is a wacky, irreverent, and totally affectionate look at our city's history. You can read the script and audition sides here. We are looking for twenty-five actors who can
- [Our Yearly Variety Show at Frasier](https://www.vivatheater.org/our-yearly-variety-show-at-frasier/) - Our Seventh Annual Variety Show was held at Frasier Meadows Retirement Community on July 24th. On July 24, a Wednesday night, We believe it's only right That you come to the Assembly Room, 4th floor For music, poetry, skits, and more. The 7th Annual VIVA Variety Show Will offer such acts as these, we know:
- [Memorial for Priscilla McCutcheon](https://www.vivatheater.org/memorial-for-priscilla-mccutcheon/) - Please join us at the Dairy Arts Center on June 30th at 11 am, as we say goodbye to our beloved friend and VIVA co-founder, Priscilla McCutcheon. It's fitting that a celebration of Priscilla's life is to be held at the Dairy, an institution she helped start and was intimately involved with. Also an energetic
- [Improv at the Library in June](https://www.vivatheater.org/improv-at-the-library-in-june/) - Come join us on Monday, June 17th for an afternoon of improv taught by Rachel Trueblood. Yes, Rachel is at it again with her popular and hilarious Improv Workshop. Rachel is a graduate of the Voodoo School of Comedy in Denver (yes, it's a real place...) She was last seen in Viva Theater's Westward the Women, stealing scenes
- [Mothers & Soldiers](https://www.vivatheater.org/mothers-soldiers/) - Let's raise our voices to honor the mothers and soldiers in our lives. Join us for a free sing-along at the Library on May 20th and at Frasier on the 30th. Join us as we sing contemporary classics and old-time gems that celebrate the mothers who bring us into this life, and the soldiers who
- [The Odd Couple Opens Friday](https://www.vivatheater.org/the-odd-couple-opens-friday/) - VIVA's production of Neil Simon's hilarious play, The Odd Couple (female version) is opening at The Dairy on May 3rd. Madison and Unger are at it again - Olive Madison and Florence Unger, that is. Though completely mismatched, the two try to live together after Florence's husband kicks her out. Throw in their Trivial Pursuit-playing
- [The Odd Couple Coming Soon!](https://www.vivatheater.org/the-odd-couple-coming-soon/) - Yes, Neil Simon wrote a female version of his famous play about mismatched roomates! Opening May 3rd at the Dairy. Join us as Florence and Olive - like their male counterparts Felix and Oscar - try to live together in harmony after Florence's husband kicks her out. Games of Trivial Pursuit with old friends, a
- [Carver's Advice to the Players](https://www.vivatheater.org/carvers-advice-to-the-players/) - Thinking of acting but don't know where to begin? Help has arrived! Jim Carver, veteran director of hundreds of shows and VIVA royalty, has distilled decades of working in community theater into this handy guide for novice actors. This book is designed for the beginner. It is full of practical tips and techniques that can be
- [VIVA Presents for January](https://www.vivatheater.org/viva-presents-january-2018/) - Come join us on January 14th for an evening of improv taught by Rachel Trueblood. Rachel is a graduate of the Voodoo School of Comedy in Denver (yes, it's a real place...) She was last seen in Viva Theater's Westward the Women, stealing scenes in the role of the dastardly cowboy Katt. Rachel says, "If your funny bone
- [Come Play With Us!](https://www.vivatheater.org/come-play-with-us/) - VIVA is looking for volunteers to help us with all aspects of our productions. Have you always wanted to try some acting? Interested in backstage? Putting on shows for the community takes many hands, and there are many important roles to play. Please sign up for our email newsletter, so we can let you know
- [Love Letters Takes to the Road](https://www.vivatheater.org/love-letters-takes-to-the-road/) - VIVA on the Road brings you a staged reading of playwright A.R. Gurney's haunting testament to the power of love. Melissa and Andrew are childhood friends whose romance spans fifty years of friendship, flirtation, missed chances, and blissful reunions. The lovers pour out their hearts to each other on paper, sending messages across the miles - and
- [Auditions for the Spring Show](https://www.vivatheater.org/auditions-for-the-spring-show/) - Announcing Auditions for the Spring Show! This year we are producing The Odd Couple (the female version). Yes, the great Neil Simon wrote a distaff version of his hilarious play! Instead of Felix and Oscar, meet the mis-matched duo Florence and Olive. Instead of the Pigeon sisters, meet the brothers from Barcelona. Instead of poker
- [Ellis Island Stories](https://www.vivatheater.org/ellis-island-stories/) - Join us for ELLIS ISLAND STORIES Monday, March 18th - Two Performances, Free and Open to the Public Ellis Island Stories comes to Boulder! This one-act play was originally performed at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York City, and is based on oral histories of immigrants who passed through the island between 1892-1954. The show has

## Pages

- [HOME](https://www.vivatheater.org/) - VIVA Theater is Boulder's only theater for older adults. Come play with us as actors, backstage help, and audience members.
- [Audience Feedback](https://www.vivatheater.org/audience-feedback/) - To our wonderful audiences: please send your feedback about our show Murder on the Orient Express. We want to bring you the kinds of plays you want to see.
- [BOARD OF DIRECTORS](https://www.vivatheater.org/board-of-directors/) - "You don't stop playing because you get old. You get old because you stop playing." VIVA's Board members love to play, and work to bring our community together.
- [Theater Lab 2025](https://www.vivatheater.org/theater-lab/) - VIVA is holding Beginning Acting Classes I and II for older adults, taught by Anne Sandoe. Class begins in May 2024 in Boulder. Come play!
- [ABOUT](https://www.vivatheater.org/about/) - VIVA is Boulder’s only community theater group dedicated to encouraging healthy, vibrant aging through creative expression, as both performers and learners.
- [Acting Class Evaluation](https://www.vivatheater.org/acting-class-evaluation/) - This is a simple evaluation form for those who have completed VIVA's acting classes. Feedback is always good!
- [Acting Classes](https://www.vivatheater.org/acting-classes/) - VIVA is holding Beginning Acting Classes I and II for older adults, taught by Anne Sandoe. Class begins in May 2024 in Boulder. Come play!
- [JOIN US](https://www.vivatheater.org/join-us/) - Volunteer - Make New Friends One of the benefits of getting involved with VIVA is that you’ll be part of a community of fun-loving and diverse people from many different walks of life. Though COVID severely restricted our activities for two years, we are ready to chart our theater’s next twenty years. If we are
- [ARCHIVES](https://www.vivatheater.org/archives/) - View archives of past productions by VIVA Theater, going back to 2005!
- [VIVA PEOPLE](https://www.vivatheater.org/about/viva-people/) - Here are some of VIVA Theater's performers, friends, and backstage personnel, through the more than two decades of putting on shows.
- [COMMUNITY SHOWS](https://www.vivatheater.org/archives/community-shows/) - Below are flyers and photos from our VIVA at the Library series, which began in March 2018, and also some mementos from our VIVA on the Road programs. Click on an image to enlarge. with Abigail Wright and Mark ReadA TALL ORDER, LIBRARY MARCH 2018VIVA ON THE ROAD MARCH 2018LIBRARY APRIL 2018LIBRARY JUNE 2018LIBRARY
- [Frasier Programs](https://www.vivatheater.org/frasier-programs/) - Here are flyers from some of our programs at Frasier Meadows Retirement Community in Boulder. Click on an image to enlarge it: TriflesAn Afternoon in CubaBroadway BoomersOpen ReadingsSing and Dance with Judy KreithErnesto the MagnificentLove LettersKatherine CampbellThe Problem4th Annual Variety ShowImagine That, with Jim CarverSteering Into The SkidMusical Freelance FunBauerJazz Dance, with Judy KreithGracelandCome
- [HAPPENINGS](https://www.vivatheater.org/happenings/) - May 29, 2026 Ten Decades and Counting! Our very own VIVA star Sandy Hale turned 100 years old on May 30, 2026. We are reposting our tribute from 5 years ago. Read on! Read more March 13, 2026 Celebrate Boulder Arts Week with “Hate Mail” Join us for an uproarious performance of Hate Mail, by

## Categories

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- [Mainstage](https://www.vivatheater.org/category/mainstage/)
- [On the road](https://www.vivatheater.org/category/road/)