Quilters, Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek's popular musical about American pioneer women, has reappeared in Denver, where the folksy work premiered 27 years ago before it moved to Broadway.

Opening for the new staging, directed by Penny Metropulos, is May 28, following previews from May 22.

Denver Center Theatre Company again produces the intimate show, which went on to be one of the most-produced titles in American regional theatres in the 1980s. Over the years, the musical has been one of the most-requested titles of Denver subscribers, a DCTC spokesman told Playbill.com.

The new cast, playing to July 12 at DCTC's The Stage Theatre, is led by original Quilters touring company member and popular Denver actress Kathleen M. Brady as Sarah.

From Playbill


Quilters Comes Home to Denver
Denver Post


Angry women frighten me.

With her husband babysitting, I saw this play again last night with my daughter after seeing the first production in 1984 with her mother.

The staging has dramatically changed the play, a patchwork of 16 dramatic scenes about frontier life built aroud 16 quilt patterns.

It's a theatrical chick flick, with a dark and powerful message. The focus is on the hard life of frontier women, men are shown as brutes.

I slept through the 1984 production, or I might not have invited my daughter last night. This morning it is clear what a mistake that would have been.

If I'd been awake in 1984, our marriage might not have ended 6 years later. Seeing this play again last night was a powerful reminder of how short, difficult, and precious our short life together is for each of us.

Emotion fills the raging debate over key life issues of abortion and euthanasia. This play is a valuable insight into the minds of the angry women whose tear filled eyes just can't understand the cool pro-life logic.

Men who ignore this message will pay a great price.

Runs through July 12. Tickets now at www.denvercenter.org

John Wren