A Denver Center Commissioned World Premiere
Eventide
by Eric Schmiedl
From the novel by Kent Haruf
Directed by Kent Thompson
Runs through February 27, 2010  The Stage Theatre

Commissioned by the Denver Center Theatre Company.


Eventide, the old English term for evening, is the title of the new Denver Center Theatre Company commisioned play that just opened, a riveting drama, set in a small town and a ranch with 3 sections of grass land where the two unmarried McPheron brothers live out their lives as self-confessed old men in a house built by their grandparents.

The epic story of Holt, Colorado began with Kent Haruf’s bestselling novel and Eric Schmiedl’s critically-acclaimed play – Plainsong, commissioned and premiered by the Denver Center Theatre Company in 2008. The McPheron brothers, Harold and Raymond, captured the hearts of audiences from across the Rocky Mountain West and a national Colorado New Play Summit audience of theatre professionals.

The small town story continues for those who loved Plainsong and is introduced to a new audience with the world premiere of Schmiedl’s commissioned adaptation of Haruf’s companion novel Eventide. Haruf's plainspoken and endearing characters – the aging McPheron brothers and Victoria Roubideaux, the pregnant young girl they took into their home – are joined in Eventide by a lonely young boy who generously cares for his grandfather, and a mentally challenged couple trying to hold their family together.

There is a full range of emotions, evoked by skilled actors led by Mike Hartman's outstanding portrayal of Raymond McPheron.

Tickets start at $18 (some restrictions may apply) and are on sale now. The Denver Center Box Office located in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex is open from 10am to 6pm Monday through Saturday. To purchase tickets by phone call (303) 893-4100 – for those outside the Denver calling area, 1 (800) 641-1222, TTY (303) 893-9582. Buy and print tickets on-line by visiting www.denvercenter.org.

Student $10 rush ticket are available one hour prior to curtain with a valid student ID subject to availability.

Senior and military rush tickets are available one hour prior to curtain, subject to availability.

Groups of 10+ contact 303.446.4829 or groupsales@dcpa.org