Beki Pineda

THE IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY – Written and Performed by the company. Presented by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Garner Galleria Theatre, 14th and Curtis, Denver) through July 26. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or DenverCenter.org. You’d think – after all the titles they have yelled out at them – that they could have come up with a better name for their company. But it’s short enough and tells the story of what you are going to get when you attend one of their performances.

SOMEWHERE – Written by Matthew Lopez; Directed by Laurie Woolery. Produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Company (Presented in the Kilstrom Theatre at the Denver Center) through May 31. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or DenverCenter.org. The lights dim; the opening strains of the familiar music from WEST SIDE STORY fill the theatre. The heartbreaking lyrics enter your head – “There’s a place for us – somewhere a place for us” – and you know you’re in for something special.

DARKFIELD – Produced by Denver Center for the Performing Arts Off Center and Realscape Productions (presented at the Bird Lot, 2532 Larimer Street, Denver) through September 1. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org.