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A deep dive into theatrical superstitions, plus checking in with Kate Hertz at Springs Ensemble Theatre and our Top 10 Colorado Headliners

In this week’s episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast,hosts Toni Tresca and Alex Miller stop to wonder what’s behind theatrical myths like not saying “Macbeth” in a theatre or not whistling around the stage. 

Later in the episode, Alex interviews Kate Hertz, who’sdirecting the Springs Ensemble Theatre production of The Thanksgiving Play.The show runs Nov. 14-24 and Hertz speaks about her directorial debut, what SET is all about and what this play has to say about the risks of trying to depict the challenges of another ethnic group.

And as usual we pick our Top 10 Colorado Headliners for theweek, which include:  

• Behind Me is Silence, Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Durango, Nov. 14-16
• Civic Love Stories With Undocumented Coloradans, Boulder Public Library, Nov. 15
• The Old Man and The Old Moon, The People’s Building, Aurora, Nov. 15-26
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Spark, Boulder, Nov. 15-22
• 2024 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Denver, The Bug Theatre, Denver, Nov. 19
• Clownsgiving, Junkyard Social, Boulder, Nov. 16
• Abby Apple Boes - ‘She’s Here all Evening,’ Aurora Fox, Nov. 15-16
• 24-Hour Theatre, Durango Arts Center, Nov. 16
• Raised on Ronstadt, Local Theater, eTown, Boulder, Nov. 17
• Jolly Moxie, Wonderbound, Boulder, Dec. 12-22