Counterweight Theatre Lab

12/12/2024

From a friend:

"You're invited to a play reading group!

We read a play out loud together in a relaxed and social way, engage in discussion, and enjoy our theater community. No preparation required. Everyone who wants to read will get a chance to do so.

Our first script is the hilarious absurdist play The Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionesco. Firefighters, multiple people named Bobby Watson, train travel, and poetry collide in this fast-paced play that is one of the most performed plays in France.

Time: Sunday, December 15th at 6:30pm

Location: Boucher Art and Stage, 328 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Suggested donation of $5 – 10 to support the space and snacks/drinks. Light refreshments provided. Bring a device to access a script on if possible, and we recommend to download the script in advance if you can."

This is not a Counterweight event, but we'll be there to help support theatre in our community! See you there.

11/24/2024

The final performance of The Copper Cup is today at 5pm! Sunday tickets are always pay-what-you-want, meaning you can pay regular price ($12-15), $50, or absolutely nothing for one! Last chance to see this spooky, thoughtful, and tense story about ghosts, memories, and the lines between them.

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11/22/2024

The Copper Cup is back tomorrow night for its final weekend! There are still tickets available for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Don't miss this thoughtful, unsettling story with some powerhouse performances!

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11/15/2024

"As his attending physician, that would be my responsibility."
"Totally! I'm just trying to get everything sorted out about this investigation, you know?"

The Copper Cup returns for our second weekend tonight at 7pm! Join us tonight, Saturday night, or Sunday evening to unravel the mystery of where the line between memory and fantasy begins and ends.

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11/08/2024

Sometimes you schedule a show's opening night several months in advance, and then there's an outrageous snowstorm on that night. If you know that feeling, you'll understand when we say that due to the weather, the performance of The Copper Cup tonight (Nov 8 ) is canceled. If you've purchased tickets for tonight, expect an email soon with information about rescheduling.

Stay safe and warm, and we'll see you tomorrow night!

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11/08/2024

"Do the numbers 6 1 2 9 7 mean anything to you?"

The world is scary. The Copper Cup is unsettling too, but there's hope in it, and we're excited to share it with you. We open tomorrow! Tickets are still available.

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11/05/2024

"I know that we create narratives in our minds to try to make sense of the world, and we rewrite memories that don’t suit us or that are too difficult. I know we live in this maze of our own recollections, with all these dead ends and false exits. I know it."

If you can't trust your own memory, what can you trust? Find out when The Copper Cup opens this Friday, November 8!

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11/02/2024

"I think that memory is fragile, or malleable, and when people are 5 or 6 we’re really creative and imaginative and sometimes that stuff can stick with you."

Halloween is over, but the spooky season doesn't have to be! Next week, come see a spooky, thoughtful story about memories, ghosts, and what happens when we confuse those things when The Copper Cup opens!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1271084321006280/1271084324339613/

10/29/2024

"Hey, let me ask you something. It feels safe to bring up now. You know, we’re adults, it’s just you and me. What’s the deal with Uncle Gray?"
"Who the hell is Uncle Gray?"

Find out when The Copper Cup opens next Friday, November 8! Tickets are available now.

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10/22/2024

Gothic horror, according to wikipedia, is "characterized by an environment of fear, the threat of supernatural events, and the intrusion of the past upon the present. The setting typically includes physical reminders of the past, especially through ruined buildings which stand as proof of a previously thriving world which is decaying in the present."

All of this is more or less true of The Copper Cup, but how consciously did Soren Narnia write that?

The Copper Cup opens Friday, November 8! Tickets are available now.

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10/14/2024

Like a lot of other horror, The Copper Cup does involve mental illness, but it's not in an exploitative or sensational way. The show is about the ways that "the interior chaos" we all experience, whether neurotypical or otherwise, shapes how we all take in and move through the world.

Tickets are available now!

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