Shifted Lens Theatre Company

Shifted Lens Theatre Company Shifted Lens Theatre Company is a new community theatre creating immersive theatre experiences.

Our 2026/2027 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT IS HERE!We’re moving to a Fall-Summer season schedule and producing 3 shows on our own...
05/28/2026

Our 2026/2027 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT IS HERE!

We’re moving to a Fall-Summer season schedule and producing 3 shows on our own, and one co-production! We’re keeping to our promise to do new, underrated, or underproduced pieces, and bringing you TWO musicals and a play that have never been produced in Colorado.

Stranger Sings, The Parody Musical
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Hogue
10/31-11/14 The Storyteller Theater

Take a trip back to Hawkins, Indiana: 1983… when times were simpler, hair was bigger, and unsupervised children were getting snatched by inter-dimensional creatures. A hilarious ‘upside down’ take on the hit Netflix series - and all its campy 1980s glory. Join Mike, Eleven, Lucas, Dustin, and the whole Hawkins gang for a night of adventure, thrills, pubescent angst, heavy synth, poor parenting, convoluted love triangles, cheap effects, dancing monsters, and maybe, just maybe... justice for everyone’s favorite missing ginger, Barb Holland.

anthropology
By Lauren Gunderson
4/16-4/24 The Storyteller Theater

Wracked with grief, coder Merril creates an A.I. chatbot that can perfectly recreate her deceased sister Angie. But what happens when Angie has to meet other people? The taut thriller asks questions about grief, loss, and technological advancement. Lauren Gunderson’s script plays with elements of murder mystery, family saga, and modern techno-thriller, and explores the ways that artificial intelligence and new developments in technology could not help and hinder the progress of those mourning a loved one.

Fall Springs, A Musical Disaster
Music and Lyrics by Niko Tsakalakos
Book and Lyrics by Peter Nachtrieb

Fall Springs is a semi-charming landlocked cash-strapped town that sits directly on top of America's largest reserve of cosmetic Essential Oils. With new fracking techniques being recklessly implemented, the ground beneath Fall Springs is beginning to crumble. Streets are cracking and buckling. Only Eloise Bradley, nerdy teenage existential wallflower geology-buff daughter of single parent Mayor Robert Bradley seems to notice that a great catastrophe is imminent.

Dramatic action sequences, parent/child angst, lost limbs, found souls, and a rocking, driving, passionate hook-filled score, Fall Springs takes the best of musical theatre and disaster films to forge a hilarious and heartfelt musical comedy about the consequences of pushing Nature too far and what happens when our routine lives become interrupted and we're forced to sacrifice to save what we love.

Spring Awakening
Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater
Music by Duncan Sheik
*a Co-Production with The Arts Hub*

Spring Awakening is a coming-of-age rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. It is based on the 1891 German play Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind. Set in late 19th-century Germany, the musical tells the story of teenagers discovering the inner and outer tumult of adolescent sexuality. In the musical, alternative rock is employed as part of the folk-infused rock score.

SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING!Spring Awakening Book & Lyrics by Steven SaterMusic by Duncan Sheik*a Co-Production with Th...
05/28/2026

SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING!

Spring Awakening
Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater
Music by Duncan Sheik
*a Co-Production with The Arts Hub*

Spring Awakening is a coming-of-age rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. It is based on the 1891 German play Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind. Set in late 19th-century Germany, the musical tells the story of teenagers discovering the inner and outer tumult of adolescent sexuality. In the musical, alternative rock is employed as part of the folk-infused rock score.

SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING!Fall Springs, A Musical Disaster Music and Lyrics by Niko Tsakalakos Book and Lyrics by Pet...
05/28/2026

SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING!

Fall Springs, A Musical Disaster
Music and Lyrics by Niko Tsakalakos
Book and Lyrics by Peter Nachtrieb

Fall Springs is a semi-charming landlocked cash-strapped town that sits directly on top of America’s largest reserve of cosmetic Essential Oils. With new fracking techniques being recklessly implemented, the ground beneath Fall Springs is beginning to crumble. Streets are cracking and buckling. Only Eloise Bradley, nerdy teenage existential wallflower geology-buff daughter of single parent Mayor Robert Bradley seems to notice that a great catastrophe is imminent.

Dramatic action sequences, parent/child angst, lost limbs, found souls, and a rocking, driving, passionate hook-filled score, Fall Springs takes the best of musical theatre and disaster films to forge a hilarious and heartfelt musical comedy about the consequences of pushing Nature too far and what happens when our routine lives become interrupted and we’re forced to sacrifice to save what we love.

anthropology By Lauren Gunderson4/16-4/24 The Storyteller TheaterWracked with grief, coder Merril creates an A.I. chatbo...
05/28/2026

anthropology
By Lauren Gunderson
4/16-4/24 The Storyteller Theater

Wracked with grief, coder Merril creates an A.I. chatbot that can perfectly recreate her deceased sister Angie. But what happens when Angie has to meet other people? This taut thriller asks questions about grief, loss, and technological advancement. Lauren Gunderson’s Black Mirror-esque script plays with elements of murder mystery, family saga, and modern techno-thriller, and explores the ways that artificial intelligence and new developments in technology may help or hinder the progress of those mourning a loved one.

SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING!Stranger Sings, The Parody MusicalBook, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Hogue10/31-11/14 The ...
05/28/2026

SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING!

Stranger Sings, The Parody Musical
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Hogue
10/31-11/14 The Storyteller Theater

Take a trip back to Hawkins, Indiana: 1983… when times were simpler, hair was bigger, and unsupervised children were getting snatched by inter-dimensional creatures. A hilarious ‘upside down’ take on the hit Netflix series - and all its campy 1980s glory. Join Mike, Eleven, Lucas, Dustin, and the whole Hawkins gang for a night of adventure, thrills, pubescent angst, heavy synth, poor parenting, convoluted love triangles, cheap effects, dancing monsters, and maybe, just maybe... justice for everyone’s favorite missing ginger, Barb Holland.

This fall, we are producing Stranger Sings, The Parody Musical — and we want YOU! Shifted Lens is thrilled to announce a...
05/20/2026

This fall, we are producing Stranger Sings, The Parody Musical — and we want YOU!

Shifted Lens is thrilled to announce auditions for Stranger Sings: The Musical Parody, with book, music, and lyrics by Jonathan Hogue!

SIGNUPS: https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C0B44A4AD2FA3F9C52-63769352-stranger?useFullSite=false

PRODUCTION TEAM

Director - Lexie Lazear

Music Director - Collin Sinclair

Choreographer - Max Lubeck

Stage Manager - Ellie Sinclair

Assistant Stage Manager - Sunjoi Gandhi



AUDITIONS

Call Type: Non Union. 18+.

Audition date:

Sunday, May 24th 5:00-9:00pm

Callback date:

Sunday, May 31st 5:00-10:00pm

Location:

The Village Work, Wellness, & Event Center - 7173 S Havana St

Signs will be placed to direct you to the audition space. Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your audition slot to get checked in.

If you cannot make the audition and/or callback dates, please email [email protected] to make alternate arrangements.


Audition Requirements/Materials:

All actors must be 18+ years of age.

60-90 seconds of a song that demonstrates your vocal ability and ability to tell a story. The song does not need to be within the style of the show.

An accompaniment track submitted through the below Audition Form (audio files only).

ROLES & SCRIPT

LUCAS - Adult (18+) to play 12-year-old, Black, Any Gender, Tenor (D3-B4). Doubles as DEMOGORON, EIGHT, and ERICA.

MIKE - Adult (18+) to play 12-year-old, Any Ethnicity, Any Gender, Tenor (D3-Bb4).

DUSTIN - Adult (18+) to play 12-year-old, Any Ethnicity, Any Gender, Tenor (B2-Bb4).

ELEVEN - Adult (18+) to play 12-year-old, Any Ethnicity, Any Gender, Alto (F #3-E5). Doubles as NANCY - Adult (18+) to play 16-year-old, Any Ethnicity, Any Gender, Alto with High Belt (F3-F5), and ROBIN.

JOYCE - Adult (18+) to play 25-40-year-old, Any Ethnicity, female-presenting, Mezzo with Belt (Ab3-F5). Doubles as and puppeteers WILL - 12-years-old, Tenor (C3-A4) or Alto (F #3 to F5).

HOPPER - Adult (18+) to play 25-45-year-old, Any Ethnicity, male-presenting, Baritone (A2-F #3).

STEVE - Adult (18+) to play 17-year-old, Any Ethnicity, Male, Tenor (E3-falsetto E5). Doubles as JONATHAN - Adult (18+) to play 17-year-old, Any Ethnicity, male-presenting, Baritenor (G2-G #4), and DR. BRENNER - Rock tenor.

BARB - Adult (18+) to play 16-year-old, Any Ethnicity, female-presenting, Alto with High Belt (G3-E5).

Please find links to ALL materials and soundtrack on the SignUp Genius page!


COMPENSATION

All actors will receive a stipend of $250.


REHEARSALS

Rehearsals begin Sunday, September 20th and will occur every Sunday (5-9pm) and Monday-Thursday (6:30-10:30pm). You can find a rehearsal schedule here.

Tech rehearsals take place Saturday, October 26th - Friday, October 30th.


PERFORMANCES

Performances run October 31st through November 14th. You can find a performance calendar here.


COLORADO THEATRE STANDARDS & INCLUSIVITY STATEMENT

Shifted Lens adheres to and implements safety standards that align with the Colorado Theatre Guild. We welcome and encourage performers of all races, ethnicities, religions, gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities, body types, and backgrounds to audition. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels respected, represented, and valued.

If you have any questions, or require any accommodations, please email [email protected].

“Harmonies are crisp. Diction is clean and the full-cast numbers have a precision that helps sell the show’s heightened ...
05/07/2026

“Harmonies are crisp. Diction is clean and the full-cast numbers have a precision that helps sell the show’s heightened world” - Toni Tresca

We Are the Tigers
A KILLER Musical

The Tigers are having their annual cheer sleepover, and grudges and rivalries turn into murder; don’t miss this pop punk horror romp!

Read the review! https://onstagecolorado.com/cheer-blood-and-belting-in-we-are-the-tigers/

Running until 5/16 at Community College of Aurora’s Larry D Carter Theater

Photos by / marketing assistance by

Ticket Link in Bio

We Are the Tigers A KILLER MusicalThe Tigers are having their annual cheer sleepover, and grudges and rivalries turn int...
05/06/2026

We Are the Tigers
A KILLER Musical

The Tigers are having their annual cheer sleepover, and grudges and rivalries turn into murder; don’t miss this pop punk horror romp!

Read the review! https://onstagecolorado.com/cheer-blood-and-belting-in-we-are-the-tigers/

Running until 5/16 at Community College of Aurora’s Larry D Carter Theater

Photos by Cohagen Wilkinson

Ticket Link in Bio

We Are the Tigers A KILLER MusicalThe Tigers are having their annual cheer sleepover, and grudges and rivalries turn int...
05/06/2026

We Are the Tigers
A KILLER Musical

The Tigers are having their annual cheer sleepover, and grudges and rivalries turn into murder; don’t miss this pop punk horror romp!

Running until 5/16 at Community College of Aurora’s Larry D Carter Theater

Photos by Cohagen Wilkinson

Ticket Link in Bio

Join us for Industry Night TOMORROW! A fundraising night for the Denver Actors Fund!
05/05/2026

Join us for Industry Night TOMORROW! A fundraising night for the Denver Actors Fund!

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East Aurora, CO

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