Author: Mark Stevens

“Copenhagen,” a play by Michael Frayn, is about a meeting between two people in 1941 that held major implications for the course of events during World War II. [caption id="attachment_40909" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Wes Munsil as Neils Bohr; Marc Graham as Werner Heisenberg, courtesy John Hand Theater[/caption] That...

If you marvel at the prose of John Updike, you’ll enjoy the biography by Adam Begley. I suppose my job is to answer the question for non-believers: Why should I read this?  My answer is this: Begley’s fine portrait helps us see the combination of family forces and...

At the end of “Venus in Fur,” running through Saturday, June 14 at The Curious Theatre in downtown Denver, I wanted to watch it all over again. [caption id="attachment_40628" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Karen Slack as Vanda-Wanda and Brett Aune as Thomas Novachek-Severin von Kushemski. Images courtesy of...

"Good People" runs through April 19 at Denver's Curious Theatre, Running time is two hours, with one intermission. Buy tickets here. "Keenly observed rumination on how far decency can get you and how much depends on sheer luck," Variety [caption id="attachment_38844" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Left to right: Leslie...

Shakespeare's  signature tragedy "Hamlet" is now playing at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (through February 23). Our regular contributor Mark Stevens raves   – though not like "Hamlet." To buy or not to buy tickets appears to be a foolish question. Purchase here.   What...

[caption id="attachment_37222" align="alignright" width="300"] Laurence Curry (left) as John and Cajardo Lindsey (right) as Simon. (courtesy, Curious Theatre)[/caption] Editor’s note: Telluride Inside… and Out’s monthly (more or less) column, Tall Tales, is so named because contributor Mark Stevens is one long drink of water. He is also long on...

Editor’s note: Telluride Inside… and Out’s monthly (more or less) column, Tall Tales, is so named because contributor Mark Stevens is one long drink of water. He is also long on talent. Mark is the author of  two Colorado-based mysteries, “Antler Dust” and “Buried by the Roan,” both...

Editor’s note: Telluride Inside… and Out’s monthly (more or less) column, Tall Tales, is so named because contributor Mark Stevens is one long drink of water. He is also long on talent. Mark is the author of  two Colorado-based mysteries, “Antler Dust” and “Buried by the Roan,” both...

Mark Stevens, now a publicist is the author of “Antler Dust” and “Buried by the Roan.” “Buried by the Roan" and a finalist for the 2012 Colorado Book Award. Both books are the shelves at Telluride’s own Between the Covers Bookstore, 224 W Colorado Ave,...

[caption id="attachment_34727" align="alignright" width="300"] Gordon McConnell (seated), as Ben Joseph and Lauren Bahlman as his daughter Emma[/caption] Editor’s note: Telluride Inside… and Out’s monthly (more or less) column, Tall Tales, is so named because contributor Mark Stevens is one long drink of water. He is also long on talent....