Miners Alley Performing Arts Center — Attraction in Golden

We are currently at the play and yes I would rather being writing a review than watching the play!!! We find ourselves going to plays on a regular basis and try to everywhere we go. I have to say I am beyond disappointed with the Miner's Alley... My husband and I were looking forward to a great evening with our 2 high school ages girls that are currently on spring break... When we walked in we immediately notice ALL of the seating is reserved for season ticket holders. We sat on the very end by the entrance (literally on the side of the stage, since the doorways take up the good seating) and that was the best "NON-RESERVED" seats in the house.... Everyone that walked in after us commented on the fact that they would be stuck in the corner just because we don't have season tickets... They literally have OLD hotel style table chairs with no padding and no arm rests crammed in amongst the theatre seating.... The play was absolutely the worst play I have been to... The ONLY thing we laughed at was the fact that the reserved seating area got smoked out by the "firecracker" they set off. They coughed for 20 min and held handkerchiefs and arm sleeves over their mouths to be able to breath... Please don't get me wrong, I am not a rude person and don't enjoy people suffering at all, the reason we laughed is because that was the ONLY point were we actually had good seats. This play/theatre won't ruin us from adventuring to new theatres, we just won't be back and want to warn other goers, especially newcomers... If it was our first time to a theatre unfortunately... We would...

This last Valentine’s Day my Valentine and I recommitted to supporting local theatre and visited Miners Alley Performing Arts Center for the first time. We saw the aptly-timed two hander, Love Letters, a funny and poignant journey of close (but very different) friends who bond deeply through 50 years of exchanging letters (actual letters on paper, with stamps, carried by the post office).

The players (obviously community faves) were perfectly cast and, by the play’s end, I felt I’d known their characters a long time. I was really drawn into their complex lives and realized this kind of production is every bit as moving and meaningful as big, flashy ones that often cost too much for the average person to see. Our tickets were reasonable and are helping to pay for a remarkable playhouse expansion in the works. Everyone is excited about it.

This new-theatre experience was just what I’d missed since before the pandemic; this easy familiarity and warmth I sensed around me when I’d first walked in. This feeling will bring me back here. Having lived rural for many years - and now with more time behind me than in front - I know how precious this environment is, this little gem created by people coming together to nurture and preserve something magical. They’re going to grow the new playhouse with brick and mortar, but the real theatre is the spirit of the people who love and share it.

Thank you, we had the perfect time....

I went yesterday to see a play here, The Little Shop of Horrors. It was done really well for being such an intimate venue. I've read a few previous posts about seating, but come on people! This is a small, local venue. They are funded by the monthly members so don't expect to come last minute to get front row seats! I sat on the side, opposite the band, and I had an amazing time! The actors are 10 feet away from wherever you're sitting, and you can't beat that! The play was well done with really good actors (the singing was craze-amaze) but at the end of the show, one of the cast members had an injuy and they had to end the show a few minutes early. I was not at all angry by that, I just hope whoever was injured was okay (and I think she was). I'd give a standing ovation to all the actors in the play. I love live productions because you just never know what you're gunna get...and that's the fun of it! For anyone passing through town, check them out, grab a cocktail at their small bar, and enjoy the show! Oh, and I wish it was 18+ only because there were some teens and younger children in the crowd who just...