Theatre Performances
The Gunnison Arts Center hosts a variety of theater productions, including locally written shows like SonofaGunn, Reader's Theatre plays, solo-directed performances, youth theatre, traveling shows, community collaborations and more. Showcasing local talent and creativity, our theater programming offers engaging performances for the Gunnison Valley community & tourists alike.
Romeo and juliet-ish |clown troupe
February 12, 13, +14th, 2026
Doors: 6:30 PM Curtain: 7:00 PM | Saturday Matinee 2:30 PM
Poorly adapted and directed by Skyler Matthias based on William Shakespeare’s infamous tragedy (which is in the public domain so we can do whatever we want with it), this version of
Romeo and Juliet dives headfirst into the absurd. A world of clowns, chaos, and misplaced sincerity—where love is "real," timing is awful, and nothing makes sense, beautifully.
Location: GAC Blue Box Theater
Tickets: General $15 | Member $13.50
SonofaGunn
February 26, 27, + 28 & March 5, 6, + 7 of 2026
Doors: 6:30 Curtain: 7:30 PM | Saturday Matinee’s Doors: 1:30 PM Curtain: 2:30 PM
It’s the battle the Gunnison Valley’s been waiting for! SonofaGunn Presents: Valley Feud where Up Valley meets Down Valley in a hilariously over-the-top clash of culture, class, and cold-weather shenanigans. When love dares cross the divide, tensions rise and rumors spread faster than a winter storm on Monarch Pass. It’s mountain life, local pride, and plenty of laughs…SonofaGunn style!
Location: GAC Blue Box Theater
Tickets: $35.00
One Act Play Festival
April 10 & 11, 2026
Doors open at 6:30, Curtain 7:00 pm.
The Gunnison Arts Center will be presenting an evening of short original one-act plays in the Blue Box Theatre. The evening includes short plays written by participants in Paul Edwards’ playwriting workshops at the GAC, along with a new one act by Edwards. All of the plays deal with life changing moments and how the characters confront the challenges posed to each of them.
Location: GAC Blue Box Theatre
Tickets: $5/person
Falls for jodie
April 16th, 17th + 18th
Doors open at 6:30, Curtain 7:00 pm.
Falls for Jodie unfolds in the tense months before John Hinckley’s attempt on Ronald Reagan, imagining an unsettling relationship between Hinckley and a Yale-area hotel concierge who becomes wrapped up in his desperate bid to win the attention of a famous child star.
Written by: Eric Holmes
Directed by: Skyler Matthias
Tickets: General: $20 | Member: $18
Subject to Change improv
Improv Comedy and Community
Friday, May 15, 2026
Doors: 6:30 p.m. | Curtain: 7:00 p.m.
The Gunnison Arts Center is excited to welcome back Subject to Change, Crested Butte Mountain Theatre’s in-house improv team. Performing both short- and long-form styles, they bring comedy and community together in an engaging, interactive style that promises belly laughs — and might even inspire you to jump on stage with them! This marks a new and continued collaboration between the GAC and Crested Butte Mountain Theatre.
Tickets: $15.00 | Non-Member $13.50 | Member
"art" presented by firebird theatre
May 21, 22 +23, 2026
Doors: 6:30 p.m. | Curtain: 7:00 p.m.
When Serge purchases a seemingly all-white abstract painting for a small fortune, his longtime friendships with Marc and Ivan are put under considerable strain. Their ideological differences quickly turn personal and confrontational with their friendship hanging in the balance. Art is a thought-provoking and hilarious dark comedy that explores the complexities of relationships and the subjective nature of art.
Tickets: General: $20 | Member: $18
