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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2026

Contact:
Cristian Solano-Córdova, Motus Theater Dir. of Communications | [email protected] | (720) 434-4632

Honoring Colorado’s 150th Anniversary & America 250, Motus Theater Announces Summer/Fall 2026 Shows

From community reflections on Colorado’s past and future to stories of caregiving, migration, and transgender family love, Motus invites audiences to listen, remember, and reconnect.

BOULDER, CO — As Colorado marks its 150th anniversary and the United States approaches its 250th birthday, Motus Theater’s Summer/Fall 2026 shows invite communities across Colorado to reflect on who we are, where we come from, and how we belong to one another.

Through autobiographical monologues, music, visual art, and Playback Theater, Motus will gather audiences in Denver, Erie, Boulder, Broomfield, Lafayette, and Louisville to share stories of history, memory, migration, family, justice, and civic life.

“Motus Theater’s 2026 season is about the stories that help us remember our shared humanity and the historical bonds that connect us to one another,” said Kirsten Wilson, Motus Theater’s founder and Artistic Executive Director. “At a time when so many forces are pushing communities apart, Motus is inviting people to gather around stories of love, courage, memory, migration, and belonging.”

Motus Theater’s CO 150 and America 250 programming below:

ConnectArte: Living Stories of Denver’s Chicano Movement with Motus Playback Theater
Thursday, July 30, 2026, 6:00–8:00 PM | Museo de las Americas, Denver

In collaboration with Museo de las Americas, Motus Playback Theater will present an interactive performance inspired by Accidentally on Purpose, celebrating the history, resilience, and cultural contributions of Denver’s Chicano community.

Motus Playback Theater Presents: Erie Stories of Good Neighbors
Saturday, September 12, 2026, 7:00–9:00 PM | Erie, CO

In honor of Colorado’s 150th anniversary, this special Motus Playback performance invites Erie residents to share stories of neighbors who showed up when it mattered, across politics, culture, identity, and religion.

Motus Playback Theater Presents: Stories of Your Family Rooting in Erie
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 7:00–9:00 PM | Erie, CO

This interactive performance invites Erie residents to reflect on the moments when they first felt rooted in the community and land of Erie, Colorado, as the state marks its 150th anniversary.

Motus Playback Theater: America 250, Colorado 150 — Voices of Louisville
Friday, December 4, 2026, 7:00–9:00 PM | Louisville Center for the Arts

This interactive Playback Theater performance invites Louisville residents to share stories of family, migration, love, land, loss, resilience, and belonging, exploring how local family stories connect with the history of Colorado, the United States, and democracy itself.

In addition to anniversary programming, Motus Theater will also bring Motus Theater staples to new communities, including the world premiere of Motus Artistic Executive Director Kirsten Wilson’s No Contract 

No Contract by Kirsten Wilson
September 17–October 4, 2026 | Dairy Arts Center, Boulder

Created in honor of Wilson’s mother, Marie Wilson, founder of Take Our Daughters to Work Day, LGBTQ+ leader, author, and equity-based feminist, No Contract is a one-woman show about dementia, caregiving, and an impossible promise. Blending autobiographical storytelling, Hamlet, King Lear, karaoke, and audience engagement, the production asks: “Is there a way to have dementia without tragedy, when ‘to be or not to be’ is always the question?”

Stories of Migration & Music with Motus Theater & the Boulder Phil String Quartet
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 7:00–9:00 PM | Broomfield Auditorium

Motus ImmigrantAmerica monologists Perla Romero, Alejandro Fuentes Mena, and Cristian Solano-Córdova will share personal stories of immigration, accompanied by violin underscore and musical responses performed by the Boulder Phil String Quartet and curated by Boulder Phil Director of Education Fernanda Nieto. Featuring guest co-readers District Attorney Brian Mason, Broomfield Mayor Guyleen Castriotta, and Broomfield United Methodist Church Pastor Betty Nguyen.

Motus Theater Presents: What Love Requires in Lafayette, CO
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 6:30–8:30 PM | The Collective Community Arts Center, Lafayette

Presented with the Parent Engagement Network, What Love Requires is an autobiographical monologue project featuring stories from parents of transgender and nonbinary adults. The performance shares stories of parents supporting their children not only to survive, but to thrive, while also being transformed by truly seeing and learning from their children.

Tickets and event information are available at www.motustheater.org/events.

Motus’ Colorado 150 and America 250 programming follows an impactful first half of 2026, which included performances at the Colorado Capitol featuring stories from adults who survived incarceration as youth and a Transgender Day of Visibility performance for legislators centering transgender leaders and parents of transgender adults.

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