It’s Merle Haggard’s 73^rd Birthday AND the first Tuesday of April, which means it’s time for a new episode of “10 Minutes to Curtain”!

This month, go behind-the-scenes with playwright Karen Zacarías to learn about the “re-premiere” of Mariela in the Desert, learn from actor John Hutton about the challenges of playing Iago in Othello, find out what everyone backstage at Mama Hated Diesels is talking about, and get a preview of the Theatre Company’s 2010-2011 Season with Artistic Director Kent Thompson.

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For today’s YouTube Tuesday, Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman talk about how they created the world premiere musical, Mama Hated Deisels, a rambunctious musical portrait of America’s long-distance truckers.  The first preview performance, which is also the $10 Student Night, is on Friday! 

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It’s Texas Independence Day AND the first Tuesday of March, which means it’s time for a new episode of “10 Minutes to Curtain”!

This month, go behind-the-scenes with the creators of the world premiere musical Mama Hated Diesels, learn about how costumes are designed and created for the upcoming production of Shakespeare’s Othello, catch up with 11-year-old local Bryce Baldwin before he joined the national Broadway tour of Mary Poppins, and don’t miss highlights from Charlie’s Colorado New Play Summit video blogs.

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Photographer and Denver Center Trustee Jim Steinberg has embarked on a journey to photograph the open roads and the truckers who travel them. Photos from his 6.606 mile journey will be featured in Mama Hated Diesels this spring! The play, which runs March 19-May 9 in The Stage Theatre, is a world premiere musical about America’s long-distance truckers.

Follow Jim’s journey on his blog: Colorado Scenic Byways.

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