One Night Stand Theater

08/31/2026

𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗶𝗻 "𝗕𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁"

We have selected the plays for our next One Night Stand Theater production, “Bad Theater Night” on October 4. Thank you to all the playwrights and writers who shared their comic and tragic tales of when things go wrong in the theater. We proudly present the following eight short plays and one story for our good night of bad theater:

—The audience behaves badly in “𝗦𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆” by Linda Berry.
—The assistant stage manager saves the show in “𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗱” by Tami Canaday.
—Opening night turns tragic in “𝗜 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗚𝗼” by J. Jackson.
—The Scottish play grinds to a halt in “𝗠𝗿. 𝗠’𝘀 𝗦𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀” by Ryan Armstrong.
—Improv is a killer in “𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲 (𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲)” by John Busser.
—One line of dialogue can change history in “𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻-𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗽” by V.B. Rankin.
—Genres collide in “𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀” by Leroy Leonard.
—A theater monster pursues an innocent man in “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗘𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁” by Jim Moss.
—Journey into the unknown with the “𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱” by D.C. Cathro.

Sunday, October 4, 7:30 p.m. ... Vintage Theatre, in Aurora's Cultural Arts District

Tickets $12 at

It’s so bad, it’s good! A twisted evening of satires, parodies, and mockeries of live theater, plays and playwrights. Sunday, October 4, 7:30 p.m. (Box office…

08/12/2026

“𝗕𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁” 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟴

A reminder that the deadline to submit short plays, short stories or poems for consideration for our October 4 ONS Theater show, “Bad Theater Night,” is 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟴. We’re looking for plays, stories or poems about when things go wrong in live theatre: onstage or backstage disasters, bad actors, directors, or tech crew; and parodies of famous plays, playwrights, comedy, drama, melodrama or the avant-garde.

The limit is 3 plays, stories or poems per writer; send them to 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀@𝗢𝗻𝗲𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿.𝗼𝗿𝗴

08/11/2026

🎭 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧’𝗦 𝗔 𝗪𝗥𝗔𝗣 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟭𝟬-𝟭/𝟮 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦! 🎭

Sunday night’s 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 was a lot of fun—and a great evening of theater!

If you couldn’t join us, you missed a bevy of beachballs, a lovely Christmas tree, a Biblical pondering, a funeral eulogy, brownie bites and a donut, a hospitable angel, an insolent demon, and gossip about Cassie, Ralph, Sheila, Bob, Frank and Mary Lou.

And, yes, we managed to work in 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 (there was even a graven image in the penultimate play) … plus two or three new commandments of our own.

❤️ 𝗔 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸-𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻:

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: Dave, Dana, Steven, Leroy, Jim, V.B., Jack and Matthew

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Bevin, Ayden, Dave, James, Matt, Trajan, Leroy, Emily, Mike, Lorraine, Bethany and Staci

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Matt, Joi, Brenda, Leroy, Jim and Lorraine

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄: Beth, Jeremy, John, Doug, Bernie and our wonderful ushers

Special thanks to Vintage Theatre for letting us share the Ten Commandments on its main stage!

😈 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗨𝗣: 𝗕𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 😈

Tales of backstage life—and great plays about bad theater.

𝗕𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!

📅 Sunday, October 4
🕢 7:30 p.m.
📍 Vintage Theatre | Aurora, Colorado

We hope to see you there! 🎭

𝑷𝙝𝒐𝙩𝒐𝙨 𝙗𝒚 𝒕𝙝𝒆 𝒈𝙧𝒆𝙖𝒕 𝒂𝙣𝒅 𝒈𝙤𝒐𝙙 𝘿𝑶𝙐𝑮 𝑩𝙇𝑶𝙉𝑫𝙄𝑵

08/09/2026

🎭𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 — 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥’𝗦 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗧𝗛 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪! 🎭

One hundred shows. Hundreds of plays. Thousands of laughs. And probably at least a few sins along the way.

Join us 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 as One Night Stand Theater celebrates this milestone with 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 — an evening of virtue, sin, Biblical wrath and modern morality.

⚡ Coveting!
⚡ Adultery!
⚡ Taking the Lord’s name in vain!
⚡ Murder!
⚡ And that mysterious extra half-commandment...

𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴. 𝟵 | 𝟳:𝟯𝟬 𝗽.𝗺.
𝗩𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲
1468 Dayton St., Aurora’s Cultural Arts District

🎟 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 $𝟭𝟮:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/one-night-stand-theater-presents-the-ten-and-a-half-commandments

Come help us celebrate 100 shows of original theater — because after making it this far, surely we’ve earned a little divine intervention.

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀!

08/09/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬! A new commandment rolls along in Leroy Leonard's "𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲"—one of eight short plays in THE TEN AND A HALF COMMANDMENTS, 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟵, 7:30 p.m., at Vintage Theatre in Aurora.

Tickets $12 at https://www.onenightstandtheater.org/tickets

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧
𝗟𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 has been acting and writing locally since 1978. You may remember him from Germinal Stage, Paragon Theatre, The LIDA Project, Vintage Theatre, Miners Alley Playhouse, Victorian Playhouse, Spotlight Theatre, The Edge, or the elusive Quark Players. Schools and libraries know Leroy as Merry-Andrew Afoot, a one-person children’s theater company. In 2015, One Night Stand honored Leroy with an evening dedicated to his writing.

08/07/2026

We are close to wrapping up rehearsals for our “10-1/2 Commandments” evening of staged readings. Join us for these short plays about sin and salvation, following the Commandments and breaking them, heavenly rewards and mysterious beach balls. Our actors and their characters (including an angel and a demon) look forward to seeing you at Vintage Theatre this Sunday night (August 9 at 7:30 p.m.).

Tickets $12 at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/one-night-stand-theater-presents-the-ten-and-a-half-commandments

08/05/2026

An intern unwittingly breaks the Sixth Commandment in V.B. Rankin's "𝗖𝗢𝗕𝗢𝗟 𝗖𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵"—one of eight short plays in THE TEN AND A HALF COMMANDMENTS, on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟵, 7:30 p.m., at Vintage Theatre in Aurora.

Tickets $12 at https://www.onenightstandtheater.org/tickets

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧
Dramatists Guild member 𝗩.𝗕. 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻 has directed 45 shows and had 36 of her original scripts produced. Her play 𝘔𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘮𝘢 was performed with Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company in conjunction with CU Boulder for Science Shorts and won first place by audience selection for Riot Act Inc.'s New Works Shorts Festival, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 2024. Created with BETC Writers Group and Aggregate Collective, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘒𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 is published by Next Stage Press. She holds a BA in Creative Writing from CU Boulder and an MPA from UCCS. Lastly, she is proud to have served in the Peace Corps, Armenia, 2008–2010.

08/03/2026

🎭 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!

Twelve talented actors. Eight original short plays. One unforgettable evening.

Join us for stories filled with family drama, forbidden romance, heavenly justice, buried secrets, unexpected laughs, and even one brand-new commandment! Whether you enjoy comedy, drama, or a little of both, there's something for everyone.

We're thrilled to introduce the wonderful cast bringing these stories to life—and we can't wait to share them with you!

📅 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟵
🕢 𝟳:𝟯𝟬 𝗽.𝗺.
📍 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲

🎟️ 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 $𝟭𝟮:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/one-night-stand-theater-presents-the-ten-and-a-half-commandments

Come spend an evening with One Night Stand Theater—and discover why audiences have been enjoying our one-night-only productions for more than 17 years!

08/02/2026

A lifetime of ordinary moments inspires Dana Hall's "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁"—one of eight short plays in THE TEN AND A HALF COMMANDMENTS, on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟵, 7:30 p.m., at Vintage Theatre in Aurora.

Tickets $12 at https://www.onenightstandtheater.org/tickets

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧
𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 is a Chicago-based, award-winning playwright, actor, and licensed mental health therapist whose work explores trauma, resilience, and healing, often through the vehicle of humor. Her plays have received national and international recognition, including honors from institutions such as the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival, AACT NewPlayFest, and New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest. A collection of her comedic monologues, Cue the Comedy, is available on Amazon. Learn more about her work at DanaHallCreates.com.