Lisa Kennedy

Kismet’s a thing — especially in theater. The first immersive performance that local playwright Jeffrey Neuman ever attended was “Wild Party” in 2016. The slinky, fun retrofitting of the Broa…

Playwright Micheal Shayan as his mother Roya welcomes you to Tehran-geles, CA in the one-mother show “Avaaz” at the Denver Center.

The true story of a 12-year-old’s survival in a vast mountain wilderness for nine days in the 1930s.

What, I wonder, would you want to know about the latest production by the city’s doggedly bold Curious Theatre Company?

Good-faith gestures are put to the test in Ondi Timoner's movie about the efforts of her sister, Rabbi Rachel Timoner, and Rev. Dr. Robert Waterman to address racism and antisemitism.

Every year our staff vote for their favourite books of the past year. Here are the best picture books of 2024, as voted by Readings' staff!

The unsinkable bond of a mother and son brings unexpected depth to 'Freediver,' Michael John Warren’s portrait of freediving phenom Alexey Molchanov.

This love story is an uplifting addition to other recently rousing films about disability rights, with recreations of its subjects' upbringing featuring an ensemble of child actors.

'Patrice: The Movie,' a new documentary from Hulu and ABC News, follows Patrice and Garry, a couple with disabilities fighting for marital equality.

Filmmaker Sally Aitken observes Terry Masear's efforts to rehabilitate wounded hummingbirds, mixing stunning slow-motion footage of the creatures with insights into a caregiver with scars of her own.