{"id":805217,"date":"2020-03-13T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=380378"},"modified":"2020-03-13T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T16:30:00","slug":"find-an-unlikely-friend-in-lake-dillon-theatre-co-s-the-roommate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/find-an-unlikely-friend-in-lake-dillon-theatre-co-s-the-roommate\/","title":{"rendered":"Find an unlikely friend in Lake Dillon Theatre Co.\u2019s \u2018The Roommate\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Laurie Carter Rose as Robyn and Emma Messenger as Sharon in the Lake Dillon Theatre Co. production of \u201cThe Roommate.\u201d The show runs from March 13-29 at the Flex Theater inside the Silverthorne Performing Arts Center, 460 Blue River Parkway.<\/strong>
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SILVERTHORNE \u2014 Premiering Friday is the Lake Dillon Theatre Co. production of Jen Silverman\u2019s \u201cThe Roommate.\u201d Described as a combination of \u201cThelma and Louise,\u201d \u201cThe Odd Couple\u201d and \u201cBreaking Bad,\u201d the comedy is about midlife challenges and personal reinvention.<\/p>\n

Emma Messenger plays Sharon, a recently divorced, unassuming and nice Midwesterner looking for a roommate. It is a Lake Dillon Theatre Co. debut for the Colorado actress who has won the Colorado Theater Guild Henry Award for outstanding acting three times and received seven nominations.<\/p>\n

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Emma Messenger plays Sharon in Lake Dillon Theatre Co.\u2019s production of \u201cThe Roommate.\u201d The show runs from March 13-29 at the Flex Theater inside the Silverthorne Performing Arts Center, 460 Blue River Parkway.<\/strong>
Courtesy Lake Dillon Theatre Co.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Opposite her is Laurie Carter Rose as the Bronx-born Robyn who is looking for a place to start over. Based out of Chicago, this is Carter Rose\u2019s first role in Colorado but her second time performing as Robyn.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a fascinating experience,\u201d Carter Rose said. \u201cI\u2019ve never done it before where I\u2019ve played a part, especially in a two-hander, and get the gift to repeat it. It\u2019s been such a joy because \u2026 you keep making discoveries every night and learn about your character and other characters and sometimes when it closes, maybe a week or two later, you\u2019ll have this epiphany like, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s what the playwright meant in scene six!\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have these sudden awarenesses that come with time. Now I get this redemption, this do-over.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Laurie Carter Rose plays Robyn in \u201cThe Roommate\u201d for the Lake Dillon Theatre Co. It is Carter Rose\u2019s first role in Colorado but second time playing Robyn. Visit LakeDillonTheatre.org to purchase tickets.<\/strong>
Courtesy Lake Dillon Theatre Co.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Along with acting in \u201cThe Roommate\u201d once before, both women coincidentally list different versions of \u201cThe Cake\u201d in their credits. The Bekah Brunstetter play involves a baker crafting a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Lake Dillon Theatre Co. actress Claire Kennedy, who was in \u201cThe Cake\u201d last year, actually told Carter Rose to audition when she noticed that she had played Robyn already in \u201cThe Roommate.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like the haven for middle-aged women,\u201d Messenger said, laughing. \u201cSuddenly, there are all these great roles. There never used to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Directing is Artistic Associate Melissa Livingston, who happened to direct Lake Dillon Theatre Co.\u2019s run of \u201cThe Cake\u201d in March 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think both Bekah and Jen are brilliant in writing very naturalistic dialogue, and they\u2019ve also both taken women in their middle age and given them a place to shine,\u201d Livingston said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Roommate\u201d runs from March 13-29 at Lake Dillon Theatre Co.\u2019s Flex Theater, 460 Blue River Parkway. The play includes adult language and themes, haze effects and drug use. It is recommended for adults and older teens. Tickets range from $30.50 to $52. Visit LakeDillonTheatre.org<\/a> to purchase.<\/p>\n

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