UW’s Snowy Range Summer Theatre Season Opens With ‘Dragons Love Tacos’

“Dragons Love Tacos,” a family-friendly, dance-filled dragon tale, opens the University of Wyoming’s Snowy Range Summer Theatre season.

Presented by the UW Department of Theatre and Dance, “Dragons Love Tacos” will run June 15-18 and June 23-25 at 6 p.m. and June 16-18 and June 20-25 at 10 a.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts Thrust Theater. Emily Richman, a Washington-based director, is the guest director.

Tickets are $10 for the public and $5 for students and children under the age of 18. To purchase tickets, visit the Performing Arts box office, call (307) 766-6666 or go online at www.tix.com/ticket-sales/uwyo/6984/.

The No. 1 New York Times bestselling children’s book by Adam Rubin comes to life in a big way, as the taco party of all taco parties literally brings down the house. The mind-blowing, earth-shattering, tantalizing secrets of dragons are revealed.

“Dragons Love Tacos” features puppets, a vibrant set and high-energy characters. Each performance also will feature activities in the lobby for children of all ages.

Now in its 70th season, UW’s Snowy Range Summer Theatre is the second-oldest summer theater program west of the Mississippi. This year’s company consists of student performers from the UW Department of Theatre and Dance, as well as guest artists, technicians and managers from all over the country.

For more information, call Kathy Kirkaldie, UW Fine Arts coordinator, at (307) 766-2160 or email kirisk@uwyo.edu.