Bas Bleu

Fort Collins,CO80524United States Get Directions
Bas Bleu Theatre Company is a 99-seat intimate theater in Fort Collins' River District presenting thought-provoking contemporary and classical plays in a salon-style setting. Founded in 1992 by Artistic Director Wendy Ishii, the nonprofit company operates year-round with five full theatrical productions annually, plus readers' theater, musical concerts and special events.
The company began in 1994 as a 49-seat venue and relocated in 2004 to the historic Giddings Building, completing a $1.5 million renovation to create the current theater and Gallery Bleu art space featuring local and regional visual artists. Bas Bleu owns its venue, allowing flexibility for artistic programming and community use.
The theater has garnered over 100 awards including Colorado Theatre Guild's Outstanding Regional Theatre, Henry Awards and American Association for Community Theatre National Festival Awards. Productions of Samuel Beckett's plays are included in the Beckett Archives in Reading, UK, and the company has performed internationally in Canada, the UK, Israel, Australia and South Africa. Bas Bleu was the only American company invited to the Beckett Festival in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.
In addition to mainstage productions, Bas Bleu hosts the Comedy Brewers Improv Troupe and offers free rental space to community members for productions, clubs and meetings through a partnership with the Downtown Development Authority. The theater played a pioneering role in revitalizing Fort Collins' River District, helping establish what is now known as the Beet Street arts corridor.
Listen to an OnStage Colorado podcast interview with Bas Bleu Founding Artistic Director Wendy Ishii
| Venue Snapshot | Bas Bleu Theatre Company |
|---|---|
| Parking | Some on-site parking and surrounding streets; Paid parking street or lots nearby |
| Seating | 99 |
| Performance space | Proscenium |
| Lobby | Spacious area with high-top tables and usually local art on the walls |
| Refreshments | Snacks |
| Notes | With a full slate of main-stage productions and children's shows, Bas Bleu is one of northern Colorado's premier theatres |
Events at this venue

Dinner With Friends
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesTwo married couples, Karen and Gabe & Beth and Tom [...]
$20
Dinner With Friends
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesTwo married couples, Karen and Gabe & Beth and Tom [...]
$20
Dinner With Friends
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesTwo married couples, Karen and Gabe & Beth and Tom [...]
$20
Dinner With Friends
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesTwo married couples, Karen and Gabe & Beth and Tom [...]
$20
Dinner With Friends
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesTwo married couples, Karen and Gabe & Beth and Tom [...]
$20
Dinner With Friends
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesTwo married couples, Karen and Gabe & Beth and Tom [...]
$20
Dinner With Friends
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesTwo married couples, Karen and Gabe & Beth and Tom [...]
$20
Dinner With Friends
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesTwo married couples, Karen and Gabe & Beth and Tom [...]
$20
Dinner With Friends
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesTwo married couples, Karen and Gabe & Beth and Tom [...]
$20
Dinner With Friends
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesTwo married couples, Karen and Gabe & Beth and Tom [...]
$20
Dinner With Friends
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesTwo married couples, Karen and Gabe & Beth and Tom [...]
$20
Special Sauce
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesA show guaranteed to sink its teeth into you, “Special [...]

Special Sauce
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesAn original work making its debut in the summer of 2025 about horror podcast hosts, vampire pizza delivery workers, and menacing Pomeranians! Come sink your teeth into something new at Bas Bleu.
$10
Special Sauce
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesA show guaranteed to sink its teeth into you, “Special [...]

Special Sauce
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesAn original work making its debut in the summer of 2025 about horror podcast hosts, vampire pizza delivery workers, and menacing Pomeranians! Come sink your teeth into something new at Bas Bleu.
$10
Special Sauce
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesA show guaranteed to sink its teeth into you, “Special [...]

Special Sauce
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesAn original work making its debut in the summer of 2025 about horror podcast hosts, vampire pizza delivery workers, and menacing Pomeranians! Come sink your teeth into something new at Bas Bleu.
$10
Another Medea
Bas Bleu 401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO, United StatesThis provocative mono-thriller uses Grand Guignol horror style to tell the story of Marcus Sharp, an enigmatic actor who recounts in gruesome detail how his obsessions with a wealthy doctor and the myth of Medea lead to horrific, unspeakable events.
$8 – $30





