The female cast members of Aspen Community Theatre’s “Rumors,” from left, Katherine Ayala Arias, Rebecca Horn, Hensley Gregg, Cynthia Newby and Sheri Brinker. Courtesy of Aspen Community Theatre

For the first time in 25 years, Aspen Community Theatre will present a play (as opposed to a musical) when it pulls the curtain up on Neil Simon’s “Rumors” Thursday night at the Wheeler Opera House.

The play runs at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Traditionally, ACT plays have run for two consecutive weekends in Aspen. This year, the second weekend’s performances will take place at the Ute Theatre in Rifle, also a first for the company. Those performances take place Nov. 13-16 with Thursday-Saturday shows at 7 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m.

So why a return t

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