Awarded Best Original Script of 2015 by Denver’s Westword magazine.
Nominated for Best Original Script in Theater Colorado’s Best of 2015 awards
“Beets” placed in the top 7% out of 1,400 plays entered in the 2009 NYC Summer Play Festival (in its pre-production, unrefined state).
“… unsentimental, non-preachy message of tolerance and understanding … a message that's particularly germane now, when sectarian violence is engulfing so much of the world.” – Westword Magazine.
“But a story this neat, this packed with geo-political meaning, and this primed for the silver screen just feels Disney-ready, already. Just one act into “Beets,” it’s clear Padden has uncovered an extraordinary, almost-to-good-to-be-real-but-oh-my-gosh-it-is tale that simply cannot be ignored.” – Aurora Sentinel
"Beets" premiered in Loveland in 2009, and was an immediate hit. The show became the second-highest-grossing (and most profitable) show in Loveland Community Theatre Company's 30-year history, with only a six-slot run.
The Denver Aurora Fox 2015 premier sold out its month-long run, sold out its extended dates, was subsequently taken on a summer tour of four other Denver/Boulder Venues (Delaney Farm, Broomfield Auditorium, Highpoint Church and Boulder Dairy Center), and was followed by an Adams City High School production.
The play returned to an extremely successful, short run at the Rialto Theatre in Loveland in 2017, with its four-show run selling 30% more tickets than Moon Theatre Company’s best all-time, six-run show.
It has built-in news pegs and material that draws older audiences (particularly men) as readily as younger theatre-goers (many of whom have no idea these events occurred.)
NPR (through Colorado Public Radio) did two segments on it, and it always gets good publicity in local media.
"Beets" is a play that should be mandatory for students interested in National History Day, and eager to learn about weaving together a story and historical facts. – Denver Post
“Beets” sheds light on an obscure part of Colorado history, and it does so in a dramatic and entertaining way. Issues of love, war, and foreign immigration (whether voluntary or forced) are just as relevant now as they were in World War II. “Beets” will make you think about some very big ideas about how we wage war and who and how we love. Any show that can put such profound subjects into clear focus is well worth the price of admission.” – Theater Colorado.
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