If you walk into Boulder’s Nomad Playhouse during Local Lab 14, you won’t see finished sets or polished performances. And for the nomadic Boulder-based Local Theater Company (LTC), it’s where the magic happens. “A Local play has to have a specific answer to the question: Why this play now?” says LTC Co-artistic Director Betty Hart. That ageism piece definitely comes in there in a complex way.”‘A festival town’While the three plays are the heart of Local Lab 14, the festival extends beyond the staged readings. “Local Lab is a festival,” Chase emphasizes.