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Zach Kononov. SpongeBob. Photo by John Moore

April 3, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Mr. Krabs’ boundless optimism was born of his arts education in Colorado

Denver's Zach Kononov taking heart from the message of his show as he adjusts from dream job to pressing pause

Matthew Lillard, Lenne Klingaman, Desiree Mee Jung, Cathy Reinking, Sam Gregory and Michele Lowe.

March 31, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

B+: Casting Director connects artists and teachers online, at voluntary cost

March 31, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Deeper Dive: A closer look at Edward Albee’s ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’

QUOTE Rattlesnake Kate Neyla Pekarek Karen Hartman. Photo by John Moore.

March 27, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Deeper Dive: A closer look at ‘Rattlesnake Kate’

Literary Manager Lynde Rosario. Photo by John Moore

March 27, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Part 3: What does it mean to be a woman working in theatre?

Zach Kononov. SpongeBob. Photo by John Moore

April 3, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Mr. Krabs’ boundless optimism was born of his arts education in Colorado

Denver's Zach Kononov taking heart from the message of his show as he adjusts from dream job to pressing pause

Danny Burstein as Harold Zidler © Matthew Murphy, 2019

March 6, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Denver Center announces 2020-21 Broadway and Cabaret season, plus additional titles

Joshua Bess in The SpongeBob Musical. Photo by Jeremy Daniel

February 28, 2020/by Cayl Jameson

Joshua Bess is skating back to hometown with ‘The SpongeBob Musical’

The Company of 'The SpongeBob Musical' sing 'Bikini Bottom Day. Photo by Jeremy Daniel

February 26, 2020/by Cayl Jameson

‘The SpongeBob Musical’ essay: Why it’s more than just for kids

Lorenzo Pugliese as SpongeBob SquarePants in The SpongeBob Musical Photo by Jeremy Daniel

February 13, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

How ‘The SpongeBob Musical’ ended up with such a rocking score

Meghan Frey 2020 Scenesters Student Playwriting

February 11, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

The 2020 Scenesters: Meghan Frey

She's one of three winning playwrights whose scripts…

Brandon Guo Scenesters 2020

February 11, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

The 2020 Scenesters: Brandon Guo

Connor Yokley Scenesters 2020 student playwriting

February 11, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

The 2020 Scenesters: Connor Yokley

February 9, 2020/by Madison Stout

The unsung and unseen heroes of ‘Goodnight Moon’

2020 Scenesters Student Playwriting

January 24, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

DCPA Education names three student plays to be featured at 2020 Summit

Amanda Berg Wilson Betty Hart

February 28, 2020/by Cayl Jameson

Betty Hart and Amanda Berg Wilson: Meeting of the mind(s)

Accomplished local directors teaming up for David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar's 'Theater of the Mind'

Phamaly Theatre Company Artistic Director Regan Linton was a presenter at Monday's 'Immerse In Access' event. Photo by John Moore.

January 28, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

How to approach improving accessibility? Start with, ‘Don’t be a jerk!’

Some of the creative team for Off-Center's 'Theater of the Mind,' created by David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar. Photo by Adams VisCom.

January 23, 2020/by DCPA Press

Announcing the creative team for ‘Theater of the Mind’

2019 True West Award Katy Williams Puppetry

December 20, 2019/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

2019 True West Award: Katy Williams

David Byrne. PHOTO BY DAVID LENK

November 7, 2019/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

David Byrne, Mala Gaonkar to open ‘Theater of the Mind’ in Denver with Off-Center

Matthew Lillard, Lenne Klingaman, Desiree Mee Jung, Cathy Reinking, Sam Gregory and Michele Lowe.

March 31, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

B+: Casting Director connects artists and teachers online, at voluntary cost

Goodwill project's available online classes span acting to Reiki

March 31, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Deeper Dive: A closer look at Edward Albee’s ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’

QUOTE Rattlesnake Kate Neyla Pekarek Karen Hartman. Photo by John Moore.

March 27, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Deeper Dive: A closer look at ‘Rattlesnake Kate’

Literary Manager Lynde Rosario. Photo by John Moore

March 27, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Part 3: What does it mean to be a woman working in theatre?

Meet DCPA Charge Scenic Artist Jana Mitchell. Photo by John Moore.

March 25, 2020/by Emily Holden

Part 2: Why is theatre important to you as a woman?

Theatre Community

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DAF Challenge

April 2, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

B+: Young Denver actors make music video to support area artists

B+ is an ongoing NewsCenter series offering positive news…

April 1, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

B+: Here’s a guaranteed laugh: Gotta, gotta wash your hands

Literary Manager Lynde Rosario. Photo by John Moore

March 27, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Part 3: What does it mean to be a woman working in theatre?

March 26, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Bobby LeFebre: ‘Together in this sudden strangeness, radical imagination will run wild’

Meet DCPA Charge Scenic Artist Jana Mitchell. Photo by John Moore.

March 25, 2020/by Emily Holden

Part 2: Why is theatre important to you as a woman?

June 17, 2019/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

2019 Bobby G Awards: Our complete video coverage

Take a look back at the biggest night of the year in Colorado high-school theatre

May 24, 2019/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Bobby G Awards a celebration of Castle View, Valor Christian and Colorado high-school theatre

May 22, 2019/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Meet 2019 Bobby G Awards Outstanding Actor nominee Joshua Cellar

May 22, 2019/by DCPA Press

Bobby G Awards Outstanding Orchestra nominee: Erie High School

May 22, 2019/by DCPA Press

Bobby G Awards Outstanding Orchestra nominee: Palmer Ridge High School

Rob Costigan

April 1, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

B+: Here’s a guaranteed laugh: Gotta, gotta wash your hands

Viral videos spread laughs and information – not germs!

Literary Manager Lynde Rosario. Photo by John Moore

March 27, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Part 3: What does it mean to be a woman working in theatre?

March 26, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Bobby LeFebre: ‘Together in this sudden strangeness, radical imagination will run wild’

Meet DCPA Charge Scenic Artist Jana Mitchell. Photo by John Moore.

March 25, 2020/by Emily Holden

Part 2: Why is theatre important to you as a woman?

Denver Actors Fund, COVID19,

March 23, 2020/by DCPA Press

Denver Actors Fund launches $35,000 emergency relief fund for theatre artists

February 28, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

2020 Colorado New Play Summit criss-crosses cultures like never before

Annual celebration of new plays had its storytelling feet planted in all sorts of different worlds

L M Feldman Another Kind of Silence 2020 Summit. Photo by John Moore

February 20, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Summit Spotlight, L M Feldman, ‘Another Kind of Silence’

Benjamin Benne quote. Alma. Photo by John Moore

February 20, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Summit Spotlight: Benjamin Benne, ‘Alma’

February 20, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Summit Spotlight: Mary Kathryn Nagle and Suzan Shown Harjo, ‘Reclaiming One Star’

Jessica Kahkoska Colorado New Play Summit 2020. In Her Bones. Photo by John Moore

February 20, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Summit Spotlight: Jessica Kahkoska, ‘In Her Bones’

DAF Challenge

April 2, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

B+: Young Denver actors make music video to support area artists

B+ is an ongoing NewsCenter series offering positive news…

April 1, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

B+: Here’s a guaranteed laugh: Gotta, gotta wash your hands

March 26, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Bobby LeFebre: ‘Together in this sudden strangeness, radical imagination will run wild’

Denver Actors Fund, COVID19,

March 23, 2020/by DCPA Press

Denver Actors Fund launches $35,000 emergency relief fund for theatre artists

Arlene and Bill McHale were married for 65 years. Photo by John Moore.

March 18, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

‘Papa’ Bill McHale was a father figure to hundreds of actors

National and breaking stories

Arlene and Bill McHale were married for 65 years. Photo by John Moore.

March 18, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

‘Papa’ Bill McHale was a father figure to hundreds of actors

March 10, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Douglas Langworthy: A champion of good plays and goodness

Danny Burstein as Harold Zidler © Matthew Murphy, 2019

March 6, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Denver Center announces 2020-21 Broadway and Cabaret season, plus additional titles

Ratt;esnake Kate' was presented as a concert at the 2019 Colorado New Play Summit. Photo by Adams VisCom.

February 21, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

DCPA announces 2020-21 Theatre Company season

Cast from the Broadway production of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' comig to Denver next year as a national tour. Photo by Julieta Cervantes.

January 30, 2020/by DCPA Press

Just announced: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ coming to Denver

Latest Posts

Zach Kononov. SpongeBob. Photo by John Moore

April 3, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Mr. Krabs’ boundless optimism was born of his arts education in Colorado

April 2, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

B+: Young Denver actors make music video to support area artists

April 1, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

B+: Here’s a guaranteed laugh: Gotta, gotta wash your hands

Matthew Lillard, Lenne Klingaman, Desiree Mee Jung, Cathy Reinking, Sam Gregory and Michele Lowe.

March 31, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

B+: Casting Director connects artists and teachers online, at voluntary cost

March 31, 2020/by John Moore, Senior Arts Journalist

Deeper Dive: A closer look at Edward Albee’s ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’

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