The 2017 Scenesters: Amelia Middlebrooks
The Valor Christian junior’s play ‘The Mistress of Stories’ is about ‘how we have to break away from what is toxic in our lives to…
Kent Thompson's legacy: Giving sound to unheard voices
Thompson’s tenure in Denver will be most remembered for his unyielding commitment to underrepresented voices.
Kent Thompson resigns as Producing Artistic Director of DCPA Theatre Company
He was a champion of the under-represented, including women and minority voices.
The 2017 Scenesters: Abby Meyer and Nic Rhodes
The junior writing tandem wrote their play to honor people in their lives who have been affected by mental disorders.
January: Colorado theatre listings
Cole Porter, ‘The Wiz’ and a collaboration focusing on Asian-American immigration. Plus Paula Poundstone and a one-night ‘Next to Normal’ concert in Colorado Springs.
Guest columnist Lauren Gunderson: How one word can change a play
“This is one of those amazing moments in the creation of a new play where one actor’s instinct – in this case with a single…
The 2017 Scenesters, No. 3: Jasmin A. Hernandez Lozano
In the sophomore playwright’s gender-bending variation on ‘Rapunzel,’ Aspen is a boy trapped in a tree, and not by a witch – but by the…
Murray Ross: ‘He put true beauty and goodness out into this world’
The founder of Colorado Springs TheatreWorks and its artistic leader for the past 42 years died today. He was 74. And yet … he was…
The 2017 Scenesters, No. 2: Ryan Patrick McCormick
Today we continue our daily countdown of the student playwrights whose work may be read at the 2017 Colorado New Play Summit.
The 2017 Scenesters, No. 1: Sarah Shapard
Today we begin our daily countdown of the student playwrights whose work may be read at the 2017 Colorado New Play Summit.