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January 22, 2026/by Suzanne YoeInBroadway

Beyond the Script: Denver Public Library’s Guide to Meredith Willson’s The Music Man

Denver Public Library resources to enhance your experience at…

Black and white photograph of a Black sharecropper creating a row with a plow pulled by a cow.

January 21, 2026/by Lisa BornsteinInTheatre Company

The Historical Setting of Godspeed

Artistic image of a Black woman wearing a cowboy hat, with a background featuring abstract elements and buildings

January 21, 2026/by Lisa BornsteinInTheatre Company

Set Design: Putting a Western in Motion

Artistic image of a Black woman wearing a cowboy hat, with a background featuring abstract elements and buildings

January 21, 2026/by DCPA PressInTheatre Company, New Play Summit

Playwright Terence Anthony discusses Godspeed

January 21, 2026/by DCPA PressInBroadway, Uncategorized

Puppetry: An Ancient Form of Storytelling

Illustrated cover for XOXO showing a couple embracing and kissing in the middle of a quiet street lined with traditional Korean buildings at sunset.

January 22, 2026/by Suzanne YoeInBroadway

Beyond the Script: Denver Public Library’s Guide to Meredith Willson’s The Music Man

Denver Public Library resources to enhance your experience at…

January 21, 2026/by DCPA PressInBroadway, Uncategorized

Puppetry: An Ancient Form of Storytelling

January 21, 2026/by DCPA PressInBroadway

Activity: Vanishing Toothpick

January 19, 2026/by DCPA PressInBroadway

Q&A with the Creative Team of Water for Elephants

Ariel performers on a trapeze illuminated by blue light on a black background

January 19, 2026/by DCPA PressInBroadway

Go Behind the Scenes with Water for Elephants

Black and white photograph of a Black sharecropper creating a row with a plow pulled by a cow.

January 21, 2026/by Lisa BornsteinInTheatre Company

The Historical Setting of Godspeed

POST- CIVIL WAR
In 1865 Texas, chaos prevailed. The Civil War…

Artistic image of a Black woman wearing a cowboy hat, with a background featuring abstract elements and buildings

January 21, 2026/by Lisa BornsteinInTheatre Company

Set Design: Putting a Western in Motion

Artistic image of a Black woman wearing a cowboy hat, with a background featuring abstract elements and buildings

January 21, 2026/by DCPA PressInTheatre Company, New Play Summit

Playwright Terence Anthony discusses Godspeed

January 15, 2026/by DCPA PressInTheatre Company, New Play Summit

The Risks and Rewards of New Play Development

"Cowboys and East Indians" text in bold yellow letters on a textured maroon background with a person in traditional Indian attire and cowboy boots sitting against a yellow stripe, surrounded by swirling decorative elements.

January 15, 2026/by Lisa BornsteinInTheatre Company

Discussion Guide: Cowboys and East Indians

October 27, 2025/by Suzanne YoeInOff-Center, Community Engagement, Events

Camp Christmas Returns to Take Over Stanley Marketplace

In 2019, DCPA Off-Center partnered with Lonnie Hanzon of…

October 7, 2025/by DCPA PressInDCPA, Press, Breaking News, Off-Center

DCPA shifts approach to immersive programming

Three individuals are seated around a small round table covered with a black cloth. They are positioned in front of an empty auditorium with rows of red seats. The person on the left is wearing a dark gray t-shirt and jeans, the person in the middle is wearing a light blue button-up shirt and glasses, and the person on the right is wearing a black polo shirt and jeans.

October 2, 2025/by Lisa KennedyInDCPA, Broadway, Theatre Company, Off-Center

Filleting Questions from the Fishbowl

Three individuals are seated around a small round table covered with a black cloth. They are positioned in front of an empty auditorium with rows of red seats. The person on the left is wearing a dark gray t-shirt and jeans, the person in the middle is wearing a light blue button-up shirt and glasses, and the person on the right is wearing a black polo shirt and jeans.

September 25, 2025/by Lisa KennedyInBroadway, Theatre Company, Off-Center, Uncategorized

How to Build a Season to Remember

Audience members wearing bright-colored 3D glasses gasp in reaction to something out of frame

September 18, 2025/by Lisa KennedyInDCPA, Off-Center, General

15 Years Later, Off-Center is Still Serving Up Its Tasty Recipe

Actress dressed in a white straight jacket with long, white wig holding out a silver tray with appetizers

January 7, 2026/by DCPA PressInCabaret, Uncategorized

Behind the Scenes: Quick Changes in Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Denver Center for the Performing Arts Line Producer, Jessi Eckenrod,…

Actor in ornate blue costume and cape smiles, showing vampire fangs, and holds a glass dome with dessert on a blue-lit stage.

December 15, 2025/by DCPA PressInCabaret

Stake or Fake Game

Four actors stand in a row on a dimly lit stage, each holding a book in front of their chest. They are dressed in Victorian-style costumes, including long skirts, vests, and high-collared blouses, against a dark backdrop with subtle paneling. The lighting creates a dramatic, moody atmosphere with blue and purple tones.

November 24, 2025/by Collin Van SonInCabaret

Vampires at Christmas, Vampires at Easter: A conversation with Alicia Bruce

October 27, 2025/by Amanda AndreiInCabaret, Events

Dracula: Vicious tyrant. Horrific vampire. Sexy rock star?

ook cover of Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore, featuring a glass of red liquid with two straws and a label reading 'AB'.

October 20, 2025/by Denver Public LibraryInCommunity Engagement, Cabaret, Events, General

Beyond the Script: Denver Public Library’s Guide to Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Community

January 20, 2026/by Cynthia Barnes

Deliver the Punchline: Area Comedy Classes

For anyone who has ever wished they’d been voted “Class…

The Lamb and the Flag pub

December 22, 2025/by Rich Grant

English and Irish Pubs Have Many Similarities to Western Saloons

December 15, 2025/by Suzanne Yoe

Boosting Cognition with Memory Games

Women wearing traditional African garments stand together during the Colorado Black Arts Festival

December 5, 2025/by Suzanne Yoe

The Heart of Denver’s Black Culture: Five Points

Education

A row of actors standing at music stands wearing all black

January 20, 2026/by DCPA Press

Winners Announced for DCPA’s 2026 Student Playwriting Competition

Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Education and…

Full moon rising from behind a hill in the Diablo Mountain Range, in South San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, California

December 22, 2025/by Collin Van Son

The Moon: Good for Zorbing, Bad for Frisbee

December 7, 2025/by Madison Stout

Breaking Into the Biz

Stage scene from a colorful children’s play featuring two characters dressed as rabbits; one sits in a rocking chair holding an oversized book, while the other sits on the floor in striped pajamas. The background includes a bright green wall, a red fireplace, stockings, and a large yellow moon visible through a window.

November 18, 2025/by Linnea Covington

Activate the Magic of a Storybook, Morning, Noon and Night

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