Impact of the Denver Center Theatre Company’s New Play Development

In its inaugural season, the DCPA’s Theatre Company offered a five-play season including its first-ever world premiere, Passing Game by Steve Tesich. By season five, the Company’s commitment to new play development was formalized with a festival of public readings lasting 15 seasons.

In 2005/06, the Theatre Company revived its new play development program with the reconceived Colorado New Play Summit. Today, this one-week workshop of four play readings and two fully produced world premieres culminates in an event for local and industry guests.

Through its new play development program, the Denver Center Theatre Company has:

• Presented 217 readings of new works

• Produced 158 world premieres

• Offered 7,058,206 total engagements

Where We’ve Gone

Of the 217 readings,

• 90 have gone on to 553 subsequent professional productions in 42 states

• 24 have been produced internationally in 7 countries

• 3 have been made into films

Top 10

Of the Denver Center Theatre Company world premieres that have been produced by other markets, ten have been produced widely.

* Does not include community theatre productions or student productions.