Entries by DCPA Press

When Memory Fades, Love Remains: Resources for Dementia Care in Colorado

In 1980, a group of dedicated physicians and researchers founded the Alzheimer’s Association, which has become the national authority on dementia. Through global research, advocacy, awareness, and support services, The Alzeheimer’s Association is leading the way to end the disease. To complement the 2025 Broadway touring engagement of The Notebook, the Colorado chapter of the […]

Beyond the Script: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

The Denver Public Library recommends these library resources to enhance your theater experience of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical.   READ An Anishinaabe Christmas by Wab Kinew “Baby, we’re going home to the Rez. We’re going to have an Anishaabe Christmas.” Kinew’s picture book explores the joy of Christmas traditions and […]

Denver Center Theatre Company Announces Playwrights for the 20th Annual Colorado New Play Summit

DENVER – The Denver Center Theatre Company is proud to announce playwrights, dates, and details for the 2026 Colorado New Play Summit (CNPS). The 20th annual festival will take place over one weekend on February 14-15, and feature readings of new plays by Bonnie Antosh, DCPA commissioned playwright Isaac Gómez, Alyssa Haddad-Chin, and Tony Meneses. […]

Activity Central: Goodnight Moon

Everyone’s beloved storybook returns when the Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents its annual Theatre for Young Audiences production. Designed for PreK through third grade students, this play expands Margaret Wise Brown’s children’s book into a full-scale production. Inspired by the simple yet compelling illustrations by Clement Hurd, Goodnight Moon is perfect for schools […]

The Making of an Animated Classic

In 1966, nine years after How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was published, Ted Geisel (more popularly known as Dr. Seuss) received a call from his old friend Chuck Jones, a successful animator who had created Bugs Bunny, Wile E. Coyote, the Roadrunner, and many others. The two had worked together during World War II while […]

Activity Central: A Christmas Carol

Essential to the holiday season in Denver,  A Christmas Carol  is a joyous and opulent musical adaptation for the whole family that traces money-hoarding curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge’s triumphant overnight journey to redemption. To complement our annual tradition,  enjoy these activites — perfect for the whole family.     COLORING SHEET MAKE YOUR OWN FINGER PUPPETS […]

Fun Facts & Trivia from Who-ville

  Since 1957, How the Grinch Stole Christmas has been a staple of the holiday season. Generations have grown up with the story of the curmudgeonly green creature who learns that “Maybe Christmas…doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” Test your knowledge of the story with this trivia from Who-ville followed […]