Entries by DCPA Press

Activities to Do: Elephant and Piggie

DCPA Education & Community Engagement presents Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” from October 18-December 22, 2024 in the Weeks Conservatory Theatre. Prepared specially for PreK through third grade audiences, this Theatre for Young Audiences production is based on Mo Willems’ beloved and award-winning children’s books. Dive into a world of make believe, […]

Playwrights Announced for the 19th Annual Colorado New Play Summit

The Denver Center Theatre Company is proud to announce playwrights, dates, and details for the 2025 Colorado New Play Summit (CNPS). The 19th annual festival will take place over one weekend on March 1-2, and feature readings of new plays by jose sebastian alberdi, David Myers, Carey Perloff, and Bianca Sams. The festival will also feature the World […]

Q&A with Chip Davis, Creator of Mannheim Steamroller

From the archives: this article was originally published on November 10, 2022 DCPA: I understand in 2019 you celebrated a special anniversary? Chip Davis (CD): Yes — 2019 was the 35th anniversary of our annual Christmas Tour, making it the longest-running consecutive tour in the entertainment industry! We have our fans to thank for this […]

Full Cast and Creative Team for A Christmas Carol Announced

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Theatre Company is excited to announce the full casting and creative team for the 30th anniversary of A Christmas Carol. “Every A Christmas Carol is extra special, but this year we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Colorado’s favorite holiday tradition,” said Artistic Director Chris Coleman. “I am […]

Activities to Play: Elephant and Piggie

DCPA Education & Community Engagement presents Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” from October 18-December 22, 2024 in the Weeks Conservatory Theatre. Prepared specially for PreK through third grade audiences, this Theatre for Young Audiences production is based on Mo Willems’ beloved and award-winning children’s books. Dive into a world of make believe, […]

Think You Know HAMILTON‘s Founding Fathers?

As the nation moves toward Election Day (Nov 5, 2024) and the City of Denver hosts the third engagement of Hamilton (Oct 16-Nov 24, 2024), explore an extremely abbreviated “social card” for the country’s Founding Fathers: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and Benjamin Franklin.

Shakespearean Mad Lib

“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” “Brevity is the soul of wit.” “Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t.” “To be, or not to be: that is the question.” Arguably the most quoted play of all time, William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, now playing the Wolf Theatre through Oct 6, is jam-packed with […]

Digital Ticket Lottery Announced for KIMBERLY AKIMBO

Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway releases details about the digital ticket lottery for KIMBERLY AKIMBO. A limited number of tickets will be available at $31 each. KIMBERLY AKIMBO will launch the National Tour with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts September 22 – October 5 as part of the DCPA’s 2024/25 Broadway subscription season. […]