Enrich your experience at the Denver Center Theatre Company’s world premiere production, Cowboys and East Indians, by Nina McConigley and Matthew Spangler. Share these pre- and post-show discussion questions with your group and enjoy the show.

Pre-Show Questions

1. How does the place or culture we grew up in inform the way we see ourselves and the world?
2. In what ways do we demonstrate a connection to or responsibility towards our families, communities, and cultures?

Post-Show Questions

1. How are the different characters masking their whole selves to fit in with American expectations of their period in time?
2. How do the costumes of the play reflect character, time, and place?
3. How do the playwrights convey a sense of place in the script?
4. When Chitra interacts with Richard and Nancy, how do her words hide her true feelings?
5. All of the characters in the play are confronting different forms of loss or change in their lives. How do they deal with this loss, and how does it affect their relationships with one another?
6. To what degree does the Old West still exist today, and how has it adapted to or absorbed new cultures arriving?

DETAILS
Cowboys and East Indians
Jan 16-Mar 1, 2026 • Singleton Theatre
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