Off-Center's 'Wild Party' nearing its Kickstarter goal

Wild Party


By Avery Anderson
For the DCPA NewsCenter

As of July 26, 321 backers have helped the DCPA’s Off-Center reach 67 percent of its Kickstarter goal for its upcoming production of the immersive musical The Wild Party, which runs Oct. 11-31 at the Stanley Marketplace.

Off-Center, which last year presented the immersive drama Sweet & Lucky in a RiNo warehouse, is the Denver Center’s most unconventional programming arm. The Wild Party will be Off-Center’s first musical.

“Off-Center is committed to thinking outside the box and creating exciting ways to surprise our audiences, plucking them out of reality for 360-degree theatrical experiences of all sizes,” said curator Charlie Miller. “By supporting our Kickstarter, you’re giving our team of local actors, musicians and artists the chance to create a thrilling new theatrical experience for our community.”


Click here to go to The Wild Party Kickstarter campaign

The Wild Party, written by Michael John LaChiusa, follows a mix of debauched vaudevillians in the 1920s as they attempt to drink and dance their way out of personal problems over the course of one fateful night. In the immersive staging, audiences will be smack in the middle of an art-deco apartment of yore located in the Stanley’s 9,000 square-foot hangar.

To help make the idea a reality, Off-Center has again launched a Kickstarter campaign. Last spring, Kickstarter backers helped to bring the immersive world of Sweet & Lucky to life through donor contributions. Backers were invited deeper into the experience of the critically acclaimed production by contributing photographs of loved ones that were included in the storytelling.


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The Wild Party Kickstarter campaign allows for contributors at varying levels to be even more involved in the action. For example, $10 will get donors early bird access to tickets; a $50 donation comes with admission to a dress rehearsal and the opportunity to provide valuable feedback that will help shape the finalized production; and $150 lets donors send in photos to be used in the set. At the highest end, $7,500 will get donors a customized costume to wear to the show designed by the production’s costume designer, Meghan Anderson Doyle.

As of Wednesday, $17,365 had been pledged toward the total goal of $25,000. Kickstarter is an all-or-nothing proposition, so this project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 10.

The Wild Party was nominated for seven Tony Awards when it appeared on Broadway in 2000. 

This production continues the partnership forged between Off-Center and Stanley, which began with the adventure comedy Travelers of the Lost Dimension. That show ran throughout the public spaces at Stanley through May 21. The address is 2501 Dallas St. in Aurora. MAP IT

The Wild Party: Ticket information
You’re invited to leave your inhibitions (and Prohibitions) behind as you join a decadent party in the Roaring Twenties, brought to you by the producers of Sweet & Lucky. Indulge your inner flapper as you mingle with an unruly mix of vaudevillians, playboys, divas, and ingénues in a Manhattan apartment lost in time. Debauchery turns disastrous as wild guests becomes unhinged and their solo songs reveal the drama bubbling underneath the surface. Whether you’re a wallflower or a jitterbug, you’ll think this jazz- and gin-soaked immersive musical is the bee’s knees.

  • Music and Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa
  • Book by Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe
  • Based on the poem by Joseph Moncure March
  • Oct. 11-31
  • At The Hangar at Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas St.
  • For more information including ticket pre-sale and other exclusive experiences, visit WildPartyDenver.com


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Previous NewsCenter coverage of The Wild Party:
Cast list: Look who’s been invited to The Wild Party
Off-Center throwing a Wild Party at Stanley Marketplace this fall
Vast and visceral: 2017-18 Theatre Company, Off-Center seasons announced

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