Beth Malone, who plays Molly Brown in “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” with castmate Keven Quillon. Photo by John Moore. (To see the entire photo essay, click here.)

Skyler Gallun, who plays Henry in “Lord of the Flies,” transforms into a savage hunter during intermission. Photo by John Moore. (To see the entire photo essay, click here.)

Stuart Sanks, a.k.a. Shirley Delta Blow in Off-Center @ The Jones’ “Lord of the Butterflies” (playing through Nov. 7), visits “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” actor Kathleen McCall backstage. Photo by John Moore. (To see the entire photo essay, click here.)

The Theatre Company at the DCPA has opened the 2014-15 season with three shows running simultaneously: The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Vanya and Masha and Spike and Lord of the Flies. That means all three shows are often preparing and performing at the same time.

DCPA Senior Arts Journalist John Moore visited backstage at each show for a half hour before showtime and came up with this illuminating photo essay.

At Lord of the Flies, he stayed for intermission to witness how many of the stranded British schoolboys transform from choir boys into full-on savages.

(To see John Moore’s entire photo essay, click here.)     

John Moore was named one of the 12 most influential theater critics in the U.S by American Theatre Magazine in 2011. He has since taken a groundbreaking position as the Denver Center’s Senior Arts Journalist.

Ticket information:
Molly Brown closes on Oct. 26
Lord of the Flies closes on Nov. 2
Vanya closes on Nov. 16.
For info: 303-893-4100 or www.denvercenter.org

Our Previous Molly Brown coverage on Denver CenterStage:

• Molly Brown kin: New Denver musical is ‘icing on the cake’ 
• Why Lin-Manuel Miranda’s father is obsessed with ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’
• Opening night photos
  
• The new score: A rundown of the origin of every song
• Dick Scanlan on his eight-year affair with ‘Molly Brown’
• ‘Molly’ Brown opens: The rags-to-riches story of Denver’s heroine
• Peek in on the cast’s Instagram photos from Denver
• Video: Off-Center’s off-center parody of ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’
• Photos, video: Your first look at ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’ rehearsal
• Try our Molly Brown/Pippin/Lord of the Flies Crossword Puzzle!
• Beth Malone’s big day singing the national anthem at Broncos game
• Photos from first day of rehearsal
• ‘Molly Brown’: Rommy Sandhu’s Denver Diaries on BroadwayWorld.Com
• First look at ‘Molly Brown’ costume designs
• Denver’s Molly Brown is Denver’s Beth Malone
• Complete casting announcement
• Denver Center celebrates Molly Brown’s 147th birthday
• Video: Visiting with Beth Malone in Leadville, Colorado
• Burke Moses returning to Denver to play Leadville Johnny Brown
• Video: Kathleen Marshall on directing the Denver Center’s Molly Brown
• NBC Chairman providing enhancement for Molly Brown
• ‘Molly Brown’ creatives: 27 Tony nominations, 6 wins
• Video: Lighting Designer Donald Holder Up for 10th Tony Award
• Denver Center’s full 2014-15 season announcement
• Breaking news: Theatre Company to open season with new Molly Brown

  Our previous coverage of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike:
  

• Video: Watch a montage of scenes from the production
• Cold coffee, hot popcorn make for a good Vanya stew
• Durang strikes an unexpected peace with an indifferent Broadway
• Vanya … is the most popular play in America
• Opening Night photos
• Vanya … First rehearsal photos
• Meet the Cast video: Eddie Lopez
• Check out our Study Guide 

Our Previous Lord of the Flies coverage on Denver CenterStage:

• The scenic canvas of ‘Lord of the Flies’: Fire, smoke, rocks … and blood
  
• Video: Montage of scenes from Lord of the Flies
• Video: John Moore’s photo essay on Lord of the Flies
• Podcast: Running Lines with Dialect Coach Kathy Maes, Charlie Franklin and Matt Gumley
• Off-Center’s Video: Off-Center’s improv parody of ‘Lord of the Flies’
• First look: ‘Lord of the Flies’ opens in previews
  
• ‘Lord of the Flies’: A ‘Morality Thriller’ opens rehearsals
• First look: Lord of the ‘Fires’!
• Denver Center’s full 2014-15 season announcement