Tag Archive for: Allison Watrous

A Bird’s Eye View of Big Dreams

Have you ever had an ambitious dream that led you down an unexpected route? That’s the core of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!, an interactive comedy adapted from Mo Willems’ beloved picture book that follows Pigeon, a tenacious, avian hero who is determined to get behind the wheel and take off. […]

How Does a Pigeon Drive a Bus?

This fall, thousands of eager children will file into the Weeks Conservatory Theatre for the DCPA’s Theatre for Young Audiences program. After having served more than 210,000 PreK through third grade children in its first eight years, this season’s TYA production will delight a new flock of theatregoers with Mo Willems’ beloved children’s book, Don’t […]

More than Acting: Discovering Careers Behind the Curtain

Careers in Theatre: More Than Acting and Performing From helping students unpack novels through improvisation to using theatre techniques to explore science, social studies, and history, Dramatic Learning is the umbrella that guides the Denver Center for Performing Arts (DCPA) Education department’s partnerships with schools and teachers. Learn more about DCPA Education: Visit the DCPA’s […]

DCPA Brings Mo Willem’s Beloved Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! to the Stage this Fall

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! will run Oct 23-Dec 20, 2026  Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is proud to announce that the next Theatre for Young Audiences production sure to delight the youngest theatregoer is Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!, based on the award-winning children’s book written […]

Dramatic Learning: Where Creativity Meets Curriculum

What if learning math felt like rehearsing a dance? What if science came alive through movement and storytelling? At the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA), this isn’t hypothetical; it’s the foundation of Dramatic Learning, a program that integrates theatre into core subjects. For nearly 30 years, the DCPA has partnered with Colorado educators […]