For Grady Soapes, choreography isn’t just eight counts and clever footwork — it’s a lifelong language. A language that only comes fully alive when it integrates with the designers, directors, musicians, and storytellers shaping a production. Long before he became the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ (DCPA) Director of Casting and Associate Producer, he […]
DENVER – The Denver Center Theatre Company is proud to announce playwrights, dates, and details for the 2026 Colorado New Play Summit (CNPS). The 20th annual festival will take place over one weekend on February 14-15, and feature readings of new plays by Bonnie Antosh, DCPA commissioned playwright Isaac Gómez, Alyssa Haddad-Chin, and Tony Meneses. […]
Essential to the holiday season in Denver, A Christmas Carol is a joyous and opulent musical adaptation for the whole family that traces money-hoarding curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge’s triumphant overnight journey to redemption. To complement our annual tradition, enjoy these activites — perfect for the whole family. COLORING SHEET MAKE YOUR OWN FINGER PUPPETS […]
The Denver Public Library recommends these library resources to enhance your theatre experience of A Christmas Carol. READ A Christmas Bestiary by John Kenn Mortensen (2023) This graphic novel is an essential guidebook to all the horrors that await us during the darkest time of the year, from common creatures such as Baba Yaga […]
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Theatre Company is excited to announce the full casting and creative team of Denver’s favorite holiday tradition, A Christmas Carol. “Every year, we return to this timeless story not just for its festive spirit, but for its enduring message of hope,” said Artistic Director Chris Coleman. […]
By Dan Sullivan This article was originally published in Applause magazine in 2009. It has been edited for length. He wrote it for the money. Not just for the money, of course: Charles Dickens was no Grub Street hack. Still, his family was growing, he was behind on his bills and his latest novel, […]
A large glass bowl with what could be mistaken for paper confetti sits atop a table where Charlie Miller, John Ekeberg and Chris Coleman have gathered in the Wolf Theatre in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex. Not a stooge among them, the three gents of the Denver Center’s Off-Center, Broadway and Theatre Company divisions respectively […]
Ever wonder how the heads of the Denver Center’s three branches — Broadway, the Theatre Company, and Off-Center — chart their seasons? When does Artistic Director Chris Coleman, start puzzling out the Theatre Company’s intricate season? What goes into the immersive offerings of Off-Center, helmed by Executive Director and Curator Charlie Miller? When […]
Thanks to the Denver Public Library, we’re delighted to provide these library resources to enhance your theatre experience of Denver Center Theatre Company’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. READ Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh by John Lahr This excellent biography of Williams that was a best book of 2014 highlights his Southern […]
DCTC’s 2025/26 Season Artwork Kyle Malone started with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts as a graphic designer in 1999 and became Design Director in 2018. As part of his role, he has been creating the artwork for the Denver Center Theatre Company for 12 seasons. He recently revealed the 2025/26 season artwork and […]
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