Tag Archive for: The Color Purple

Jameka Lewis seated at a table flips through a large archive book at the Blair Caldwell African American Research Library

Building Community Around The Color Purple

When you endeavor to build community, it’s important to enlist the support of people who are at its heart. People like Jameka B. Lewis, Senior Librarian at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library. In building community and welcoming individuals to experience the DCPA Theatre Company’s production of The Color Purple, the organization’s Education and Community […]

Hundreds of lights hang above the Wolf Theatre stage

Illuminating the Invisible: Lighting Design for The Color Purple

The DCPA Theatre Company’s production of The Color Purple is a homecoming of sorts for Lighting Designer Peter Maradudin. “The last production I lit at DCPA was in 2004 (too long ago, if you ask me…),” said Maradudin. “It was The Misanthrope, directed by Nagle Jackson. “Prior to that, I lit numerous productions in the […]

Charlotte Cowens sits at a piano with two other musicians

Trailblazing Black Women Musicians: Mirroring The Color Purple’s Shug Avery in Colorado

When you hear someone discuss The Color Purple, which character do you think of first? Is it Celie who learned to uncage her confidence and self-esteem to overcome strife? Is it Sofia and how all her life she “had to fight” men? Maybe the sensual songbird Shug Avery whose sheer confidence and beauty brought men […]

Discussion Questions to Complement The Color Purple

Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple, was published in 1982 and subsequently adapted into a film in 1985 starring Oprah Winfrey before becoming a Broadway musical in 2005. Now widely produced by regional theatres across the country, DCPA Theatre Company audiences will experience this moving story March 31-May 7 in the Wolf Theatre. […]

DCPA Theatre Company Announces Full Cast and Creative Teams for The Color Purple and The 39 Steps

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Theatre Company is excited to announce the full casting and creative teams for the compelling musical The Color Purple and audience favorite The 39 Steps. “The DCPA Theatre Company season is rounding out with two productions that audiences will love and recognize,” said Artistic Director Chris Coleman. […]