UC Denver Students and the cast of The Chinese Lady pose for a photo together onstage

Talkbacks: An Insider’s Look at a Play

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UC Denver Students and the cast of The Chinese Lady pose for a photo together onstage

UC Denver Students attended a talkback for The Chinese Lady at the DCPA. Photo by Miguel Morris

Each season as the Denver Center Theatre Company is considering its lineup of locally produced plays and musicals, the DCPA’s Community Engagement team develops a schedule of Community Talkback discussions. While there are generally one or two scheduled regular Talkbacks for each show, there are some productions that address thought-provoking topics and themes prompting organizers to offer additional community discussions.

Talkbacks are always professionally moderated and generally include members of the cast and/or artistic team, so audiences can ask questions about their performance, the staging, costumes, plot, etc.

Those Talkbacks that are planned for plays that warrant a deeper conversation may also include area subject matter experts who can delve into topics such as race, religion, gender identification or the environment.

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Discussions are just that — a two-way dialogue in which the audience poses questions and offers opinions as they engage with the Company and experts. Held after the 7pm show, these conversations often last 30 minutes and are an excellent opportunity to explore a play firsthand.

We invite you to join us for any of these free Talkbacks following select 2026/27 Denver Center Theatre Company productions:

A graphic with three grayscale portraits of two woman and a man framed by bright pink roses. Bold purple and pink text above reads “DESTINY OF DESIRE.”Destiny of Desire: A Telenovela Play with Music
Sep 17, 22, & 30
Wolf Theatre

 

A graphic featuring an illustration of a ship tilted in rough ocean waves, surrounded by swirling yellow and teal circles. Large text at the top reads “THE TEMPEST.”The Tempest
Oct 13 & 27
Kilstrom Theatre

 

A graphic featuring three hands reaching toward each other through a green picture frame. Green text below reads “bogfriends.”bogfriends
Jan 27, Feb 9 & 18
Singleton Theatre

 

A graphic featuring a large cup of yogurt under construction scaffolding, centered over a faded American flag background. Text below reads “HOW TO CONQUER AMERICA: A MOSTLY TRUE HISTORY OF YOGURT.”How to Conquer America: A Mostly True History of Yogurt
Feb 16 & 25
Kilstrom Theatre

 

A graphic featuring a vertical acoustic guitar centered between grayscale portraits of a man and a woman. Large gradient text at the bottom reads “ONCE.”Once
Apr 13 & 27
Wolf Theatre

 

A graphic featuring a figure walking from left to right in front of layered, colorful textures resembling a map or landscape. Large blue text above reads “AND SO WE WALKED.”And So We Walked
May 6, 11 & 19
Singleton Theatre

 

A graphic featuring an illustration of a woman holding a telephone receiver in front of a red circular background with splattered graphic textures. Large text reads “DIAL M FOR MURDER.”Dial M for Murder
May 20 & 26
Kilstrom Theatre

 

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