‘Benediction’ opens as a celebration of ‘The Precious Ordinary’

Tonight’s opening of ‘Benediction’ completes the remarkable, eight-year process of adapting esteemed Colorado novelist Kent Haruf’s ‘Plainsong’ Trilogy for the stage.

Matthew Lopez, Part 4: ‘Peter Pan’ made Matthew Lopez cry – and fly – like a baby

Reaction to NBC’s nationally televised presentation of ‘Peter Pan Live!’ last month was mixed, but Matthew Lopez’s reaction was unequivocal: ‘I loved it,’ he said.

Part 2: Matthew Lopez to students: Be citizens. Be informed. Have opinions.

Playwright Matthew Lopez visited Denver School of the Arts as part of his year-long DCPA Playwriting Fellowship. He gave tips to acting and theatre students.

Kent Haruf, Author of ‘Plainsong’ Trilogy, Dies at Age 71

Kent Haruf, who authored “The Plainsong Trilogy” brought to the stge by the DCPA, died Sunday morning of lung disease. He gave his final interview…

Matthew Lopez in Denver, Part 1: Why? The hunger for new work

Matthew Lopez is making time to serve as the DCPA’s first-ever Playwriting Fellow for the 2014-15 Theatre Company season. He calls it a testament to…