If Tennessee Willliams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play had been a book, it would have been a sure-fire best-seller. Instead, it was inspired by his 1952 short story, Three Players of a Summer Game. Raw, turbulent, and riveting from start to finish, this American classic unfolds one sweltering night on the Pollitt family estate, where betrayals and unburied […]
Take a Bite of Culture: Jewish Food in the Mile High City
/in DCPA, Community Engagement, General/by Lisa BornsteinWhen someone says they love Jewish food, where does your mind go? Bagels, matzah ball soup, lox – these are all part of Jewish cuisine, but a very specific one, channeled from Eastern Europe through New York City. Those dishes belong to the Ashkenazi Jewish culture; Jewish foods from North Africa, parts of the Middle […]
The Pulitzer Prize – Substance or Shadow?
/in DCPA, Theatre Company, Events, General/by Twanna LaTrice HillI have never bought a book, read a poem or seen a play because it was by a Pulitzer winner. — Ben Brantley, Former Theatre Critic, The New York Times As a child of the 60s, I lived through the heyday of Award shows. Family and friends would gather as if for a holiday, dressed […]
15 Years Later, Off-Center is Still Serving Up Its Tasty Recipe
/in DCPA, Off-Center, General/by Lisa KennedyFifteen years zips by in the most confounding ways. Ask any parent buying a dress and hiring a deejay for their daughter’s Quinceañera. Or ask Charlie Miller, the Executive Director and Curator of Off-Center — celebrating its 15th anniversary — who has been doing some marveling about how its early years feel like yesterday and […]
‘Displaced but Not Erased’
/in DCPA, Off-Center, Community Engagement, Events, General/by Rowena AlegríaIn 1969, as in so much of the country, residents of the largely Latino neighborhood of Auraria were in turmoil. Many young Latinos were being shipped off to Vietnam. Civil rights movements were in full swing, including the Chicano Movement led in Denver by Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales, founder of the Crusade for Justice. In 1969, […]
Aurarian Learned Early the Value of Community
/in DCPA, Off-Center, Community Engagement, General/by Rowena AlegríaFrances Torres calls the first 19 years of her life, when she lived in the West Denver neighborhood of Auraria, the most developmental. Growing up in that Old Westside community as daughter of the Mayor of 9th Street shaped the value she has always placed on education, influenced her career and formed the foundation of […]
Activity Central: Disney’s The Lion King
/in DCPA, Broadway, Events, General, Uncategorized/by DCPA PressAs one of the most beloved films and musicals of all times, Disney’s The Lion King has charmed the child in all of us. To complement our Denver engagement, Disney Theatrical Productions has provided coloring sheets, a family activity packet, a study guide, trivia, fun facts, and more. Make the most of your experience at The […]
Setting the Stage for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
/in DCPA, Theatre Company, General, Uncategorized/by Suzanne YoeLongtime Denver Center Theatre Company patrons are used to being close to the action for shows in the Kilstrom Theatre — from food fights and space orbits to taking a shower and cooking in a kitchen. This 380-seat theatre-in-the-round has only seven rows, creating an intimate connection between actor and audience. In Tennessee Williams’ Cat […]
Discussion Guide: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
/in Theatre Company, General/by DCPA PressIf Tennessee Willliams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play had been a book, it would have been a sure-fire best-seller. Instead, it was inspired by his 1952 short story, Three Players of a Summer Game. Raw, turbulent, and riveting from start to finish, this American classic unfolds one sweltering night on the Pollitt family estate, where betrayals and unburied […]
12 Fall Festivals to Enjoy in Colorado
/in Community Engagement, Events, General, Uncategorized/by Courtney Drake-McDonoughEvery year, as the growing season begins, farmers are full of hope for a successful crop. As for the rest of us, we grow more and more eager, as the summer wanes, for the bounty of fresh food available from local farms. One of the most enjoyable ways to observe what has grown from the […]
Un-shuck Your Creativity
/in DCPA, Broadway, Events, Uncategorized/by DCPA PressPuns can be so corny, but a-maize-ingly they continue to pop up regularly in conversation. In fact, I just delivered three…all at the expense of Shucked, a Broadway tour about — of all things — corn. Described as a “corn-fed, corn-bred American musical,” Shucked plays the Buell Theatre Oct. 7-19, 2025. Make sure to get […]