Every winter, beaming girls bedecked with green sashes dutifully set up tables stacked with brightly colored boxes. Those boxes are instantly identifiable — purple for Samoas, red for Tagalongs, blue for Trefoils and, last but absolutely not least, green for Thin Mints. “The way the public sees Girl Scouts is through cookie sales,” said Katy Herstein, […]
Hear from the 2024 New Play Summit Playwrights
/in Theatre Company, General/by DCPA PressAhead of the 2024 Colorado New Play Summit, we sat down with the four playwrights to hear more about their work. What inspired them, which characters are their favorites, and what do they hope to learn by participating in the Summit? Hear from Matthew Spangler and Nina McConigley, Cowboys and East Indians; Vauhini Vara, Ghost […]
Ocean’s 11: Gentlemen of Verona and More with The Improvised Shakespeare Company
/in Cabaret, General/by Emma HolstThe Improvised Shakespeare Company promises laughs, adventure, and more than a wee bit of improv. Each show is different, as audience members are encouraged to throw out suggestions, which create the title of a Shakespearean play that has never been written. This year’s titles have varied wildly in style, respectability, and Shakespeare-ness. Much Ado About […]
Emma: A Refreshing Take on a Timeless Classic
/in Theatre Company, General/by Lisa BornsteinIt takes something extra to adapt a 200-year-old classic novel that has already been adapted multiple times for stage and screen. Call it guts – call it ovaries – but actor/playwright Kate Hamill has now adapted five novels of Jane Austen, with her latest, Emma, staged at Denver Center Theatre Company. “Jane Austen was a […]
MJ Trivia
/in Broadway, General/by DCPA PressYou might know Michael Jackson’s music, but do you know the answers to these questions about MJ The Musical? Test your knowledge! QUESTIONS: 1. How many Michael Jackson songs are featured in the show? 2. MJ takes place during rehearsals for Michael’s Dangerous World Tour, which included how many dates? 3. How many 2022 Tony […]
Date Night in Downtown Denver
/in Community Engagement, General/by Emma HolstPlease note: Restaurant hours, locations, and menus are subject change, so please visit the restaurant website or call in advance of visiting. Clueless’s Cher meets Bridgerton’s Daphne meets…Emma at the DCPA. Jane Austen’s romantic and sharp comedy takes the stage in an irreverent, modern take on matchmaking, mischief, and marriage. Now this is date night […]
Colorado New Play Summit: Where Plays Begin
/in Theatre Company, General, New Play Summit/by Lisa BornsteinThat buzz you heard the last weekend of February was the sound of creation at Denver Center Theatre Company, where the Colorado New Play Summit sold 2,000 tickets to audiences of playwrights, industry professionals and theater fans. Audiences were treated to staged readings of four new works: Cowboys and East Indians by Nina McConigley and […]
Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Returns with Free Community Performances
/in Education, Events, General/by Emma Holst“Something [fantastic] this way comes!” Let’s face it. Shakespeare can be confusing. “Thee” and “thou” can often sound like a foreign language. But enter Shakespeare in the Parking Lot…stage right. DCPA’s Education and Community Engagement Department returns with its popular program for a seventh season. And these aren’t your typical performances. Shakespeare in the Parking […]
In Where Did We Sit on the Bus? Latiné Artists Excavate Their Own Histories
/in Theatre Company, General/by Kelundra SmithWhen performer and playwright Brian Quijada was in the third grade, his teacher taught the class a lesson about the Civil Rights Movement during Black History Month. She explained that a woman named Rosa Parks changed the course of history by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger. Quijada raised his hand […]
Denver’s Best Juke Joints
/in Community Engagement, General/by Mindy SinkPlease note: Restaurant hours, locations, and menus are subject change, so please visit the restaurant website or call in advance of visiting. The term “juke joint” emerged from the African-American culture in the South, think a ramshackle blues bar in Mississippi in the 1940s. These were also called “barrelhouses” or “shotgun shacks” and they were […]
Beyond Cookies: Girl Scouts of Colorado Builds Courage, Confidence & Character through Theatre
/in Off-Center, General/by Suzanne YoeEvery winter, beaming girls bedecked with green sashes dutifully set up tables stacked with brightly colored boxes. Those boxes are instantly identifiable — purple for Samoas, red for Tagalongs, blue for Trefoils and, last but absolutely not least, green for Thin Mints. “The way the public sees Girl Scouts is through cookie sales,” said Katy Herstein, […]