Breaking Into the Biz

Are you a budding performer waiting for your breakout role? Do you feel a bit like Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, fiercely determined but constantly turned down? Don’t let that rain on your parade! Take these tips from Grady Soapes, Director of Casting with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA), to help you […]

The Heart of Denver’s Black Culture: Five Points

From the archives: this article was originally published on January 12, 2023 If Denver’s Black culture has a heart, it is beating loud and strong in Five Points. Located at the intersection of 26th Avenue, 27th Street, Washington Street and Welton Street — four roads that create five vertices — is what was once known […]

Beyond the Script: Denver Public Library’s Guide to The Notebook

Denver Public Library resources to enhance your experience at The Notebook   READ The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali In 1953, an unlikely romance sparks between teenagers Roya and Bahran, two regular customers at a Teheran stationery shop. Sadly, the young lovers lose each other in the chaos following the overthrow of Iran’s prime minister. […]

Beyond the Script: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

The Denver Public Library recommends these library resources to enhance your theater experience of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical.   READ An Anishinaabe Christmas by Wab Kinew “Baby, we’re going home to the Rez. We’re going to have an Anishaabe Christmas.” Kinew’s picture book explores the joy of Christmas traditions and […]

Activity Central: Goodnight Moon

Everyone’s beloved storybook returns when the Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents its annual Theatre for Young Audiences production. Designed for PreK through third grade students, this play expands Margaret Wise Brown’s children’s book into a full-scale production. Inspired by the simple yet compelling illustrations by Clement Hurd, Goodnight Moon is perfect for schools […]

Activity Central: A Christmas Carol

Essential to the holiday season in Denver,  A Christmas Carol  is a joyous and opulent musical adaptation for the whole family that traces money-hoarding curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge’s triumphant overnight journey to redemption. To complement our annual tradition,  enjoy these activites — perfect for the whole family.     COLORING SHEET MAKE YOUR OWN FINGER PUPPETS […]

Beyond the Script: Denver Public Library’s Guide to A Christmas Carol

The Denver Public Library recommends these library resources to enhance your theatre experience of A Christmas Carol.   READ A Christmas Bestiary by John Kenn Mortensen (2023) This graphic novel is an essential guidebook to all the horrors that await us during the darkest time of the year, from common creatures such as Baba Yaga […]

Activity Central: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

Nearly 70 years after How the Grinch Stole Christmas was published, the story is as popular as ever. Before you bring your little tykes to the theatre to see the live musical on stage, ignite their creativity with these activities inspired by the original illustrations and story by Dr. Seuss himself.   COLORING SHEETS COOKING […]

Beyond the Script: Denver Public Library’s Guide to Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

The Denver Public Library recommends these resources to enhance your theatre experience of Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors.   READ Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore Jody, an insurance claims clerk turned vampire, and her human boyfriend Tommy navigate their unconventional relationship and deal with the challenges of being part of the San Francisco vampire underworld. […]

Denver Center Theatre Company Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for A Christmas Carol

  The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Theatre Company is excited to announce the full casting and creative team of Denver’s favorite holiday tradition, A Christmas Carol. “Every year, we return to this timeless story not just for its festive spirit, but for its enduring message of hope,” said Artistic Director Chris Coleman. […]