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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
What if learning math felt like rehearsing a dance? What if science came alive through movement and storytelling? At the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA), this isn’t hypothetical; it’s the foundation of Dramatic Learning, a program that integrates theatre into core subjects. For nearly 30 years, the DCPA has partnered with Colorado educators […]
Denver Arts Week returns November 7-16, 2025. The annual event provides Colorado residents and visitors with hundreds of opportunities to experience the wide variety of options the state’s arts scene has to offer, whether that’s revisiting an old favorite, or discovering a new venue or event. Denver Arts Week is about more than just […]
Thanks to the Denver Public Library, we’re delighted to provide these library resources to enhance your theatre experience of our Theatre for Young Audiences production of Goodnight Moon. READ Goodnight Sounds by Debbie S. Miller, illustrated by Michelle Jing Chan What sounds lull you to sleep? Listen closely and you might just notice the […]
Theodore Seuss Geisel began his career as a cartoonist in the 1920s after one of his fellow Oxford students noticed him spending more time doodling in class than taking notes. Not long after that, his work began appearing in magazines with the name “Dr. Theophrastus Seuss” next to them, which the cartoonist quickly shortened to […]
“One of the most defining pop culture events of the decade” – Forbes Tickets for the Denver engagement of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child go on sale October 31 at 10am — fittingly, on the most magical day of the year. This spellbinding continuation of the wizarding world’s legacy arrives in Denver as […]
They come reaching up to hold the hands of giants, wearing their best dresses and bunny costumes, watching and hearing their favorite bedtime story brought to life. These children probably aren’t aware, however, that when they come to see Goodnight Moon, they are taking part in one of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ […]