The Music of Destiny of Desire

An Interview with Composer Aldo Max The Denver Center Theatre Company’s Destiny of Desire: A Telenovela Play with Music features brand-new music by composer and music producer Aldo Max. Aldo uses a rich blend of musical styles throughout his compositions for Destiny, including Cumbia, Rumba Guaguancó, Son Montuno, Huapango, Tango, Bachata, Merengue, Canción ranchera (Ranchera), and […]

Music, Magic, and Forgiveness: The Tempest

Near an unnamed island, a storm rages. But this is no ordinary gale — it’s 12 years in the making, the rain and fury of Prospero, an exiled duke who seizes the chance to punish his enemies when their ship draws near his barren isle. And Prospero is no ordinary duke. He’s also a powerful […]

Denver Arts Leaders Share Their Favorite Telenovela Memories

Whenever playwright Karen Zacarías and her sister were on the beach as children, they couldn’t help but imitate the opening scene of a favorite telenovela. “My sister and I would do…” Zacarias said and then stopped during a video call  to pantomime their slow-motion run in an imaginary surf. Zacarías is not alone in her […]

Beyond the Script: Denver Public Library’s Guide to The Tempest (copy)

The Denver Public Library recommends these library resources to enhance your theater experience at The Tempest   READ Private Rites by Julia Armfield Why we recommend it: Sisters Isla, Irene, and Agnes have not spoken in some time when their father, an architect as cruel as he was revered, dies. As the sisters sort through […]

Celebrating Latiné Artists during Hispanic Heritage Month

What better way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month than looking forward to two signature productions coming to downtown Denver’s Arts Complex in the 2026/27 theatre season.  First up, Destiny of Desire: A Telenovela Play with Music playing the Wolf Theatre September 11 through October 4. Audiences will remember playwright Karen Zacarías from the Denver Center […]

Talkbacks: An Insider’s Look at a Play

Each season as the Denver Center Theatre Company is considering its lineup of locally produced plays and musicals, the DCPA’s Community Engagement team develops a schedule of Community Talkback discussions. While there are generally one or two scheduled regular Talkbacks for each show, there are some productions that address thought-provoking topics and themes prompting organizers […]

Denver Center Theatre Company Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for Shakespeare’s The Tempest

Broadway and TV veteran Jacqueline Antaramian returns to Denver to lead Shakespeare’s final epic tale The Denver Center Theatre Company is pleased to announce the full cast and creative team for The Tempest, directed by Artistic Director Chris Coleman. Performances will begin in the Kilstrom Theatre on October 2.   OFFICIAL TICKETS: Visit The Tempest show detail […]

Finding Magic in Denver

If The Tempest makes you want to try your hand at sorcery, discover the many magical offerings throughout Colorado. From magic shows to classes and stores, we’ll have you saying “abracadabra” like a pro. OFFICIAL TICKETS: Visit The Tempest show detail page for verified tickets, seat maps, and pricing. MAGIC SHOWS Cosmo’s Magic Theater 1045 Garden of […]

Latinx Creatives Spur Denver’s Arts Economy

Meet the Denver and Colorado Latinx creatives transforming arts, culture and community. Everyone knows the soap opera drama of a telenovela. Whether we admit it or not, it’s hard to resist being pulled along by a story that makes us gasp as well as laugh and cry, like Destiny of Desire: A Telenovela Play with […]

Screen-to-Stage Adaptions in DCPA’s 2026/27 Season

In the indie movie Once, a girl and a guy sit at a piano in a musical instruments store in Dublin. He’s a busker and vacuum repairman. She’s a talented pianist and Czech immigrant. When these near strangers’ voices find their way to a lovely harmony in writer-director John Carney’s hushed yet rousing film (“Take […]