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 […]

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. […]

A Little Book for the Christmas Trade

By Dan Sullivan This article was originally published in Applause magazine in 2009. It has been edited for length.   He wrote it for the money. Not just for the money, of course: Charles Dickens was no Grub Street hack. Still, his family was growing, he was behind on his bills and his latest novel, […]

Filleting Questions from the Fishbowl

A large glass bowl with what could be mistaken for paper confetti sits atop a table where Charlie Miller, John Ekeberg and Chris Coleman have gathered in the Wolf Theatre in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex. Not a stooge among them, the three gents of the Denver Center’s Off-Center, Broadway and Theatre Company divisions respectively […]

How to Build a Season to Remember

    Ever wonder how the heads of the Denver Center’s three branches — Broadway, the Theatre Company, and Off-Center — chart their seasons? When does Artistic Director Chris Coleman, start puzzling out the Theatre Company’s intricate season? What goes into the immersive offerings of Off-Center, helmed by Executive Director and Curator Charlie Miller? When […]

Beyond the Script: Denver Public Library’s Guide to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Thanks to the Denver Public Library, we’re delighted to provide these library resources to enhance your theatre experience of Denver Center Theatre Company’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. READ    Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh by John Lahr This excellent biography of Williams that was a best book of 2014 highlights his Southern […]

The Big Reveal

DCTC’s 2025/26 Season Artwork Kyle Malone started with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts as a graphic designer in 1999 and became Design Director in 2018. As part of his role, he has been creating the artwork for the Denver Center Theatre Company for 12 seasons. He recently revealed the 2025/26 season artwork and […]

The Pulitzer Prize – Substance or Shadow?

I 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 […]

Setting the Stage for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Longtime 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 […]