Is there such a thing as “normal?” As someone who has never really felt normal in my life, I’m not sure what that would actually look like. In Next to Normal, the veneer of normalcy of the Goodman family household cracks almost immediately, exposing the wounded hearts and souls of the characters as their raw struggles are […]
In Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play English, a group of students outside of Tehran are learning English as a second language — foibles, inconsistencies, antiquated expressions and all. For local audiences who may want to take Enlish or Farsi as a second language or need help prepping for the TOEFL (Test of English as a […]
Learning to speak, and listen, in English English Only. It’s a simple rule, but sometimes the simplest rules are the hardest ones to follow. For the students enrolled in Marjan’s advanced English course, the temptation to switch to their native tongue, Farsi, is often too great to resist. But in this particular classroom in Karaj, Iran, the magic of theatre means that English is indeed the only language the […]
The Denver Center Theatre Company is thrilled to announce the full cast and creative teams for the final two productions of the 2025/26 Theatre Company Season: English by Sanaz Toossi (TIME magazine’s TIME 100, Wish You Were Here) and Somewhere by Matthew López (The Legend of Georgia McBride, “Red, White, and Royal Blue”). Performances for English and Somewhere will begin in the Spring. OFFICIAL TICKETS: Visit the English or Somewhere show detail pages for verified […]
Director Nancy Keystone Brings Denver Center Theatre Company’s Next to Normal to the Wolf Theatre There are many things in life that we want to be normal. Morning commutes. Dental exams. Parents when they first meet our significant others. But there are also certain contexts where we like to be surprised — the theatre being […]
The Colorado New Play Summit at 20 What follows is an anecdote — “as told to” but hardly apocryphal. During the recently concluded Colorado New Play Summit, a group of theater-fond women, who had walked from their towering apartment building on 15th street to the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex, expressed their concern about the annual […]
DCTC announces cast and creative team for the Tony Award-winning rock musical, Next to Normal, opening in Spring 2026. OFFICIAL TICKETS: Visit the Next to Normal show detail page for verified tickets, seat maps, and pricing. “What moves me most about Next to Normal is its unflinching honesty. This musical invites us to confront the complexities of mental […]
From deep breaths and nutrient-dense food to arriving on time, these five tips can make that next audition or interview go smoothly. It’s completely normal to be nervous before an audition or interview, but you don’t have to let that control the situation. In fact, calming the nerves before the big event helps tremendously, […]
This article was originally published in 2024 and was updated in 2026. Whether it’s William Shakespeare’s Hamlet or Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, period stories of love and revenge often feature sword fights, duels, and derring doo. Feeling like a swashbuckler, yourself? While DCPA Education regularly offers various classes in stage […]
When Lisa Orzolek first began working as the second scenic assistant at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in 1992, the Theatre Company was producing The Grapes of Wrath based on John Steinbeck’s novel about the Joads of Oklahoma, forced to migrate west by a convergence of Depression Era economics and environmentally wrought disaster. […]
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