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 […]
Every year, as the growing season begins, farmers are full of hope for a successful crop. As for the rest of us, we grow more and more eager, as the summer wanes, for the bounty of fresh food available from local farms. One of the most enjoyable ways to observe what has grown from the […]
Puns can be so corny, but a-maize-ingly they continue to pop up regularly in conversation. In fact, I just delivered three…all at the expense of Shucked, a Broadway tour about — of all things — corn. Described as a “corn-fed, corn-bred American musical,” Shucked plays the Buell Theatre Oct. 7-19, 2025. Make sure to get […]
What is Third Rail Projects and Why Should Denver Audiences Care? Once upon a heady time, I walked over the third rail of the New York City subway. Donning a cocktail dress and heels, fueled by the kind of immortal delirium only your twenties can afford, I casually placed one foot after the other across […]
Dim the lights. Unwrap that piece of candy. Cue the overture. Yes, fellow aisle-anders (okay, we’re working on that), the 2025/26 season is upon us with no shortage of musicals and plays that aim to please or perturb — sometimes both — and all the other feels. And as is the way with art […]
An Auraria Parable: An Unforgettable Story Sharing Experience By Rowena Alegría Have you ever wished to journey back in time, to walk the streets of yesteryear and not only hear but witness the stories of Denver’s past told by the people living them? In May, over a limited run, DCPA Off-Center partnered with local artist James […]
When you consider the greatest acting couples of all time, you think of Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks (Sleepless in Seattle), Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire (Swing Time), Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca), Vivian Leigh and Clark Gable (Gone With the Wind), Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz (“I Love Lucy”), Carrie Fisher and Harrison […]
Click here to see more Life of Pi interviews Provided by Life of Pi, Education & Resources Packet Team. By Susie Ferguson for Mousetrap Theatre Projects, 2022 What was the initial process of bringing Life of Pi to the stage? I bought the rights for Life of Pi in 2016. Lolita Chakrabarti had a strong vision for […]
Click here to see more Life of Pi interviews Provided by Life of Pi, Education & Resources Packet Team. By Susie Ferguson for Mousetrap Theatre Projects, 2022 Can you tell us about transferring the show to London? The show was first performed at the Sheffield Crucible, which is an incredibly exciting space. We used the thrust configuration, […]
Among the many time-honored traditions used to ring in Nowruz is a 13-day celebration known as Haft-Sin or 7 Sin (also known as Haft-Seen and Sofreh Haft-Sin). There are seven distinct elements of this celebration, all of which symbolize hope, renewal and prosperity for the coming year: Sabzeh (wheat, barley or lentil sprouts), Somagh (sumac […]
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