Look back: 2018 Colorado New Play Summit got real
Readings explored contemporary social issues through the lens of real stories taken from the recent and distant past
Summit Spotlight: Barbara Seyda’s collision with voices of the dead
By listening to the voices of history, playwright brings the voice of a hanged slave to Colorado New Play Summit stage
Summit Spotlight: Kemp Powers on a matter that’s black and white
New play explores when the bond between biracial twins, like the Space Shuttle Challenger, goes up in smoke.
Summit Spotlight: David Jacobi on affluenza, the rich man’s plague
Ethan Couch drove drunk and killed four people. Apparently he was too rich to know right from wrong.
Summit Spotlight, Sigrid Gilmer: What makes you laugh will make you cry
‘Mama Metallica’ is the playwright’s love letter to her mother, Metallica and the theater, all in one heavy-metal smash-up.
Tony Garcia: ‘American Mariachi’ is an American beauty
From his new play’s very title, José Cruz González challenges us to examine what we consider to be ‘American.’
$70 million Ent Center isn’t a game-changer: It’s a whole new game
The new home for students, arts groups, artists and residents is, in many ways, the new gateway to Colorado Springs itself.
Summit prep begins at the intersection of Eugene O’Neill and Metallica
The Denver Center’s 13th annual Colorado New Play Summit is underway as dozens of artists begin work on four new plays.
When Leonor Perez found mariachi, she found her voice
Pioneering female mariachi musician was taught to keep her voice down, until she found the music that invited her to scream
For ‘The Great Leap’ playwright, family is a generation map
Lauren Yee draws inspiration for DCPA world-premiere play from her father and his 1980s international basketball odyssey in China.