As the saying goes, “If you can see it, you can be it.” In popular culture, women have been portrayed as presidents, cabinet members, and corporate executives, and those portrayals have had an influence, even if they have not yet led to the top American prize. The founding of the film industry coincided with the […]
Ben Fankhauser and Gizel Jiménez Lead Denver Center Theatre Company Little Shop of Horrors
/in Theatre Company, General/by DCPA PressThe Denver Center Theatre Company is excited to announce the full casting and creative team for the beloved sci-fi musical Little Shop of Horrors with direction by Theatre Company Artistic Director Chris Coleman. Little Shop of Horrors will begin performances in the Wolf Theatre on April 11 and has been extended by popular demand through […]
Giving Voice to Female Playwrights
/in Theatre Company, General/by Suzanne YoeIn the 2005 theatre season, The New York Times reported that the city’s five leading Off-Broadway theatre companies produced 27 plays and only five — or 19% — were written by women. In that same season, the Denver Center Theatre Company (DCTC) produced nine plays all of which were written by men. In fact, in […]
Booker Prize Reading List
/in Community Engagement, General/by Emma HolstThe Booker Prize is the “leading literary award in the English-speaking world,” or more succinctly, it is a prize that transforms the winner’s career. Each year, a panel of judges reads hundreds of books in literary fiction, selecting a number to longlist based on literary excellence. Being longlisted for the Booker Prize alone garners a […]
Women Who Have Shaped Denver
/in Community Engagement, General/by Twanna LaTrice HillIn celebration of Women’s History Month The Denver metro area has blossomed into a vibrant cosmopolitan center with a diverse economy, high educational attainment, and a thriving cultural scene. Its cities regularly appear on lists of best places to live in the US. Its population is well informed and engaged. In honor of Women’s History […]
Women in Pop Culture Politics
/in Community Engagement, General/by Lisa BornsteinAs the saying goes, “If you can see it, you can be it.” In popular culture, women have been portrayed as presidents, cabinet members, and corporate executives, and those portrayals have had an influence, even if they have not yet led to the top American prize. The founding of the film industry coincided with the […]
Banned Books in Colorado
/in Community Engagement, General/by Suzanne YoeIn recent years, the DCPA has presented several productions based on books. A common theme among the novels? Seemingly controversial topics that have led to book bans. For example, the Denver Center Theatre Company’s production of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter is based on the young adult novel of the same name […]
Another Home for Playwrights – Lighthouse Writers Workshop
/in Community Engagement, General/by Twanna LaTrice HillPlaywrights have turned to the Denver Center for the Performing Arts to hone their craft since it opened in 1979 whether attending playwriting classes or submitting scripts for consideration. As the area and its cultural options have grown, it’s little wonder that other opportunities for aspiring writers have come onto the scene, namely Lighthouse Writers […]
10 Everyday Inventions You Didn’t Know Were German
/in Cabaret, General/by Khaleel HayesGutenberg! The Musical! – showing at the Garner Galleria Theatre through May 4 – is the meta spoof story of two playwrights auditioning a play about German inventor Johannes Gutenberg and his printing press, hoping to get a Broadway debut. Speaking of German inventors and inventions, we use numerous everyday inventions that you probably didn’t […]
Q&A with Yann Martel, Author of Life of Pi
/in Broadway, General/by DCPA PressClick 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 start by telling us about the novel? Life of Pi is a literary novel which means that it follows fewer rules than genre-based fiction. With romances, […]
Caring for the Caregivers
/in Community Engagement, General/by Suzanne YoeAccording to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 91,000 individuals ages 65+ in Colorado are living with Alzheimer’s. On the national front, individuals diagnosed with dementia are projected to double from approximately 514,000 in 2020 to nearly 1 million by 2060 as the Baby Boomer generation (1946-1964) ages. At some point in life, it is more […]