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.’
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.
‘Zoey’ playwright Matthew Lopez: America could use a laugh right now
In the face of these trying times, the playwright rejects the notion that simply ‘checking out’ is a preferable option.
‘American Mariachi’ Perspectives: Music as a powerful memory trigger
Director James Vásquez says the world-premiere play is a good story — ‘and it’s also the best party you’ll come to this winter in Denver.’
Perspectives: How is ‘Zoey’s Perfect Wedding’ funny? Let’s count to three, no, five
The creatives explain why three is funnier than four in comedy. And: your first video look at Matthew Lopez’s world-premiere play.