Lester Ward retires: ‘There were really no dark days’
The DCPA’s modest former president and longest-serving trustee officially retired last month after 46 years of service.
Janice Sinden: Historic choice for DCPA’s new CEO
The first woman to run the DCPA oversaw 26 city of Denver departments with more than 11,000 employees and a budget of more than $1.5…
DCPA President and CEO Scott Shiller steps down
He had been committed to expanding the DCPA’s reach into the community and reflecting the region’s growing diversity on stage.
Featured playwrights named for 2016 Colorado New Play Summit
José Cruz González, Lauren Gunderson, Tira Palmquist and Mat Smart will have their plays developed and presented as readings.
Largest metro arts organizations offer major concession for good of SCFD
The region’s largest cultural institutions would voluntarily give up about 5.78 percent of their share of the annual art-tax pie. “It’s the right thing to…
Scott Shiller becomes second CEO in DCPA’s history: ‘Theatre is in my bones’
Shiller, who comes to Denver from the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, replaces Daniel Ritchie, who remains as Chairman of the…
Colorado New Play Summit expands to two weekends; playwrights announced for 2015
2015 lineup will include works by Theresa Rebeck, Tanya Saracho, Catherine Trieschmann and Jason Gray Platt.
Octavio Solis Scores Prestigious Award for Denver-Born Se Llama Cristina
Solis’ ‘Se Llama Cristina’ was introduced as a staged reading at the DCPA’s 2011 Colorado New Play Summit. At the time, it was titled ‘Cecilia…