Kent Thompson

Time to Grow Up

The Other Place has its regional premiere in Boulder this weekend

"This is an old-boy event in which women do not appear unless to provide some kind of illicit service. And when we do appear, we do not wear heels. And when we do wear heels, if we do not immediately prove we are the smartest person in the room we are not taken seriously." So says Juliana of a pha ... More >>

Ed, Downloaded is two-thirds play -- and half a movie

The Denver Center Theatre Company has long been a pioneer in the creative use of multi-media, and four years ago artistic director Kent Thompson commissioned a work from playwright Michael Mitnick. The intention was to have multi-media considered from the earliest conceptual stages rather than being ... More >>

Dream On

Denver Center Theatre Company announces 2012-13 schedule

Denver Center Theatre Company Artistic Director Kent Thompson has chosen his 2012-13 lineup. It contains some safe choices, some doubtless designed to appeal to high schoolers, the requisite Christmas show (not A Christmas Carol this time, but White Christmas), two scripts selected from this year's ... More >>

The DCTC adds some welcome — and not-so-welcome — twists to Taming of the Shrew

Collaboration and critics: Scenes from the New Play Summit

The American Theatre Critics' Association had chosen the New Play Summit at the Denver Center Theatre Company as the site of its winter meeting, and a group of critics compared notes one morning. We had all seen the same plays; on some we agreed; now and then someone pointed out something that other ... More >>

Americana Grande

Pants on Fire

Southern Belle

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A superb cast stars in the DCTC's Midsummer Night's Dream

New Play Summit sets the stage for an exciting next act at the Denver Center

​This weekend's New Play Summit at the Denver Center Theatre Company made it clear that after decades of sometimes sputtering movement, Denver has finally become a serious force in American theater. A large crowd -- local and national playwrights, press folk, tech people, poor actors and ric ... More >>

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Ami Dayan explores fear and forbidden love in Conviction.

A Stitch in Time

Quilters tells the tale of pioneer women through fabric and song.

All Drama

The Colorado New Play Summit gets theater lovers in and out of their seats.

The DCTC brings something new to Shakespeare's history lesson

Family First

A Latino family struggles with life changes in Sunsets and Margaritas

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Capsule reviews of current shows

Glengarry Glen Ross has a lot to say — and a sizzling way of saying it

A Cold Calling

Glengarry Glen Ross is a classic yet timely take on real estate.

Noises Off has laughs, but fails to take farce to a deeper level

Oh, Henry! A Rewarding Night of Theater Awards

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Capsule reviews of current shows

Gee's Bend

The playwright’s intentions are good, but the results are piecemeal.

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Capsule reviews of current shows

Plainsong

The stage adaptation of Plainsong is almost as good as Kent Haruf’s book.

Shock of the New

White Christmas

We're dreaming of a real holiday musical.

A Different Time

Irving Berlin's White Christmas tells a classic tale.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A musical Roman holiday.

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Brief reviews of current shows

King Lear

The Denver Center Theatre Company production is clean and credible.

The Write Stuff

The New Play Summit brings in fresh theater.

And the Winner Is...

Ticket to Ride

Private Eyes is a sight well worth seeing.

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Brief reviews of current shows

Nothing to Forgive

This Measure for Measure is beyond measure.

Change Can Be Strange

Denver Center's revamped Christmas Carol doesn't dispel ghosts of Christmases past.

A Bad Fit

The Denver Center's September Shoes fails to provide adequate dramatic support.

Love's Labors

The whirlwind A Flea in Her Ear spins with precise comedic timing.

In Their Shoes

New voices sound at the Denver Center with September Shoes.

Moral Bankruptcy

Arthur Miller's All My Sons gets a compelling revival at the Denver Center.

DCTC Explores All My Sons

Arthur Mller's play still resonates today.

The Communicator

Kent Thompson draws on his past to chart the Denver Center Theatre Company's future.

Best Chance for Change in the Theater Scene

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A Critic's View on LIDA

Another stage goes dark in Denver's theater community.

Present Joy

The Denver Center's annual Christmas Carol is sublime.