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Toni Tresca

Toni Tresca is a Colorado-based arts reporter originally from Mineola, Texas, who writes about the evolving world of theater and culture — with a focus on the financial realities of making art, emerging forms and leadership in the arts. He is the Editor of Bucket List Community Cafe, a regular contributor to multiple local outlets and co-host of the OnStage Colorado podcast (Feedspot’s #1 Colorado Art Podcast). He also has an MBA and an MA in Theatre and Performance Studies from CU Boulder.

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Audacious Theatre’s Space Conflicts Parodies Star Wars for May the 4th

By Toni TrescaMay 2, 2023

This laugh-out-loud satire happens at Left Hand Brewing on May 4 and Fiction Beer Company on May 5 and 6.

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Musique Pour la Paix Uses Music to Help Immigrants’ and Refugees’ Mental Health

By Toni TrescaMay 2, 2023

“We are working to help connect immigrants and refugees with mental health resources while removing the financial barriers for them to be involved with art.”

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How the Show Goes On: COVID-19 and Denver Theaters in 2023

By Toni TrescaApril 26, 2023

Three years after the pandemic shutdown, productions continue to pivot.

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This “Immersive Experience Into Yourself” by HOLDTIGHT Connects You to the Earth

By Toni TrescaApril 25, 2023

A “multi-sensory show that tantalizes the senses and is substance for the soul.”

First Colorado Theatre Guild Auditions Come Complete With Drama

First Colorado Theatre Guild Auditions Come Complete With Drama

By Toni TrescaApril 21, 2023

“This event is not taking anything away from people; rather, the Unified Auditions are adding to the landscape of opportunities.”

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Bleak Mystique Has Been Traveling Through Sound…and the Southwest

By Toni TrescaApril 21, 2023

The local indie alternative band’s tour lands at Globe Hall April 21.

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Local Lab 12 Examines Climate Change, Vietnamese Sign Language, Family-Run Funeral Homes and More

By Toni TrescaApril 18, 2023

Four new play readings and theater events take over Boulder next weekend!

Christine Kahane and Chris Kendall at Benchmark

Benchmark Theatre Confronts Conversion Therapy in A Great Wilderness

By Toni TrescaApril 14, 2023

Benchmark Theatre presents the regional premiere of “A Great Wilderness” by Samuel Hunter, who wrote the play and two-time Oscar-winning film “The Whale.”

Dancin’ Baseballers Dazzle in a Reimagined Production of Damn Yankees

By Toni TrescaApril 11, 2023

The production “is nostalgic, but with updated inclusivity that was needed all along.”

BETC Selects New Artistic and Managing Directors

By Toni TrescaApril 7, 2023

Both have been active in the Colorado theater community for years, and are fierce supporters of BETC.

DCPA’s Musical Adaptation of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple Honors Black Women

By Toni TrescaApril 6, 2023

Beautiful sets, all-star actors and beautiful music and movement await at DCPA’s production of “The Color Purple,” a musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s book.

PopUp Theatre Threatened With Protests Over Its Production of Corpus Christi

By Toni TrescaApril 4, 2023

“It’s absolutely despicable that some people would turn around and make [Jesus Christ] homosexual.”

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RISE, Blue Bench’s Annual Art Show, Is Created by Survivors of Sexual Violence

By Toni TrescaMarch 29, 2023

“My hope is that survivors feel like they still have a voice through an art show that encourages them to recognize their vulnerability and strength.”

Travel to The Mourning Tree With Soul Penny Circus for a Theatrical Aerial Performance

By Toni TrescaMarch 22, 2023

The show is about a traveling circus that ventures into an enchanted forest to discover the mysteries of a tree spirit.

SF1 Honors West African Heritage With Unforgettable Concerts

By Toni TrescaMarch 22, 2023

SF1 is playing Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox on Thursday “for people to have fun, dance and enjoy life.”

Phamaly’s Spring Awakening Is “Like Germany Meets a My Chemical Romance Concert”

By Toni TrescaMarch 20, 2023

Phamaly Theatre Company’s disability-affirming production of “Spring Awakening” opens at Northglenn Arts on March 23.

Need a Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy? See Arvada Center’s The Book Club Play

By Toni TrescaMarch 17, 2023

“Overall, I just hope people take away a fun time at the theater.”

Venture Inside the Mind of Rent Composer Jonathan Larson at Vintage Theatre’s tick, tick … BOOM!

By Toni TrescaMarch 16, 2023

Vintage Theatre’s production of this iconic musical runs from Friday, March 17, through April 23.

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Amerikin at Curious Theatre Could Be Its Most Controversial Play Yet

By Toni TrescaMarch 15, 2023

“This is the kind of theater that people need to see live, because this show is going to stick with you for years to come.”

Immersive Play Shares Stories of Trauma, Resilience and Healing

By Toni TrescaMarch 9, 2023

“People willing to go along for the ride will get something really important out of it.”

Su Teatro’s El Espíritu Natural Tells Us “The Earth Is Good; We Need It to Survive”

By Toni TrescaMarch 7, 2023

“This play reminds people that we have a responsibility to teach the next generation our memories.”

Small Business Spotlight: KinkedIn Is a Sex-Positive Networking Group for Denver Professionals

By Toni TrescaMarch 1, 2023

“I’ve seen our community come together to fulfill each other’s wildest sexual fantasies.”

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