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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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The Next Act: Visionbox Studio’s Jennifer Rincón on the Healing Power of Theater

The Next Act: Visionbox Studio’s Jennifer Rincón on the Healing Power of Theater

By Toni TrescaMarch 19, 2025

Following an unthinkable tragedy, she turned to Anton Chekhov for strength, meaning and a path forward.

People on stage performing in front of a projection screen that reads, "Why do I always wake up just before the sex part of a dream is about to happen?"

Good Session at Comedy Works Blends Therapy and Humor

By Toni TrescaMarch 17, 2025

A hilarious, interactive comedy show where audience members share their deepest secrets anonymously for comedians to riff on.

A band performs against an orange background.

This Ethereal, Ritualistic Concert Will Make Waves at Meow Wolf

By Toni TrescaMarch 14, 2025

“The whole show is kind of an experiment.”

A group of people stands together in an art gallery.

Still Dreaming of You Art Show Returns to Honor 30th Anniversary of Selena’s Death

By Toni TrescaMarch 6, 2025

Celebrate Selena Quintanilla with community events in this tribute to her lasting legacy at CHAC Gallery.

Four women pose together in the Grand Canyon.

No Man’s Land Film Festival Celebrates Ten Years of Breaking Barriers

By Toni TrescaMarch 5, 2025

“Every year, we’re adding more to the programming to make it bigger, brighter and more inclusive.”

Woman talks on the phone in a market.

From Hong Kong to Spain, Jeff Fierberg’s MRKT Focuses on Markets and Where We Get Our Food

By Toni TrescaFebruary 28, 2025

“Our goal is just to put you in the center of the market as much as I can with a small number of photos.”

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School’s in Session: Stripped Down Non-Union Mean Girls Earns a C+

By Toni TrescaFebruary 27, 2025

A touring production based on the 2004 film lands in Denver with hit-or-miss performances, tech issues and uneven execution.

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Meet the Playwrights Participating in the DCPA’s 19th Colorado New Play Summit

By Toni TrescaFebruary 26, 2025

The two-day public event includes four staged readings of new plays, parties, premieres and much more.

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Colorado Ballet’s 65th Anniversary Lineup

By Toni TrescaFebruary 25, 2025

The ballet company commemorates decades of captivating performances with a season of drama, romance and a little jazz.

Opera rehearsal.

Opera Colorado Finds Opportunity in Transition as La Bohème Takes the Stage

By Toni TrescaFebruary 21, 2025

Against the backdrop of national industry challenges, leadership changes and evolving programming, the nonprofit opens its final mainstage show this season.

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Kevin Fitzgerald’s Memoir Chronicles a Life of Comedy, Conservation and Rock and Roll

By Toni TrescaFebruary 20, 2025

It Started With a Turtle: tells the life story of the Denver-born veterinarian, comedian and television star.

A man performs onstage.

The Nasty Show at Comedy Works Is Denver’s Edgiest Night Out

By Toni TrescaFebruary 16, 2025

“Standup comedy is supposed to be for adults and it should be the comics saying what they want, uncensored.”

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Control Group’s Field Trip Turns Colfax into a Living, Breathing Archive

By Toni TrescaFebruary 14, 2025

A radical, interactive three-part performance that explores Colfax Avenue’s mad, queer and disobedient histories blurs the line between activism and performance.

An empty building.

Out of the Box: Denver’s First Permanent Immersive Studio Could Open in 2025

By Toni TrescaFebruary 12, 2025

“In the same way Orlando’s a destination for theme parks, Denver can be a destination for immersive.”

A woman poses in her studio in front of her artwork.

RedLine’s Living Land Exhibition Confronts the Climate Crisis Through Art

By Toni TrescaFebruary 7, 2025

The resident artists create works for a timely exhibition about climate change, identity and artistic activism.

Two women sit, and one stands around a wooden table.

Black Stories Matter: Aurora Fox’s Gee’s Bend Preserves History

By Toni TrescaFebruary 6, 2025

“This is not something just for me – it’s so Black history is not forgotten. Every time somebody tells a story, somebody is going to learn something.”

A Black man stands in the center of an art gallery/auto dealership.

Michael Gadlin Exhibition Transforms Frisian Motors Into Art Haven

By Toni TrescaFebruary 4, 2025

“I’ve been a professional artist for decades, and I always look for ways to reach new audiences. I can check my ego enough to show basically anywhere.”

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Dazzle’s Black History Month Events Honor Denver’s Jazz Legacy

By Toni TrescaFebruary 3, 2025

Purnell Steen walks us through the city’s jazz lineage as Dazzle prepares its programming for Black History Month.

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Back to the Writers’ Room: Broadway Repackages Nostalgia for Profit

By Toni TrescaJanuary 24, 2025

The touring production of Back to the Future: The Musical fails to capture the film’s charm.

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This New HBO Max Short Showcases Denver Disabled Community With Local Music

By Toni TrescaJanuary 21, 2025

Regan Linton’s new short film, Jack and the Beanstalk, transforms the classic fable into a bold Mile High narrative with original local music.

Two people sit at a table looking at scripts.

Jake Brasch’s The Reservoir Is a Hilarious Homecoming

By Toni TrescaJanuary 21, 2025

“The scope of this project is so much bigger than anything I’ve ever done,” says the playwright, a former child actor in Denver.

Black woman stands in front of two paintings.

Black Futures in Art: The Space Between Us Transforms the Dairy Arts Center

By Toni TrescaJanuary 18, 2025

In this third exhibit, Adderly Grant-Lord invites viewers to confront the unseen spaces within us all.

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