Tag: Jada Suzanne Dixon
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With sale of building, Curious Theatre has been saved
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Iconic Denver theater company can finally move ‘from surviving to thriving’ after a plot twist few dared to think possible Of all the stories the Curious Theatre Company has told on its iconic stage over the past 29 years, this one has the most unlikely ending of all: A happy one. Only it’s not an…
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This winter, treat yourself to theater with music, mirth or meat on its bones
The top 2026 trend in local theater: Companies are moving their plays from city to city staged for your enjoyment and convenience There is an embarrassment of riches on Colorado theater stages this winter. And, to a growing degree, you don’t even have to go all the way to the theater to see it all.…
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Power Plays: 2025 was a big year for meaningful storytelling
2025 DENVER GAZETTE TRUE WEST AWARDS: DAY 23 Three companies in particular were knocking out one great show after the other: Curious, BETC and Firehouse It was an extraordinary year for meaningful storytelling on Colorado theater stages. Three times I walked out of the tiny John Hand Theatre on the Colorado Free University campus saying…
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Curious Theatre Company in financial fight for its life | John Moore
Marquee local company must raise $250,000 by July to address critical needs
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National theater attendance has fallen a staggering 59 percent since 2018 | Arts news
Also: Former Rocky Mountain News theater critic joins cast of humanist play about Gaza and Israel
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What every kid should know about Martin Luther King Jr. | John Moore
Last week, I was hanging out with some of my favorite people: Kids, all 10 or 11. The only people in my life who are never mad at me. It was a birthday party. Speaking of birthdays, one casually asked the others what they would be doing with their day off from school Monday for…
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Twelve new stage openings to warm your January chill | John Moore
Much of the local performing arts community takes a collective breath around the holidays, which means they tend to come back each January like a synchronized Arctic blast of drama. And one look at the upcoming calendar makes one thing perfectly plain: They are coming back leaner – yet still loaded for (dramatic) bear. We are…
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25 years later, there is still work to be done | John Moore
October marked the 25th anniversary of a crime that hit close to home in Colorado and shook the world at large. Attention to that anniversary was paid throughout the month in Arvada, in Laramie, around the globe and in this newspaper. And I can’t recall any recent story topic that has drawn as much vitriolic…
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COVID among culprits canceling area performances again | Arts news
From Denver to Fort Collins, companies scrambling to adjust to injury and ever-present illness