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The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is one of the largest nonprofit theatre organizations in the country, annually offering more than 1,000 performances of over 40 different productions, along with hundreds of classes and community events, creating more than 800,000 guest experiences each year.
The DCPA grew out of the dreams of Helen G. Bonfils and Donald R. Seawell, successful Broadway producers, who envisioned a professional acting company with Denver roots and a permanent home in the city. Today, DCPA includes the Tony Award-winning Theatre Company, producing an annual mainstage season of eight classic, contemporary, and world premiere plays handcrafted by our talented team; Broadway, presenting the latest national touring productions on Denver's biggest stages; Off-Center, creating unexpected theatrical experiences that put the audience at the center of the story; Cabaret, presenting intimate and entertaining musicals, comedy, improv and more; Event Services, hosting unforgettable events in our dramatic venues; and Education and Community Engagement, nurturing a love of theatre through program and community connections across the state.
As a nonprofit, the DCPA relies on support from patrons like you to continue providing transformational live theatre experiences to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Your donation provides essential support from first rehearsal to strike for all DCPA productions and education programs. Together, we can live out the DCPA vision to create a more connected and inclusive community, lifted up and drawn together by theatrical storytelling and shared experiences.
MISSION: We engage and inspire through the transformative power of live theatre.
VISION: Our vision is to create a more connected and inclusive community lifted up and drawn together by theatrical storytelling and shared experiences.
PURPOSE: We passionately believe that the art of theatrical storytelling unites us across our differences, illuminates our shared past to understand our collective present, and empowers us to create a just, equitable, and loving future-for everyone.
The DCPA Theatre Company is the largest LORT company between Chicago and San Francisco. When Donald Seawell founded the organization, his goal was to bring professional theatre to a region of the country that had not experienced it on a regular basis. For the past 43 years, the Theatre Company has brought stories to life with a particular gift for realizing classic work with exquisite detail, and commissioning and producing a wide range of new works that speak to the current moment. With our Off-Center program, the Theatre Company is successfully inventing new ways to engage younger audiences through immersive and audience-centric experiences. The Theatre Company also works in partnership with one of the most robust theatrical education programs in the country, which provides in-school arts education programming, on-site theatre training, and programs that draw new communities into relationship with the artform.
Together, DCPA programs create a deep cultural impact on the region, realizing our overarching mission to engage and inspire through the transformative power of live theatre. Our wide range of theatrical offerings regularly include around 4,000 performances of over 40 different productions for an average attendance of 725,000 people.
Organization name
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
other names
DCPA
1972
Tax id (EIN)
84-0407760
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
1101 13th StreetDenver County, CO, US