Enjoy Free Plays at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
One of the best kept secrets in the Denver area is the wonderful opportunity to enjoy first run plays at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts……for FREE! That’s right, FREE! Before each opening night of the majority of plays at the DCPA the public is invited to attend a full performance of the play. The tickets are given out at 4:30 the afternoon of the play and you must be present to get your ticket. A line of theater goers regularly starts forming around 3:30, which actually turns into quite a fun time. People bring their cup of Starbucks and enjoy chatting with other theater lovers as they wait for the box office to open. The line quickly moves and most tickets are snatched up by 4:45 or so. I have a group of friends that love attending these plays throughout the season. We meet in line, grab our tickets and then head off to one of the local restaurants to enjoy happy hour before the play begins at 6:30 Provided by the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District, this fun opportunity is open to all.
The season begins this evening with the play ”Third”.
by Wendy Wasserstein
Directed by Wendy C. Goldberg
The Space Theatre
Originally produced by Lincoln Center Theatre, New York City, 2005.
Laurie Jameson, a feminist Literature professor, has settled into her life at a small, New England college when Woodson Bull III, known simply as “Third,” challenges her long-held beliefs. Against the political backdrop of the impending Iraq War, Laurie and Third engage in a blue state versus red state confrontation that leaves both shaken and changed forever. The final play by Wendy Wasserstein, critically-acclaimed author of The Heidi Chronicles and The Sisters Rosensweig, was described by the New York Times as “a gentle breath of autumn.”
A complete list of all the free plays and dates is listed below. Hope to see you there!
Sue
2007/08 SCFD Funded Free Days
|
Play |
Date |
| Third The Space Theatre |
Sept 13, ‘07 6:30pm |
| You Can’t Take It With You The Stage Theatre |
Sept 20, ‘07 6:30pm |
| The Diary of Anne Frank The Space Theatre |
Nov 8, ‘07 6:30pm |
| Pride and Prejudice The Stage Theatre |
Nov 15, ‘07 6:30pm |
| Our House* The Space Theatre |
Jan 10, ‘08 6:30pm |
| Lydia* The Ricketson Theatre |
Jan 17, ‘08 6:30pm |
| Plainsong* The Stage Theatre |
Jan 24, ‘08 6:30pm |
| Gee’s Bend The Space Theatre |
Mar 13, ‘08 6:30pm |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor The Stage Theatre |
Mar 20, ‘08 6:30pm |
| Doubt The Ricketson Theatre |
Apr 3, ‘08 6:30pm |
| 3 Mo’ Divas The Stage Theatre |
May 8, ‘08 6:30pm |
* Denver Center World Premiere
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