Resources for Community & Visitors

The DU campus is a hub of scholarship, creativity and activity in the Denver area. We invite visitors to participate in our vibrant community. Join us for theatre performances and explore other events and activities held on our campus.

Current Season

A Bright New Boise, poster showing a drawing of a man with the text "A Bright New Boise | Samuel D. Hunter"

November 9 – 12, 2023

A Bright New Boise

In the bleak, corporate break room of a craft store in Idaho, someone is summoning The Rapture. Will, who has fled his rural hometown after a scandal at his Evangelical church, comes to the Hobby Lobby, not only for employment, but also to rekindle a relationship with Alex, his brooding teenage daughter, whom he gave up for adoption several years ago. Alex works there along with Leroy, her adopted brother and protector, and Anna, a hapless young woman who reads bland fiction but hopes for dramatic endings. As their manager, foul-mouthed Pauline, tries ceaselessly to find order (and profit) in the chaos of small business, these lost souls of the Hobby Lobby confront an unyielding world through the beige-tinted impossibility of modern faith.

Written by Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by Greg Ungar

Tickets on sale September 1, 2023

  • Byron Theatre
God of Carnage, poster with the text "God of Carnage" written on a notebook-paper background with smaller text saying "Yasmina Reza"

January 20, 2024

God of Carnage, staged reading

A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, and the rum flows, tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters.

Written by Yasmina Reza
Directed by Jack Cansler

Tickets are free, just show up

  • 7:30pm
  • Hamilton Hall
The Taming, poster with a stylized Statue of Liberty drawing and the text "The Taming | Lauren Gunderson"

February 7 – 10, 2024

The Taming

In this all-female "power-play" inspired by Shakespeare's Shrew, contestant Katherine has political aspirations to match her beauty pageant ambitions. All she needs to revolutionize the American government is the help of one ultra-conservative senator's aide on the cusp of a career breakthrough, and one bleeding-heart liberal blogger who will do anything for her cause. Well, that and a semi-historically-accurate ether trip. Here's lookin' at you, America.

Written by Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Kelly VanOsbree

Tickets on sale September 1, 2023

  • Byron Theatre
Constellations poster with the play title "Constellations" over a light grey background with blue and white stars and the playwright's name, Nick Payne

May 23 – 26, 2024

Constellations

This spellbinding, romantic journey begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. But what happens next defies the boundaries of the world we think we know—delving into the infinite possibilities of their relationship and raising questions about the difference between choice and destiny.

Written by Nick Payne
Directed by Allison Watrous

Tickets on sale September 1, 2023

  • Byron Theatre
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Limited visitor parking is available on campus and street parking can be found in the surrounding neighborhoods. View our campus map for more detailed information on parking lots and directions to DU facilities.

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Newman Center for the Performing Arts

The Newman Center holds many of the Department of Theatre's theatrical performances.

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Johnson-McFarlane Hall

J-Mac is home to the White Box and Black Box theatres, two intimate spaces which are also used for departmental productions.

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