The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is an exhilarating mix of Broadway shows, professional theatre, acting instruction and dazzling venues. We annually serve more than 750,000 patrons from the Western region and beyond.

• Mission
• General Information
• Board of Trustees
• Annual Report with audit 2010-2011

Mission Statement:
As the flagship theatre of the Rocky Mountain region, The Denver Center for the Performing Arts creates and presents exceptional theatre that engages, excites, provokes and inspires both artists and audiences. We embrace the classics while also striving to create new plays and musicals that advance the American theatre. We are committed to making The Denver Center a center for lifelong learning and civic engagement.

General Information:
The not-for-profit Denver Center for the Performing Arts encompasses the:

• Denver Center Theatre Company, a Tony Award-winning professional resident theatre, which produces classic and contemporary plays, revivals and world premieres.
• Denver Center Attractions, presenter of blockbuster Broadway musicals and cabaret.
• Denver Center Theatre Academy, a theatre education program offering acting instruction to individuals and opportunities for schools

As the theatrical tenant of downtown’s Denver Performing Arts Complex, we share this four-block, 12-acre site with the Colorado Ballet,Opera Colorado and Colorado Symphony.

• Tickets & Tours 
  10am-6pm • Mon-Sat
  Speer & Arapahoe in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex
  303.893.4100, 800.641.1222, TTY 303.893.9582, Groups 303.446.4829 
• Book Our Venues 
  Speer & Arapahoe, Denver
  303.572.4466, bookourvenues@dcpa.org 
• Classes
  1101 13th St., Denver, CO 80204
  303.446.4892, academy@dcpa.org
• Administration
  1101 13th St., Denver, CO 80204
  303.893.4000 
• Theatres 
  All theatres are located at Speer & Arapahoe, Denver (except The Conservatory Theatre at 1101 13th St.). Get directions 
  In case of an emergency during a show, call with the exact seat location of the person you wish to reach:
  • Buell, Boettcher, Ellie — 720.865.4200
  • Stage, Space, Ricketson, Jones, Conservatory — 303.446.4454
  • Garner Galleria Theatre — 303.893.4000, ext. 2641 
• Accessibility Services 
  TTY: 303.893.9582

Board of Trustees:
Daniel L. Ritchie, Chairman
Donald R. Seawell, Chairman Emeritus
Randy Weeks, President
Dean Singleton, Secretary/Treasure, MediaNews Group
W. Leo Kiely III, First Vice Chair, MillerCoors (Ret.)
Robert S. Slosky, Second Vice Chair, Fairfield and Woods
Christian P. Anschutz, Western Development Group
Patricia Baca Ed.D., Baca & Associates
Joy S. Burns, D.C. Burns Realty & Trust
Isabelle Clark, Philanthropist
Navin C. Dimond, Stonebridge Companies
Margot Gilbert Frank, Philanthropist
Thomas W. Honig, Wells Fargo Bank
Mary Pat Link, Farrell-Roeh Group
Edward A. Mueller, QWEST (Ret.)
Robert C. Newman, Philanthropist
M. Ann Padilla, Sunny Side, Inc. (Ret.)
Richard M. Sapkin, Edgemark Development
Martin Semple, Semple Miller Mooney & Farrington
Jim Steinberg, Steinberg Charitable Trust
Peter Swinburn, MolsonCoors Brewing Company
Tim E. Taylor, Xcel Energy (Ret.)
Lester L. Ward, Helen Bonfils Foundation
Reginald L. Washington, M.D., Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL
Judi Wolf, Philanthropist

Kim Schouten, Asst. Secretary/Treasurer

Ex-Officio Members
Dorothy V. Denny, Executive Vice President
Mayor Michael Hancock, City and County of Denver
Elaine Mariner, Colorado Council on the Arts
Governor John Hickenlooper, State of Colorado
Kent Thompson, Artistic Director
Victoria W. Miles, Chief Financial Officer

Honorary Members
Jeannie Fuller
Robert S. Garner
Glenn R. Jones
Cleo Parker Robinson

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