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CU BOULDER THEATRE AND DANCE

University Theatre, 261 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80302
Boulder, CO 80302



Review: High-Flying Feats in WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at the Denver Center


by Jon Bee - February 12, 2026

The national tour of Water for Elephants is the latest show to stop at DCPA as it makes its way across the country. I only just last year read the novel by Sara Gruen followed quickly by the feature film starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson. ...

Review: COWBOYS AND EAST INDIANS Defies Assumptions at DCPA


by Jon Bee - January 26, 2026

DCPA Theatre Company's legacy of 'outdoing' themselves continues with their latest world premiere production of Cowboys and East Indians, based on the short story collection by Nina McConigley and written by McConigley and Matthew Spangler....

Review: THE NOTEBOOK Makes it Rain at DCPA


by Jon Bee - December 18, 2025

It is no wonder so many movies, tv shows, and musicals start out as the written word. I would argue the best stories are those that draw you in and keep you engaged from start to finish, regardless of how long it takes to finish. Perhaps that is why when I first read The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks ...

Past Shows

They Promised Her the Moon: The unknown true story of aviator Jerrie Cobb
They Promised Her the Moon: The unknown true story of aviator Jerrie Cobb
Apr 15 – Apr 24, 2022

Many people know the history of the space race and the Mercury Seven. But few have ever heard the ill-fated story of Jerrie Cobb and...

They Promised Her the Moon: The unknown true story of aviator Jerrie Cobb
They Promised Her the Moon: The unknown true story of aviator Jerrie Cobb
Apr 15 – Apr 24, 2022

Many people know the history of the space race and the Mercury Seven. But few have ever heard the ill-fated story of Jerrie Cobb and...

Airness: A comedy about air guitar, competition and finding the airness in yourself
Airness: A comedy about air guitar, competition and finding the airness in yourself
Mar 4 – Mar 13, 2022

An exuberant comedy about competition, completionand the mission to shred or be shredded. When Nina enters her first air guitar competition, she thinks winning will...

Gallathea: A queer love story in the woods
Gallathea: A queer love story in the woods
Feb 16 – Feb 20, 2022

In this timeless Elizabethan romance, two women disguise themselves as men and take to the woods to avoid being their towns latest human sacrifice. Set...

on Display: An original devised piece
on Display: An original devised piece
Nov 12 – Nov 14, 2021

Wander through an immersive, interactive gallery that showcases gathered stories about the vulnerability of performing private rituals in public spaces. "on Display" is an original,...

Kaidan+: Something Strange and Spectral
Kaidan+: Something Strange and Spectral
Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2021

Just in time for Halloween, join the CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance for an evening of seven spine-tingling ghost stories from around the...

Climate Cabaret: A cabaret of short plays and songs on climate
Climate Cabaret: A cabaret of short plays and songs on climate
Sep 24 – Oct 3, 2021

Enacting climate is in the spotlight. CU Theatre & Dance partners with Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 in New York City to produce ten brief...

Gruesome Playground Injuries: A play by Rajiv Joseph
Gruesome Playground Injuries: A play by Rajiv Joseph
Sep 17 – Sep 19, 2021

It's not your typical love story: Doug and Kayleen meet at the nurses office in their elementary school; she's got a painful stomach ache, and...

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