Funded Project

Shakespeare in the Parking Lot

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

Saturday, September 9, 2023

1:00pm A Midsummer Night’s Dream

3:00pm Romeo & Juliet

The Plaza at Riverfront Park (1610 Little Raven Street)

For the past several years, the Riverfront Park Community Foundation has partnered with Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) to bring one-of-a-kind performances to the neighborhood. Using a pickup truck as their stage, a handful of talented performers delivered their abridged renditions of Shakespeare’s beloved plays, with the Millennium Bridge as a backdrop. Residents, visitors, theater enthusiasts, and passers-by fill the plaza at Riverfront Park with laughter, creating a burst of energy that brings the area to life. 

Shakespeare in the Parking Lot is part of a number of educational and outreach programs DCPA runs that help connect the community with live theater. They host acting classes, they take their shows on the road to local schools, they sponsor student field trips, and so much more! By engaging with the community is rich, in-depth theater experiences, they are able to forward a conversation about its importance in our everyday lives and the role it plays in the growth of Denver.