SIGHTLINE

BY JANICE SINDEN

HHappy New Year! I am hopeful that 2023 will be a year filled with joy, respect, and bringing people together. That is what we do best at the Denver Center, and we are grateful you are here with us, whether this is your first time at the theatre or you have been joining us for many years. Welcome!

This issue of Applause opens with the Broadway engagement of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, originally published in 1960 and translated into more than 40 languages. This is a moving story that juxtaposes integrity against bigotry, guilt against innocence, and white against black. Despite the passage of more than 70 years since the book was written, it is all too clear there is still much work to be done to eradicate hatred in its many forms.

With the new year upon us, comes new opportunity. We, at the DCPA are reflecting, reassessing and planning for our future. We’ve set upon a new, ambitious five-year strategic plan that will take us to the eve of our 50th anniversary.

Just as important, we’ve refreshed our core values — those elements that are at the very center of who we are and what we do. Throughout, we have woven in our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. At the center of these values is belonging. You belong here. You are part of our story and we ask you to share in our values, which also include collaboration, community, creativity, integrity and sustainability. We encourage you to bring your neighbor, a colleague, friend or acquaintance the next time you join us at the theatre. We believe in the transformative power of live theatre and look forward to seeing you here again soon.

Warm regards,

Janice Sinden, President & CEO