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Toni Tresca

Toni Tresca is a Colorado-based arts reporter originally from Mineola, Texas, who writes about the evolving world of theater and culture — with a focus on the financial realities of making art, emerging forms and leadership in the arts. He is the Editor of Bucket List Community Cafe, a regular contributor to multiple local outlets and co-host of the OnStage Colorado podcast (Feedspot’s #1 Colorado Art Podcast). He also has an MBA and an MA in Theatre and Performance Studies from CU Boulder.

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Man and his dog.

Kibbles ‘N Bits Combines Laughs with Animal Rescue at Denver Comedy Underground

By Toni TrescaSeptember 4, 2025

“If we can get even one dog adopted, that’s a win, but I think it’s going to be much bigger than that.”

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Review: Sweet & Lucky: Echo Is a Repressed, Repetitive Retread

By Toni TrescaAugust 28, 2025

DCPA Off-Center’s highly anticipated follow-up to its groundbreaking 2016 immersive hit is an underwhelming grief trip.

A group of people stands in a room.

The Israeli-Palestinian Conversation Is Back by Popular Demand, This Time in Denver

By Toni TrescaAugust 26, 2025

“The whole ‘us or them’ conundrum is where everything falls apart. There is no ‘us’ without ‘them.'”

People walk near Sloan's Lake.

Sloan’s Lake Foundation is Crowdfunding a New Fine Arts Center

By Toni TrescaAugust 26, 2025

“We’re not just funding bricks and mortar – we’re investing in a living, breathing cultural epicenter that will serve generations.”

Two woman fight.

Queer Pirates Set Sail in The Legend of Anne Bonny New Musical in Aurora

By Toni TrescaAugust 21, 2025

“The thing I have most in common with the characters I write is ambition. I want ‘The Legend of Anne Bonny’ to go to Broadway; I want it to be huge.”

Dancers practice at the Boulder Circus Center.

Aerial Dance Rises from the Ashes of the Marshall Fire With Embers, Petals, & Stars

By Toni TrescaAugust 20, 2025

From fire and loss to cherry blossoms and galaxies, this aerial show blends survival, beauty and joy.

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Zombies and Democracy Collide in World Premiere of Join, or Die! in Boulder

By Toni TrescaAugust 19, 2025

“It’s refreshing to have a play that’s talking about politics that’s not a total bummer. A lot of plays about the current moment leave you sad. This one lets you have fun.”

Dancers perform onstage.

Mudra Dance Studio Launches Original Show, Adyananta, Exploring Endings

By Toni TrescaAugust 18, 2025

“Artists contemplate endings in all kinds of interesting ways and can help us think about how we, as humans, need to be present in our own endings.”

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Behind the Scenes of Sweet & Lucky: Echo, Denver’s New Immersive Memory Play

By Toni TrescaAugust 13, 2025

“So many of us have a lot that we’re grieving, so this piece is really a response to where we are in the world right now.”

lots of peaches

From Orchard to Old Town: How Lafayette’s Peach Festival Comes Together

By Toni TrescaAugust 12, 2025

The event returns August 16 with 40,000 visitors, 200 vendors and 30,000 pounds of peaches, so “come hungry.”

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Boulder-Based Arts Group’s Queer Lineage Turns Community Stories Into Plays

By Toni TrescaAugust 11, 2025

The Boulder-based arts group is hosting story circles across Colorado that will inspire two new plays about LGBTQ+ history.

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Motus Theater Hosts Immigration Rights Event and Art Opening in Boulder

By Toni TrescaAugust 7, 2025

“We’re an arts organization, so we use storytelling and art to lift up the lived experiences of people with DACA in our community.”

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Miners Alley Tackles Assassins Amid Rising Political Violence in America

By Toni TrescaAugust 6, 2025

The Golden-based theater company launches its first-ever Sondheim musical that “just happens to be extremely timely.”

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Comic Josh Blue’s Memoir Something To Stare At Has Been Twenty Years in the Making

By Toni TrescaAugust 5, 2025

“I think sometimes people have an idea of what a disability is and what this book will be, and it’s not ‘woe is me’ or inspirational. I’m just telling my story.”

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East High Alumni and Students Stage World Premiere of Everything About Your Skin

By Toni TrescaAugust 4, 2025

“The piece is a little freaky. It can feel a little sinister at times, but it’s also lighthearted and caring and deeply personal.”

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Jennifer S. Levine Debuts New Paintings in Her First Friday Homecoming

By Toni TrescaJuly 31, 2025

The glassblower-turned-painter debuts new layered works at Bitfactory Gallery during Santa Fe’s First Friday alongside top local talent.

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Colorado Theatre Guild Urges Community Over Competition at 19th Henry Awards

By Toni TrescaJuly 29, 2025

The 19th Henry Awards celebrated Colorado theater with big wins for Grand Lake’s Rocky Mountain Repertory and some notable upsets. Here’s the full breakdown.

An improv team onstage.

RISE Comedy Festival Returns For Fourth Year With Biggest Lineup Yet

By Toni TrescaJuly 21, 2025

RISE Comedy Fest brings over 150 performers from across the country for a stand-up competition and a variety of improv shows.

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Poetry Meets the Metaverse in Kerrie Joy’s Anythink World Debut

By Toni TrescaJuly 18, 2025

Unwritten is an immersive VR poetry journey by Adams County’s poet laureate that drops you in downtown Brighton.

a performer in a mask

Review: Nightmare on Strip Street Is a Bloody, Bawdy Burlesque Treat

By Toni TrescaJuly 15, 2025

Horror meets high camp in this dazzlingly unhinged burlesque parody at The Arch.

Two people in a double inner tube.

Photos: Highlights of the 18th Tube to Work Day on Boulder Creek

By Toni TrescaJuly 11, 2025

On July 11, hundreds of tubers in business attire and themed costumes got “weird, wet, and wild” floating down the local creek.

A musical theater ensemble performs a musical number.

Review: Some Like It Hot National Tour Brings Tap-Happy Magic to DCPA

By Toni TrescaJuly 11, 2025

A dazzling mix of jazz-age spectacle, smart comedy and a winning cast makes the show a must-see musical at the Buell.

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