About the Lavender Cultural District Theatre Festival

The Lavender Hill Cultural Arts District Theatre Festival was created out of a belief that theatre is more than entertainment—it is memory, resistance, witness, and community. Nestled amongst some of Denver’s most historically resonant and creatively vibrant neighborhoods, the Festival exists to elevate work that matters: plays that confront history, celebrate identity, challenge complacency, and give voice to stories too often pushed to the margins.

Each season, the Festival will bring together acclaimed artists, emerging voices, and engaged audiences for an immersive celebration of live performance. Our programming centers on socially conscious, character-driven theatre—new works, acclaimed revivals, and boundary-pushing solo performances—that invite conversation long after the curtain falls. These are plays rooted in lived experience, moral inquiry, and cultural reckoning, presented with artistic rigor and emotional honesty.

Lavender Hill is more than a location; it is a symbol. The district represents resilience, LGBTQ+ history, creative independence, and the enduring power of the arts to shape civic life. The festival proudly honors that legacy by fostering inclusive spaces where diverse stories are not only welcomed but centered. Accessibility, collaboration, and community partnership are core to our mission, reflected in our work with local artists, cultural organizations, and neighborhood businesses.

At its heart, the Lavender Hill Cultural Arts District Theatre Festival is about connection—between past and present, artist and audience, art and action. We believe theatre can illuminate injustice, preserve memory, and remind us of our shared humanity. By gathering people together in the same room, at the same moment, with the same story unfolding before them, we reaffirm the radical power of live theatre in a fractured world.

This festival is an invitation: to listen closely, to feel deeply, and to engage boldly with stories that demand to be seen.