Denver Off-Center Planning a Sustainable Ecosystem for Immersive Art

Off-Center was founded in 2010 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts as a small, experimental "theatrical test kitchen" by Charlie Miller and Emily Tarquin. The goal was to engage younger, more adventurous audiences with unexpected experiences that put them at the heart of the story. "We realized that we couldn't just dress up traditional theater and expect a new audience to show up," says Miller, who is now Off-Center's executive director and urator; he's also been a member of the DCPA's executive leadership team since 2022…

Denver Off-Center Planning a Sustainable Ecosystem for Immersive Art
Off-Center was founded in 2010 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts as a small, experimental "theatrical test kitchen" by Charlie Miller and Emily Tarquin. The goal was to engage younger, more adventurous audiences with unexpected experiences that put them at the heart of the story. "We realized that we couldn't just dress up traditional theater and expect a new audience to show up," says Miller, who is now Off-Center's executive director and urator; he's also been a member of the DCPA's executive leadership team since 2022…