You don’t have to shell out big bucks to see top-notch theater productions. High schools and colleges across the Denver metro area stage plays and musicals, showcasing some of the best local talent to be found. Far from bare bones, you’ll find fully-realized scenery, costumes, lighting, choreography and often live orchestras. The best part? Ticket prices ($5 to $12) are a fraction of what you’d pay for a “professional” show.
Don’t expect to be sitting on folding chairs in some gym. Many high schools house state-of-the-art theaters, perfect for immersing audiences in the experience.
High school theater is also one of the best ways to introduce children to the arts. Kids watching other kids perform not only instills a love of the arts, but helps many children envision themselves on stage.
Most high schools stage shows in the fall and spring. Runs are usually short, from a weekend to a week at most.
To buy tickets, it’s easiest to go to the school’s theater program website for full details. Some sell tickets online, others at the door. You may even need to call the school if you can’t find ticketing info online.
Here’s a show calendar of high schools and any upcoming productions. We’ll keep updating as shows are announced.
Know of any we’ve missed? Email Laura@MileHighOnTheCheap.com with the school name, theater program website and any other details.
High School & College Theater Calendar 2025
Arvada
Arvada High School
Performs at:
7951 W. 65th Ave., Arvada 80004
Working — Dates TBA
Arvada West
Performs at:
11595 Allendale Dr., Arvada, 80004
Sweeney Todd — March 5 to 8, 2025
Forge Christian High School
Performs at:
4890 Carr St., Arvada, 80002
Pomona High School
Performs at:
8101 W. Pomona Dr., Arvada, 80005
Mamma Mia! — April 10 to 12, 2025
Ralston Valley High School
Performs at:
13355 W. 80th Ave., Arvada, 80005
Legally Blonde — March 5 to 8, 2025 — Buy tickets here.
Aurora
Aurora Central High School
Performs at:
11700 E 11th Ave, Aurora, 80010
In The Heights — May 2 & 3, 2025 — Buy tickets here.
Gateway High School
Performs at:
1300 S. Sable Blvd., Aurora, 80012
Hadestown: Teen Edition — February 27 & 28 and March 1, 2025
Grandview High School
Performs at:
20500 E. Arapahoe Rd., Aurora
Check Please — February 13 to 15, 2025
Holes — April 17 to 19, 2025
Hinkley High School
Performs at:
1250 Chambers Rd., Aurora, 80011
Overland High School
Performs at:
12400 E. Jewell Ave., Aurora, 80012
Disney’s The Little Mermaid — February 27 & 28 and March 1, 2025
Rangeview High School
Performs at:
17599 E. Iliff Ave., Aurora, 80013
Regis Jesuit High School
Performs at:
6380 S. Lewiston Way, Aurora, 80016
Disney’s The Little Mermaid — March 28 & 29 and April 4 & 5, 2025
Smoky Hill High School
Performs at:
16100 E. Smoky Hill Rd., Aurora, 80015
Shrek: The Musical — February 13 to 15, 2025 — Buy tickets here.
Vista Peak Preparatory
Performs at:
24500 E. 6th Ave., Aurora, 80018
Boulder
Boulder High School
Performs at:
1604 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 80302
Matilda The Musical — March 11 to 15, 2025
Fairview High School
Performs at:
1515 Greenbriar Blvd., Boulder, 80305
Macbeth — April 25 to 25, 2025 — Buy tickets here.
Tara Performing Arts High School
Performs at:
The Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder, 80304
As You Like It — February 14 to 16, 2025
Brighton
Brighton High School
Performs at:
270 S. 8th Ave., Brighton, 80601
Tarzan — Dates TBA
Broomfield
Broomfield High School
Performs at:
1 Eagle Way, Broomfield, 80020
The Little Mermaid — March 13 to 15, 2025
Legacy High School
Performs at:
2701 West 136th Ave., Broomfield, 80023
A Chorus Line: Teen Edition — March 26 to 29, 2025
Castle Rock
Castle View High School
Performs at:
5254 N. Meadows Dr., Castle Rock, 80109
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson — April 16 to 19, 2025
Douglas County High School
Performs at:
2842 Front St., Castle Rock, 80104
Mamma Mia! — February 20 & 21, 27 & 28 and March 1, 2025
Centennial
Eaglecrest High School
Performs at:
5100 S Picadilly St., Centennial, 80015
9 to 5 The Musical — February 27 & 28 and March 1, 2025
Denver
Colorado Academy
Performs at:
3800 S. Pierce St., Denver, 80235
Legally Blonde — April 17 to 19, 2025
Denver Academy
Performs at:
Louise McCabe Performing Arts Center-Gary Family Theater, 4400 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, 80222
Matilda The Musical, Jr. — March 6 to 8, 2025
Denver School of the Arts
Performs at:
7111 Montview Blvd., Denver, 80220
The Stories Our Crowns Bear — February 12 & 13, 2025
Seussical — April 11 & 12, 2025
D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School
Performs at:
10359 W. Nassau Ave., Denver, 80235
A Chorus Line (Teen Edition) — February 21, 22, 27, 28 & March 1, 2025 — Buy tickets here.
East High School
Performs at:
1600 City Park Esplanade, Denver, 80206
Mary Poppins — March 6 to 9, 2025
George Washington High School
Performs at:
655 S. Monaco Pkwy., Denver
Mean Girls — March 13 to 16, 2025 — Buy tickets here.
Manual High School
Performs at:
1700 E. 28th St., Denver, 80205
Metro State University of Denver
Performs at:
King Center, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, 80204
The Addams Family — February 27 to March 1 & March 6 to 9, 2025
Pipeline — April 17 to 19 & April 24 to 27, 2025
North High School
Performs at:
2960 Speer Blvd., Denver, 80211
Shrek The Musical — April 10 to 12, 2025
Northfield High School
Performs at:
5500 Central Park Blvd., Denver, 80238
Rock of Ages — March 14 to 16, 2025
Regis University Denver
Performs at:
3333 Regis Blvd., Denver, 80221
Shrek The Musical — March 20 to 23, 2025
South High School
Performs at:
1700 E. Louisiana Ave., Denver, 80210
Elizabeth
Elizabeth High School
Performs at:
34500 County Rd. 13, Elizabeth, 80107
Descendants — February 27 & 28 and March 1, 2025
Tickets available from any cast member or at the door.
Englewood
Englewood High School
Performs at:
3800 S. Logan St., Englewood, 80113
Kent Denver
Performs at:
Anschutz Family Theatre, El Pomar Theater and The Vault
4000 E. Quincy Ave., Englewood, 80113
All shows are free. No reservations necessary.
Once Upon a Mattress — February 6 to 8, 2025 at Anschutz Family Theatre
Erie
Erie High School
Performs at:
3180 West County Rd. #5 Erie, 80516
Into The Woods — March 6 to 8, 2025
Evergreen
Evergreen High School
Performs at:
29300 Buffalo Park Rd., Evergreen, 80439
Legally Blonde — February 27 to March 1, 2025
Fort Collins
Fort Collins High School
Performs at:
3400 Lambkin Way, Fort Collins.
Amelie — April 10 to 12, 2025
Fossil Ridge High School
Performs at:
5400 Ziegler Rd., Fort Collins, 80528
Carrie: The Musical — April 10 to 12, 2025
Poudre High School
Performs at:
210 Impala Dr., Fort Collins, 80521
Anatomy of Gray — February 13 to 15, 2025
SIX: The Musical (Teen Edition) — April 24 to 27, 2025
Rocky Mountain High School
Performs at:
1300 W. Swallow Rd., Fort Collins, 80526
Golden
Golden High School
Performs at:
701 24th St., Golden, 80401
Hello Dolly – April 10 to 12, 2025
Greenwood Village
Cherry Creek High School
Performs at:
9300 E. Union Ave., Greenwood Village, 80111
Hadestown: Teen Edition — March 5 to 8, 2025
Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch High School
Performs at:
9375 S. Cresthill Ln., Highlands Ranch, 80130
Anastasia — February 26 to March 1, 2025 — Buy tickets here.
Mountain Vista High School
Performs at:
10585 Mountain Vista Ridge, Highlands Ranch, 80126
Cash On Delivery — February 20 to 22, 2025
The Laramie Project — April 17 to 19, 2025
Rock Canyon High School
Performs at:
5810 McArthur Ranch Rd., Highlands Ranch, 80124
Seussical the Musical — March 27 to 29, 2025 — Buy tickets here.
Thunder Ridge High School
Performs at:
1991 W. Wildcat Reserve Pkwy., Highlands Ranch, 80129
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella — April 3 to 5 & 10 to 12, 2025
Valor Christian High School
Performs at:
3775 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch, 80126
Hadestown — February 28 & March 1, 2025 — Buy tickets here.
Lafayette
Centaurus High School
Performs at:
10300 South Boulder Rd., Lafayette, 80026
Peter and the Starcatcher — March 13 to 15, 2025
Lakewood
Bear Creek High School
Performs at:
9800 W. Dartmouth Pl., Lakewood
Hadestown — February 27 to March 1, 2025 — Buy tickets here.
Green Mountain High School
Performs at:
13175 W Green Mountain Dr., Lakewood, 80228
Mamma Mia — March 7 & 8, 2025
Lakewood High School
Performs at:
9700 W. 8th Ave., Lakewood, 80215
Nice Work If You Can Get It — March 6 to 8, 2025
Littleton
Arapahoe High School
Performs at:
2201 E Dry Creek Rd., Centennial, 80122
County Fair — March 13 to 15, 2025
Chatfield High School
Performs at:
7227 S. Simms St., Littleton, 80127
Guys and Dolls — February 28 to March 2, 2025
Columbine High School
Performs at:
6201 S. Pierce St., Littleton, 80123
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Enchanted Edition — February 27 & 28 and March 1
Dakota Ridge High School
Performs at:
13399 W Coal Mine Ave., Littleton, 80127
Spamalot — March 7 to 9, 2025
Front Range Christian High School
Performs at:
6657 W Ottawa Ave., Littleton, 80128
The Music Man — April 24 to 26, 2025 — Buy tickets here.
Heritage High School
Performs at:
1401 W. Geddes Ave., Littleton, 80120
Mamma Mia! — March 13 to 15, 2025
Littleton High School
Performs at:
199 E. Littleton Blvd., Littleton, 80121
Cinderella — March 6 to 8, 2025
Longmont
Longmont High School
Performs at:
1040 S. Sunset St., Longmont, 80501
Little Women — April 24 to 26, 2025 — Buy tickets here.
Silver Creek High School
Performs at:
4901 Nelson Rd., Longmont, 80503
Mean Girls — March 5 to 8, 2025
Louisville
Monarch High School
Performs at:
329 Campus Dr., Louisville, 80027
Shrek The Musical — March 13 to 15, 2025
Loveland
Loveland High School
Performs at:
920 W. 29th St., Loveland, 80538
Mamma Mia! — March 13 to 15, 2025
Mountain View High School
Performs at:
3500 Mountain Lion Dr., Loveland, 80537
Cinderella — Dates TBA
Northglenn
Northglenn High School
Performs at:
601 W. 100th Pl., Northglenn, 80260
Chicago (Teen Edition) — March 6 to 8, 2025
Parker
Chaparral High School
Performs at:
15655 Brookstone Dr., Parker, 80134
Hadestown (Teen Edition) — February 20 to 22, 27 & 28 and March 1, 2025 — Buy tickets here.
Colorado Early Colleges
Performs at:
Parker Performing Arts: 15035 Compark Blvd., Parker, 80134
Legend High School
Performs at:
22219 Hilltop Rd., Parker, 80138
Grease — March 27 to 29 and April 3 to 5, 2025 — Buy tickets here.
Lutheran High School
Performs at:
PACE Center – 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker, 80138
The Schoolhouse – 19650 Mainstreet, Parker, 80138
Newsies — March 7 to 9, 14 to 16, 2025
Parker Performing Arts School
Performs at:
15035 Compark Blvd., Parker, 80134
A Wrinkle in Time — April 3 to 5, 2025
Ponderosa High School
Performs at:
7007 Bayou Gulch Rd., Parker, 80134
Urinetown — April 10 to 12, 2025
Thornton
Horizon High School
Performs at:
5321 E. 136th Ave., Thornton, 80602
The Addams Family — March 6 to 8, 2025
Riverdale Ridge High School
Performs at:
13380 Yosemite St., Thornton, 80602
Wheat Ridge
Wheat Ridge High School
Performs at:
9505 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge, 80033
The Music Man — March 6 to 8, 2025 — Buy tickets here.
Scott says
Thank you for this WONDERFUL list! We will be going to several. Supporting local arts.
Carolyn says
Thank you for the list. I have bee n trying to find a list for the area spring high school musicals for a couple weeks; much appreciated.
Clair says
Thank you for this. We love these productions
Wendy McCord says
Evergreen High School’s production of Legally Blonde runs February 27 through March 1, shows at 6:30 pm each evening and a matinee on 3/1 at 1
Jason Spiller says
This is amazing. Thank you so much for doing this. Please continue this feature in the future :)
M.F says
Cherry creek high school is performing Hadestown !
Charise says
thanks so much for the high school play list! we love the high school plays, all the kids are great!
Jeanne Puerta says
I would like to receive this list for the fall semester once it becomes available.