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.
Students are the stars in musical productions such as “The Music Man.” / Source: Depositphotos
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 (“spring” being a relative term, as the seasons can be mid-January through early-April). 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 2026
Arvada
Arvada High School
Performs at:
7951 W. 65th Ave., Arvada 80004
Arvada West
Performs at:
11595 Allendale Dr., Arvada, 80004
Big Fish — March 4 to 7, 2026
Forge Christian High School
Performs at:
4890 Carr St., Arvada, 80002
Pomona High School
Performs at:
8101 W. Pomona Dr., Arvada, 80005
Alice By Heart — March 5 to 7, 2026
Ralston Valley High School
Performs at:
13355 W. 80th Ave., Arvada, 80005
Les Miserables — March 11 to 13, 2026 — Buy tickets here
Aurora
Aurora Central High School
Performs at:
11700 E 11th Ave, Aurora, 80010
Cherokee Trail High School
Performs at:
25901 E. Arapahoe Rd., Aurora, 80016
Gateway High School
Performs at:
1300 S. Sable Blvd., Aurora, 80012
Legally Blonde — February 19 to 21, 2026 — Buy tickets here.
Grandview High School
Performs at:
20500 E. Arapahoe Rd., Aurora
A Trip to the Moon — February 11 to 13, 2026 — Buy tickets here
Hinkley High School
Performs at:
1250 Chambers Rd., Aurora, 80011
Overland High School
Performs at:
12400 E. Jewell Ave., Aurora, 80012
Rangeview High School
Performs at:
17599 E. Iliff Ave., Aurora, 80013
Regis Jesuit High School
Performs at:
6380 S. Lewiston Way, Aurora, 80016
Clue — March 27 to 29, 2026
Smoky Hill High School
Performs at:
16100 E. Smoky Hill Rd., Aurora, 80015
Jekyll & Hyde The Musical — February 12 to 14, 2026
Vista Peak Preparatory
Performs at:
24500 E. 6th Ave., Aurora, 80018
Boulder
Boulder High School
Performs at:
1604 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 80302
Chicago — March 5 to 7, 2026
Fairview High School
Performs at:
1515 Greenbriar Blvd., Boulder, 80305
Macbeth — April 23 to 25, 2026
Tara Performing Arts High School
Performs at:
The Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder, 80304
Museum — February 6 to 8, 2026 — Buy tickets here
Brighton
Brighton High School
Performs at:
270 S. 8th Ave., Brighton, 80601
Newsies — March 6 & 7 and 13 & 14, 2026
Broomfield
Broomfield High School
Performs at:
1 Eagle Way, Broomfield, 80020
Legacy High School
Performs at:
2701 West 136th Ave., Broomfield, 80023
Catch Me If You Can — March 12 to 14, 2026
Castle Rock
Castle View High School
Performs at:
5254 N. Meadows Dr., Castle Rock, 80109
Douglas County High School
Performs at:
2842 Front St., Castle Rock, 80104
Young Frankenstein: The Musical — February 19 to 21 & 26 to 28, 2026 — Buy tickets here.
Centennial
Arapahoe High School
Performs at:
2201 E. Dry Creek Rd., Centennial, 80122
Chicago: Teen Edition — March 12 to 14, 2026
Eaglecrest High School
Performs at:
5100 S Picadilly St., Centennial, 80015
The Music Man — February 25 to 28, 2026 — Buy tickets here.
Denver
Colorado Academy
Performs at:
3800 S. Pierce St., Denver, 80235
Pippin — April 16 to 18, 2026
Denver Academy
Performs at:
Louise McCabe Performing Arts Center-Gary Family Theater, 4400 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, 80222
Newsies, Jr. — March 5 to 7, 2026
Denver School of the Arts
Performs at:
7111 Montview Blvd., Denver, 80220
The Miser — January 27 to 30, 2026
You Can’t Erase Us — February 5 to 7, 2026
D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School
Performs at:
10359 W. Nassau Ave., Denver, 80235
East High School
Performs at:
1600 City Park Esplanade, Denver, 80206
Mamma Mia! — March 12 to 15, 2026
George Washington High School
Performs at:
655 S. Monaco Pkwy., Denver
Urinetown — March 19 to 21, 2026
Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy High School
Performs at:
2250 S. Quitman Way, Denver, 80219
Little Shop of Horrors — April 16 to 18, 2026
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
Hair — February 26 to 28 and March 5 to 8, 2026
Twelfth Night — April 16 to 18, 23 to 26, 2026
North High School
Performs at:
2960 Speer Blvd., Denver, 80211
Suffs — March 19 to 21, 2026
Northfield High School
Performs at:
5500 Central Park Blvd., Denver, 80238
Performing Arts School on Broadway
Performs at:
Mapleton Arts Center, 7480 Broadway, Denver
Little Mermaid — March 19 & 20, 2026
Regis University Denver
Performs at:
3333 Regis Blvd., Denver, 80221
South High School
Performs at:
1700 E. Louisiana Ave., Denver, 80210
Elizabeth
Elizabeth High School
Performs at:
34500 County Rd. 13, Elizabeth, 80107
Anything Goes — February 26 to 28, 2026 — Buy tickets here.
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.
Cinderella — February 26 to 28, 2026
Identity: An Original Musical Revue –April 23 & 24, 2026
Annie Jr. — May 20& 21, 2026
Erie
Erie High School
Performs at:
3180 West County Rd. #5 Erie, 80516
My Fair Lady — March 5 to 7, 2026
Evergreen
Clear Creek Middle and High School
Performs at:
185 Beaver Brook Canyon Rd., Evergreen, 80439
Annie, Jr. — April 9 to 11, 2026
Evergreen High School
Performs at:
29300 Buffalo Park Rd., Evergreen, 80439
Fort Collins
Fort Collins High School
Performs at:
3400 Lambkin Way, Fort Collins.
The Wizard of Oz — April 16 to 18, 2026
Fossil Ridge High School
Performs at:
5400 Ziegler Rd., Fort Collins, 80528
Shrek The Musical — February 26 to 28, 2026
Poudre High School
Performs at:
210 Impala Dr., Fort Collins, 80521
Lost Girl — February 12 to 15, 2026
Much Ado About Nothing — April 30 to May 3, 2026
Rocky Mountain High School
Performs at:
1300 W. Swallow Rd., Fort Collins, 80526
Newsies The Musical — March 12 to 14, 2026 — Buy tickets here.
Golden
Golden High School
Performs at:
701 24th St., Golden, 80401
Matilda The Musical — March 12 to 14, 2026
Greenwood Village
Cherry Creek High School
Performs at:
9300 E. Union Ave., Greenwood Village, 80111
Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch High School
Performs at:
9375 S. Cresthill Ln., Highlands Ranch, 80130
Beetlejuice — March 4 to 7, 2026
Mountain Vista High School
Performs at:
10585 Mountain Vista Ridge, Highlands Ranch, 80126
Lend Me A Tenor — February 5 to 7, 2026
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella — April 16 to 18, 2026
Rock Canyon High School
Performs at:
5810 McArthur Ranch Rd., Highlands Ranch, 80124
Big Fish — February 25 to 28, 2026
Thunder Ridge High School
Performs at:
1991 W. Wildcat Reserve Pkwy., Highlands Ranch, 80129
Steel Magnolias — January 15 to 17, 2026 — Buy tickets here.
Valor Christian High School
Performs at:
3775 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch, 80126
Lafayette
Centaurus High School
Performs at:
10300 South Boulder Rd., Lafayette, 80026
Lakewood
Bear Creek High School
Performs at:
9800 W. Dartmouth Pl., Lakewood
Once Upon a One More Time — March 5 to 7, 2026
Colorado Christian University
Performs at:
Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Alison Pkwy., Lakewood, 80226
Hello, Dolly! — February 5 to 8, 2026 — Get tickets here.
Green Mountain High School
Performs at:
13175 W Green Mountain Dr., Lakewood, 80228
Into The Woods — February 26 to 28, 2026
Lakewood High School
Performs at:
9700 W. 8th Ave., Lakewood, 80215
Urinetown The Musical — March 11 to 14, 2026
Littleton
Chatfield High School
Performs at:
7227 S. Simms St., Littleton, 80127
The Addams Family — March 5 to 7, 2026
Columbine High School
Performs at:
6201 S. Pierce St., Littleton, 80123
Dakota Ridge High School
Performs at:
13399 W Coal Mine Ave., Littleton, 80127
Front Range Christian High School
Performs at:
6657 W Ottawa Ave., Littleton, 80128
Mary Poppins — April 23 to 25, 2026
Heritage High School
Performs at:
1401 W. Geddes Ave., Littleton, 80120
Oliver — March 12 to 14, 2026
Littleton High School
Performs at:
199 E. Littleton Blvd., Littleton, 80121
Once Upon A Mattress — March 5 to 7, 2026 — Buy tickets here.
Longmont
Longmont High School
Performs at:
1040 S. Sunset St., Longmont, 80501
Silver Creek High School
Performs at:
4901 Nelson Rd., Longmont, 80503
Newsies — February 25 to 28, 2026
Pride and Prejudice — May 1 & 2, 2026
Skyline High School
Performs at:
600 Mountain View Ave., Longmont, 80504
Guys and Dolls — April 23 to 25, 2026
Louisville
Monarch High School
Performs at:
329 Campus Dr., Louisville, 80027
Spongebob The Musical — March 5 to 7, 2026
Loveland
Loveland High School
Performs at:
920 W. 29th St., Loveland, 80538
Chicago (Teen Edition) — March 12 to 14, 2026
Mountain View High School
Performs at:
3500 Mountain Lion Dr., Loveland, 80537
Northglenn
Northglenn High School
Performs at:
601 W. 100th Pl., Northglenn, 80260
Parker
Chaparral High School
Performs at:
15655 Brookstone Dr., Parker, 80134
Les Miserables — February 19 to 21 and 26 to 28, 2026 — Buy tickets here
Colorado Early Colleges
Performs at:
Parker Performing Arts: 15035 Compark Blvd., Parker, 80134
Colorado Early Colleges DCN: 321 Inverness Dr. S, Englewood, 80112
Legend High School
Performs at:
22219 Hilltop Rd., Parker, 80138
Lutheran High School
Performs at:
PACE Center – 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker, 80138
The Schoolhouse – 19650 Mainstreet, Parker, 80138
Guys and Dolls — March 6 to 8, 13 to 15, 2026 — PACE Center
You Can’t Take It With You — May 1 to 3, 2026 — Schoolhouse Theater
Parker Performing Arts School
Performs at:
15035 Compark Blvd., Parker, 80134
Ponderosa High School
Performs at:
7007 Bayou Gulch Rd., Parker, 80134
Dr. Experimentor and the League of Evil — April 9 to 11, 2026
Thornton
Horizon High School
Performs at:
5321 E. 136th Ave., Thornton, 80602
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
Windsor
Windsor High School
Performs at:
1100 West Main St., Windsor, 80550
Bright Star — April 9 to 11, 2026
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