THEATRE ASPEN is an award-winning professional theatre located in the John Denver Sanctuary, in the heart of downtown Aspen. With holiday cabarets, year-round educational programming and summers full of Broadway's best, TA means world-class theatre, dramatically closer. NEW WORKS Solo Flights is Theatre Aspen's premiere solo-play festival, bringing the best of developing works to be seen by industry professionals and the Aspen community. The inaugural 2019 season festival saw four world premiere pieces. The 2020 festival will be incorporated into the ALL FOR ONE season, and feature seven new works. APPRENTICE PROGRAM Theatre Aspen Apprentice Program (TAAP) chooses an elite group of aspiring professionals from over 500 applicants yearly. 2020’s elite class includes nine Production/Design apprentices, one Music Direction apprentice, two Education apprentices, three Arts Administrative apprentices and six Performing apprentices. EDUCATION Theatre Aspen School (TAS) serves both local and visiting students with year-round educational programs including after-school classes, fully-staged productions, and highly-regarded and perennially sold-out summer theatre programs for children and teens. Our approach emphasizes employing highly-qualified teaching artists to provide excellent, age-appropriate training based on national standards, which include all aspects of performance, design and stagecraft. ACCOLADES Theatre Aspen was recognized in 2016 with eight Henry Awards by the Colorado Theatre Guild, including the prestigious Outstanding Season by a Theater Company.