Veritas Productions & Theatre Arts

09/04/2026

We MEANT it when we said there is Denver Theatre Royalty in the cast of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. 👑🎄

Veritas Productions & Theatre Arts is beyond grateful to have THE John Ashton and Dame Deb Persoff starring as General Henry Waverly and Martha Watson this holiday season!

These two are not simply extraordinary actors. They are pillars of the Colorado theatre community, with decades of artistry, storytelling, mentorship, and unforgettable performances between them. And BOTH have been honored with the Colorado Theatre Guild Henry Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre.

John’s remarkable career has included The Nance at The Edge Theatre, Dearly Departed and Sylvia at The Avenue Theater, The Fantasticks at Littleton Town Hall, The Seafarer at Aurora Fox, Every Brilliant Thing at Vintage Theatre, and the original 1986 cast of Murder Most Fowl at The Avenue Theater. His work has also extended beyond the stage, including a National Jewish Hospital television campaign and an appearance on Breaking Bad opposite Bryan Cranston.

Dame Deb’s celebrated body of work includes Eleanor, Follies, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Looped, The Inheritance, Grey Gardens, Harold and Maude, 4000 Miles, Fireflies, Driving Miss Daisy, August: Osage County, and the award-winning Rabbit Hole. Her work has been recognized by Best of Westword, the Colorado Theatre Guild Henry Awards, the Marlowe Awards, True West Awards, and OnStage Colorado.

And somehow, WE get to put these two onstage together as General Waverly and Martha Watson. ❤️

To say we are honored is an understatement.

Colorado theatre audiences know exactly how special these two are. If you don’t yet, you’re about to find out.

✨ Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
📍 The Schoolhouse Theatre | Parker, Colorado
📅 November 27–December 20

🎟️https://parkerarts.org/event/irving-berlins-white-christmas/

09/03/2026

There is nothing better than watching two performers who already trust each other hit the dance floor. ✨

Meet our dynamic dancing duo, Dallas Slankard and Cory Klements, starring as Judy Haynes and Phil Davis in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas this holiday season!

And this is far from their first dance together. You’re seeing Dallas and Cory here sharing the stage in Vintage Theatre’s Cinderella a few years ago, and Colorado audiences have seen plenty of both of them since.

Around town, you may remember Dallas from Nice Work If You Can Get It, Legally Blonde, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sophisticated Ladies, and First Date.

And Cory from Brigadoon, Oklahoma!, CATS, Legally Blonde, Newsies, and A Chorus Line, where he shared the stage with our Executive Producer, Nancy Evans Begley, as the Bobby/Sheila duo!

Talent abounds with these two. They are charismatic, athletic, funny, and boy, can they DANCE. 💃🏻🕺🏻

This holiday season, you’ll see Dallas and Cory take on two of the most iconic dance moments in White Christmas: the dreamy “The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing” and the show-stopping tap favorite “I Love a Piano.”

Phil and Judy require chemistry, comedy, charm, and some SERIOUS dancing chops.

We’ve got ’em. ❄️🎹❤️

Come see Dallas and Cory light up the Schoolhouse stage in Parker this holiday season!

Dallas Slankard Cory Michael Klements

09/03/2026

From chauvinistic boss and long-suffering subordinate… to Bob Wallace and Betty Haynes. 😂❤️

Oh, theatre.

Keith Hershman and Nancy Evans Begley recently shared the stage in 9 to 5, with Keith playing the spectacularly awful Franklin Hart and Nancy as Violet Newstead, one of the women determined to put him in his place.

Now, they’re trading workplace warfare for Irving Berlin, snow, romance, and one of musical theatre’s most charming pairings as Bob and Betty in White Christmas! 🎄

We LOVE the way theatre relationships create opportunities, friendships, and completely unexpected chances to tell new stories together. One production you’re adversaries. The next, you’re falling in love in Vermont. ❤️

You absolutely do not want to miss Keith Hershman Keith Hershman and Nancy Evans Begley Nancy Evans Begley together again this holiday season!

🎄 Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS
📍 The Schoolhouse Theatre | Parker
📅 November 27–December 20



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08/30/2026

There is something about Downtown Parker at Christmastime that simply feels like home. ✨🎄

And this year, we get to add a little more magic.

For the first time in Parker, Veritas Productions & Theatre Arts is bringing Irving Berlin’s White Christmas to the stage, and we truly cannot imagine a more perfect home for it than the historic Schoolhouse on Mainstreet.

Originally opened in 1915 as the Parker Consolidated School, this beautiful building once welcomed Parker’s students in grades 1–12. More than a century later, it remains a gathering place for our community, now filled with music, theatre, art, and storytelling.

There is something wonderfully full-circle about bringing a story steeped in 1940s nostalgia, song-and-dance, community, generosity, and coming home into a building that has watched Parker grow for more than 110 years.

Then step outside.

Historic Mainstreet. Twinkle lights. Storefronts dressed for the season. A crisp Colorado evening. The charm of Downtown Parker during the holidays. And, tucked inside this beautiful old Schoolhouse, Irving Berlin’s music filling an intimate theatre.

Honestly, could White Christmas belong anywhere else? ❤️

We have dreamed about this production for a very long time, and we are beyond excited to create something that feels less like simply attending a musical and more like stepping into a nostalgic hometown Christmas card.

We cannot wait to welcome you home for the holidays.

🎄 IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS
📍 The Schoolhouse | Downtown Parker
📅 November 27–December 20, 2026
🎟️ Tickets are already moving, particularly for our matinees!

Get your tickets through Parker Arts⁠ https://parkerarts.org/event/irving-berlins-white-christmas/

08/25/2026

Our hearts are broken.

Veritas Productions & Theatre Arts joins millions around the world in mourning the loss of a true national treasure, the incomparable Dolly Parton.

Dolly was so much more than an iconic country musician, songwriter, performer, and storyteller. She was a humanitarian in the truest sense of the word. She used her extraordinary success to lift others, champion literacy, support communities in need, advance healthcare, and remind generations of people that kindness and conviction can coexist.

She loved people. All people.

She called it like it was, but somehow always managed to do so with humor, grace, warmth, and unmistakable Dolly conviction. She never seemed interested in dividing us. She reminded us of the things that connect us.

For those of us who make theatre, tell stories, sing songs, and believe that art can make the world a little brighter, Dolly represented something extraordinary. She was unapologetically herself. Brilliant. Funny. Fearless. Generous. Resilient. And profoundly, beautifully human.

She was everything that is good and right in this world.

What an immeasurable legacy she leaves behind, not simply in the songs we will sing for generations, but in the millions of lives made better because Dolly Parton was here.

Thank you for the music. Thank you for the laughter. Thank you for the books, the generosity, the courage, the rhinestones, and above all, the love.

We will always love you, Dolly. 🤍

Rest beautifully, Dolly Parton. Your light will never go out.

08/23/2026

🎄❄️ MEET THE TEAM BEHIND THE MAGIC! ❄️🎄

It takes an extraordinary team to bring Irving Berlin’s White Christmas to life, and we’re thrilled to introduce the Leadership, Production, Design & Technical team creating the magic at Parker Arts this holiday season! ✨

🎭 Leadership & Creative
Nancy Evans Begley | Producing Artistic Director & Production Consultant
Tanner Kelly | Director & Music Director
Rebecca Scott Dean | Assistant Director & Choreographer

🎬 Production
Connor Lawrence | Stage Manager
Allie Alexander | Assistant Stage Manager
Amanda M. Edwards | Intimacy Choreographer & Access Coordinator

🎨 Design & Technical
Riley Nicole | Lighting Designer
Andrew Bates | Scenic Designer & Technical Director
Cole Emarine | Costume Designer
Curt Behm | Audio Designer

🧵 Wardrobe & Crew
Madelyn Goldberg | Wardrobe Director & Lead Dresser
Kasey Knapp | Wardrobe Assistant & Dresser
Cole Nills | Follow-Spot Operator
Sara Sachs | Deck Crew Lead

These are the artists, leaders, designers, technicians, and theatre-makers working behind the scenes to transform the intimate Schoolhouse Theatre into the world of White Christmas.

From the first rehearsal to the final snowfall, every detail is being built with the Excellence, Professionalism, Integrity, Community & Collaboration that define Veritas. ❤️

🎟️ Tickets are already moving quickly, especially our matinees! Secure your seats early:
https://parkerarts.org/event/irving-berlins-white-christmas/

❄️ Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
📍 Parker Arts Schoolhouse Theatre
📅 November 27–December 20, 2026

08/19/2026

🎄 WE’RE OFFICIALLY 1/3 SOLD!! 🎄

Yes. It’s the middle of AUGUST. 😱 And tickets for Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS are already flying!

Our matinee performances are moving especially fast, and with more than three months still to go before opening night, we cannot say this loudly enough:

If you’re planning to join us, secure your seats NOW. ❄️🎟️

This beloved holiday classic has everything we love about musical theatre: spectacular singing and dancing, unforgettable Irving Berlin music, romance, nostalgia, laughter, and enough holiday magic to make the season sparkle. ✨

We are thrilled to bring White Christmas to Parker as part of Parker Arts’ 15th Anniversary Season, and judging by the response already, our audiences are just as excited as we are.

🎄 1/3 SOLD
☀️ Matinees moving FAST
🎟️ Don’t wait for November!

Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS
📍 The Schoolhouse Theater | Parker, CO
📅 November 27–December 20, 2026
Presented by Veritas Productions & Theatre Arts
🎟️ https://parkerarts.org/event/irving-berlins-white-christmas/

Get those tickets before your preferred performance becomes “Keep the change, ya filthy animal!” territory. 😉🎄

08/14/2026

Much to our amazement and with tremendous gratitude, we had an overwhelming number of submissions for this position, and it is now FILLED!

Once contracts are signed, we will be THRILLED to introduce you to our magicians behind the scenes for our beautiful show!

Thank you to everyone who applied. Your interest in our organization means the world, and this was not an easy decision. Please continue to submit for us!

More to come!! 🙏

🎭 WE’RE HIRING! 🎭

Veritas Productions & Theatre Arts is seeking an experienced Wardrobe Director / Lead Dresser for our upcoming production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, presented with Parker Arts at the Schoolhouse Theatre in Parker!

If you thrive backstage, love the excitement of live theatre, and can keep quick changes running like clockwork, we’d love to hear from you.

✨ POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:
• $50 per guaranteed performance
• 19 guaranteed performances
• 8 scheduled performance holds, paid if activated
• Professional, collaborative production environment
• Veritas follows the Community Standards for Theatre

Applicants should have theatrical wardrobe or backstage dressing experience, be highly organized, dependable, comfortable executing quick changes, and available for all required technical rehearsals, performances, and scheduled performance holds.

❄️ Tech begins November 21, with performances running November 27–December 20, 2026.

Interested in joining the team?

Visit vptheatrearts.org/auditions for the complete job description, schedule, qualifications, and application instructions.

Help us bring one of the most beloved holiday musicals of all time to life at the Schoolhouse Theatre! 🎄✨

08/14/2026

🎭 WHAT MUSICAL SHOULD VERITAS PRODUCE NEXT? 🎶

We’re already dreaming, researching, budgeting, and building our 2027/2028 season, and we want to hear from YOU!

What MUSICALS would you love to see Veritas Productions & Theatre Arts bring to life?

As we explore titles, we’re specifically looking for musicals that:

✨ Are scalable for venues of varying sizes and configurations

🎟️ Have a history of strong audience appeal and box office performance

🌎 Celebrate and reflect the diverse fabric of our community, creating meaningful opportunities for a broad range of artists

🎭 Work with casts ranging from approximately 2 to 18 performers

💡 Give us room to create something distinctly Veritas: ambitious, thoughtful, professional, and artistically exciting

Think musicals only! Big Broadway favorites, contemporary gems, beloved classics, smaller ensemble pieces, rarely produced treasures…we want to hear them all.

You know what we do, how we do it, and the standard of excellence we bring to every Veritas production. Now, be part of shaping what comes next. Your input could help build our 2027/2028 season!

Drop your musical suggestions in the comments! 👇

And yes, suggest as many as you’d like. We can’t promise what will make the season, but we can promise we’re listening.

Who knows? Your suggestion might just end up on the Veritas stage. ❤️

So…what should Veritas produce in 2027/2028?

08/07/2026

🎭 WE’RE HIRING! 🎭

Veritas Productions & Theatre Arts is seeking an experienced Wardrobe Director / Lead Dresser for our upcoming production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, presented with Parker Arts at the Schoolhouse Theatre in Parker!

If you thrive backstage, love the excitement of live theatre, and can keep quick changes running like clockwork, we’d love to hear from you.

✨ POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:
• $50 per guaranteed performance
• 19 guaranteed performances
• 8 scheduled performance holds, paid if activated
• Professional, collaborative production environment
• Veritas follows the Community Standards for Theatre

Applicants should have theatrical wardrobe or backstage dressing experience, be highly organized, dependable, comfortable executing quick changes, and available for all required technical rehearsals, performances, and scheduled performance holds.

❄️ Tech begins November 21, with performances running November 27–December 20, 2026.

Interested in joining the team?

Visit vptheatrearts.org/auditions for the complete job description, schedule, qualifications, and application instructions.

Help us bring one of the most beloved holiday musicals of all time to life at the Schoolhouse Theatre! 🎄✨