Sweet & Lucky
“a dream state… through a rich and reactive environment.”
– The Denver Post
“a unique experience where life comes alive and the past is fully present… Lush, romantic, universal, metaphoric and delightful― there is magic happening here and you feel it.” – Tracy Shaffer, The Huffington Post
About Sweet & Lucky
Off-Center, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, CO (2016)
Third Rail Projects was commissioned by Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ Off-Center program to create a new immersive experience for Denver, Colorado. The resulting Sweet & Lucky, created by Zach Morris, invited audiences into a mysterious antique store and plunged them into a labyrinth of dreamlike encounters. Guests followed performers through intricately designed environments into intimate engagements and witnessed a series of seductive and haunting flashbacks. It was a 360-degree, multisensory experience, including cocktails custom designed by Williams & Graham’s nationally recognized mixologist Sean Kenyon.
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Colby Foss
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Ryan Wuestewald, Lia Bonfilio
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Diana Dresser, Patrick Mueller
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Diana Dresser, Patrck Mueller
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Lia Bonfilio
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Meredith C. Grundei
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Lia Bonfilio
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Patrick Mueller
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Ryan Wuestewald, Lia Bonfilio
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Colby Foss
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Lia Bonfilio, Ryan Wuestewald
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Credits
Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents Sweet & Lucky by Zach Morris
World Premiere
Creative Team
Created by Third Rail Projects
Artistic Directors
Zach Morris, Tom Pearson, Jennine Willett
Presented by Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Artistic Director
Kent Thompson
Written, Choreographed, and Directed by
Zach Morris
Contributing Directors
Tom Pearson, Jennine Willett
Assistant Directors
Rebekah Morin, Carlton C. Ward
In Collaboration with the Company
Amanda Berg Wilson, Lia Bonfilio, Joan Bruemmer-Holden, Katie Cross, Diana Dresser, Peter Farr, Colby Foss, Ondine Geary, Meridith C. Grundei, John Hauser, Kevin Lowry, Leigh Miller, Jenna Moll Reyes, Patrick Mueller, Lindsay Pierce, Tara Rynders, Laura Ann Samuelson, Mackenzie Sherburne, Luke Sorge, Mason Lawrence Taylor, Justin Walvoord, Edith Weiss, Ryan Wuestewald
Production Staff
Scenic Design: Lisa M. Orzolek
Costume Design: Meghan Anderson Doyle
Lighting Design: Charles R . Macleod
Composer & Sound Design: Sean Hagerty
Video Design: Charlie I. Miller
Off-Center Producing Curator: Emily Tarquin
Off-Center Experience Curator: Charlie I. Miller
Managing Director: Charles Varin
Production Manager: Melissa Cashion
Director of Marketing: Brianna Firestone
Rehearsal Director: Lia Bonfilio
Production Stage Manager: Matthew Campbell
Assistant Stage Manager: D. Lynn Reiland
Project Support
Sweet & Lucky was commissioned by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts for DCPA Off-Center, and was supported by a grant from The Wallace Foundation’s Building Audiences for Sustainability effort.
More DCPA employees than it is possible to credit here had a hand in bringing Sweet & Lucky to life. We share our sincerest thanks to each and every one for the incredible team effort that went into creating the DCPA’s largest immersive show to date. Click here to view more on DCAP and its Artistic team and Staff.
Press Coverage
“Prepare to be eased into a dream state by the choreographed movement, evocative props, encounters with performers and music on a two-hour journey through a rich and reactive environment in “Sweet & Lucky” – Joanne Ostrow, The Denver Post
All Press Coverage
American Theatre | Feature | February 23, 2016
Dance or Theater? Yes. By Kelundra Smith
American Theatre | Feature | March 9, 2016
Tomorrow’s Theatre Today at the Colorado New Play Summit By Diep Tran
5280 | Review | May 16, 2016
Sweet & Lucky Is a Theater Experience Like No Other By Daliah Slinger
AXS | Review | June 23, 2016
'Sweet & Lucky' is unlike anything you've seen before By Deb Flomberg
9NEWS | Feature | July 5, 2016
Immersive theatre performance in Denver By Blair Shiff
CBS Denver | Feature | July 7, 2016
‘Sweet & Lucky’ Offers Immersive Theatre Experience By Libby Smith
Huffington Post | Feature | July 14, 2016
Denver Center “Sweet & Lucky”, a Memorable Night of Theatre By Tracy Shaffer-Witherspoon
"a unique experience where life comes alive and the past is fully present… Lush, romantic, universal, metaphoric and delightful― there is magic happening here and you feel it.”
Westword | Review | May 24, 2016
Review: Sweet & Lucky Is a Brave, Lovely, Original Adventure By Juliet Wittman
“Sweet & Lucky Is a Brave, Lovely, Original Adventure… Almost everything about the evening — the sights and sounds, even the smells — is beautifully put together.”
Boulder Weekly | Feature | Jun 9, 2016
A journey through memory By Sarah Haas
The Denver Post | Feature | May 9, 2016
Denver native Zach Morris returns with performance art "Sweet & Lucky" By Joanne Ostrow
“Prepare to be eased into a dream state by the choreographed movement, evocative props, encounters with performers and music on a two-hour journey through a rich and reactive environment in “Sweet & Lucky”
Colorado Public Radio | Feature | June 6, 2016
Immerse Yourself In Denver Center's 'Sweet & Lucky' With These Photos By Stephanie Wolf
Berkshire Fine Arts | Feature | June 12, 2016
Sweet and Lucky by Zach Morris By Susan Hal
Howlround | Feature | February 14, 2016
Colorado New Play Summit DCPA Panel with Zach Morris and Tom Pearson Full Video
Extended Play | Feature | April 1, 2016
Third Rail Projects Holds Up a Mirror to the Audience By James Carter
ULTRA 5280 | Feature | May 19, 2016
Lifestyle | The Dawn of Immersive, Experiential Theater in Denver By Tiffany Candelaria & Theresa Dixon
The Denver Ear | Feature | July 31, 2016
PSST… SWEET & LUCKY