Dance Nation
Phamaly Theatre Company
Experience the explosive energy of Dance Nation, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated play about ambition, identity, and adolescence as a preteen dance team navigates growing up and chasing glory at the national finals.
In an unnamed middle American town, a dance team of preteen girls is preparing for the most important moment of their lives – the national dance final in Tampa Bay. Dive into the electrifying world of “Dance Nation,” where ambition, adolescence, and the transformative power of dance collide.
This bold and provocative Pulitzer Prize-nominated play follows a group of young dancers navigating the complexities of growing up while preparing for high-stakes competition. As they push their bodies and dreams to the limit, they grapple with identity, desire, and the fierce longing for acceptance in a world that provides them with many questions but few answers.
Advisory Notice: This production contains stylized depictions of vulgar situations that some might find uncomfortable or unnerving. Additionally, references are made that include descriptions of disordered eating, suicide, mental illness, sex, sexual assault, harassment, cancer, and death. Certain elements of blood, coarse language, and depictions of self-harm and masturbation are shown onstage. Finally, there will be various amounts of undress including full nudity in the show.
October 9 - Preview (8:00pm)
October 10 - Preview (8:00pm)
October 11 - Opening + Reception (7:30pm)
October 12 - Access Day (2:00pm)
October 16 - Relaxed (7:30pm)
October 17 - Masked (7:30pm) - mask required performance
October 18 - Show (7:30pm)
October 19 - Closing (2:00pm)
Accessibility Services List
Captions available at all performances
Audio Description available on Access Performance (October 12, 2025) or by request for any performance with 2 weeks advance notice by emailing info@phamaly.org
American Sign Language Interpretation is available on Access Performance (October 12, 2025) or by request for any performance with 2 weeks advance notice, by emailing info@phamaly.org
Relaxed Performance (October 16, 2025)
Masks Required Performance (October 17, 2025)
Wheelchair Accessible Seating
Low sensory quiet spaces: Available at all performances
Accessibility Materials: Braille programs, Sensory Guide, Accessibility Guide, Fidgets, etc.
No ticket refunds will be issued for content dissatisfaction.
Transforming Stories | Deconstructing Barriers | Elevating Disability
Phamaly Theatre Company is the foremost disability-affirmative, nonprofit theatre company in the country. Now in its 36th season as a homegrown, award-winning Denver arts organization, Phamaly produces professional plays, musicals, and original work cast entirely of performers with disabilities
Phamaly’s success has been the result of heart, perseverance, and the resilience of its actors, board, volunteers, staff, and community members who have transformed Phamaly from a small, amateur troupe into a professional powerhouse. Phamaly is the longest-running theatre in the country that exclusively features actors with disabilities of all kinds; producing a repertoire of musicals, plays, and original work. Phamaly continues to forge a path as a company where artists with disabilities of all kinds are welcomed, and their uniqueness is approached through a lens of creativity and possibility.