The written record
The founding manifestos and the writings that carry the practice forward.
The written record of DT:FC’s methods, from the founders and Laurie O’Brien.
Chuck Wilcox · 1971
Colorado Caravan First-Year Report, 1971
Chuck Wilcox’s report at the end of the Colorado Caravan’s first year, defining the company’s style of economy and its discovery of how simplicity in theatre unlocks audience imagination.
Lola Wilcox · 2024
DT:FC Legacy Archive
Lola Wilcox traces the Asian theatre, Poor Theatre, Shakespearean, and Theatre Games traditions that converged at CU to birth the Colorado Caravan in the 1970s.
Martin Cobin
Martin Cobin’s concise articulation of how the Colorado Caravan’s theatre-plus-workshop model unlocked profound educational impact — and why a full MA program in Developmental Drama followed.
Laurie O’Brien
The DT:FC facilitation manual. Full text pending release from Laurie O’Brien.
Chuck & Lola Wilcox
The Wilcoxes identify four ingredients — Text, Collective Unconscious, Ensemble, and Audience — that make children’s theatre alchemical, drawn from thirty years of touring across three continents.