Outtakes: My night at the grand re-opening of The Edge Theatre

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A local reporter gets some comments from Patty Yaconis.

 

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Some of the opening-night crowd.

 

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The opening-night curtain call. Visible are Brian Landis-Folkins, left, and Rich Cowden.

 

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Denver First Lady Mary Louise Lee with “Race” cast member Joseph Graves, director Robert Kramer and assistant director Roni Lee.

 

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Publicist Gloria Shanstrom with actor Ryan Goold.

 

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Jessie Page, left, with her father, Paul Page, who will appear in the Edge’s next production, “The Shadow Box,” opening April 19; and Edge board member Patty Yaconis.

 

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Founder Rick Yaconis raised a glass of champagne after the opening performance of “Race” along with board members, friends and remaining audience members.

 

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By John Moore

Award-winning arts journalist John Moore was named one of the 12 most influential theater critics in the United States by American Theatre Magazine during has 12 years at The Denver Post. Hen then created a groundbreaking new media outlet covering Colorado arts an culture as an in-house, multimedia journalist for the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. He also founded The Denver Actors Fund, a nonprofit that has raised more than $600,000 for theatre artists in medical need. He is now a journalist for hire as the founder of Moore Media Colorado. You can find samples of his work at MooreJohn.Com. Contact him at culturewestjohn@gmail.com