Denver Actors Fund in Action: Regina Fernandez: $2,440

  ‘This means more to me than you could possibly know’ Aid recipient: Actor Regina Fernandez is a company member for the Arvada Center’s 2019 black-box season, meaning she is currently appearing in “The Diary of Anne Frank,” “The Moors” and “Sin Street Social Club” – all at the same time. In 2017, she appeared… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Regina Fernandez: $2,440

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Katrina Niemisto

‘Here I am. Breathing, because of you.’ Aid recipient: Katrina Niemisto of Denver is a stage manager in the local theatre community who has worked most recently at the Lone Tree Arts Center and for the Denver Center Theatre Company’s Colorado New Play Summit. Her medical story: Katrina recently underwent a complicated hip surgery necessitated… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Katrina Niemisto

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Matthew D. Peters

  ‘I’m so thankful for this amazing program that has helped so many actors in town, now including myself’ Aid recipient: Boulder High School graduate Matthew D. Peters is a busy actor, director and choreographer who most recently directed ‘The Little Mermaid’ for BDT Stage (and played Jetsam), choreographed ‘Newsies’ for Candlelight Dinner Playhouse and… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Matthew D. Peters

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Amy Arpan

‘It’s powerful medicine to know there are great people out there in the world’ Aid recipient: Amy Arpan is an actor and circus choreographer who most recently appeared as Mrs. Soames in Miners Alley Playhouse’s production of “Our Town.” She is also the owner and principal performer at Amy Arpan’s Illusions And Confusions. She is… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Amy Arpan

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Matt Gnojek

A superhero in our midst injured in the service of others finds a community waiting to help him in his time of need Aid recipient: Denver native Matt Gnojek recently starred as Seymour in Equinox Theatre Company’s production of Little Shop of Horrors. The Aurora Sentinel’s Ramsey Scott called Gnojek “an amazing singer whose talent… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Matt Gnojek

Kenny Moten joins Denver Actors Fund Board of Directors

‘Kenny Moten does everything with integrity. He’s a solid human being.’ If you think being a performer is hard, try being a performer and the owner of your own entertainment and consulting company. Kenny Moten makes the transition from actor to producer to businessman and back again in same manner that often describes his rich… Continue reading Kenny Moten joins Denver Actors Fund Board of Directors

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Emma Maxfield

  Aid recipient: Emma Maxfield is a busy local actor currently performing in the Arvada Center’s children’s theatre production of Seussical and having just understudied the two female roles in BDT Stage’s I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change in Boulder. She previously starred as Julia in Performance Now’s The Wedding Singer and played Taylor… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Emma Maxfield

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Miriam Suzanne

Aid recipient: Miriam Suzanne is a True West Award-winning writer, director, producer, actor and musician whose unconventional novel Riding SideSaddle was adapted for the stage by Buntport Theater in 2016 as 10 Myths on the Proper Application of Beauty Products. The play, a story of gender fluidity and transition, took place in a bathroom as… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Miriam Suzanne

Miscast 2018 for Denver Actors Fund: Performer lineup announced

Some of the local theatre community’s top performers will gather at the Mizel to support The Denver Actors Fund Miscast 2018, the fifth annual fundraiser for The Denver Actors Fund, returns Monday, Sept. 17, at a new home: The Mizel Arts and Cultural Center. Miscast is an opportunity for some of the local theatre community’s top… Continue reading Miscast 2018 for Denver Actors Fund: Performer lineup announced

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Denver Actors Fund in Action: Sue Thompson

Aid recipient: Sue Thompson, originally from Portland, Maine, is a Denver actor who last appeared in the ensemble of Performance Now’s “Hello, Dolly” in 2017. Sue has lived in Colorado since she was 11. She went to ThunderRidge High School in Highlands Ranch and studied Music Theatre at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, where… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Sue Thompson

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Will Ferrie

Aid recipient: Fort Collins native Will Ferrie, a graduate of Rocky Mountain High School, is an award-winning actor and longtime member of OpenStage & Company in Fort Collins who most recently played Sir Robin in Monty Python’s Spamalot. He won the OPUS Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his work as Bartley in The Cripple… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Will Ferrie

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Faith Ford

Aid recipient: Loveland native Faith Siobahn Ford Ford is a graduate of Thompson Valley High School and the University of Northern Colorado. She is currently playing Alice Beineke in Vintage Theatre’s production of The Addams Family through October 27. played Tracy Turnblad in the Town Hall Arts Center’s “Hairspray” and was an ensemble member in… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Faith Ford

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Tresha Farris

Aid recipient: Tresha Farris is a 25-year-old Colorado native who studied acting and writing at the University of Colorado Denver and at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts through its Education classes. She most recently played Cordelia in Fearless Theatre’s production of “King Lear” and was in the ensemble of an original play called… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Tresha Farris

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Gloria Shanstrom

Aid recipient: Gloria Shanstrom’s involvement in the Colorado performing-arts community began in 1985 as an usher at Boettcher Concert Hall. She was named the  House Manager at the Auditorium Theatre (now the Ellie Caulkins Opera House) in 1997, then the Buell Theatre just before it opened in 1991. In 1997, she was hired as a… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Gloria Shanstrom

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Tim Campbell

  Aid recipient: Tim Campbell is a well-known local actor currently working as the Food Service Manager at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, located 45 miles north of Denver in Johnstown. Tim, a graduate of Lakewood High School and Metropolitan State University of Denver, most recently played bumbling alcoholic uncle Billy in Candlelight’s A Wonderful Life. Other… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Tim Campbell

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Mitch Jervis

  Aid recipient: Mitch Jervis is a longtime guitarist in the Colorado theatre community who recently played in the band for the Denver Center’s “First Date” at the Garner Galleria Theatre. Mitch has too many theatrical credits to count, but here are a random few: “Pump Boys and Dinettes” with late local actor Daniel Langhoff… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Mitch Jervis

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Jeff Jesmer

Jeff Jesmer (John Proctor) and Julie Kaye Wolfe (Elizabeth Proctor) in Firehouse Theater Company's "The Crucible." Photo by Christine Fisk.

Aid recipient: Denver actor Jeff Jesmer, who works at many Denver theatres as both an actor and scenic builder/designer, is currently appearing as David Cameron in Vintage Theatre’s “The Audience.” Other recent roles include  John Proctor in “The Crucible,”  Richard in “The Lion in Winter” and Paul in “The Champagne Charlie Stakes” (all for Firehouse… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Jeff Jesmer

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Trenton J. Schindele

‘Because of this help, I am able to stay active and stay walking’ Aid recipient: Trenton J. Schindele of Northglenn is a longtime actor for the Phamaly Theatre Company, having appeared in many productions including “Evita,” “Fuddy Meers,” “Cabaret” and “Fiddler on the Roof.” (“As Motel, Trenton Schindele is authentic and down-to-earth,” wrote Juliet Wittman… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Trenton J. Schindele

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Jay Louden

  Aid recipient: Jay Louden has been a longtime actor and director with the Evergreen Players, having most recently directed “The Dining Room” and performed in “The Explorer’s Club.” and “Enchanted April.” He has directed more than 30 productions, including “The 39 Steps” last month for StageDoor Theatre in Conifer.  Last year, he appeared in… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Jay Louden

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Alli Caw

Aid recipient: Allison Caw is a Philadelphia native who earned her MFA in Theatre at Naropa University in Boulder and recently appeared in Off-Center’s “The Wild Party” for the Denver Center at the Stanley Marketplace. Other Colorado credits include “_______, An Opera,” and “Beowulf, A Thousand Years Of Baggage” for The Catamounts. She has been… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Alli Caw

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Don Gabenski

Financial-aid recipient: Don Gabenski has been performing for 15 years with Phamaly Theatre Company, which exists to provide performance opportunities to actors with disabilities, and more recently Spoke N Motion, Denver’s only fully integrated dance company. Phamaly highlights have included playing the patriarch Jacob in “Joseph and Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” The Wiz,” “Guys and Dolls,”… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Don Gabenski

Denver Actors Fund in Action: Nancy Warner

Financial-aid recipient: Nancy Warner has been a dresser, backstage crew member and faithful volunteer for Phamaly Theatre Company for many years, most recently as a show-runner for Phamaly’s “Vox Phamilia: Under Construction” at the Community College of Aurora. For nearly 30 years, Phamly has existed to provide performance and backstage opportunities for people with disabilities.… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Nancy Warner