DAF is there for Spotlight Theater co-founder when insurance is not.
Financial-aid recipient: In 1998, Dan Connell and Pat Payne co-founded the Spotlight Theater, which staged more than 75 productions over the next 20 years before it closed in 2018 as Lowry’s Spotlight Theater. Dan’s many stage credits there included playing the Judge in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Officer Welch in “Rumors,” Superintendent Paul in “No Sex Please, We’re British!” and Grandpa Vanderhof in the company’s closing production, “You Can’t Take it With You.”
His medical story: Dan is currently taking daily injections to prevent blood clots from forming. His prescription costs $592 a month, which insurance will cover only after Dan meets his full deduction obligation for 2022.
How we helped: The Denver Actors Fund has paid the full cost of of Dan’s medication for February. His insurance is expected to kick in with March’s prescription bill.
‘I WANT TO THANK THE DENVER ACTORS FUND AND THE KIND AND LOVING COLORADO THEATRE COMMUNITY.’
A message from Dan Connell: “I want to thank the Denver Actors Fund and the kind and loving Colorado theatre community for gift I received. This will allow me to get my monthly medications for the rest of 2022.”
How you can help us replenish: If you would like to help the Denver Actors Fund to replenish, simply mail checks made out to The Denver Actors Fund to P.O. Box 11182, Denver, CO, 80211. Or use this donation link. Your donation will be applied to the replenishment of the Denver Actors Fund’s general fund.
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The Denver Actors Fund is a modest source of immediate, situational relief when members of the local theater community find themselves in medical need. To date, the Fund has allocated more than $925,000 to artists facing medical need. In addition to financial relief, a team of more than 100 Denver Actors Fund volunteers offers good neighborly assistance including meal prep and delivery, child care, transportation, errands, construction, pet-sitting and more. For more information, visit our web site at DenverActorsFund.Org.
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Denver, CO 80211
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23: Nathaniel Waite-Lutz will be joined by his friends Sophia Dotson, Grace Dotson, Hanna Dotson, and Elton Tanega as they reunite to perform a collection of their favorite songs at Vintage Theatre. These talented young performers have worked in a variety of Denver-area thetaer productions. It’s sure to be an evening of warmth, laughter and good times perfect for sharing with friends and family on a chilly February night. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the Denver Actors Fund. Reserve your tickets at https://www.vintagetheatre.org
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24: Our wonderful partners at Miners Alley Playhouse continue their jaw-dropping, groundbreaking, trendsetting, life-saving commitment to dedicate ALL PROCEEDS from one designated performance of each run to go to The Denver Actors Fund. Next up: “Moon Over Buffalo,” Ken Ludwig’s enduring comedy about an acting couple (think the Lunts), who are on a tour in 1953 where everything that could go wrong does go wrong. These kinds of nights are truly what is keeping our balance steady during these unsteady times. All told, since 2014, Miners Alley Playhouse has generated more than $50,000 in donations too The Denver Actors Fund. If you plan to go see the comedy classic, please consider attending at 7:30 P.M. on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24. The show is directed by Rory Pierce and continues through March 20. Miners Alley Playhouse is located at 1224 Washington Ave., in Golden. Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com
- Director: Rory Pierce
- Production Stage Manager: Lexi Holtzer
- Scenic Design: Peggy Morgan Stenmark
- Costume Design: Steffani Day
- Lighting Design: Vance McKenzie
- Scenic Dressing and Props Design: Elizabeth Scott-McKean
- Fight Choreographer: Amy Arpan
- Scenic Carpentry: Jonathan Scott-McKean and
Jeremy Althoff - Production Crew: Samantha Piel and Clara Hoppe
- Show Control Programming: Jonathan Scott-McKean
- Videography: Ray Bailey
- Volunteer Coordinator: Maryjo Calandriello
CAST:
- Larry Cahn: George Hay
- Abby Apple Boes: Charlotte Hay
- Edith Weiss: Ethel
- Amy Gray: Rosalind
- Jason Maxwell: Howard
- Christopher Berghoff: Paul
- Tim Fishbaugh: Richard
ONGOING: “Quarantine Week by Weak” is a new photographic coffee-table book by Susannah McLeod and her wife, Chloe McLeod, who chronicled their home life during the COVID19 shutdown with a light-hearteded photo series documenting their lives during quarantine. They produced more than 35 sets of humorous photos comparing the beginning of quarantine to later in the “stay-at-home” period. Susannah pulled out her camera and we started to play,” said Chloe McLeod. As popularity for the series grew on Instagram and after a feature in Westword, the couple started exploring options to publish the series as a book to benefit The Denver Actors Fund. To order, visit mcleod9creative.com. This project is generously sponsored by: The Albritton Family; Natalie Bowen and Jim Corbett; Dave Dyer; Julie Dyer; and Denise Gentilini and Lynette Prisner. Additional support provided by Angie Flachman and Sandy Birkey at The Publishing House and Sandra Lee Stuart.
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