Category: Denver Actors Fund

Acclaimed performer gets her smile back from dentist Brian Kelly About Sheryl Renee: Actor, Vocalist, Producer and Entrepreneur Sheryl Renee has done it all on Colorado entertainment stages, but her stage work has included performances for (to mention but a few), the Lone Tree Arts Center, Town Hall Arts Center, Starkey Productions, Walden Family Playhouse,… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Sheryl Renee

Only a brain aneurysm (and a pandemic) could slow down Bernie Cardell About Bernie Cardell: Over the past 20 years, True West Award-winning actor and director Bernie Cardell has been in all likelihood the single busiest person in Colorado theatre, having once booked 11 shows in one calendar year. He was directing a shortened run… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Bernie Cardell

Shipwreck rescuer gets some help in return from dentist Brian Kelly About Rose Metcalf: Rose Metcalf was born in Dorchester, England, and started dancing as soon as she could walk. Career highlights include performing on London’s West End and touring the U.K. as Sheila in “A Chorus Line.” Rose was performing as a dancer on… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Rose Metcalf

When Teaching Artist was burned, The Denver Actors Fund was there to salve her wounds About Kelcee Covert: Kelcee is an actor and Teaching Artist who has worked both for DCPA Education and as part of Kaiser Permanente’s educational theatre program. Since 2019, has been an actor, stage manager and teaching artist on KP’s traveling… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Kelcee Covert, $1,519

Denver Actors Fund helps veteran shoulder her surgical burden Aid recipient Sharon Kay White: The powerhouse native of Gilroy, Calif., has become one of the most familiar and funny faces on Colorado stages, with credits spanning Lake Dillon Theatre to the Arvada Center, where she has been featured in 19 productions. Highlights have included labor… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Sharon Kay White, $4,000

  NEW PACEMAKER REALLY GETS ACTOR’S BLOOD PUMPING Aid recipient: Jeff Butler has long appeared on local stages, most frequently participating in the annual Magic Moments musical revue. He also played the Governor in Performance Now’s “Man of La Mancha” in 2017 and is the lead singer in his jazz band, Jeff Butler and the… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Jeff Butler

Young actor was getting a COVID test when doctors discovered a cancerous tumor in his abdomen Aid recipient Caleb Reed: Caleb has been acting on various area stages since 2016, including twice playing Will in “American Idiot” (for Ignite Theatre and Town Hall Arts Center) and twice playing the lead role of Robbie Hart in… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Caleb Reed

COVID took away her employment. Then came a breast-cancer diagnosis. Here’s how the community is supporting BDT Stage favorite Alicia K. Meyers. Aid recipient Alicia K. Meyers: Alicia has been an actor, director and choreographer at BDT Stage since 1995, winning a 2019 True West Ward as co-director and co-choreographer of “Beauty and the Beast”… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Alicia Meyers

THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO HEAR IN A PANDEMIC: ‘YOU NEED SURGERY’ Aid recipient Andy Anderson: “I grew up in a small town in Minnesota and went to college at the University of Minnesota. While acting off and on, I was employed in various fields, including News Director for a radio station, Traffic Director… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Andy Anderson

After a devastating miscarriage, a focus on healing Aid recipient: Evergreen actor Dana Hart Wright (formerly Lubeck) has performed throughout the metro area for years, most recently in Ovation West’s “Lend Me a Tenor”; a reading of Laurie Scalf Scoggins’ “Polished Pieces” for And Toto Too Theatre Company; and in Benchmark Theatre’s 2019 Fever Dream… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Dana Hart Wright

Actor runs out of medication, into expensive hospital stay Aid recipient: Peter Trinh is a longtime Denver-based actor, playwright and budding stand-up comedian who most recently appeared in Colorado Springs TheatreWorks’ “Around the World in Eighty Days” and The Catamounts’ “Everybody.” Before that, he was the Assistant Artistic Director for Theatre Esprit Asia, where he… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Peter Trinh

‘Even with insurance, the bills were overwhelming‘ Denver Actors Fund aid recipient: Longtime local actor Tim Fishbaugh recently played bossman Mr. Hammerschmidt in Benchmark Theatre’s “Parfumerie.” OnStage Colorado‘s Lane Ware called Fishbaugh the anchor of the production, “deftly moving from the autocratic businessman at the start to a bewildered and broken-hearted man emerging from his… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Tim Fishbaugh

Dr. Kelly comes to the aid of BDT Stage lighting designer Aid recipient: Sean Cronan of Lafayette (who also goes by Seann) recently served as the assistant lightning designer and light-board operator for BDT Stage’s production of “Mamma Mia.” Other credits include “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.” He also lends his talents to BDT’s youth… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Sean Cronan

From training to trauma center: Life changes in an instant Aid recipient: Ashley Campbell got into sound design as a theatre major at the University of Denver and was hooked. “I really enjoyed the process of creating sounds,” she says. “It was one of the most exciting classes I took throughout all of college.” So,… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Ashley Campbell

‘My appearance and speech are as vital to my profession as my singing’ Aid recipient: Glenwood Springs actor and baritone Chris Cascketta appeared as the opera singer Rafael Bellini in “The Last Romance” for Thunder River Theatre Company in Carbondale. He is also Choir Director at Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church in Glenwood Springs. He is originally… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Chris Casketta

When Medicaid would not help a local actor with Medicaid, we did Aid recipient: Laura Jo Trexler, who grew up in Littleton and graduated from Heritage High School, last year performed her one-woman Shakespearean musical “Play On! A Musical Romp Through Shakespeare’s Women” for And Toto too Theatre Company at the Denver Performing Arts Complex’s… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Laura Jo Trexler

A move, a wedding … and an expensive medical diagnosis Aid recipient: Sarah Grover of Johnstown is a busy local actor who most recently  appeared in the ensemble of “Jekyll and Hyde” at the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse. Before that, she played Esmerelda there in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” “Sarah Grover is everything you could… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund: Sarah Grover

‘When I learned that my application was approved, I started crying from relief’ Aid recipient: Mike Martinkus, a Fort Collins native now living in Lakewood, most recently appeared in the title role of Theatre Company of Lafayette’s “Pippin, as Rich in Equinox Theatre’s “Be More Chill” and in the ensemble of Town Hall Arts Center’s… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Mike Martinkus

‘I might have had thousands of dollars worth of unnecessary and overpriced work done on my teeth’ Aid recipient: Busy actor Damon Guerrasio is currently playing Mark “Facebender” Lender in Benchmark Theatre’s regional premiere comedy “Airness,” a love letter to competitive air guitar running through February 29 in Lakewood. Other recent credits include the Arvada… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Damon Guerrasio

‘I never could have imagined the immense feeling of gratitude and relief’ Aid recipient: Thornton actor Brandon Palmer has been performing for a variety of local theatre companies since 2011, most recently appearing as Liam in Firehouse Theater Company’s “Calendar Girls.” Other recent credits include playing Little Charlie Aiken in Vintage Theatre’s “August: Osage County,”… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Brandon Palmer

‘She was with us through everything life had to throw at us.’ Aid recipient: Educator and actor Jodi Hogle was the Director of the PREP Center for Denver Public Schools and a frequent performer for Phamaly Theatre Company, whose mission is to provide performance opportunities for actors with disabilities. Jodi, who impacted several generations of… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Jodi Hogle

  Latest complication from diverticulitis lands director in hospital Financial-aid recipient: Deb Flomberg-Rollins is a founding member and co-Executive Producer of the Equinox Theatre Company, now in its 12th season. She most recently directed “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” and “Heathers: The Musical” at the Bug Theatre and next will helm “Monty Python’s Spamalot”… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Deb Flomberg-Rollins

Two insurance policies and no coverage left local actor with $2,844 dental bill Aid recipient: Longtime local actor Ryan Belinak most recently played Frid in ‘A Little Night Music’ for Cherry Creek Theatre last year. Local credits also include Tom Collins in “Rent,” Fakir in “The Secret Garden” and Tony in “West Side Story” for… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Ryan Belinak

After the onset of mysterious symptoms and two surgeries, local actor left with $6,250 in bills Aid recipient: Local actor Misha McCulloch recently appeared in the ensembles of Vintage Theatre’s “The Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” and “The Addams Family.” Previous credits include “Honeymoon in Vegas” and “Miss Saigon” at Vintage, as well as… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund in Action: Misha McCulloch