Denver Actors Fund launches Action Teams, Web Site

The Denver Actors Fund, named Wednesday the recipient of a 2014 Westword Best of Denver Award, is today announcing several major initiatives. Most significantly, the DAF is officially activating its 2014 Action Teams. That’s an Army of Angels who will provide good-neighborly assistance to any qualifying member of  the local theatre community who seeks it.… Continue reading Denver Actors Fund launches Action Teams, Web Site

Photos: My night at Phamaly Theatre Company’s “It’s a Wonderful Life”

To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Dec. 16, 2013 Welcome to my ongoing, 2013 labor-of-love photo series bringing you iconic snapshots from behind the… Continue reading Photos: My night at Phamaly Theatre Company’s “It’s a Wonderful Life”

Photos: My night at Phamaly’s ‘Vox Phamilia: G.I.M.P. Nation’

To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Oct. 30, 2013 Opening No. 126: Phamaly Theatre Company’s “Vox Phamalia: G.I.M.P. Nation”: “Vox” is an annual evening… Continue reading Photos: My night at Phamaly’s ‘Vox Phamilia: G.I.M.P. Nation’

Photos: Edge Theatre’s “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo”

To see caption information on any photo above, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. If you prefer see this feature in its previous format (with each new photo stacked on top of the last), click here. By John Moore Sept. 7, 2013 Opening No.… Continue reading Photos: Edge Theatre’s “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo”

Photos: My night at The Edge’s “The House of Blue Leaves”

To see caption information for any photo above, or to see the gallery if watching on a mobile phone, click here. (The information is posted on the lower-left corner of each photo.) Or just click the “show info” option on any photo. By John Moore Aug. 9, 2013 Opening No. 101: The Edge Theatre’s “The… Continue reading Photos: My night at The Edge’s “The House of Blue Leaves”

Photos: My day with Theatre Esprit Asia’s “Spirit & Sworded Treks” and “Dust Storm”

To see caption information for any photo above, or to see the gallery if watching on a mobile phone, click here. (The information is posted on the lower-left corner of each photo.) Or just click the “show info” option on any photo. By John Moore June 20, 2013 Opening Nos. 83-84: Theatre Esprit Asia’s “Dust… Continue reading Photos: My day with Theatre Esprit Asia’s “Spirit & Sworded Treks” and “Dust Storm”

Town Hall Arts Center leads balanced field of 2013 Henry Award nominees

Ashlie-Amber Harris, left, is nominated for her supporting work in both the Aurora Fox’s The Color Purple,” above, and the Town Hall Arts Center’s “Hair.” SuCh, also pictured above, is a nominee for outstanding actress in a musical. By John Moore June 19, 2013 The Town Hall Arts Center leads all companies with 17 nominations… Continue reading Town Hall Arts Center leads balanced field of 2013 Henry Award nominees

Photos: My night at Cherry Creek Theatre’s ‘Baby’

Because “Baby” is being staged in the Shaver-Ramsey Showroom — a fine carpet store — the entire set must be assembled, taken down stored in a parking-lot pod and assembled again — for every performance. By John Moore June 5, 2013 Welcome to my ongoing, 2013 labor-of-love photo series bringing you iconic snapshots from behind… Continue reading Photos: My night at Cherry Creek Theatre’s ‘Baby’

Photos: My night at Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre’s ‘Murder at the Howard Johnson’s’

  By John Moore May 8, 2013 Welcome to my ongoing, 2013 labor-of-love photo series bringing you iconic snapshots from behind the scenes on opening nights in Colorado theater. All photos by John Moore copyright 2013 for www.CultureWest.Org. Opening No. 66: Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre’s “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s”: There’s not another theater company… Continue reading Photos: My night at Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre’s ‘Murder at the Howard Johnson’s’

Photos: My night at The Edge’s ‘The Shadow Box’

 Haley Johnson, left, with “Shadow Box” castmate Patty Ionoff.   By John Moore April 24, 2013 Welcome to my ongoing, 2013 labor-of-love photo series bringing you iconic snapshots from behind the scenes on opening nights in Colorado theater. All photos by John Moore for www.CultureWest.Org.     Opening No. 56: The Edge Theatre’s “The Shadow… Continue reading Photos: My night at The Edge’s ‘The Shadow Box’

Photos: Opening weekend of ‘Always … Patsy Cline’

From left: Carla Kaiser Kotrc as Louise, music director Jalyn Courtenay Webb and Megan Van De Hey as Patsy Cline.   By John Moore April 14, 2013 Opening No. 54: Starkey Theatrix’s “Always … Patsy Cline”: Photos from opening weekend, including an on-stage proposal! Starring Megan Van De Hey as Patsy Cline and Carla Kaiser… Continue reading Photos: Opening weekend of ‘Always … Patsy Cline’

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

The Edge Theatre’s new storefront  at 1560 Teller St. in Lakewood. The grand re-opening was marked on March 15 with a party and the opening performance of David Mamet’s “Race.”   By John Moore March 20, 2013 Opening No. 45, “Race”: The Edge Theatre has moved 2 miles east, into a new, 99-seat theater in… Continue reading Outtakes: My night at the grand re-opening of The Edge Theatre

2013 theater photo series: It’s Opening Night in Colorado

By John Moore Jan. 1, 2014 Welcome to my 2013 labor-of-love photo series bringing you iconic snapshots from behind the scenes on opening nights in Colorado theater. This series includes one representative shot from 151 of the performances we saw 2013. The intent was to allow the reader a window into a part of the… Continue reading 2013 theater photo series: It’s Opening Night in Colorado