MONDAY, JUNE 8: Our great friends at Firehouse Theater Company have designated their Industry Night performance of “The Cake” as a benefit, with 100 percent of all proceeds donated to the Denver Actors Fund! In Bekah Brunstetter’s play, inspired by a real Colorado legal case that went all the way to the Supreme Court, Jen goes home to a small town in North Carolina marry a woman, but her late mother’s cake-making best friend refuses to provide her service. Faith, family, and frosting collide in this timely comedy directed directed by Troy Lakey. This continues Firehouse Producing Artistic Director Helen Hand’s steadfast commitment to designate one performance of every tun with 100 PERCENT of proceeds donated to the DAF. Thank you to all involved, including cast, crew, creatives, staff for helping the DAF to continue to help Colorado theater artists! Tickets at https://firehousetheatercompany.ticketspice.com/the-cake – and be sure to choose MONDAY, JUNE 8! Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. And If you can’t join us on DAF Night, please support the companies that support us by taking in this fun new play anytime between May 30 and June 28.

MONDAY, JUNE 8:  Please join us Monday, June 8, for Miners Alley Performing Arts Center’s Industry Night performance of “Pump Boys and Dinettes,”a toe-tapping, crowd-pleasing musical packed with country charm, catchy tunes, and down-home humor. It will be a night of unforgettable songs and feel-good fun. Miners Alley has made an extraordinary commitment to designating one show of every run as a benefit for the DAF, generating an essential total of more than $100,000 just since 2021. We can’t make it any clearer than this: No Miners Alley, no Denver Actors Fund. Just astonishing. We are so grateful to Len Matheo, Lisa DeCaro, Jonathan Scott-McKean, Warren Sherrill, Heather Beasley, Amy Arpan, cast and crew, and the volunteers and audiences who make it so magical. Not to mention the bartending staff, who donate their tips to the cause. We love you all! Miners Alley Playhouse is located at 1100 Miners Alley in Golden. Order your tickets for MONDAY, JUNE 8, at https://minersalley.com

JUNE 25- AUGUST 30: Once each year, the good people of The Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Johnstown raise money for the Denver Actors Fund during the entire run of one designated show. And this year, that is Roald Dahl’s “Matilda the Musical.” This is of course the classic and wickedly funny tale of an extraordinarily intelligent young girl with vivid imagination and psychokinetic powers. Neglected by her parents and bullied by her headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, Matilda uses her wit and powers to stand up against injustice along her quest for a better life. Cast and crew will once again be collecting audience donations in the lobby after ALL performances. These efforts are truly incredible! Last year, Candlelight raised $8,755 for the DAF throughout its run of “Cats.” All told, The Candlelight has singlehandedly raised nearly than $75,000 for the DAF – and, in return, the DAF has helped more than 60 members of the Candlelight family pay down their medical bills by more than $130,000. See “Matlida” anytime between June 25 and Aug. 30. And when you do, support the work of the DAF by saying hello to the actors in the lobby and leave some spare change for those we exist to help.  Thursdays through Sundays at 4747 Marketplace Dr. in Johnstown. Tickets $60-$90 at 970-744-3747 or https://coloradocandlelight.com/show/roald-dahls-matilda-the-musical/

FRIDAY, JULY 10: Our friends at OpenStage Theatre & Company in Fort Collins have a unique, signature program to support The Denver Actors Fund called “Final Fridays.” On the, yes, final Friday of every mainstage production run, cast members gather after the show to greet departing audience members and collect bucket donations for the DAF. Next up: OpenStage will be collecting after the Friday, JULY 10, performance of Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at The Park at Columbine Health Systems. The director is Kate Austin–Gröen. “Merry Wives” is “The Sir John Falstaff Show.” Stumbling and bumbling Sir John has a plan to seduce two wealthy housewives and make off with their fortunes. But these wives are far more clever than he, and are ready to play some tricks of their own. Tickets are regularly up to $42 but, to receive discounted pricing for students, teachers or industry, simply enter INDUSTRY or STUDENT as a promo code at checkout. Tickets at https://openstage.com/show/the-merry-wives-of-windsor. Please support the companies that support the DAF by seeing this show anytime before it closes on July 11. But if you want to support the DAF at the same time, why not join us on JULY 10 at The Park at Columbine Health Systems? It promises to be a magical night under the stars.Thank you, Producing Artistic Director Jacob Offen, cast, crew, volunteers – and all of you who show up!

ONGOING: “Waiting for Obama,” the audio version of DAF Founder John Moore’s play that was an official selection at the 2016 New York International Fringe Festival, has been released as way of raising funds for The Denver Actors Fund. A Colorado Springs family is convinced that Barack Obama is coming for their guns in the final weeks of his presidency – and they’re right. Featuring Laurence Curry, Drew Horwitz, Chris Kendall, Leslie O’Carroll, Jenna Moll Reyes, Jessica Robblee, Luke Sorge and Mare Trevathan. It was recorded by the staff of Parker Arts at the PACE Center as an in-kind donation to The Denver Actors Fund. Listen for FREE on all major podcasting platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Podbean. Just by listening, you will be raising revenue for The DAF! Or, WATCH the recording as a pay-per-view video for $9.95 on Broadway on Demand. ‘Waiting for Obama’ was recorded by the staff of Parker Arts at the PACE Center and edited by Ray Bailey TV as in-kind donations to The Denver Actors Fund. The actors also donated their services.