Brian Mallgrave: ‘I wasn’t sure what the future would look like after my accident’ Who we helped: Brian Mallgrave, who has been an active member of the Denver metro theater community on and off stage since 2000, serves as Director
Actor Rick Long: ‘It is essential that we de-stigmatize mental health’ Who we helped: Since earning an MFA in Theater from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Colorado-born actor Rick Long has appeared at The Mint Theater in New York, Stage One-Louisville,
When life tried to kick Bruce Laks in the teeth, the Denver Actors Fund blocked that kick Who we helped: Bruce Laks has been performing, teaching, choreographing stage fights and directing in the Denver area since moving here from Phoenix in
Denver Actors Fund offers the only help we can when couple faces imaginable grief Who we helped: McKayla Marso McDonough and husband Seamus McDonough are one of Colorado’s first families of theater. McKayla is a veteran performer with credits ranging
When local actor Bob Hoppe needed open-heart surgery, the DAF got to the heart of the matter Who we helped: Bob Hoppe has been a greatly admired actor and dancer in the Colorado theater community going back to at least
How we helped when the past came to call on Miners Alley favorite Samantha Piel Who we helped: Samantha Piel is a local actor, teaching artist, props designer and doer of all things whose name usually shows up three times in
For local actor, ‘shredding’ took on a devastating new meaning at Copper Mountain Who we helped: Evelyn Kunch has been involved in the Denver theater community since 2021. She has performed in Platte Valley Players’ “Pride and Prejudice,” Give 5
When you’ve gotta have heart (surgery), you’ve gotta have the Denver Actors Fund About Jessica Swanson: Jessica is a Denver born-actress, director and choreographer. Most recently, she played Cassie in “A Chorus Line” with Phamaly Theatre Company and both directed
