Tag: Hadestown
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Ragan & Robblee: Two leaders who truly give a damn | John Moore
When Mark Ragan stepped in to extend the life of the Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado in March 2023, he introduced a new economic model that would quickly ripple out to the benefit of neighboring arts organizations like, well, the Butterfly Effect. Ironically, the first thing Ragan and creative partner Jessica Robblee did was revert…
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Impact plays keep the gas on in cautious times | John Moore
It’s no secret that the performing arts have been on the rocks trying to bounce back from the pandemic shutdown. The year 2024 saw at least five Colorado theater companies go dead or dormant, and it ends with several more on the ropes. (On the bright side, nine foolish (I mean fearless) small startup groups…
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Call it the Giving Tree: Artists helping artists | John Moore
I started the True West Awards in 2013 – the same year I started The Denver Actors Fund, an all-volunteer nonprofit that helps Colorado theater artists pay down their medical bills. And I started both programs with a colostomy bag attached to my gut – the result of what I playfully call my “colon blow.” After a…