To the Phamaly family and community, Just over four years ago, I was offered the opportunity to become an interim Artistic Director with Phamaly. At the time, I had just finished a season as an actor at the Oregon Shakespeare…
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Episode 5 – Rewrite Authors and Disability Comedy
For this episode of Getting the Dirt, we are featuring the creative minds behind Rewrite, Phamaly’s pioneer, socially distant, web series that takes portions of classic texts and reimagines them utilizing a disability perspective. From the Constitution, to the Bible,…
Episode 4 – Although Stable, Phamaly is Not Immune to the Effects of COVID-19
Click Image to watch video. Audio Described video available HERE. COVID-19 has plagued theatres everywhere with difficult challenges, including mass cancelations and layoffs. Phamaly, like many organizations, has been faced with tough decisions about how to keep our community safe and engaged. Dig in…
Episode 3 – Wheelchair Sports Camp and Alice in Wonderland’s Original Soundtrack
It is true, dangerous things come in small packages, and the explosive music of Wheelchair Sports Camp is no exception. The band was conceived in the mind of lead rapper, Kalyn Heffernan, in the summer of 1997, when she was invited…
Episode 2 – Phamaly Founders
Ever wondered how theater really works? How ideas get from the page to the stage? It’s time dig in with Phamaly’s new monthly digital series Gettin’ the Dirt. We will plow through the theatrical process, reveling the truth behind the…
Episode 1 – David Jacobi
Ever wondered how theater really works? How ideas get from the page to the stage? It’s time dig in with Phamaly’s new monthly digital series Gettin’ the Dirt. We will plow through the theatrical process, reveling the truth behind the…
Support from the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has approved more than $84 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2020. Included in this announcement is an Art Works award of $25,000 for Phamaly…
Seizes the Day with Phamaly
https://phamaly.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Seize-the-Day-A-Parody.mp4 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2020 PHAMALY THEATRE COMPANY CREATES PARODY VIDEO FOR COVID-19 Denver-based troupe for actors with disabilities parodies “Seize the Day” from Newsies Denver, Colorado: Phamaly Theatre Company has released a parody video of the…
Phamaly Voted Best in Denver
The votes are in, and Phamaly is the best in Denver! Phamaly Theatre Company was voted Best Theatre for the Classics in Denver in Westward’s Best of Denver 2020 Arts and Entertainment. Phamaly is dedicated to celebrating the unconventional and…
Keep Your Chin Up and Head Held High – A Letter From Phamaly Theatre Company
To Our Phamaly Supporters, Artists, and Community, Our company knows what it is to face difficulty. For 31 years, Phamaly has operated as a grassroots nonprofit organization, founded by passionate theatre artists with disabilities from the Denver community. At a…