"When you attend Shadow Theatre Company productions, you usually feel a distinct sense of ownership among the viewers. People sigh at sad moments and laugh generously at happy ones."
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"Audiences go to Shadow because it is excellent, takes on top of the line challenges in terms of its productions, and leaves people wanting more — more theater, that is."
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| - Raymond Dean Jones |
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*** 1/2 (out of 4 stars)
"Topdog/Underdog is getting its searing regional premiere at Shadow, Denver's only fully functioning black theater company, and director Hugo Jon Sayles and actors Jeffrey Nickelson and Damion Hoover have delivered perhaps the crowning achievement in the company's eight-year history. It is exquisitely performed, deeply moving, terribly sad and at times miraculously funny."
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- John Moore
The Denver Post |
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"Casey Kurtti finds a distinctive voice in Three Ways Home, an urban drama given a smooth production by Shadow Theatre Company."
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- Lisa Bornstein,
The Rocky Mountain News |
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"The production is a triumph for Costen and for director Michael R. Duran. It is also a triumph for the Shadow Theatre Company, which, under company founder and producer Jeffrey Nickelson, works consistently to discover those elements of the human spirit that transcend barriers of race, place and time. Don't miss it." (Paul Robeson)
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- Juliet Wittman,
Westword |
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*** 1/2 (out of 4 stars)
"This is just a ridiculously good time, a show as sweet as a sodashop malted on a hot summer Saturday afternoon." (Sweet Corner Symphony)
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- John Moore
The Denver Post |
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"The African Company Presents Richard III," based on a true incident, is the best kind of play. It's beautifully written, intelligently directed, nicely cast and movingly acted-and you leave the theater knowing more than you did."
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- Sandra C. Dillard
The Denver Post |
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"The Shadow production is marked by a number of stellar performances and the quick-paced unsentimental direction of Jeffrey W. Nickelson."
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- Lisa Bornstein
The Rocky Mountain News |
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"Shadow Theatre Company's Afro-Asian version of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was fascinating."
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- David Marlowe
Life on Capitol Hill |
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"... under the sure-handed direction of Hugo Jon Sayles... Performances save Fishburne's play of family loyalty."
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- Ed Will
Denver Post |
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"While Not Here, which wisely delivers its message without the use of vulgarities common to plays about disaffected youths, is particularly valuable for teen and preteen audiences, the production speaks to all ages, particularly in light of recent traumatic events."
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- Dianne Zuckerman
Denver Post |
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"The faces entering the theater were black, brown and white, but everyone left feeling a sweet shade of blue." (In Search of Eckstine: A Love Story)
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- John Moore
Denver Post |
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"You have to like In Search of Eckstine: A Love Story: The cast is extraordinarily affable, personable and energetic, and the music is so seductive."
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- Juliet Wittman
Westword |
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"Director Jeffrey Nickelson has assembled a very Fine cast... Let's hope this excellent company finds a permanent venue soon." (Bourbon at the Border)
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- Juliet Wittman
Westword |
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"It's a powerful exhortation that underscores Nickelson and company's admirable resolve to break free from cultural chains."
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- Jim Lillie
Westword |
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"The result was an extraordinary piece of theatre where the thrilling sight of an integrated audience (a rarity in Denver) was matched by the onstage explosions." (Fences)
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- Lisa Bornstein
Rocky Mountain News |
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"Jeffrey Nickelson and Shadow can take pride in the fact that, once again, they have advanced community theater with this thoughtful, timeless production." (Come Back Little Sheba)
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- Raymond Dean Jones
Urban Spectrum |
