Phamaly Theatre Company: Theatre with Poss-Ability

Frustrated by the lack of theatrical opportunities for people living with disabilities, five students of the Boettcher School in Denver created a theatre company to provide individuals with disabilities the opportunity to perform.

Today, Phamaly Theatre Company produces professional-scale plays and musicals year-round throughout the Denver Metro region. The productions are cast entirely of performers with disabilities across the spectrum (physical, cognitive, emotional, blindness, deafness).

To coincide with Phamaly Theatre’s 25th anniversary, the Board of Directors and community members invested in the organization’s mission by establishing an endowment fund at Community First Foundation.

Chris Silberman, executive director of Phamaly, described the value and depth of the endowment. “We seek to remove the financial burden that our performers face when participating in Phamaly programs. New financial resources generated from the endowment will help us begin to pursue another long-term vision of ours—programming for youth with disabilities.”

By securing its financial future, Phamaly Theatre Company will serve the community and the region’s performers with disabilities for years to come.