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About Our Artistic Director
Jeffrey Nickelson
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Executive/Artistic Director Jeffrey Nickelson is a well-known actor, director, producer, writer, and singer with a rich background in the Denver theatre community spanning over twenty five years. Passionate about theatre and the African-American experience, Nickelson founded Shadow Theatre Company in 1997, building an institution dedicated to entertaining diverse audiences while spreading intercultural understanding.
He began his acting career in Denver, Colorado, under the tutelage of the esteemed, late John McCallum. For ten years while in the Air Force, he toured as an actor, director and singer, entertaining troops and raising money for worthy causes, and has worked across the country in various ventures, combining the theatrical medium with timely and important messages of self empowerment, health, personal responsibility and well-being.
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As a participant in the Denver Center for the Performing Arts award-winning graduate training program, he capped his classical training experience and since has embraced one challenging role after another. Mr. Nickelson is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades for his performances, including Best Actor in a Lead Role nomination by the Denver Drama Critics' Circle for his portrayal of Levy in the Eulipions' production of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and Best Actor in a Musical nomination for the Shadow Theatre Company production of In Search of Eckstine: A Love Story.
Since 1997, Mr. Nickelson has reached Denver audiences in excess of 15,000, consistently delivering innovative and professional theatrical productions and educational programming that touches the lives of students of all ages. At Shadow Theatre Company, he puts song to another voice in the ever-evolving multicultural chorus of America. Indeed, he invites us to join in, become a part of this growing family, and make this song our own.
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