Jeffrey Nickelson, founder of Denver's Shadow Theatre Company, dies at age 53

Jeffrey Nickelson

Founder of Denver's

Shadow Theatre Company

Jeffrey Nickelson, founder of Denver's only black theatre company, died Saturday, September 5th from a heart attack. He was 53. Nickelson founded Shadow Theatre 12 years ago. He started the company while living in a subsidized apartment and earning less than $13,000 a year. He called it "bold humility: being bold in the action and humble in what you have to do to make it go."

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Source: Terrence Spivey