About PHAMALY
WHAT IS PHAMALY?
The Physically Handicapped Actors & Musical
Artists League (PHAMALY) is a theatre group and
touring company that performs throughout the
greater Denver area. PHAMALY was formed in 1989
when a group of former students of the Boettcher
School in Denver, Colorado, grew frustrated with
the lack of theatrical opportunities for people living
with disabilities, and decided to create a theatre
company that would provide individuals with disabilities
the opportunity to perform. As a not-for-profit
membership organization, PHAMALY is dedicated to
producing traditional theatre in nontraditional ways.
HOW IS PHAMALY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER THEATRE GROUPS?
PHAMALY brings a unique and unusual approach to the
theatre landscape. PHAMALY produces professional
quality live theatre with performers who are physically
and/or developmentally challenged, empowering them
to acquire new and improve upon existing acting skills.
PHAMALY also educates other theatre professionals
in methods of adapting their performances to include
differently abled actors.
WHEN DOES PHAMALY PERFORM?
PHAMALY’s three primary programs are a winter show typically staged in January at the Aurora Fox, our annual summer musical at the Denver Performing Arts Complex and a fall studio series, Vox PHAMALIA which is held at different venues around the Denver Metro area. PHAMALY collaborates with
a variety of local arts and disability organizations, most
notably the Denver Center for the Performing Arts,
which hosts PHAMALY’s summer productions,
provides meeting, rehearsal and performance space,
ticketing services and other support.
We also offer a unique outreach touring show, Voices of PHAMALY
that brings performers with disabilities to businesses,
senior centers, community arts festivals, colleges and schools.