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The very first night of our 2024 run, a young trans beauty named Sam won our costume contest and we received this email from their mother:

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And this is why we do what we do. (Shared with permission)

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Hi to all of the Hedwig team - 

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I was at the opening night performance with my queer trans nonbinary teen who *just* turned 18 last week. Sam was the curly haired beauty who won the costume contest during the pre-show!

I wanted to send you all a huge huge thank you for making this performance happen! It was such a powerful amazing experience with such a fantastic group of actors & musicians & designers. 

There were several times during the show that I was weeping. My beautiful child has fought so hard to just be themself and to fight to thrive in a world that is openly hostile and often just plain scary. "Hedwig" is a play that has special significance to them as a person and also as an actor (future dream role to play Hedwig!). Some of the songs are on their personal favorites list - such as "Origin of Love" which they have used in their solo performance art work that explores and explodes the societal concepts of the gender binary. 

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The last few years as a trans youth have been horrifyingly awful and there are very few spaces where my child is able to just "be" and to be fully themself. During last night's performance whenever I snuck a peek at their face, they were full of the joy and wonder that comes from being fully immersed in a performance. A big "thank you" also to Clark for really "seeing" my child and honoring them with a kiss on their forehead during "Sugar Daddy"! 

Thank you for bringing us theater that transforms lives and for creating a space for the performance of safety and welcome for the actors / musicians and also for the audience. 

Thank you -
Lynn

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You can see many more experiences shared like this on Hedwig Denver Instagram and Facebook.

So the question is, are you willing to support our 2025 remount?

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Your dollars go toward 

• equitable pay for everyone on the Hedwig team from the spotlight operator, to designers, to Hedwig herself

• costume and wig investment

• technical equipment (stage, lights, sound)

• taking care of our cast and technicians' meals during technical rehearsal

• venue costs

• marketing dollars

• promotional materials - posters, programs, etc.

  • and so much more!