CPR (Colorado Public Radio) Article About My Visit To The Tabor Opera House
From September 20-28, 2020, I visited Leadville, Colorado. My mission was to document the historic scenery in the Tabor Opera House attic. This was the second phase of a project began last February. Six months ago, I examined all of the scenery stored on the Tabor Opera House’s stage. Last month I returned to document the scenery placed in the attic after the Tabor Opera House was renovated, 1901-1902.
During my stay, I was interviewed by Nancy Lofholm at Colorado Public Radio. Lofholm wrote, “At The Historic Tabor Opera House, The Old Stage Scenery Is Now The Big Show.” Here is a link to her article from September 29, 2020: https://www.cpr.org/2020/09/29/at-the-historic-tabor-opera-house-the-old-stage-scenery-is-now-the-big-show/ You may have to cut and paste the link in your browser, as I am having a difficult time embedding it in my post.
Author: waszut_barrett@me.com
Wendy Rae Waszut-Barrett, PhD, is an author, artist, and historian, specializing in painted settings for opera houses, vaudeville theaters, social halls, cinemas, and other entertainment venues. For over thirty years, her passion has remained the preservation of theatrical heritage, restoration of historic backdrops, and the training of scenic artists in lost painting techniques. In addition to evaluating, restoring, and replicating historic scenes, Waszut-Barrett also writes about forgotten scenic art techniques and theatre manufacturers. Recent publications include the The Santa Fe Scottish Rite Temple: Freemasonry, Architecture and Theatre (Museum of New Mexico Press, 2018), as well as articles for Theatre Historical Society of America’s Marquee, InitiativeTheatre Museum Berlin’s Die Vierte Wand, and various Masonic publications such as Scottish Rite Journal, Heredom and Plumbline. Dr. Waszut-Barrett is the founder and president of Historic Stage Services, LLC, a company specializing in historic stages and how to make them work for today’s needs. Although her primary focus remains on the past, she continues to work as a contemporary scene designer for theatre and opera.
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2 thoughts on “CPR (Colorado Public Radio) Article About My Visit To The Tabor Opera House”
Thank you for including the article from Leadville. Very interesting and amazing all that was stored away.
Thank you for including the article from Leadville. Very interesting and amazing all that was stored away.
You are welcome!