The Life and Triumphs of Steve Farber
“It’s important for everyone to walk away with something they wanted.” That has been Steve Farber‘s mantra as Denver’s iconic leader in business, philanthropy, community advocacy and generally all-round great guy.
Curious Theatre relived highlights of Mr. Farber’s life in a unique play called “The Life and Triumphs of Steve Farber” as part of their Denver Stories series. Steve and Cindy sat in the front row and watched memorable points from his life: his law partnership with Norm Brownstein and Jack Hyatt, his kidney challenges that he turned into an opportunity to help people through the American Transplant Foundation, his land development, music and sports teams acumen and his triumph in bringing the Democratic Convention to Denver (just to name a few).
Well-known Denver figures and past Curious Theatre subjects were interspersed in cameos in the play, including Chuck Morris, Nancy Leonard and Patty Calhoun. The audience guffawed and laughed at fun references to political, business and philanthropic leaders, with the actors in the play given free reign by claiming “that’s what we do here.”
It’s very difficult to sum up the accomplishments of Steve Farber in one hour but this play, written by Josh Hartwell and directed by Producing Art Director Chip Walton, took a good run at it. And it seems that all the audience members walked away with something they wanted.
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- Joe Santarella, Susan Eckert, Sonja Pardee and Maggie Schlundt helped to greet everyone
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- Roscoe Hill, left, Dick and Marcia Robinson, Susan Shamos and Dr. Larry Chan
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- Katie Maltias from Curious Theatre, left, with Kristin Stork
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- Susan and Jeremy Shamos
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- Founders of Curious Theatre Company Chip Walton and Dee Covington
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- Dee Covington, left, chats with Stephanie and John Flanigan (he’s on the board)
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- Honoree Steve Farber and Cindy Farber, left, with Wilma and Wellington Webb
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- Becky Morris, left, and Kristin Johnson
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- Dick Devin, left, and Roscoe Hill
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- Kent Rice and Elizabeth Steele
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- Dee Covington and Chip Walton with honoree Steve Farber, center
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- Curious Theatre, housed in an old church
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- Elizabeth and Peter Jacobson
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- Laura Cowperthwaite and Nader Kawas
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- Dr Larry Chan, who was Steve Farber’s kidney transplant surgeon and who has been instrumental in the American Transplant Foundation, with honoree Farber
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- Dr Larry Chan, left, Steve Farber and Dick Robinson
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- John and Susan France (she’s on the board)
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- Lindy Eichenbaum Lent and Jeremy Bronson
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- Kristin Stork, left, with Mark and Nancy Leonard and Steve Abelman–Mark has been in the law firm for years and met Nancy there–Nancy made a cameo in the play)
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- Brad and Karly Farber
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- Dave Engleberg, left, and Steve’s law partner Norm Brownstein
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- Dr Larry Chan, left, Rich Benenson, Steve Farber and Aaron Hyatt
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- Lanny Martin, left, chats with Bo Brownstein
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- Bo Brownstein chats with his dad Norm
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- Yuval and Rachel Moskovich, left, with Julie and Brent Farber
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- Sponsors of the event
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- Roger Hutson, left, with Doug Friednash
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- Lisa and Norm Franke
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- Mark Leonard chats with Sarah Stettner, her mom Sharon Martin and Susan Shamos
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- Owners of Occasions by Sandy Catering: Jeremy Bronson, left, and David Tenenbaum
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- Sarah Stettner, Sharon Martin, Marcia Robinson and Susan Shamos
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- Barby Sidon, left, Shelly Sapkin, Marsha Alpert and Jody Epstein
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- Nancy Leonard, left, Hal Haddon, Rick and Shelly Sapkin
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- Barbara Bridges and Gerry Hammond
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- Chip Walton chats with Patty Calhoun of Westword, who had a cameo in the play as a waitress serving drinks to an actress who portrayed her
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- Jon and Lynne Montague-Clouse
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- Andrea Hyatt and her nephew Aaron Hyatt
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- Robin Chotin and Josh Hanfling
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- Norm Franke, left, Michael Pollak, Barry Hirschfeld and Roger Hutson
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- Brothers Lee and Ted Alpert
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- Chuck Morris, left, Steve Farber and Becky Morris
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- Sisters Ricki Rest and Debbi Alpert
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- Faye Gardenswartz and Brent Farber
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- There were specialty Steve Farber cocktails
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- Arlene Hirschfeld and Cindy Farber are greeted by Chip Walton
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- Robin Chotin and Dr Larry Chan
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- Suzie Scott and Jim Hunt
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- The Farber family gets ready to watch the show
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- Steve and Cindy Farber after the play
