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A Denver theater production brings “cold and indifferent” foster care system to the stage

Coloradosun · · 1390 words · By Jennifer Brown
Foster Care System Reform Arts as Activism Nonprofit Advocacy
open_in_new Read the original article: https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/15/foster-care-theater-production-cobbled-street…

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“Playwright and director Jeffrey Campbell wants the audience to experience the emotion of the child welfare system, “how cold and indifferent” it can feel, when they watch this three-act play on stage in Denver on May 1.”
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Multiple sources confirm Jeff Campbell wrote and directed a play about the foster care system in Denver that premiered around April 30/May 1. One source specifically mentions the premiere date of April 30 and the context of the foster care system.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jeffrey is a common English given name, and a variant form of the name Geoffrey (itself from a Middle French variant of Godfrey, Gottfried). [1]
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 28, 2019 · Medieval variant of Geoffrey. In America, Jeffrey has been more common than Geoffrey, though this is not true in Britain.
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“The play, “Crossroads: The Journey of Rebecoming,” has just five characters: Jayden, who at age 15 is living in his fifth foster placement, his biological father, his foster mother, a caseworker and the judge who removed him from his father’s custody.”
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Two independent sources confirm the play is titled 'Crossroads: The Journey of Rebecoming' and features a teenager named Jayden in his fifth foster placement.
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web search NEUTRAL — Vincent Clouse portrays the character of DeShawn during a table read of "Crossroads: The Journey of Rebecoming" on April 11th at Hope Tank creative event space. The plot centers around teenage Jayden,…
https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/15/foster-care-theater-produ…
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web search NEUTRAL — Picture this: a teenager, Jayden, living in his fifth foster placement, struggling to find stability and a sense of belonging. This is the story being told in "Crossroads: The Journey of Rebecoming," …
https://theslope.co/news/foster-care-system-takes-center-sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Crossroads: The Journey of Rebecoming" was written and directed by Jeff Campbell of Denver's Emancipation Theater Company. He spent hours talking with "folks who are ten toes down in the foster care …
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/a-new-immersive-theate…
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“The show is funded by Cobbled Streets, a Colorado nonprofit that pays for children in foster care to attend art classes, sports and summer camps.”
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One source explicitly states the show is funded by Cobbled Streets, and another source confirms Cobbled Streets is a Colorado nonprofit providing activities (art, sports, etc.) for children in foster care.
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web search NEUTRAL — The show is funded by Cobbled Streets, a Colorado nonprofit that pays for children in foster care to attend art classes, sports and summer camps.
https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/15/foster-care-theater-produ…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cobbled Streets provided individualized and group activities to 3,192 kids in 2024.She had a long career as a Guardian ad Litem, a legal representative for children and youth in foster care, before st…
https://co4kids.org/es/blog-de-socios-para-padres/cobbled-st…
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“It plays at the three-story Sports Castle on South Broadway, with one act taking place on each floor and the audience moving from the first floor, to the second and to the third.”
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The web search results for this claim returned irrelevant results about mobile games and Poki, providing no information about the Sports Castle venue or the play's staging.
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“Opening night, on April 30, is for invited donors, while anyone can buy tickets for the May 1 performance.”
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The web search results for this claim returned irrelevant results about mobile games and Poki, providing no information about ticket sales or the April 30/May 1 schedule.
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“Campbell, founder of Denver’s Emancipation Theater Company.”
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Three independent sources confirm Jeff Campbell is the founder of Denver's Emancipation Theater Company.
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web search NEUTRAL — About the Founder. Jeff Campbell - Founder, Emancipation Theater Company.From touring Hip Hop artist and poet, to writing, and producing his own stageplays, Jeff has been an influence to the creative …
https://emancipationtheater.com/about/
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web search NEUTRAL — He’s hoping that Emancipation will bring black theater – something that’s been largely missing since Shadow Theatre Company founder Jeffrey Nickelson died in 2009 – back to Denver. Campbell notes that…
https://www.westword.com/music/jeff-campbells-emancipation-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Recipe,” a show created by Theatre Artibus, Emancipation Theater Company and Grapefruit Lab, runs Jan.The list of “Recipe” collaborators also includes Theatre Artibus’ Buba Basishvili, Jeannene Bragg…
https://www.cpr.org/2020/01/10/food-and-belonging-infuse-eve…
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“After moving to Colorado in 2016, and struggling to find work as a union electrician, Clouse and his partner at the time ended up homeless with four kids, two of his and two of hers.”
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The search results provided only general information about the name 'Vincent' and did not provide any biographical information regarding Vincent Clouse's move to Colorado or homelessness.
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web search NEUTRAL — Vincent (Latin: Vincentius) is a masculine given name originating from the Roman name Vincentius, which itself comes from the Latin verb vincere, meaning "to conquer."
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 26, 2025 · From the Roman name Vincentius, which was derived from Latin vinco meaning "to conquer". This name was popular among early Christians, and it was borne by many saints, notably Vincent o…
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“the children were taken by child welfare caseworkers while the blended family lived in the Samaritan House, a homeless shelter in Denver.”
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The search results provided only general information about the name 'Vincent' and did not provide any information regarding the Samaritan House or the removal of children.
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web search NEUTRAL — Vincent (Latin: Vincentius) is a masculine given name originating from the Roman name Vincentius, which itself comes from the Latin verb vincere, meaning "to conquer."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 13, 2025 · Vincent is a master of reinvention. It manages to feel simultaneously artistic, rugged, saintly, and cinematic. While it is technically a “vintage” choice, it lacks the dustiness of oth…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 26, 2025 · From the Roman name Vincentius, which was derived from Latin vinco meaning "to conquer". This name was popular among early Christians, and it was borne by many saints, notably Vincent o…
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“Shari Shink, executive director of Cobbled Streets. Shink was founder of the former Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center and spent 33 years as an attorney representing children in the system.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify Shari Shink's role or history.
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“the organization’s release last year of a 27-minute film from Better Together Productions that documents the experiences of five people who grew up in foster care. The documentary, “Rebecoming Me,” is streaming on PBS and is now used as a training module by the Colorado Department of Human Services”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the documentary 'Rebecoming Me' or its use by the Colorado Department of Human Services.
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“The organization, which began six years ago, depends on donor and foundation funding”
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“Cobbled Streets once got the Denver Zoo to close down to the public and open to just foster families, an event that drew 1,800 people.”
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