Waiting to be Invited April 15, 2011

Afterthought Theatre Company presents
“Waiting to be Invited”
By S.M. Shephard-Massat
Directed by Reynelda Snell
Afterthought Theatre Company presents “Waiting to be Invited” April 15 through 30 at the Dayton Street Theater, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, CO 80010. Performances are Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 Friday, Saturday, Sunday and $15 for Saturday matinee online atwww.afterthoughttheatre.com; $25 and $20 at the door (cash only). Call 720-365-7754 for reservations or more information.
It's the summer of 1964 in Atlanta, Georgia. Four middle-aged black women, co-workers from a local doll factory, travel by city bus to a "white’s only" eating establishment inside a downtown Atlanta department store. Their purpose is to "test" their newly acquired civil rights handed down by the Supreme Court outlawing segregation in eating establishments. This funny, touching play received the Kennedy Center Roger L. Stevens Award for New Playwrights and the Adrienne Kennedy Award for Most Promising Young Dramatist.
The cast, under the direction of Reynelda Snell includes, Kenya Pollard, Teresa Champion, Karen Roberts-Grissom, Beki Pineda, Timothy Johnson and Lisa Young.
S.M. Shephard-Massat fact-inspired play had its world premiere in January 2000 by the Denver Center Theatre Company, in a staging directed by Israel Hicks. The drama was billed as a tribute to the ordinary people whose tiny acts helped bring about the U.S. civil rights movement. The production was her professional debut. S.M. Shephard–Massat won the 2001 M. Elizabeth Osborn Award, from the American Theatre Critics Association the annual award, for an emerging playwright. The play is based on a page out of her grandmother's life.
Afterthought Theatre Company is a new theater company in the Denver Metro Area. It was founded for the sole purpose of staging “The Meeting” by Jeff Stetson; however due to an outpouring of support from the community we are advancing our endeavor to bring quality Broadway and theatrical performances to Denver. Afterthought has found a home at 1468 Dayton Street in the newly renamed Dayton Street Theater.
Afterthought Theatre Company presents “Waiting to be Invited” - In 1964 four middle-aged black women will test their new civil rights at a "white's only" diner. April 15 - 30 - Fri at 7:30 p.m.; Sat at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Sun at 5:30 p.m. Fri./Sat./Sun. $20 online or $25 cash only at the door, Sat matinee $15 online or $20 cash only at the door. 720-365-7754 or afterthoughttheatre.com - Dayton Street Theater, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora 80010 - Group and Military discounts available.