Shadow Theatre Company

One of the Nation's Premier African-American Theatre Companies

1468 Dayton St. Aurora, CO 80010

720.857.8000

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Hugo Jon Sayles - Artistic Director

Karon Majeel - Executive Director

Hugo Jon Sayles - Artistic Director

Karon Majeel - Executive Director

THE SLAM AT SHADOW

WACKY WEDNESDAY

$20 in advance (online)
$25 at the door
$15 Saturday matinee advance
$20 Saturday matinee at the door

September 3 - 19

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf

for colored girls who have cosidered suicide when the rainbow is enuf

September 3 - 19

Fri/Sat/Sun at 7:30 p.m.
Sat at 2 p.m.

720-365-7754 or online at afterthoughttheatre.com

Adult Content - PG 13

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf

2010/11 SEASON

SANKOFA

Going Back to the Past to Learn in the Present

Going Back to the Past to Learn in the Present

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By Ntozake Shange

(A drama) A Jewish anthropologist is an expert witness in a murder trial. A white police officer is accused of murdering a black man twenty years ago and burying the bones in his brownstone. The defense lawyer, an African-American, has only one thin lunch hour to get his new anthropologist up to speed. Soon, the men discover they know each other, both having grown up in the same suburb of Chicago and their childhoods, cultures, and convictions come into conflict– and we begin to question if the lawyer’s true purpose is to indeed defend his white client.

(A romantic comedy with music) Based on the romantic poem Tristan and Isolde, this is a modern urban tale of true love and a misguided wish. 1955 in the five-points in Denver, on a magical night the world is set in motion with the return of local legend Tristan Williams, who has come back to his true love Misty. But now he must contend with her gangster husband.

(Musical Revue) Sweet Corner Symphony is a memory of a time when brothers stood on the street corner and harmonized to the tunes of yesteryear. This was a time when people sat on the porch or the stoop in front the apartment house and enjoyed the magic of real life unfolding in front of them. People and their stories being told while everybody is listening to the sweet corner music that tinged the scene with pure life.

(Youth Ensemble) CRUNK is a five week project with youth apprentices in all aspects of theatre, from writing, directing, acting, technical production, marketing and promotions. The Shadow Theatre Company’s Youth Ensemble through prose, poetry, song, dance and artistry will create a wonderful journey of the rediscovery of the roots and beauty, all from “the heart of the human condition.”

(A musical journey) A small traveling band is hired to play an old juke joint outside of Tryon, North Carolina when what they thought would be just another gig ends up being so much more. An overcast day a few days after the death of Nina Simone is made curious by the appearance of a mysterious woman, who says she knew the famous singer. This strange woman seems to know all of Nina’s secrets, and spends the day weaving stories and tunes that open doors to the tragic and enchanting life of Nina Simone.

(A dramatic journey) Based on the real history of the Sayles family, this saga of an American family’s journey from bondage to freedom is told through the eyes of its patriarch– Alfred Sayles.