1468 Dayton Street Aurora, CO 80010
Phone: (720) 857-8000 Fax: (720) 857-8002
Email: info@shadowtheatre.com
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Shadow Theatre Company Presents Our Eleventh Season 2007-2008 Honoring the Hands of History Our past journeys provide the doorway to our future!  |
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A dramatic tribute to Rosa Parks Created and Performed by Ella Joyce Regional Premiere – Dec. 7 - 9, 2007 Explores the "famous incident," but is driven to do so through Rosa — the real person. Mrs. Parks tells her story simply as she speaks of things past, present, and eternal. She is presented as a woman of quiet dignity, possessing a quiet yet constant fire. The greater her strengths, weaknesses, humor, and triumphs — the greater we realize is her humanity and legacy. Rose pays tribute to Mrs. Parks in hopes of not only keeping her story alive orally, and celebrating her exemplary character, but also seeks to infuse others (young and old) with her spirit to seek social change. Played by Ella Joyce, known best for her role as Eleanor on the hit show "Roc," expect to be transformed by Ella's reincarnation as Rosa. December 7th will include a post-show talk back and will be open to the first 200 members! |
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A Musical by Oliver Goldstick Directed by Jeffrey Nickelson Regional Premiere – Opens Mar. 20, 2008 Suppose you'd been adorned the title "Queen of the Blues" and you are set to headline at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, except it is 1959 and the hotel management has reserved a special trailer out back because blacks are forbidden from staying in the hotel. Grab your belongings and head for the door, Dinah Washington is about to enter the building! Always a lady but most often a diva, Dinah Washington had a unique way of getting in and out of trouble! Join us in celebrating the matchless music of Dinah Washington whose "What A Difference A Day Makes" is sure to bring down the house. |
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Starring Ted Lange Written / Directed by Jeffrey Nickelson World Premiere – Opens June 26, 2008 In our new Living Legends Series,we are thrilled to honor Denver's own Ed Dwight with this riveting, original drama demonstrating his magnificent life. Early in life, Ed Dwight's mother cursed him — Son, you can do anything! He went on to become the first African American trained as an astronaut, an aeronautical engineer, and a prolific sculptor. His celebrity status could not eclipse the racism he would face as another one of America's "only." Join Shadow on this journey, which sculpts the portrait of one of America's living greatest artist. As a special treat, Ted Lange will be portraying Ed Dwight! |
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Twilight's Last Gleaming Adapted by Brian Freeland, Hugo Jon Sayles, & the Shadow Youth Ensemble World Premiere – Opens Aug. 7, 2008 Inspired by Anna Deavere Smith's Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, a stunning dramatization of the civil unrest in Los Angeles following the April 1992 verdict in the Rodney King trial, the question remains, "Can we all just get along?" Denver's youth converge in a kaleidoscope of voices to wage a theatrical campaign against apathy and despair. Come see how art and democracy converge as young people are empowered to give voice to their future. |
