Afterthought Theater Company presents “The Meeting” January 16, 2010

Afterthought Theater Company presents

“The Meeting” by Jeff Stetson

A fictional account of a debate between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

Directed by Reynelda Snell

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Afterthought Theater Company presents “The Meeting” by Jeff Stetson for one night only on Saturday, January 16 at Shadow Theatre, 1468 Dayton Street, Aurora, CO. Tickets are $35 and include a buffet dinner in the lobby beginning at 6:00 p.m. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and runs 1 hour 10 minutes without intermission. Tickets are available by calling the box office at 720-857-8000 or online at www.ticketannex.com.

If the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had met for an hour or so, what would they have found to say to each other? “The Meeting” probes what would have happened if Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X had met before they were assassinated - just three years apart. This intriguing idea is portrayed as a dialog. A hotel room provides a compelling setting for these two prominent men of our recent history, who changed our nation and the world.

“Let us not forget these two national treasures, revisit their legacies and embrace their ideals as we march toward a brighter tomorrow.” President Barack Obama.

The cast includes Cris Davenport as Martin Luther King Jr. and Joseph Fuqua Jones as Malcolm X.; Russell Costen joins the cast as Rashad, bodyguard to Malcolm X.

Jeff Stetson is an internationally acclaimed award-winning playwright and screenwriter for film and television. Stetson adapted “The Meeting” for PBS. and American Playhouse where it received an Emmy award and was called “the perfect play” by The Los Angeles Sentinel. He is currently writing a movie based on the play for Black Entertainment Television. “The Meeting” received a Louis B. Mayer Award, eight NAACP Theater Awards, and six New York AUDELCO nominations. It has been produced throughout Asia, Europe and the United States.

Afterthought Theater Company presents “The Meeting” - What would have happened if Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X had met before they were assassinated? Saturday, January 16 - Shadow Theatre, 1468 Dayton Street, Aurora, CO 80010 - Dinner begins at 6:00pm / Show begins at 7:30pm - $35 including a buffet dinner - 720-857-8000 or online at ticketannex.com