Afterthought Theatre Company presents “The Meeting” June 18, 2010

Afterthought Theatre 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

Afterthought Theatre Company presents “The Meeting” by Jeff Stetson, June 18-21 and 25-28 at The Festival Playhouse, 5665 Old Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 80002. Performances are Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 7:00 p.m. and runs 1 hour 10 minutes without intermission. Tickets are $25 Fri/Sat/Sun and $15 on Mondays “Industry Night”. Tickets are available by calling 303-537-4259 or online at www.afterthoughttheatre.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 Curshion Jones as Malcolm X.; Timothy Johnson 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 Theatre Company presents “The Meeting” by Jeff Stetson - What would have happened if Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X had met before they were assassinated? June 18-28 - Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon @ 7:00 p.m. Tickets $25 F/S/S and $15 on Monday “Industry Night” - Call 303-537-4259 or online at www.afterthoughttheatre.com - The Festival Playhouse, 5665 Old Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada.