Cherry Creek Theatre presents Visiting Mr. Green October 5, 2012

Cherry Creek Theatre presents

Visiting Mr. Green

By Jeff Baron

Directed by Pat Payne

Cherry Creek Theatre presents "Visiting Mr. Green” October 5 through October 28 at the Shaver-Ramsey Showroom, 2414 East 3rd Ave. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $30; $50 for 2; $23 for Groups of 10 or more and available by calling 303-800-6578 or online at www.cherrycreektheatre.org

Mr. Green, an elderly, retired dry cleaner, wanders into New York traffic and is almost hit by a car driven by Ross Gardiner, a 29-year-old corporate executive. The young man is given a community service of helping the recent widower once a week for six months. What starts as a comedy about two men who do not want to be in the same room together becomes a gripping and moving drama. They get to know each other, come to care about each other, and open old wounds they’ve been hiding and nursing for years.

Playwright Jeff Baron, who provided Cherry Creek Theatre with a just-written update to his play, said, "I'm so pleased that Denver, home to one of the first productions of "Visiting Mr. Green" outside of New York, will get another chance to see my play with such an interesting cast."

The cast includes Cajardo Lindsey and Joey Wishnia.

Cajardo Lindsey is an actor, poet, screenwriter and lawyer. His theatre credits include "A Raisin in the Sun" at the Denver Center Theatre Company; "To Kill a Mockingbird," "Wait Until Dark," "A Raisin in the Sun" for Arvada Center; "Joe Turner's Come and Gone," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" produced by Shadow Theatre Company; "The Night of the Iguana," "Lobby Hero" and "Misery" at Miner’s Alley Playhouse and "Fences" at Curious Theatre Company. Cajardo's TV and film career includes In Plain Sight, Medium, Easy Money, and Silver City and MacGruber, see www.imdb.me/cajardo. The Colorado Theatre Guild bestowed the 2008-2009 Henry Award to Cajardo for Best Actor in a Drama. Additionally he has received a Denver Ovation Award for Best Actor 2008 and a Marlowe Award Winner for Best Actor in Drama 2008.

Joey Wishnia was educated at Rhodes University and received a Teaching Diploma (Licentiate) in Speech and Drama from Trinity College, London. He has worked in practically every facet of the entertainment industry, having been actor, director, and teacher and appeared in music hall, opera, cabaret, revues, movies, TV and many radio dramas, serials and soap operas. In 1993, he was the recipient of a special award for his contribution to children’s theatre in South Africa. He came to the United States in 1993 and quickly established himself in Denver, Colorado as actor and director concentrating on classical theatre. Joey was awarded the 2010-11 Henry Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre by the Colorado Theatre Guild.

Cherry Creek Theatre presents "Visiting Mr. Green” - October 5 – October 28, Fri/Sat @ 7:30 p.m.; Sun @ 6:30 p.m. Tickets $30 or $50 for 2; $23 for Groups of 10 +. Shaver-Ramsey Showroom, 2414 East 3rd Ave., Denver, CO 80206. 303-800-6578 - www.cherrycreektheatre.org - Seating is limited.