Coal Creek Theater of Louisville presents
Blessed Assurance
by Laddy Sartin
Directed by Kirsten Jorgensen Smith
Mississippi, Freedom Summer 1964. Olivia, the Black cook at the Whitehouse Café, has shocked her small town by marching up the courthouse steps to register to vote. Now she's under attack from all sides — including Harlan, the café owner who's been like a son to her. When he accuses her of following outside agitators, Olivia does something unthinkable: she sits down at the counter where she's worked most of her life and asks to be served. Sartin's powerful drama forces everyone onstage — and off — to confront what they truly believe when belief has a cost.
Content Advisory – Racism, minor violence
Run Time – 1 hour & 45 minutes, with one 10-minute intermission
Cast and Creative Team
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Sage acted in Sherlock Holmes and the Masters of Crime as Rory and in Theater Company of Lafayette's Volume X of The Twilight Zone as Professor Farwell. She was stage manager/assistant director for Coal Creek's productions of And Then There Were None, Enchanted April and Incorruptible in which she also performed.
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Sarah is excited to be working her third show with Coal Creek Theater. She has worked with Kirsten before while assisting with lights, sound, and the set for Incorruptible. She then was Stage Manager for the 3 one act plays included in the Evening of Colorado-Grown One-Acts. "I'm glad to be a part of this amazing production that the cast and crew has put so much work into. To the audience: thank you for joining us and enjoy the show!"
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Pam is thrilled to once again be working with Kirsten and Howard. She has worked with them on several other shows both at Coal Creek Theater and Theater Company of Lafayette including Enchanted April, Incorruptible and Escanaba in Da Moonlight in Louisville.
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Keegan is happy to be working on their third show with Coal Creek. Previously they designed Enchanted April and Incorruptible here. They have also stage managed and designed lights for several companies in the Denver Metro area. When they're not doing theatre things, they are a nanny, as well as a sound operator for the Colorado Renaissance Festival. They'd like to thank everyone who has given them support over the years.
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Kathy has enjoyed working with this cast and crew very much. She has costumed many shows for CCTL over the years. Some favorites have been Joseph and the Amazing Technical Dreamcoat, Grease, Once Upon a Mattress, The Voice of the Prairie, and And Then There Were None. In January, she won the Best Costume Design for last season's, Over the River and Through the Woods. She also won a Best Costume Award for the show Working during a Colorado Community Theatre Coalition festival. Kathy hopes you find this show thought provoking and significant.
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Reviews and Testimonials
“WOW! **Powerful and riveting; inspiring and thought provoking;** with superb direction by Kirsten Jorgensen Smith… as an audience member, **you don’t want to get up and leave; you want to soak in what you just experienced.** I LOVE these kind of important theatrical experiences!!”
“**The actors were superb!** Set was great. I love intimate theater. **I’m looking forward to the next production.**”
“**Truly exceptional!** An incredibly moving, well acted, important show with a stellar set design. **These actors brought their A-Game, and smart directing to boot.**”
“Saw it last Sunday. **Excellent show,** showing one person can make a difference.”
In the Press
Yellow Scene Magazine – “Scene Stealers - ‘Blessed Assurance’” (read)