A CASE FOR BLACK GIRLS SETTING CENTRAL PARK ON FIRE
By Kori Alston
Directed by Betty Hart
Run time: 75 minutes
October 2 - 25, 2025
Carsen Theater, Dairy Arts Center
2590 Walnut St, Boulder, CO 80302
A brilliant 12-year old Black girl runs for her life from Brooklyn to Harlem. Over the course of her dusk-to-dawn journey she is aided by the ghost of Nat Turner, a fire-wielding Oracle, and her Rottweiler. This new American myth uses poetry, gospel music, and long-distance running to burn through pain.
A Case for Black Girls Setting Central Park on Fire is sponsored by Sarah Pierce Martin. Additional support is provided by the Eulipions Fund and Lari & Tom Abraham.
TICKET COSTS (NO CODE NEEDED)
Preview tickets - $25 Opening - $45
General - $40 Student - $10
Industry - $28
Educator - $28
Military - $28
DATES
Thur, Oct 2, 7:30 pm - 1st Look Preview 1
Fri, Oct 3, 7:30 pm- 1st Look Preview 2 +
COME TOGETHER Denver Actors Fund (DAF) Night
Incudes Post-Show Talkback with playwright Kori Alston
(50% of ticket sales support the DAF)
Sat, Oct 4, 7:30 pm - Opening Night - SOLD OUT
Sun, Oct 5, 2 pm - SOLD OUT
COME TOGETHER Pay-What-You-Will
Incudes Post-Show Talkback with playwright Kori Alston
Fri, Oct 10, 7:30 pm
Sat, Oct 11, 7:30 pm COME TOGETHER Out Night (Local invites you to join us for Out Night, a night for LGBTQ+ individuals, allies and community members to gather. All ticket purchases are welcome regardless of identity.)
Sun, Oct 12, 2 pm
Thur, Oct 16, 7:30 pm
Fri, Oct 17, 7:30 pm
Sat, Oct 18, 7:30 pm
COME TOGETHER Post-Show Conversation with Betty Hart
Sun, Oct 19, 2 pm
COME TOGETHER Post-Show Conversation on Black girls with Sade Cooper, ED of CHIC Denver
Thur, Oct 23, 7:30 pm
Fri, Oct 24, 7:30 pm
COME TOGETHER Community Meal
Sat, Oct 25, 2 pm
Sat, Oct 25, 7:30 pm (Closing Night Performance)
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The Come Together program is Local Theater Company’s community engagement series. Come Together events are free and open to the public. They include:
-Denver Actors Fund: members of our education community are welcome for this performance that benefits the Denver Actors Fund
-Out Night: LGBTQ+ community members & allies are welcome
-Post-Show Conversations: join your fellow audience members as we discuss the new play
-Community Meal: gather for food and conversation directly following the performance
Can you guess how many steps Jahalia Coleman (playing the character, 12) will take during the 16 performances of A CASE FOR BLACK GIRLS SETTING CENTRAL PARK ON FIRE?
The person who guesses the number closest to the total steps Jahalia takes will win a Boulder Dining and Theater Package.
Donate $10 per guess or $50 for 10 guesses
$5 of each donation will benefit the Denver Actors Fund (learn more HERE); the remainder benefits Local Theater Company.
THE WINNER RECEIVES:
$100 gift card to dine at River & Woods
2 tickets to any performance of BAD BOOKS, including opening night (Feb 5-14 at the Dairy Arts Center)
2 drink tickets for the Dairy Arts Center
2 tickets to one reading at Local Lab (April 17-19 at the Nomad PlayHouse)
2 drink tickets for Local Lab
A gift basket of Local Theater Company swag and Boulder-made treats
VIDEO CONTENT
Playwright Kori Alston talks about the inspiration that fueled the creation of A CASE FOR BLACK GIRLS SETTING CENTRAL PARK ON FIRE.
MEET THE creative TEAM
MEET THE CAST
*Appearing through an Agreement between Local Theater Company and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
SPECIAL THANKS
These individuals and organizations provided support to Local Theater Company and the theater makers creating this production of A CASE FOR BLACK GIRLS SETTING CENTRAL PARK ON FIRE.
Housing partner Soo Rhee & Nate Fristoe
Town Hall Arts Center
Vintage Theatre
Firehouse Theater Company
CU Boulder
MSU
The Denver Gay Men’s Chorus
