Collin College Theatre Presents "Crumbs from the Table of Joy"

Join the Collin College Theatre Department for “Crumbs from the Table of Joy,” a story of a family in transition. The play runs from Oct. 11-15 at the John Anthony Theatre on the Plano Campus. Tickets are free for students, $5 for veterans, the military, and those ages 65 or older, and $10 per person for all others.

A poignant coming-of-age story set in post-WWII Brooklyn, “Crumbs from the Table of Joy” follows an African American family recently moved from Alabama and untethered after the death of a wife and mother. As the family works through its grief in different ways, they are joined by an aunt who marches to the beat of her own drum and a new wife who unsettles everyone except the father.

“Crumbs from the Table of Joy” is directed by Dennis Raveneau with a script by Lynn Nottage, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright. Raveneau notes that “we often see death as an ending. In this touching ‘memory play,’ Nottage uses death as a beginning as well. It marks the start of a search to find one’s place, a search that, for many of us, remains elusive.”

Performances begin at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 11-14. Matinee shows begin at 2:30 p.m., Oct. 14-15. Tickets are available at http://collin.universitytickets.com. The John Anthony Theatre is located on Plano Campus at 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano. 

Collin College serves more than 58,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 200 degrees and certificates, including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), a Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity, a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Construction Management, and a new Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Clinical Operations Management. The only public college based in Collin County, Collin College is a partner to business, government, and industry, providing customized training and workforce development. For more information, visit www.collin.edu.