When All the Saints Are Gathered: An Enhance Reading

On October 11 and 12, 2025, the Limelight Theatre will premiere (in an enhanced reading) the play When All the Saints Are Gathered, by playwright Nikki Toombs. The performance on Saturday, October 11, begins at 7:00 p.m. and is a fundraiser for the Foundation of the Museum of Black History. The matinee performance on Sunday, October 12, starts at 1:00 p.m.

The Play

Set in St. Augustine, When All the Saints Are Gathered focuses on five students who joined Dr. Robert B. Hayling in his local efforts fighting for civil rights. Dr. Hayling and others instructed the young people as they prepared for sit-ins, marches, and wade-ins, and the anticipated violent pushback. During this time, the area lost its NAACP charter, the Klan attacked Dr. Hayling's home, and attempted to assassinate him. Toombs has written a play that encompasses their fears and sacrifices, and the choices these young people had to make for their safety and peace.

Nikki Toombs, from Alabama, is the author of eight plays, has spent time as an educator and curriculum specialist.

Saturday's Event

This fundraiser is presented by Limelight Theatre and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in support of bringing the Black History Museum to St. Augustine. The event begins at 6:00 p.m., and the enhanced reading of the play starts at 7:00 p.m. Food and drinks are available. 

Admission: $100.00 per person. Purchase tickets online.

When: Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.

Where: Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Avenue, St. Augustine, Florida 

Sunday's Event

An enhanced reading of the play.

Admission: $25.00 per person. Purchase tickets online.

When: Sunday, October 12, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.

Where: Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Avenue, St. Augustine, Florida