On April 13, 2019, Addie Wyatt: Life Can Be Better by Alma Washington had its first performance by a community group, Women Empowered for Civic Engagement or WECE.

The play, formatted into 7 parts, was read by pastor Dr. Yvonne Wilson; community activist and President of WECE, Joyce Chapman; police sergeant, Regina Hightower; Thyatiria Towns, Mirlene Dossous, and Anglense Jones, all of whom are involved with Chicago Public Schools; and Circuit Court Judge Sondra Denmark who is Addie Wyatt’s great-niece!

The reading took place at Corliss Early College STEM High School and was followed by a panel moderated by Helen Ramirez-Odell, WWHP Vice President for programming. Panel members were Alma Washington, the playwright; Joan Morris who conducted the lengthy interview with Addie Wyatt that Alma Washington used to write the play; and Katie Jordan, WWHP board member and president of Chicago CLUW who was mentored by her friend Addie Wyatt. They were joined by Rosie Simpson, who had worked as an organizer in the meat packing companies with Addie Wyatt.