HOUSTON, Jan. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensemble Theatre visits the third destination of its Passport to Adventure 2008-2009 Season with playwright Thomas Meloncon's world premiere of The Man Who Saved New Orleans.
Who/What: Eileen J. Morris, Artistic Director for The Ensemble
Theatre is the first to direct Thomas Meloncon's play
based upon many of the facts, misinformation and
assumptions about one of the worst natural disasters
in the United States of America. This drama follows
the story of Arthur Prejean, a man whose blood runs
deep beneath the mansions and shotgun houses spread
throughout New Orleans. He boasts proudly of his
heritage of African and Choctaw Indian, and must hold
onto his family against the backdrop of a storm.
Suddenly uprooted by Hurricane Katrina, the family
finds itself 280 miles west of New Orleans in Houston,
Texas. Facing raw truths about each other might prove
to be a tougher storm to weather than searching for
the life, love and unity they once shared.
When: Previews: Saturday, January 24: 8:00p.m.
Sunday, January 25: 3:00p.m.
Wednesday, January 28: 7:30p.m.
Show Run: January 29 - February 22, 2009
Thursdays: 7:30p.m.
Fridays: 8:00p.m.
Saturdays: 2:00p.m. and 8:00p.m.
Sundays: 3:00p.m.
****Opening Night is Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 7:30p.m.;
Reception at 6:30p.m.***
For subscription information, ticket sales or groups sales, call the box office at (713) 520-0055
Where: The Ensemble Theatre
3535 Main St.
Houston, TX 77002
713-520-0055
www.ensemblehouston.com
The Ensemble Theatre's 2008-2009 Season is sponsored in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance and Texas Commission on the Arts. Continental Airlines is the exclusive airline sponsor for The Ensemble Theatre.
The Ensemble Theatre was founded in 1976 by the late George Hawkins to preserve African American artistic expression and to enlighten, entertain, and enrich a diverse community. Thirty-two years later, the theatre has evolved from a touring company operating from the trunk of Mr. Hawkins' car to being one of Houston's finest historical cultural institutions. The Ensemble is one of a few professional theatres in the region dedicated to the production of works portraying the African American experience. The oldest and largest professional African American theatre in the Southwest, it holds the distinction of being one of the nation's largest African American theatres owning and operating its facility and producing in-house. Board President Emeritus Audrey Lawson led the capital campaign for The Ensemble's $4.5 million building renovations that concluded in 1997. The Ensemble Theatre has fulfilled and surpassed the vision of its founder and continues to expand and create innovative programs to bring African American theatre to a myriad of audiences.
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