Th e E n s e m b l e Th e at r e
3 0 T H A N N U A L 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 7 S E A S O N
By Jaye & Debi Stewart and Joe Plummer
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September 28 – October 22, 2006 Rating: PG -17
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Get ReadyBy
Jaye & Debi Stewart and Joe Plummer
Time Early 1980s
SettingKnobby’s Dance Studio #1
Eva Dee’s Topper Club
Cast (in alphabetical order)
David J. Broussard � RoscoeNorman W. Davis .....� VernHenry Edwards ...� JohnsonKevin Haliburton* ..� BunchAndrew Jackson ....� FrankieBroderick Jones ....� KnobbyBeryl MacGee ......� Eva Dee
Amin Moore ..................� J.R.
Directors ..........................Clarence & Shirley Whitmore
Musical Director ......................................Samuel Jackson
Choreographer ...............................Aisha “Moyo” Ussery
Set/PropDesigner ..................................... James Thomas
Light Designer ........................................................ Kelly Babb
Costume Designer ................................... Connie Landry
Sound Designer .................................. Bridget O’Connor
Stage Manager .............................................Tracey Wheat
Asst. Stage Manager/Crew ......................... Alex Gardner
Light Technician ........................................Leevester Clay
Sound Technician ........................................Robert Mims
Crew .............................................................Eddie Horton
Fly Operator/Crew ........................................ Troy Hogan
Production Staff
Stephanie Blue ........................� Keyboards
Marvin Sparks ..............................� Drums
Jelando Johnson ............................� Guitar
Musicians
Love’s On My Side • Gotta Get To Know Her • I Call It Love • I Like To Flirt
Finale
About the Playwrights and ComposerJaye Willard Stewart 1949–1996 (Playwright) Jaye lived and breathed art his entire life, expressing his emotions and political views through many venues in the arts arena from Washington, DC to New York to Chicago and many points in between. Jaye was an accomplished painter, drummer, guitarist, actor, director, set/lights/sound designer, arts administrator and writer. Closest to his heart was the written word. His expression of the joy he found in the written word extended to acting, directing and writing (all of which he shared with eta Creative Arts Foundation during his 10-year history in Chicago. In addition to eta, Jaye’s work was viewed at the Goodman Theater, Kuumba Theater, Chicago Theater Company, and Victory Gardens Theater, to name a few. He had very strong spiritual and creative ties at eta. When Get Ready was performed under his direc-tion at eta, Jaye was ecstatic. As it was well received by eta audiences, Jay was at least emotionally fulfilled with respect to this play. When Jaye and Joe Plummer came together over this project, Jaye’s focus was on creating a play in which (in his words) “the Black man wins, just for doing the right thing.” It was important to him to show the Black man’s innate sense of camaraderie and determination to realize an honorable outcome in the face of overwhelming obstacles.
Debi Stewart (Widow of Jaye W. Stewart and co-author of Get Ready) is an actress, director and writer who actively participated as an artist in Chicago Theater and theatre across the country for over 20 years. For Debi, Get Ready, is a labor of love that does not stop at the written word. She is honored that her husband and Joe allowed her to share in the process of creating this play.
Joe Plummer (Playwright/Composer) is clearly one of Chicago’s most versatile artists and has enjoyed tremendous success as an actor, singer, playwright, composer/lyricist, choreographer, and sound designer. Joe is currently touring with the production, The Bingo Extravaganza. His past credits include a Jeff and BTAA nomination for his por-trayal of Louis Armstrong in the Apple Tree production of Jamming with Pops. He was nominated for two Jeffs and one BTAA award for Best Writing and Choreographer for Get Ready, originally produced at Victory Gardens. He is a board member of Live Bait Theatre company and artistic associate at Chicago Dramatist. He also produces various cable programs for Can-TV and tours his own children’s program called African Village Folktales.
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Previews: September 23 – 27 Opens: September 28 – October 22 Rating: PG-17 By Jaye & Debi Stewart and Joe Plummer
Previews: January 27 – 31 Opens: February 1 – 25 Rating: General Audiences By S.M. Shephard-Massat
Previews: April 28 – May 2 Opens: May 3 – May 27 Rating: General Audiences By Lorraine Hansberry
Previews: June 16 – 20 Opens: June 21 – July 15 Rating: PG-13 By Don Evans
Previews: March 10 – 14 Opens: March 15 – April 8 Rating: PG-13 By August Wilson
Previews: November 18 – 22 Opens: November 24 – December 31 Rating: General Audiences By Phillip Rose & Peter Udell
Artistic Director NotesWhat a wonderful way to open The Ensemble Theatre’s 30th anniversary sea-son by celebrating with the delightful, soul-stirring play, Get Ready, written in collaboration with Jaye & Debi Stewart and Joe Plummer. I was first intro-duced to Get Ready by my Chicago girlfriend, Marcella Dillard, who brought the show to my attention in the early 1990s. Music is such an integral part of our lives that I am sure our audiences will be delighted by this entertaining theatrical experience. The Doves are a group that originally performed in the 1960s and are destined to make a comeback as the play takes place in the 1980s.
As the character, Knobby says, “there was a time when I’d take and show you a thing or two about show business … back when entertainers was dressed to the nines, they was neat and clean, sophis-ticated, had some class about ‘em!” This statement describes the pride, the loyalty, the spirit and a sound so distinctive that its artists transcended every musical possibility. In Get Ready, each artist remains true to the seamless and sincere vocal approach that uniquely defines their artistry. The harmonic, smooth sounds of these singers engages each audience member, inviting them to release all inhibition and travel down memory lane, “when music was music, and where one can be given another chance to step into the light.” Enjoy.
In Art’s Way,
Eileen J. MorrisArtistic Director
Mark your calendars as The Ensemble Theatre prepares its 2006–2007 season.
The new season offers a broad array of drama, satire and musicals.
As The Ensemble Theatre celebrates its 30th anniversary season, we want you to become a part of the experience of “telling our stories.”
The EnsembleTheatre is in need of several paid part time production staff posi-tions. Production staff positions include: sound and light technicians, carpenters, stage hands, set designers, sound designers, costume designers, lighting designers, dramaturges (research assistants), musical director and choreographer.
For more information send an email with your resume to: Tommacina Bell at [email protected], or call 713-807-4309.
WANTED Production Staff
Theatre GuildDr. Teddy A. McDavid President
Betty Foreman Recording Secretary
Henri Ann Turner Assistant Recording Secretary
Della Harlan Financial Secretary
Aba Gayle Wiley Treasurer
Ruby Harlan AdamsEarline AlexanderMable Scott AustinJ. A. BaylisAnna Pearl BarrettEileen Barrett-WilliamsLinda BurksJanice E. CasselGina ChappellMargot CharlesJosephine V. DanielsFreddie Davis-KinnardAlphonso DelaneySavonya DePland
Dr. Dena Downey-GarrettHelen W. EagletonPaulette EagletonMandura EllisRose Sonnier EllisDr. Laurette Blakey FosterGwendolyn C. GabrielJoan L. GoffneyAnne GreauxEva HannahDeborah HawkinsDr. Roscette Lewis HolmesShirley Burks HowardCecelia Graves JacksonMildred A. JacksonBetty JenningsOzell Taylor JohnsonPaula F. JohnsonTanya S. JonesYolanda JonesDr. Kechia V. Warren JosephAnna KirkseyCarmen KirkseyDorothy F. LaBostrieAudrey Lawson (Honorary)Bernadette Lewis
Pearl LewisBetty J. MaddoxJane B. MartinRose Mary McGowanCharlene MillerVanita J. ReedBromley J. OliverFran RichardsonGenevieve RousseveBobby W. ScottLinda ShankleRhoniese SimpsonL. S. SpencerObelia J. StubblefieldMargie L. TaylorRonald Lee TaylorRuth E. ThorntonArnetta T. VentersHelen M. WardMargaret G. WestbrooksFreddie L. WilliamsRitchie WilsonLinda WoodsonElizabeth Wright
The Ensemble 2006 – 2007
About the DirectorsShirley Marks Whitmore, actress/writer/director and avid genealogical researcher, has worked as an artist in the Houston area for many years. She has received critical recognition for her performances in many Ensemble Theatre productions including: Day Trips, Before It Hits Home, The River Niger, Distant Voices, Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery, and many more. Whitmore directed The Ensemble production of Waiting To End Hell this past March. Shirley Marks Whitmore and co-writer, Flo Wilson Davis, are the recipients of several presti-gious awards for their work, Talking from the Inside. The play follows the lives
of Bessie Smith and Josephine Baker and has been recognized by the CAP Awards, Texas Women’s Playwrights Award and the Dallas Symphony. Whitmore’s play, Through the Eyes of This Black Woman, was commissioned by Maceba Affairs and premiered in Seattle, Detroit, Cleveland and Boston. Shirley along with her husband Clarence Whitmore, Samuel Jackson and Mildred McAllister produce the BACE Production’s phenomenally popular, Dancin’ in the Street … Motown & More Revue which is held annually at Miller Outdoor Theatre. Shirley has directed the works of Houston playwrights Celeste Bedford Walker, Thomas Meloncon and Larry Hunter. A lover of many aspects of theatre, Shirley has designed costumes with Connie Landry for many Houston area stage and film productions.
Clarence Whitmore is a singer/actor/director, who began his stage career many years ago at Los Angeles’ famed Inner City Institute. He first appeared on The Ensemble stage in 1982 in the much-acclaimed musical, Back Alley Tales. He has also been seen in The Ensemble productions, Two Trains Running, Sing A Christmas Song, Distant Voices and many more. Clarence directed, performed and toured with Thomas Meloncon’s Diary of Black Men for 22 years in nation-al and international venues. He has worked extensively with Express Children’s theatre, performing locally, statewide and in Bejing, China. Clarence has been
seen in several movies, including Jason’s Lyric, Red Ink, and most recently in the newly released, I Flunked Sunday School. The Whitmores co-direct BACE productions’ Dancin’ in the Street….Motown & More Revue.
Theatre GuildDr. Teddy A. McDavid President
Betty Foreman Recording Secretary
Henri Ann Turner Assistant Recording Secretary
Della Harlan Financial Secretary
Aba Gayle Wiley Treasurer
Ruby Harlan AdamsEarline AlexanderMable Scott AustinJ. A. BaylisAnna Pearl BarrettEileen Barrett-WilliamsLinda BurksJanice E. CasselGina ChappellMargot CharlesJosephine V. DanielsFreddie Davis-KinnardAlphonso DelaneySavonya DePland
Dr. Dena Downey-GarrettHelen W. EagletonPaulette EagletonMandura EllisRose Sonnier EllisDr. Laurette Blakey FosterGwendolyn C. GabrielJoan L. GoffneyAnne GreauxEva HannahDeborah HawkinsDr. Roscette Lewis HolmesShirley Burks HowardCecelia Graves JacksonMildred A. JacksonBetty JenningsOzell Taylor JohnsonPaula F. JohnsonTanya S. JonesYolanda JonesDr. Kechia V. Warren JosephAnna KirkseyCarmen KirkseyDorothy F. LaBostrieAudrey Lawson (Honorary)Bernadette Lewis
Pearl LewisBetty J. MaddoxJane B. MartinRose Mary McGowanCharlene MillerVanita J. ReedBromley J. OliverFran RichardsonGenevieve RousseveBobby W. ScottLinda ShankleRhoniese SimpsonL. S. SpencerObelia J. StubblefieldMargie L. TaylorRonald Lee TaylorRuth E. ThorntonArnetta T. VentersHelen M. WardMargaret G. WestbrooksFreddie L. WilliamsRitchie WilsonLinda WoodsonElizabeth Wright
The Ensemble 2006 – 2007
About the Musical DirectorSamuel E. Jackson makes his Ensemble debut as the musical director and arranger for Get Ready. Jackson, a consummate and gifted musical talent, has arranged, taught, conducted and performed in South Texas and around the world for many years. Samuel is a dedicated teacher and plays an integral part in the music education arena at both college and high school levels. He currently serves as a teacher and band director at Madison High School. He was the creator of the famed Texas Southern University Brasswind Ensemble and has performed, conducted and arranged for many legendary jazz, R&B and classical performers and organizations. Jackson, with Clarence and Shirley Whitmore and Mildred McAllister directs and presents Dancin’ in the Street….Motown & More Revue at Miller Outdoor Theatre every Memorial Day weekend. Jackson, with Ronald Thornton, Ed Sadberry, Harold Jackson, Ivory Tatum and Ronnie Porter perform as the Choraleers each holiday season.
About the ChoreographerAisha “Moyo” Ussery is a devoted Christian who has completely committed her life to Christ. Turning away from sin, God has allowed Aisha to walk through various doors of prosperity. She is an educator of dance, theatre, music, the Word of God and other scholastic disciplines at Alexander Hamilton Middle School, The Ensemble Theatre, Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, and Harvest Time Church in Houston, Texas. Aisha is overjoyed that God entrusted her with various talents and is elated that God chooses to use her to uplift young people through the arts, emphasizing God’s unchanging word of righteousness and purity. God chose to do a “quick work” on Aisha in 2004, removing people, places, and things that would stifle the new life He had and has in store for her.
Aisha’s professional work in theatre is extensive. She has performed and/or choreographed Once on this Island, One Mo’ Time, Little Shop of Horrors, Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Houston and Icelandic Tour), Crowns, Two Trains Running, Sparkle, Five Guys Named Mo, and many others. She danced and played B Angie B in Vh1’s 2 Legit: The MC Hammer Story. In addition, Aisha has sang with/for Jonathan Butler, Ronnie Laws and family, Malik Yoba, Sean Levert, Howard Hewitt, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowlands of Destiny’s Child, H-Town, and others.
Directors’ NotesGet Ready presents for your enjoyment and understanding, a very personal glimpse into the lives of doo-wop and soul groups that emerged in this country in the late 1950s and underscored the social, civil and human rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s. The characters’ bad affairs, bad whiskey, determination, and good music serve to make familiar and clear both the challenges and triumphs of being a black person and a black artist in America before and during the Civil Rights Movement. In Get Ready, the fictional singing group, The Doves,’ initial attempt at success was cut short by the socio-political climate of the day, greed, and their own personal circumstances. The play allows us to see them struggle through those issues, grow and finally reclaim their dream. Get Ready is an enjoyable performance piece that allows patrons to sing, laugh and painlessly experience a real slice of African-American art and history.
Enjoy,Clarence & Shirley Whitmore
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About the ArtistsDavid J. Broussard (Roscoe) is no stranger to the “faithful” patrons of The Ensemble Theatre. He is a 23-year veteran to The Ensemble stage. He has had the honor of appearing in more than 25 productions at the theatre, some of which include, A Hatful Of Rain, Lotto, And The Men Shall Also Gather (a role for which he won the coveted “Giorgee” award), Black Eagles, A Soldier’s Story, No Place to Be Somebody, Flyin’ West, The Ensemble’s first and return production of That Serious He-Man Ball, August Wilson’s Two Trains Running and Waitin 2 End Hell. David also appeared in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at the Lillian Theatre in Hollywood, California.
Norman W. Davis (Vern) is a seasoned entertainer whose career began while he was still in diapers. As a young man, he became a member of a vocal group that was managed and was the opening act for the Temptations for eight years. A native of New Orleans, he has made Houston his home for the past 14 years.
Henry Edwards (Johnson) “A rose is a rose, is a rose.” I’ve opted to thank the producers and not the productions of this rose. Mama and Daddy for “planting the seeds,” Virginia James, Emmett Faulkner, C. Lee Turner for “watering and nourishment,” E. J. Morris, George Hawkins, Marsha Jackson-Randolph, P. Brent Sr. for “the space to grow”; The Whitmore’s, W. DeHart, and BeBe Wilson, “for pulling the thorns and showcasing me in a vase for people to see”, and God for putting an aspirin in the water so that I would last. I love you all, Henry.
Kevin Haliburton (Bunch)* is a Dallas native. He has toured with such stars as Amelia McQueen in the Tony-nominated Broadway show, Ain’t Misbehavin, Ernestine Jackson (two-time Tony nominee), Gavin McCloud (star of Love Boat and Mary Tyler Moore show), Cathy Rigby (Tony nominee), Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid), John Cullum (Northern Exposure and Tony nominee) and Barry Williams (The Brady Bunch). His regional credits include Opal at Lyric Stage in Irving and The Directors Place in New York, in Big River at Casa Manana, A Soldier’s Play at The Jubilee Theatre, South Pacific at North Shore Music Theatre
in Beverly, Mass. Abyssinia, Bashville in Love — written and conducted by Winner Michael Venti, and Little Shop of Horrors. Kevin is a seven-time Mindy award winner at Jubilee Theatre and was voted Actor of the Year in 1999. He is also a multiple column award winner for performances in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area. *Actor’s equity association
Andrew Jackson (Frankie) “I’d like to thank the Almighty God for life, health, strength, family and the opportunity to perform at The Ensemble Theatre once again! It’s truly a blessing to be around such immense talent and black star power! Good is good and knowledge is power.” Special thanks to Dr. Jennifer Jones Cavenaugh and Mr. Leon Mitchison for their tutelage and encouragement.
Broderick Jones (Knobby) is a native Houstonian and veteran of the Houston Theatre Community. He has performed in several of The Ensemble Theatre mainstage shows including, In Walks Ed, Sundown Names and Nightgone Thangs, That Serious He-Man Ball, The Piano Lesson, Gospel at Colonus, Black Nativity, Harlem After Hours and Christmas up In Harlem.
Berlye MaGee (Eva Dee) the powerhouse of gospel, soul, house, R&B, hip hop, acid jazz, fusion and rock. Having developed a futursitic vibe, Berlye takes inspirational music to another level. Some call her a modern day Chaka Khan, Pattie Labelle, Aretha Franklin and Tramaine Hawkins. However, what sets Berlye apart is her vocal imagination of combining various music styles into one. Berlye has worked with various artist, choirs, writers, musicians, produc-ers and theatrical musical productions such as Mama I Want to Sing, A Good Man is Hard to Find, Ma Rainy’s Black Bottom, Dig That, Trouble Don’t Last
Always, Sing Out Sweet Gospel, Little Red Riding Hood, Let the Church Roll On, Hallelujah Mahalia and Heaven Bound, Moesha and the Parkers. Even George Clinton & Parliament, Daryl Diaz, MC Hammer, B Angie B, Howard Hewitt, The Gospel Gangters, Shirley Caesar, Ce Ce Winans, Willie Thorton, Shirley Jorner, Terry Lynn Jackson, Jeretta Berry & Co., V. Michael McKay, Jududah, St. John’s Methodist, Rev. Gary Scott, Daryl Coley, Marc Aundre, Co Co Lee, Gi Grissett, Rodney Lee, Paul Jackson Jr., Chico Benae, Toki Hifudumi, Fishbone, Chante Moore, Darly Ross, Ricky Lawson, Chick Chorea, Norman Hutchins, Denitria Champ, Kurt Carr, just to name a few. Those that know Berlye can truly see her love of the industry. She brings talent, energy, humor, finesse and profes-sionalism to any situation. The career path she’s on, will only lead to bigger and better things and she’s welcoming the ride.
Amin Moore (J.R.) is a national recording artist and actor, who started acting and singing when he was just a young boy. He has appeared on Showtime at the Apollo in New York. He has also been a part of the Miller Outdoor Theatre’s Motown Review for the last 11 years. In 1994, he was cast in Jason’s Lyric, and also appeared on The Bobby Jones BET 25th year celebration. His plans are “to follow where God leads.”
2006 Ensemble Theatre Black Tie Gala
Sat. Sept. 23 8:00 pmSun. Sept. 24 3:00 pmWed. Sept. 27 7:30 pmThur. Sept. 28 7:30 pmFri. Sept. 29 8:00 pmSat. Sept. 30 2:00 pmSat. Sept. 30 8:00 pmSun. Oct. 1 3:00 pm
Thur. Oct. 5 7:30 pmFri. Oct. 6 8:00 pmSat. Oct. 7 2:00 pmSat. Oct. 7 8:00 pmSun. Oct. 8 3:00 pmThur. Oct. 12 7:30 pmFri. Oct. 13 8:00 pmSat. Oct. 14 2:00 pm
Sat. Oct. 14 8:00 pmSun. Oct. 15 3:00 pmThur. Oct. 19 7:30 pmFri. Oct. 20 8:00 pmSat. Oct. 21 2:00 pmSat. Oct. 21 8:00 pmSun. Oct. 22 3:00 pm
Get Ready, by Jaye & Debi Stewart and Joe Plummer Musical, Rated: PG-17
Previews: Sept. 23 – Sept. 27, 2006 Runs: Sept. 28 – Oct. 22, 2006
Sat. Nov. 18 8:00 pmSun. Nov. 19 3:00 pmWed. Nov. 22 7:30 pmFri. Nov. 24 7:30 pmSat. Nov. 25 2:00 pmSat. Nov. 25 8:00 pmSun. Nov. 26 3:00 pmThur. Nov. 30 7:30 pmFri. Dec. 1 8:00 pmSat. Dec. 2 2:00 pmSat. Dec. 2 8:00 pm
Sun. Dec. 3 3:00 pmThur. Dec. 7 7:30 pmFri. Dec. 8 8:00 pmSat. Dec. 9 2:00 pmSat. Dec. 9 8:00 pmSun. Dec. 10 3:00 pmThur. Dec. 14 7:30 pmFri. Dec. 15 8:00 pmSat. Dec. 16 2:00 pmSat. Dec. 16 8:00 pmSun. Dec. 17 3:00 pm
Thur. Dec. 21 7:30 pmFri. Dec. 22 8:00 pmSat. Dec. 23 2:00 pmSat. Dec. 23 8:00 pmSun. Dec. 24 3:00 pmThur. Dec. 28 7:30 pmFri. Dec. 29 8:00 pmSat. Dec. 30 2:00 pmSat. Dec. 30 8:00 pmSun. Dec. 31 3:00 pm
Christmas is Comin’ Uptown, by Phillip Rose & Peter Udell Musical, Rated: G
Previews: Nov. 18 – Nov. 22, 2006 Runs: Nov. 24 – Dec. 31, 2006
Sat. Jan. 27 8:00 pmSun. Jan. 28 3:00 pmWed. Jan. 31 7:30 pmThur. Feb. 1 7:30 pmFri. Feb. 2 8:00 pmSat. Feb. 3 2:00 pmSat. Feb. 3 8:00 pmSun. Feb. 4 3:00 pm
Thur. Feb. 8 7:30 pmFri. Feb. 9 8:00 pmSat. Feb. 10 2:00 pmSat. Feb. 10 8:00 pmSun. Feb. 11 3:00 pmThur. Feb. 15 7:30 pmFri. Feb. 16 8:00 pmSat. Feb. 17 2:00 pm
Sat. Feb. 17 8:00 pmSun. Feb. 18 3:00 pmThur. Feb. 22 7:30 pmFri. Feb. 23 8:00 pmSat. Feb. 24 2:00 pmSat. Feb. 24 8:00 pmSun. Feb. 25 3:00 pm
Waiting to be Invited, by S.M. Shephard-Massatl Rated: G
Previews: Jan. 27 – Jan. 31, 2007 Runs: Feb. 1 – Feb. 25, 2007
2006-2007 Ensemble Theatre Production Schedule
Bold date and time denotes opening night. Faded date and time denotes sold out shows or cancellations.
Sat. Mar. 10 8:00 pmSun. Mar. 11 3:00 pmWed. Mar. 14 7:30 pmThur. Mar. 15 7:30 pmFri. Mar. 16 8:00 pmSat. Mar. 17 2:00 pmSat. Mar. 17 8:00 pmSun. Mar. 17 3:00 pm
Thur. Mar. 22 7:30 pmFri. Mar. 23 8:00 pmSat. Mar. 24 2:00 pmSat. Mar. 24 8:00 pmSun. Mar. 25 3:00 pmThur. Mar. 29 7:30 pmFri. Mar. 30 8:00 pmSat. Mar. 31 2:00 pm
Sat. Mar. 31 8:00 pmSun. Apr. 1 3:00 pmThur. Apr. 5 7:30 pmFri. Apr. 6 8:00 pmSat. Apr. 7 2:00 pmSat. Apr. 7 8:00 pmSun. Apr. 8 3:00 pm
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, by August Wilson Musical, Rated: PG-13
Previews: Mar. 10 – Mar. 14, 2007 Runs: Mar. 15 – Apr. 8, 2007
Sat. Apr. 28 8:00 pmSun. Apr. 29 3:00 pmWed. May 28 7:30 pmThur. May 3 7:30 pmFri. May 4 8:00 pmSat. May 5 2:00 pmSat. May 5 8:00 pmSun. May 6 3:00 pm
Thur. May 10 7:30 pmFri. May 11 8:00 pmSat. May 12 2:00 pmSat. May 12 8:00 pmSun. May 13 3:00 pmThur. May 17 7:30 pmFri. May 18 8:00 pmSat. May 19 2:00 pm
Sat. May 19 8:00 pmSun. May 20 3:00 pmThur. May 24 7:30 pmFri. May 25 8:00 pmSat. May 26 2:00 pmSat. May 26 8:00 pmSun. May 27 3:00 pm
A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry Musical, Rated: G
Previews: Apr. 28 – May 2, 2007 Runs: May 3 – May 27, 2007
Sat. Jun. 16 8:00 pmSun. Jun. 17 3:00 pmWed. Jun. 20 7:30 pmThur. Jun. 21 7:30 pmFri. Jun. 22 8:00 pmSat. Jun. 23 2:00 pmSat. Jun. 23 8:00 pmSun. Jun. 24 3:00 pm
Thur. Jun. 28 7:30 pmFri. Jun. 29 8:00 pmSat. Jun. 30 2:00 pmSat. Jun. 30 8:00 pmSun. Jul. 1 3:00 pmThur. Jul. 5 7:30 pmFri. Jul. 6 8:00 pmSat. Jul. 7 2:00 pm
Sat. Jul. 7 8:00 pmSun. Jul. 8 3:00 pmThur. Jul. 12 7:30 pmFri. Jul. 13 8:00 pmSat. Jul. 14 2:00 pmSat. Jul. 14 8:00 pmSun. Jul. 15 3:00 pm
One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show, by Don Evans Musical, Rated: PG-13
Previews: June 16 – June 20, 2007 Runs: June 21 – July 15, 2007
2006-2007 Ensemble Theatre Production Schedule
Bold date and time denotes opening night. Faded date and time denotes sold out shows or cancellations.
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