ADVISORY, Sept. 1, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
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The Ensemble Theatre kicks off its 35-Year Anniversary Season with 'Lotto: Experience the Dream,' a comedy by Cliff Roquemore. The play was adapted by his son Bryan Roquemore and will be directed by Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director, Eileen J. Morris. | |||
| A middle-aged water department worker in Los Angeles wins $10 million in the lottery with numbers that came to his sister in a dream. Craziness ensues as he discovers just how quickly his new found wealth not only changes him, but his family and friends, too. Luckily, his wife remains level headed and ultimately saves them from their own follies. | ||||
| When: | Previews: | Saturday, September 24, 2011: | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Sunday, September 25, 2011: | 3:00 p.m. | |||
| Wednesday, September 28, 2011: | 7:30 p.m. | |||
| Show Run: | September 29 – October 23, 2011 | |||
| Thursdays: | 7:30 p.m. | |||
| Fridays: | 8:00 p.m. | |||
| Saturdays: | 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. | |||
| Sundays: | 3:00 p.m. | |||
| ****Opening Night and Media Reception is Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.*** | ||||
| For subscription information, ticket sales or group 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 2011-2012 Season is sponsored in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance and Texas Commission on the Arts. United Airlines is the exclusive airline sponsor for The Ensemble Theatre. This production is generously underwritten by Spectra Energy.
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-five 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.