ADVISORY, Feb. 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
| Who/What: | Charles Randolph Wright's production of Cuttin' Up is a comedy that | |
| celebrates the barbershop as an American institution. It will be directed by | ||
| Ensemble Artistic Director Eileen J. Morris. | ||
| Featured cast members include: winner of the 2012 Ensemble Theatre | ||
| George Hawkin Award and stage and film veteran, Wayne DeHart; stage | ||
| and television actor Troy Hogan who most recently held a recurring role | ||
| on 'Friday Night Lights' as principal, Levi Burnwell ; Henry Edwards, | ||
| Detria Ward, Jason Carmichael, Robert Marshall, and Borderick "Brod J" | ||
| Jones last seen in Lotto: Experience the Dream; and Houston based poet | ||
| Joseph Palmore, who last performed in Jitney, Lotto: Experience the | ||
| Dream, and his most recent role as Emmett Till in The Ballad of Emmett Till. | ||
| Cuttin' Up is an exploration of the African American barbershop trimmed | ||
| with a series of thought-provoking and funny anecdotes, along with | ||
| memories and music packed into a living oral history covering 60 years. | ||
| Andre, a second generation barber decides he's had enough of the "one | ||
| horse town" he grew up in and hits the road for greener pastures. His | ||
| journey begins when he begins to work for Howard, a long-time barber | ||
| and shop owner who sees the shop as a communal ground of life and living. | ||
| When: | Previews: Saturday, March 17, 2012: 8:00 p.m. | |
| Sunday, March 18, 2012: 3:00 p.m. | ||
| Wednesday, March 21, 2012: 7:30 p.m. | ||
| Show Run: March 22 – April 15, 2012 | ||
| 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, March 22, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. ***
| 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. United Airlines is the exclusive airline sponsor for The Ensemble Theatre. This production is generously sponsored by CenterPoint 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.