2013-2014 Season George W. Hawkins Mainstage Performances (1) IMMEDIATE FAMILY PG/ Comedy/ Adult Themes (2) DJEMBE AND THE FOREST OF CHRISTMAS FORGOTTEN G/ Musical (3) THE MEETING PG/Drama (4) BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK PG/Drama (5) THE OLD SETTLER PG/ Drama (6) I WISH YOU LOVE PG/Musical (Circle One) Mr. /Mrs. /Ms./ Dr./ Rev. Name(s): Mailing Address: City: State: Zip Code: Organization or Place of Employment: Phone: 2 ND Phone: EmaiI: Home Cell Office Home Cell Office MEMBERSHIP PRICE STRUCTURE and EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS Please check one I m a New Member I m a Returning Member Loyalty Discount for Renewing Members Expires: May 31, 2013 Regular Early Bird Only Available: May 1 -June 30, 2013 # of Packages Sub Total Membership Category Full Price Platinum (Limited to 50) $ 1,025 $910 $960 $ Gold (Limited to 200) $ 248 $220 $235 $ Silver $ 173 $155 $165 $ Act One (Young Professionals) $ 143 Senior/Student (55+, Valid ID) $ 116 $115 $130 $ $95 $105 $ Triple Play $ 91 $ Sub Total: $ I would like to make a tax deductible donation with my membership: ( ) $50 ( ) $100 ( ) $150 ( ) $250 ( ) $500 ( ) Other $ The Ensemble Theatre 3535 Main St. Houston, TX 77002 www.ensemblehouston.com Payment Type: (Circle) CASH CHECK CHARGE Cards Accepted: (Circle) Amex /Visa /MC / Discover Acct. #: - - Grand Total: $ Box Office: 713-520-0055 Exp. Date: / Verification Code: Fax: 713-520-1269 Signature: Volunteers participating as Membership Team Captains compete for awards and prizes while helping The Ensemble Theatre increase its growing community of season ticket members. Please give us the name of the Team Captain who referred you so they may receive credit. Team Captain Name:
2013-2014 Season PLATINUM MEMBERSHIP package for $1,025 (Only 50 Packages Available) 1. Two (2) tickets to each Opening Night production and VIP reception or any performance during the run of each show 2. Two (2) bonus tickets - excludes Opening Night performances 3. Two (2) tickets to the Annual Black Tie Gala, August 17, 2013 4. Free valet parking during Opening Night performances 5. 10% Discount on additional regular price tickets purchased for performances 6. Priority seating (45 minutes before performance) GOLD MEMBERSHIP package for $248 (Only 200 Packages Available) 1. One (1) ticket to each Opening Night production and VIP reception or any performance during the run of each show 2. One (1) bonus ticket - excludes Opening Night performances 3. Free valet parking during Opening Night performances 4. 10% discount on additional regular price tickets purchased for performances 5. Priority seating (45 minutes before performance) SILVER MEMBERSHIP Package for $173 1. One (1) ticket to each of the six (6) mainstage productions excludes Opening Night performances 2. One (1) bonus ticket - excludes Opening Night performances 3. 10% discount on additional regular price tickets purchased for performances ACT ONE MEMBERSHIP Package for $143 Young Professionals 20 s -40 s. ------ New! New! New! 1. One (1) ticket to each of the six (6) mainstage productions excludes Opening Night performances 2. Invitation to all Act One pre-show mixers and social networking events 3. Your tickets will automatically be reserved for the Young Professional s calendar a. If you are not able to attend on one of the scheduled nights you may call the Box Office to change your reservation to another date. b. The Act One calendar of events will be mailed to you upon purchase of your membership SENIOR/STUDENT MEMBERSHIP Package for $116 Only Senior Citizens 55+years of age and students are entitled to this package. Must show valid identification. 1. One (1) ticket to each of the six (6) mainstage productions excludes Opening Night performances 2. NEW!!!Senior/ Student Tickets may only be reserved during the first two weeks of the show run. TRIPLE PLAY MEMBERSHIP Package for $91 1. Three (3) tickets to the main stage productions excludes Opening Night performances 2. The only flexible package: all three (3) tickets may be used for one play or one ticket used for three (3) different shows. 3. NEW!!! Triple Play Tickets may only be reserved during the first two weeks of the show run.
Immediate Family PG/ Comedy/ Regional Premiere Adult themes and strong language By Paul Oakley Stovall Directed by Eileen J. Morris Previews: Sept. 21, 22, 25 Opening Night: Sept. 26, 2013 Runs: Sept. 26 - Oct. 20, 2013 2013-2014 Season In the Bryant family s Hyde Park home, things run amok when prodigal son Jesse shows up for a family wedding with his Swedish friend, who is actually his boyfriend. Evy can t understand why her younger brothers are so mysterious and distant; Jesse is afraid to be true to himself and honest with his family; and no one can understand why Tony is so eager to get married. This family reunion turns into a family showdown when the realities of race, religion, and sexuality collide. Modern Family meets Soul Food as these siblings try to bridge their differences with a little help from God, a few card games and their Immediate Family. Djembe and the Forest of Christmas Forgotten G/ Musical/ World Premiere Book, Original Music, Lyrics, and Musical Direction by Carlton Leake Directed and Choreographed by Patdro Harris Previews: Nov. 9, 10, 13 Opening Night: Nov. 14, 2013 Runs: Nov. 14 Dec. 22, 2013 Aga, king of Abahu, gives the call of Christmas at the Royal Christmas Festival ( a three hundred year old tradition), by playing the Christmas Djembe (African drum) on Christmas day in the festival square. It is also the wedding day of King Aga and the entire kingdom is celebrating except for Kalisha, the twin sister of Aga. Kalisha is jealous of Aga's happiness and power plots against him. Later, the king was filled with joy because of the birth of his first child, an adorable baby girl, Nika. During this time, the Christmas Djembe was hidden and could not be found. As time goes on and Nika grows up, she befriends Binah and they journey to find the Djembe. Side by side, they save the kingdom, restore the Christmas call and most of all the true spirit of Christmas.
The Meeting PG, Drama By Jeff Stetson Directed by Shirley Marks Whitmore Previews: Jan. 25, 26, 29 Opening Night: Jan. 30, 2014 Runs: Jan. 30 - Feb. 23, 2014 2013-2014 Season Fascinating and dramatically compelling, this eloquent play depicts the supposed meeting of two of the most important men of modern times; Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King. Differing in their philosophies, but alike in their mutual respect, the two men debate their varying approaches to the same grave social problems, both prepared to die for their beliefs but neither aware of how soon their assassins bullets would await them. By The Way, Meet Vera Stark PG/ Comedy/ Regional Premier By Lynn Nottage Directed by Eileen J. Morris Previews: Mar. 15, 16, 19 Opening Night: Mar. 20, 2014 Runs: Mar. 20 - Apr. 14, 2014 In a new comedy from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Ruined, Lynn Nottage draws upon the screwball films of the 1930 s to take a funny and irreverent look at racial stereotypes in Hollywood. BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK is a seventy year journey through the life of Vera Stark, a headstrong African- American maid and budding actress, and her tangled relationship with her boss, a white Hollywood star desperately grasping to hold on to her career. When circumstances collide and both women land roles in the same Southern epic, the story behind the cameras leaves Vera with a surprising and controversial legacy scholars will debate for years to come.
The Old Settler PG/ Drama / Revival By John Henry Redwood, Directed by Eileen J. Morris 2013-2014 Season Previews: May 3, 4, 7 Opening Night: May 8, 2014 Runs: May 8 - June 1, 2014 In World War II Harlem, New York, a fifty-five-year-old spinster (or as they were called in those days an Old Settler), Elizabeth Borny, takes in a young male roomer, Husband Witherspoon, to help her with the rent. Husband has come to Harlem from South Carolina to search for his girlfriend, Lou Bessie Preston. Also living with Elizabeth is her sister, Quilly McGrath, fifty-three. There is an ominous cloud of tension that hangs over Elizabeth and Quilly's relationship. This tension is further exacerbated when Elizabeth and Husband take to liking each other. Quilly, who doesn't like Husband living with them in the first place, surely doesn't approve of their "carrying on," especially since Elizabeth is old enough to be Husband's mother. It is this "carrying on" that exposes a thirty-year-old wound which, until now, only had a bandage now the wound can heal for the sisters. I Wish You Love PG/ Musical/ Regional Premier By Dominic Taylor Directed by Lou Bellamy Previews: June 21, 22, 25 Opening Night: June 26, 2014 Runs: June 26 - July 27, 2014 In 1957, Americans were falling in love to the sweet sounds of Nat "King" Cole. His carefully manicured image distracted an entire generation of white viewers from the reality of racial violence raging in the streets. Still, Cole believed that with enough talent and persistence he would be judged on the content of his character as opposed to the color of his skin. Join us for an intimate portrait of one man, his music, and the dreams of a nation.
2013-2014 Season