The Ensemble Theatre Announces Auditions for Its 36th Season
Artistic Director, Eileen J.
Morris announces general auditions for The Ensemble Theatre's 36th
uninterrupted Season. Auditions will be held Friday, June 29, 2012,
6:30pm-9:30pm and Saturday, June 30, 2012, youth auditions
11:00am-1:00pm and adults 1:00pm-6:00pm at the theatre's location on
3535 Main St. Houston, TX 77002. The season will run September 22, 2012
through July 28, 2013.
General Auditions: Friday, June 29, 2012
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Youth 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Adults 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Actors, dancers, and singers interested in auditioning should contact
Kedrick Brown, Artistic Assistant at
713-807-4320 or
ensemblecasting@ensemblehouston.com. Artists must make an audition
appointment and submit resumes and head shots to be considered for any
of the plays next season. The Ensemble Theatre is also seeking
Caucasian males between the ages of 25-40 for the 2012-2013 Season.
All production directors will be present for the auditions including
nationally recognized artists: Chuck Smith, resident director at the
Chicago Goodman Theatre and a board member of the Chicago African
American Arts Alliance; Choreographer/ Director Patdro Harris; and
Composer/Director Carlton Leake.
The season line up will present six plays: Romance and comedy kick off
the season in The Nacirema Society by renowned author and playwright
Pearl Cleage; A 2010 and 2011 Audience Favorite, The African American
Shakespeare Company's Cinderella is back by popular demand for the
holidays; Knock Me a Kiss, by Charles Smith, brings the suspense of a
love triangle based on a true story; next, a loving family handles its
struggles with grace and humor in Broke-ology, by Nathan Louis Jackson;
in David Mamet's Race, the epic comparison between race and sex takes
place in the court room; and the season finale musical, From My
Hometown, conceived by Lee Summers, brings the music of Motown to the
Apollo theatre for a celebration of brotherhood and pursuing one's
dreams.
The Ensemble is also in need of part-time artistic and production staff
positions. Production staff positions include: sound technicians, light
technicians, carpenters, stage hands, stage managers and assistants,
set designers, sound designers, costume designers, and lighting
designers.
Volunteers are also an integral part of The Ensemble Theatre's daily
operations and are needed to provide clerical assistance, street
team/community outreach, and production support.
The Ensemble Theatre was founded in 1976 by the late George Hawkins to
preserve African American artistic expression and enlighten, entertain
and enrich a diverse community. This theatre is known as the only
professional theatre in its region dedicated to the production of works
portraying the African-American experience. In addition to being the
oldest and largest professional African-American theatre in the
Southwest, it also holds the distinction of being one of the nation's
largest African-American theatres that owns and operates its facility
with an in-house production team. 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 produces a main stage season of six contemporary
and classic works devoted to the portrayal of the African American
experience by local and national playwrights and artists. The theatre's
Performing Arts Education program provides educational workshops,
Artist-in-Residence experiences and live performances for students both
off-site and at the theatre; and the Young Performers Program offers
intensive summer training for youth ages six to 17 encompassing
instruction in all disciplines of the theatre arts. Through its varied
programs, The Ensemble Theatre benefits an audience and artistic
constituency of approximately 65,000 people annually.
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