The Ensemble Theatre Applauds Houston Talent with its Showcase Series “Celebrating the Creative Journey”

HOUSTON, Jan. 26, 2018 -- The Ensemble Theatre applauds Houston talent with its showcase series “Celebrating the Creative Journey,” with its ongoing variety of special workshops, stage readings, screenings, and performances at 3535 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002.

The Ensemble Theatre Houston annual series of workshops, stage readings, and special projects exploring new and developing works.

“Houston has an ever-growing landscape of creatives,” says Eileen J. Morris, The Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director. “Our arts institutions and supporters must continue to cultivate and invest in the developing works of upcoming artists.”

Celebrating the Creative Journey
Monthly Project Schedule: January – June 2018
http://www.ensemblehouston.com/artistic/SpecialProjects.html

The Ensemble Theatre
3535 Main St. Houston, TX 77002

Celebrating the Creative Journey is a series of special projects and presentations The Ensemble Theatre has planned outside its main stage season. The upcoming stage readings, exploratory works, and collaborative ventures are designed to showcase developing productions, cultivate new artists, and expose audiences to the variety of artistic expression Houston has to offer

Celebrating the Creative Journey is generously funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.

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. 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.

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 children ages 6 to 17 encompassing instruction in all disciplines of the theatre arts.

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