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T H E E N S E M B L E T H E A T R E2 9 T H A N N U A L 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 0 6 S E A S O N

Adapted for the stage by

Jerome Hairston

Directed by

Steven J. Scott

January 21 – February 19, 2006

Sponsored in part by:

COLOR MEDARK:

A Story of the Great Migration North

Originally commissioned by:Th e Kennedy Center Education Department and Scholastic Entertainmentwww.kennedy-center.org • www.scholastic.com/dearamerica

TheatreGuildTheatreGuildTheatreDr. Teddy A. McDavid President

Eileen Barrett-Williams President-Elect

Betty Foreman Recording Secretary

Henri Ann Turner Assistant Recording Secretary

Della Harlan Financial Secretary

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Angelica F. AdamsRuby Harlan AdamsEarline AlexanderMable Scott AustinDamond Banks, Jr.J. A. BaylisAnna Pearl BarrettKenya BurrellJanice E. CasselMargot CharlesFreddie Davis-Kinnard

Alphonso DelaneyDr. Dena Downey-GarrettHelen W. EagletonRose Sonnier EllisMandura EllisLaurette Blakey FosterCynthia Y. FountainJoan L. GoffneyAnne GreauxEva HannahSavonya DePland HastonDr. Roscette Lewis HolmesShirley Burks HowardCecelia Graves JacksonMildred A. JacksonBetty JenningsOzell Taylor JohnsonPaula F. JohnsonYolanda JonesVerna R. JoubertAnna KirkseyCarmen KirkseyDorothy F. LaBostricBarbara G. LangeAudrey LawsonBernadette Lewis

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The Ensemble 2005 – 2006

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2005-2006 Season.

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B O A R D M E M B E R SA N D E X E C U T I V E S T A F F

FounderThe Late George W. Hawkins

Offi cersArgentina M. JamesChair

Micheal J. HelmPresident

Jackie Phillips Vice President of Administration

Vernon LandersVice President of Program

Willie B. Mayberry, Jr.Treasurer

Mary Simon Assistant Treasurer

M. Kaye DeWaltSecretary

George T. ShipleyGeneral Counsel

Rev. DeFarris GoodenChaplain

Anthony W. Hall, Jr.Parliamentarian

Audrey LawsonPresident Emeritus

Board DirectorsD’Artagnan BebelCrawford B. BunkleyJames CampbellCindy CliffordThe Honorable Garnet ColemanAshley FieldsDiedra Booker FontaineAudrey GilbreathMarian Harper Paula McCann HarrisWinell HerronLynda House-McPeters Loretta Hubbard-GreenSarah JosephThe Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee

Leslie MaysSharon MurphySharon Michael OwensBrenda J. PetersKaren ReedDerwin TatumLarry Thomas Lonell Truscott Dawn Ullrich Nicole WestKaren Williams

Board TrusteesDr. Mildred Ball BrightGwendolyn BrinkleyLora ClemmonsPercy Creuzot IIIEunice M. FranklinKaren Ostrum GeorgeDuni HebronJudge Belinda HillC. Mick LewisA. Renee LogansDr. Teddy McDavidPatricia Allen McGillPaulette Peoples Dr. Wayne J. RileyVernon RushDelores D. SmithDr. Wanda Mott-RussellKathleen L. WilkesTony Wyllie

Executive Staff Janette L. CosleyExecutive Director

The mission of The Ensemble Theatre is to preserve African American artistic expression; to enlighten, entertain and enrich a diverse community.

This organization is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County.

The Ensemble Theatre

3535 Main Street

Houston, TX 77002

713-520-0055 (O) • 713-520-1269 (F)

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Founded in 1976 by the late George Hawkins, The Ensemble has evolved to be the largest African-American professional theatre company in the U.S. that produces in-house and owns its own facility. It is truly one of Houston’s finest historical cultural institutions. The theatre is a non-profit organization housing three stages located on Main Street in the heart of midtown. Each year, the theatre presents a repertoire of critically acclaimed dramas,

comedies and musicals that demonstrate the artistic ability of more comedies and musicals that demonstrate the artistic ability of more comedies and musicals that demonstrate the artistic abilitythan 250 professional local, regional and national artists and support staff. The theatre also has an educational touring program and a summer young performers training program. The Ensemble’s most recent accomplishment occurred on January 1, 2005 when the theatre celebrated two major milestones: the retirement of its $360,000 debt remaining from its $4.5 million capital campaign, and the dedication of a METRO commuter rail stop named in the theatre’s honor.

Ray WalkerTechnical DirectorRamona SantiagoExecutive Assistant Alphise WashingtonEducation Programs ManagerEdward C. BenyonDirector of Development

Tommacina BellYoung Performers Director and Production ManagerAlvin LakeyMaintenance EngineerJoseph RiveraHouse ManagerDonald ClemonsHouse Manager

Demond Robertson Audience Development ManagerErica Grant Box Office AdministratorRosalind MooreEvents CoordinatorMarcus D. MisherController

The Ensemble Theatre

House Rules

ChildrenChildren six years old and older are permitted at performances when accompanied by an adult.at performances when accompanied by an adult.at performances when accompanied

No Photographs/RecordingsTaking photographs or operating any recordingdevice in the theatre is strictly forbidden.

No Smoking No Smoking No SmokingSmoking is permitted only outside of the building.

No Late SeatingDue to the intimate size of our theatres, no late seating will be permitted.

No Food and BeveragesEating and drinking are not Eating and drinking are not Eating and drinkingpermitted in the theatre.

Wheelchair PatronsPlease notify the box office when making your reservation, and plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before curtain time.

Special Service for Hearing Impaired Patrons The Ensemble Theatre now offers assistive listening devices for Mainstage shows, when requested upon making reservation. A limited reserve is based on availability.

Janette L. CosleyExecutive Director

Ensemble Staff

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Brenda J. PetersJackie PhillipsBobby RayAvis ReynoldsJohn & Rhonda RichardsonRichard & Sue SchechterGeorge T. ShipleyDr. Priscilla D. Sladethe Clifford Group, Inc.Evelyn ThompsonD.M. White

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GoldA. Mardis Counseling & ConsultingRuby Harlan AdamsEarline Comeaux AlexanderTanya AllenJulia Gray ArmstrongNicole R. ArmstrongDorothy Modes AshleyMose & Mable AustinCynthia BivinsToni BlankmanDoris A. BraggGladys BransfordDr. Mildred BrightHilda BroussardErwin BrownCrawford B. Bunkley IIIMr. & Mrs. Nick ClaytonTommy CooperBrenda M. DavisWalter DavisEarvin Lee DensonEdward & Sandra DentGertie DicksonJames DonattoDesiree A. EastlandGloria Ellis

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$150,000 & UpCACHHHouston Endowment Inc.Midtown Redevelopment Authority

$30,000 to $50,000BP AmericaContinental AirlinesDuke EnergySYSCO CorporationThe Brown Foundation

$15,000 to $29,000Aramark CorporationBaker Botts, L.L.P.CenterPoint EnergyConocoPhillipsEl Paso CorporationExxonMobil FOX 26 KRIV-TVGilbreath Communications, Inc.

Houston ChronicleHouston RocketsI.W. Marks JewelersJPMorgan ChasePfi zer Inc.PrimeZone Media NetworkShell Oil Company

$10,000 to $14,000Paul and Kathy AndersonFulbright & JaworskiGibbs & Bruns, L.L.P.Greater Houston Convention & Visitors BureauPrinting Arts Houston

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$5,000 to $9,999Anheuser-Busch CompanyBank OneBFI

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Houston RocketsHouston TexansJohn P. McGovern FoundationJaniece L. & Stephen LasherMemorial Hermann Healthcare System

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Guaranty BankJ. Simmons Group. Inc.Andrew Kurth L.L.PVernon LandersAudrey H. LawsonCheryl LawsonMelanie Lawson & John Guess

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SchlumbergerSilver Eagle DistributorsMary & Martin SimonSmith Graham & Co., Investment Advisors L.P.

Texas Tech UniversitySusan & William Thackerthe Clifford Group, inc.Time Warner CableStephen & Leticia TrauberState Representative Sylvester Turner

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T H E E N S E M B L E T H E A T R E

Adapted for the stage by

Jerome HairstonDirected by

Steven J. ScottFeaturingCandace Felix Brooke Davis Rashad EdwardsAne Mouton Nicholas Lewis Cameron Worthen

Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager

Tracey Wheat Broderick Jones

Originally commissioned by:Th e Kennedy Center Education Department and Scholastic Entertainmentwww.kennedy-center.org • www.scholastic.com/dearamerica

Sponsored in part by:

COLOR MEDARK:

A Story of the Great Migration North

Color Me DarkA Story of the Great Migration North

Adapted for the stage byJerome Hairston

Directed bySteven J. Scott

Cast

Act I

The Love’s Home in Bradford Corners, Tennessee –e –e 1919

Act II

The Love’s Apartment in Chicago, Illinois –1919

The play is performed with one brief intermission

Originally commissioned by: Th e Kennedy Center Education Department and Scholastic Entertainmentwww.kennedy-center.org • www.scholastic.com/dearamerica

Candace Felix ...................................................................Candace Felix ...................................................................Candace Felix Nellie Lee Love

Brooke Davis ................................................................... Erma Jean Love

Rashad Edwards ................................................................Freeman LoveW.E.B. Dubois

Ane Mouton .............................................................................Olive LoveRosie Hamilton

Nicholas Lewis ........................................................................ Uncle PaceUncle Meese

James W. Johnson

Cameron Worthen ................................................................. Sheriff BellTommy Braxton

The story Color Me Dark is told through the youthful eyes of Nellie Lee Love; this a clear account of her family’s migration from Bradford Corners, Tennessee to the south side of Chicago in search of a better life. Now, I know you’re saying, Tennessee – this means springtime and country music; this should be pretty pleasant. But no, this story is set in 1919 during the time of the Great Migration. Even though it was considered dangerous to migrate, the Loves – like millions of black people – had “migration fever” and headed for the Mason-Dixon line in search of industrial jobs in the North. Nellie Lee’s diary reveals personal pages of family experiences and struggles during this tumultuous period. When racism strikes, it stings, and when it hits home, it bleeds. The humanity found in these characters will resonate in the colorless hearts of all races of families who know anything about “sticking together” to stay alive. The Loves’ journey uncovers the meaning of togetherness and moral fiber. Their story represents thousands of other stories of the time, and their family represents millions of black families who are not mentioned enough in the media today. We are the descendants of a strong “Love Family,” the heirs to the migrations of a great people. African Americans have been shaped by 500 years of migration, forced and voluntary.

Thank you, Ensemble. Thank you to my family. Thank you, Brenda Peters. Thank you, Marsha Jackson-Randolph. Thank you, audience, for sharing this wonderful experience with me.

Steven Scott (Director) is a native Texan who received his education from Prairie View A&M University, where he majored in Performing Arts and was an active member of the world renowned Charles Gilpin Players Theatre Company. His training focus included acting, directing and musical theatre. Steven enjoyed much success with the company, performing in more than 30 plays. He toured with the Gilpin Players’

production of August Wilson’s Fences, which ended with a showcase at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Scott was the recipient of the 1997 Best Actor award for his role of Bono. In 1998, he starred in the 1998 Southwest Premier of August Wilson’s Seven Guitars at the Encore Theatre. His film credits include: Club Foot, Manhood is Dead, The Way She Moves, Killing the Badge, Wounded Heart, What Friends Are For, which won Best Short film in the 2005 Houston Film Festival, and most recently Witchcraft XII. In 2002, Scott became the director of education at Express Children’s Theatre. He created the educational program for the Core for Express Theatre. Most recently Scott has been a guest director at the, High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.

About the Artists

From The DirectorFrom The Director

Candice Felix is an outgoing 16-year-old junior at Spring High School. She loves the performing arts, and a particularly great passion for acting. She is a product of The Ensemble Theatre’s Young Performers Program, which now has the honor and privilege of performing in several Mainstage productions, including Black Nativity and Black Nativity and Black Nativity Piano

Lesson. She most recently starred as Jack in Jack & The Beanstalk at Spring High School. Candice would like to thank her mother, Lisa Felix, her father, Randy Leath, her pastor and church, D SIG, Missionary Baptist Church and May and Ernest Bruce for their continued love and support. To God be the glory.

Brooke Davis is excited and honored to continue performing for audiences at The Ensemble Theatre. She made her debut on The Ensemble’s mainstage in Crowns as an understudy for the character Yolanda. She is a touring actor for The Ensemble’s tour educational program, and her credits include 21st Century Groove, One Block Past the Park, Why

Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears, and This is How We Do It in the ’05. She is the writer/director of other stage plays, including Telesoul, A Groovy Kind of Christmas, It’s All Relative, A Tribute to the Black Woman and For My Brothers. A public relations graduate of Baylor University, Brooke is vice president and co-founder of Auset Entertainment, a Houston-based production company. Auset completed the production of its first short film, A Girl’s Guide to Soul Search — an Alyssa Rachelle film which Brooke starred in — and recently hosted a dinner theatre at The Ensemble, where Brooke debuted her one-woman-show, Alabaster, to a packed house. Above all, Brooke delights in the strength, growth and love that are added to her life through connections with family, friends and her church community, the Awakenings Movement.

Elliot Van Hay (Rashad Edwards) is a proud graduate of Prairie View A&M University, where he received his theatrical training under direction of C. Lee Turner. He joins us from New York City, and is making his debut on The Ensemble Theatre’s stage in Color Me Dark. Elliot has performed in more than 20 theatre, film, radio and music

video productions. He is very excited to be onstage at The Ensemble Theatre, and gives thanks to God, his wife, family, friends and the entire cast and crew for their love and support.

Ane Mouton is a Chicago native with more than 10 years of acting experience. She is a multi-talented actress, singer and dancer of many moods in virtually every medium. She made her Ensemble Theatre debut in Crowns, where she performed the central role of Yolanda. Ane has completed two liberal arts master’s degrees concentrating on African-American studies

and performance studies. Aside from acting, Ane is a middle school teacher and a key stakeholder with the Houston Teacher’s Institute, which is a Yale University initiative aimed at expanding the canon of literary texts taught in English classes.

Nicholas Lewis is a native Houstonian, and a 2005 Sterling High School graduate. He has numerous productions to his credit, including August Wilson’s Jitney, Cheryl L. West’s Before It Hits Home and Before It Hits Home and Before It Hits Home God’s Trombones. This will be his second production with The Ensemble Theatre.

Cameron Worthen has performed in many plays such as Of Mice & Men, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Annie Get Your Gun and many more. This is Cameron’s debut performance at The Ensemble Theatre and he is very excited for the opportunity. He is attending Sam Houston State University and is a performer in the musical theatre program. Cameron hopes to go to Broadway and eventually become a film actor.

This project is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through CACHH, the Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County.

In-kind Donations.Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

Continental Air Lines, Inc., the official airlines of The Ensemble Theatre

Special Thanks

The seven keys to character building:

DisciplinePerseverance

AccountabilityCommitment

Self-Confi denceFoundationCharacter

Classes offered:Theatre Theory

Theatre PerformanceDanceMusic

Creative Writing& Cultural Studies

Technical Studies

Early drop-off: 7:15 a.m. • Extended day: 6:00 p.m. • Registration fee: $25.00Tuition: $475.00 per child • Early registration begins January 1, 2006Payment plans available for tuition – (must be paid in full by May 1, 2006)

Class Times: 8:00 a.m. – 3:25 p.m.

Session OneJune 5, 2006 – July 1, 2006

Session TwoJuly 10, 2006 – August 5, 2006

The keys to building character are the basis on which The Ensemble Theatre’s Young Performers Program is founded.

Each Young Performer between the ages of 7 & 17 who enroll in the program embark upon an intensive four-week

performing arts training program that builds character.

Give the gift of a lifetime to a child, the gift of the arts combined with

foundational teachings and principals.

The Young Performers classes are created to teach, engage and prepare our youth to be productive contributors

to the growth, development and well-being of society.

2 0 0 5 – 2 0 0 6

TO U R I N G E D U C AT I O N P R O G R A MP RO G R A M S T O T E AC H, E N G AG E A N D E N T E RTA I N

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s EarsBy Verna Aardema

Verna Aardema’s award-winning book unfolds in an imaginative adaptation featuring music, drama and dance.Recommended: Elementary School.

The Breeze, The Gust, The Gale, & The WindBy Hilly Hicks

The SW premiere fantasy of the morality tale of two competitive brothers who discover the power of forgiveness and sacrifi ce. Recommended: Upper Elementary and Middle School.

21st Century Groove By Alonzo D. LaMont, Jr.21st Century Groove By Alonzo D. LaMont, Jr.21st Century GrooveA hip satire on education and family traditions portrays a college-bound teen who escapes into her groove when the

“family is too much!”Recommended: Middle and High School.

This Is How We Do It... By Tommacina Bell

A riveting story that reveals what true consequences are about. Unfortunately life doesn’t afford us the opportunity to rewind it. (New)Recommended: Middle and High School.

A C e l e b ra t i o n o f R i c h H e r i t a g eA C e l e b ra t i o n o f R i c h H e r i t a g e By Tommacina Bell

Celebrate the lives of often unsung African-American heroes including performers, authors and political activists. Experience the dreams and triumphs of historical fi gures such as Zora Neale Hurston, Sidney Poitier and Barbara Jordan, among others.Recommended: Middle and High School.

*Dates or titles may be subject to change based on availability.

Beautiful memories begin at The Ensemble Theatre. Close to the

heart of downtown Houston, enjoy the splendor of our glass-enclosed

lobby and performance center, with a dance floor and baby grand piano.

Our banquet manager is always on-site and set designers available.

The Ensemble Theatre makes your event come alive!

Whether your guests number

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Schedule your next event at

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Opera in the Heights’ Opera in the Heights’1 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y S e a s o n

Die Fledermaus, StraussNov. 10 – 12 and 17 – 19, 2005

10th Anniversary. Grand Finale“3 Acts 3”. Rigoletto, Tosca, & Aida

Mar. 30 – Apr. 1 and 6 – 8, 2006

Norma, BelliniJan. 26 – 28 and Feb. 2 – 4, 2006

3-Pack Season Ticket $60 - $92Liederabend Oct. 22, Jan. 7, Mar. 11

713-861-5303 • www.operaintheheights.org • [email protected]

Previews: March 4–8Opening: March 9–April 2By William a. Parker

Why are 50 percent of marriages ending in divorce? Why are more black men Why are 50 percent of marriages ending in divorce? Why are more black men marrying women of other cultures? Who wears the pants in today’s professional marriages? William a. Parker’s new drama offers a man’s searing perspective on America’s number one domestic topic. America’s number one domestic topic.

Previews: April 22–26Opening: April 27–May 21By George C. Wolfe

An encore presentation of Wolfe’s priceless satire on the contradictions of being An encore presentation of Wolfe’s priceless satire on the contradictions of being black and living in America. Through a series of humorous to poignant vignettes, he parodies our preoccupation with image, hair, class, culture and fame, but in an entertaining fashion, offers his own prescription for self-love.

Previews: June 10–14 Opens: June 15–July 9Adapted from the fi lm Adapted from the fi lm Sparkle.By Joel Shumacher

Adapted from the popular movie theatre classic, with the award-winning score Adapted from the popular movie theatre classic, with the award-winning score popularized by Aretha Franklin. Sparkle is the story of two sisters who pursue a Sparkle is the story of two sisters who pursue a Sparklepath to music stardom — one whose life ends tragically through a dalliance with drugs, and the other, who wins fame — and even more, romantic love.

Upcoming MainstageUpcoming Mainstage

Sat. Jan. 21 8:00 pm

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Thur. Jan. 26 7:30 pm

Fri. Jan. 27 8:00 pm

Sat Jan. 28 2:00 pm

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Sun. Feb. 19 3:00 pm

Color Me Dark: A Story of the Great Migration North, adapted for stage by Jerome Hairston

Previews: Jan. 21–25, 2006 Runs: Jan. 26–Feb. 19, 2006

Sat. Mar. 4 8:00 pm

Sun. Mar. 5 3:00 pm

Wed. Mar. 8 7:30 pm

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Waitin’ 2 End Hell, by William a. Parker

Previews: Mar. 4–8, 2006 Runs: Mar. 9–Apr. 2, 2006

A lesSoN beFORe A lesSoN beFORe A lesSoN

dyingbeFORe dyingbeFORe C O L O R M E D A R K :

A S t o r y o f t h e G r e a t M i g r a t i o n N o r t h

A Pure Gospel Christmas:

Coming Home

Sat. Jun. 10 8:00 pm

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Thur. Jul. 6 7:30 pm

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Sparkle, adapted from the film “Sparkle” by Joel Schumacher, Adaptation by Walter Dallas

Previews: Jun. 10–14, 2006 Runs: Jun. 15–July 9, 2006

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The Colored Museum, by George C. Wolfe

Previews: Apr. 22–26, 2006 Runs: Mar. Apr. 27–May 21, 2006

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