[NEohioPAL] ENSEMBLE PRESS RELEASE: IRISH PLAYWRIGHT CONOR MCPHERSON BACK AT ENSEMBLE WITH ONE MAN SHOW ST. NICHOLAS!

[Ensemble Theatre]

*PRESS INFORMATION*
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
*ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CLEVELAND*
*Celeste Cosentino, Artistic Director*
*Nov. 7th, 2011*
*(T)216-321-2930*
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*CONTACT: info at ensemble-theatre.org*
*WEBSITE: www.ensemble-theatre.org*

IRISH PLAYWRIGHT CONOR MCPHERSON BACK AT ENSEMBLE WITH ONE MAN SHOW *ST.
NICHOLAS*!

Ensemble Theatre, Cleveland's home for "Modern American Classics" and
"Locally Grown, Organic, Professional Theatre" continues its 32 consecutive
season November 18th with Conor McPherson's one-man gothic human comedy, *St
Nicholas*, directed by Sarah May starring Dana Hart. It will run in
Ensemble's new space in the former Coventry School in Cleveland Heights
through December 11th.

Fresh from a successful Off-Broadway revival* at the Irish Repertory
Theatre, St. Nicholas *finds an aging jaded theatre critic recounting his
obsession with a young actress, and how that obsession leads to a journey
into a macabre world of vampires from which he almost can’t escape.

*"A man, late fifties. A bare stage."  And so the stage is set for a master
story teller's tale of *a jaded, skirt-chasing Irish theater critic who
falls hopelessly in love with a young and heartbreakingly beautiful
dancer/actress from the famed Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Following the young
actress to London, the critic is drawn into a world of big-city vampires; a
world that is elegant, sophisticated, and in the end, soulless. It is an
often-hilarious journey of desperate love and agonizing self-discovery. It
is also a witty assault on modern culture, where too often greed and
self-gratification replace reflection and generosity of spirit.

*“... a delectably droll celebration of storytelling as striptease... The
narrative, without interrupting its own flow, swings through so many forms
of storytelling, from the kinds of extended, self-serving lies born of
drunkenness to a proper Brothers Grimm-like fable, which the narrator
remembers being told by a vampire named William. The exotic is described
with pedestrian matter-of-factness, while the ordinary often assumes a
grotesque glow.” - Ben Brantley NYTimes** *

Ensemble Theatre is proud to bring the work of   Olivier Award Winner and
three-time Tony Award nominee Conor McPherson back to NE Ohio. Cleveland
audiences will remember Ensemble's 2002 production of McPherson's *The
Weir directed
by the late Associate Artistic Director Licia Colombi. *Ben Brantley of the
New York Times calls McPherson "... quite possibly the finest playwright of
his generation."

Director Sarah May returns to Ensemble Theatre to direct Dana Hart in *St.
Nicholas*. Her best known work  includes *Dividing the Estate, H**aving Our
Say* and *Paul Robeson* for Ensemble, the Dobama/Karamu co-production
of *Caroline,
or Change*, *HistoryBoys, and Wings with Dorothy Silver* at Beck, and
Charenton’s *Six Degrees of Separation. *Sarah’s sold-out staging of *Race*,
 is currently running  at Beck Center.

Join beloved local actor Dana Hart most recently seen in *Woody Guthrie's
American Song* at Actor's Summit, *Big River at *True North and *My Fair
Lady* at Beck Center as he takes his turn in this one man quirky holiday
treat. Ensemble audiences will remember Dana's performances in *Steelbound* and
as Anton Chekhov in *My Writer, My Actress.*

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But wait there's more! ENSEMBLE and NIGHTTOWN RESTAURANT have teamed up to
bring you a special ONE-TIME BENEFIT PERFORMANCE of  *St. Nicholas* on the
Nighttown stage! Sunday November 20th from 1pm-4:30pm join Ensemble for a
raffle, silent auction, cash bar and a la carte menu followed by a special
performance of *St. Nicholas. An Irish holiday gift, this is an event not
to be missed! Special benefit tickets are available through the Ensemble
website www.ensemble-theatre.orgor by calling the box office 216-321-2930 and
are $30 for single tickets and $50 for couples (does not include food or
drinks). Bring your friends and enjoy brunch from the menu and a Guiness
from the bar while watching this very special production.*

Continue to "Play Your Part" at Ensemble this Holiday Season with Conor
McPherson's *St Nicholas.* Opening Friday November 18th at 8pm, and
running Fridays
and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm in the former Coventry School 2843
Washington Blvd. Cleveland Hts., OH 44118, through December 11, with a
special benefit performance Sunday November 20th from 1pm- 4:30pm at
Nighttown Restaurant 12387 Cedar Rd. Cleveland Hts. OH 44118.
For Tickets call 216.321.2930 or purchase online at www.ensemble-theatre.org
. Join the conversation on Twitter @ensembletheater  or find us “Ensemble
Theatre Cleveland” on Facebook.

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*PLAY YOUR PART *
*Ensemble Theatre's 2011-2012 Season!*
*NEW SPACE at the Coventry School!*
*2843 Washington Blvd.  Cleveland Hts., OH 44118*
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*WAITING FOR LEFTY*
*by: Clifford Odets*
*Directed by: Ian Hinz*
*Oct. 7-Oct. 30*
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*ST. NICHOLAS*
*by: Conor McPherson*
*Directed by: Sarah May*
*Starring: Dana Hart * *
*Nov. 18-Dec. 11*
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***PANORAMA of AFRICAN AMERICAN THEATRE IV:*
*If not me, who?...If not now, when?  *
*Jan. 12-Feb. 19*
*SONG FOR CORETTA*
*by: Pearl Cleage*
*Directed by: Margaret Ford-Taylor*
*January 12-January 29.  Thurs-Sundays.*
*LOWER NINTH*
*by: Beau Willimon*
*Directed by: Celeste Cosentino*
*February 2-February 19.  Thurs-Sundays.*
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*THE COLOMBI NEW PLAYS FESITVAL!*
*3 Plays by 3 Cleveland Playrights!*
*Alternating perfomances!  *
*March 8-April 1.*
*DANCING WITH N.E.D.*
*Written and Directed by: Tyler Whidden*
*DESTROYING THE LIGHT*
*By: Sasha Thackaberry   *
*Directed by: Peter Voinovich*
*GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL*
*by: Cindy Dettlebach*
*Directed by: Celeste Cosentino*
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*GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES*
*by: Rajiv Joseph*
*Directed: by Fred Sternfeld*
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