[NEohioPAL] PRESS RELEASE- ENSEMBLE's "THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAMES".

Mon Jan 7 09:18:57 PST 2013

*PRESS RELEASE *
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

January 7, 2013.

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CONTACT
P: 216.321.2930
E: info at ensemble-theatre.org
    www.ensembletheatre.org

Ensemble Theatre continues it's *critically acclaimed* 33rd Season...
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*ENSEMBLE THEATRE PRESENTS:  *
*THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAMES*

> *BY CHARLES SMITH *
> DIRECTED BY CELESTE COSENTINO
> ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AARON ELERSICH
>

> *They **survived history, **but whose history?*
> James Cameron and Mary Ball emerged as the sole survivors of racial
> crimes in Marion, Indiana in 1930.  Teenagers when the crimes occurred,
> they look back on those events, and their lives, in this work commissioned
> by *The Indiana Repertory Theatre.* As their past and present lives
> intermingle, Cameron and Ball discover that their remembrances of that
> day differ even if their experiences were the same-challenging us to
> wrestle with the tensions between memory, history, & redemption.
>

*AN OHIO **PREMIERE!*

*WITH AN ALL STAR CLEVELAND CAST:*
Peter Lawson Jones*
Anne McEvoy
Keith E. Stevens*
Antuane Rogers
J'Vaughn T. Briscoe
Kyle Carthens
Katie Nabors
Valerie Young
Tim Walsh
(*Member of Actors' Equity Association)

*THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAMES*
OPENS *JANUARY 25th* and runs through *FEBRUARY 17th.*
Performances are Fridays & Saturdays @8pm and Sundays @2pm.

*MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT!* * January 25th, 26th.  February 16th.*
*CHARLES SMITH* IS THE HEAD OF THE PROFESSIONAL PLAYWRITING PROGRAM AT OHIO
UNIVERSITY,
WHERE HE IS A DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR.

Charles Smith’s plays have been produced Off-Broadway and from coast to
coast by theaters such as *Indiana Repertory Theatre, Goodman Theatre, New
Federal Theatre, The Acting Company, People’s Light & Theatre Company,
Penumbra, Ensemble Theatre in Cleveland, Crossroads Theatre Company,
Penguin Repertory Theatre, Ujima Theatre Company, The Colony Theatre, St.
Louis Black Rep, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Jubilee Theatre, Ensemble
Theatre in Houston*, and *Berkeley Repertory Theater*.  Nine of his plays
received their world premiere productions at *Victory Gardens Theatre* in
Chicago. Three of his plays, *The Gospel According to James, Sister Carrie,
and Les Trois Dumas*, were all commissioned and produced by *Indiana
Repertory Theatre*.  *Les Trois Dumas* has also been produced by *People’s
Light & Theatre* and by *Independent Theatre* in Adelaide, South Australia,
and his play, *The Gospel According to James* was also produced by *Victory
Gardens Theater*.  His work has also been produced for the *HBO New Writers
Project*, the *International Children’s Theater Festival* in Seattle, and *The
National Black Theatre Festival*.  His other plays include, *Freefall, The
Sutherland, Black Star Line, Jelly Belly, Young Richard, Cane, *and* Free
Man of Color*, which was produced in Australia, New York, Los Angeles,
Cleveland and around the United States.  *Free Man of Color* was awarded
the *Joseph Jefferson Award and a John W. Schmid Award*, both for
Outstanding New Work.  Charles has also received the *Ohio Arts Council
Individual Excellence Award*, *Illinois Arts Council Governors Award*,
*Princess
Grace Fellowship*, the *Cornerstone National  Playwriting Award, the Joyce
Award, The National Black Theatre Festival’s August Wilson Playwriting Award
*, the T*heodore Ward National Playwriting Award*, two *Black Theatre
Alliance Awards* for New Work, the NBC New Voices Award, and numerous other
*AUDELCO, Jeff, NAACP*, and *Black Theatre Alliance *award nominations.  As
alumnus playwright of *New Dramatists*, graduate of the *University of Iowa
Playwrights Workshop*, and one of the founding members of the *Playwrights
Ensemble* at the Tony Award-winning *Victory Gardens Theatre* in Chicago,
he has taught playwriting at *Northwestern University*, for the *Prague
Summer Program in Creative Writing* in the Czech Republic, and for the *Center
for Dramatic Art* in Groznjan, Croatia.  He currently head of the *Professional
Playwriting Program at Ohio University*, *Distinguished Professor of
Playwriting*, and *Ohio University Presidential Research Scholar in the
Arts and Humanities*.
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*
*SAVE THE DATE!  FEBRUARY 16th.  *
*SPEAKEASY EVENT/BENEFIT FOR ENSEMBLE THEATRE.  *
*WINE, FOOD, SONG & YOU SEE THE SHOW!  *
*TALK BACKS.  MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT! **(more details on our website)  *

CLICK *HERE <http://www.ensemble-theatre.com/the-gospel-according-to-james>* TO
READ MORE ABOUT THE *SURROUNDING EVENTS*, & TO MEET
*THE CAST AND CREW *OF THIS AMAZING PLAY!  THE *FIRST* IN PRODUCTION IN *
CLEVELAND* AND ONLY THE *3RD* IN THE COUNTRY!

*Tickets:*
> *$20*(Adults)
> *$18*(Seniors)
> *$10*(Students with Valid ID)
> Group rate of $15(Groups of 10 or more)
>

> **Special Pricing for the February 16th performance and "speakeasy"
> event.  (visit website for more details)*.
>

*TO PURCHASE TICKETS:*
*CALL*: *216-321-2930* <216-321-2930> *(to reserve for "pay at door"/or
prepay by phone)*
*EMAIL: **tickets at ensemble-theatre.org* *(to pay at door)*
-*Please include your name, phone#, date of performance, and the # & type
of tickets*-

*CLICK HERE<http://www.ensemble-theatre.com/box-office/the-gospel-according-to-james>
TO
PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE*
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*ALL TICKETS ARE GENERAL ADMISSION.  *
*SEATING IS FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE.  *
*BOX OFFICE OPENS 1 HR. BEFORE CURTAIN.  HOUSE OPENS 30 MIN. PRIOR TO
CURTAIN.  ** *
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*ENSEMBLE THEATRE/THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAMES ** is supported in part by
the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts
& Culture.  *
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*GENEROUS SUPPORT ALSO PROVIDED BY THE GEORGE GUND FOUNDATION AND THE OHIO
ARTS COUNCIL.  *
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*We look forward to seeing you in our audience!*

-- 
*2012-2013 SEASON.*
*"DISCOVER THE HUMAN ELEMENT"*
*
*
*THE NORMAL HEART*
*By: Larry Kramer*
*September 28th - October 21st.*
*Directed by: Sarah May*
*Winner of 2011 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play!*
*
*
*MIRACLE & WONDER*
*By: Jonathan Wilhelm*
*November 15th - December 2nd*
*Directed by: Ian Hinz*
*
*
*THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAMES*
*By: Charles Smith*
*January 25th - February 17th*
*Directed by: Celeste Cosentino*
*
*
*THE COLOMBI NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL
*
*Cocopelli by Stuart Hoffman    Lizard Play by Carol Laursen    One on
Oneby Ed Walsh
Specific Show Dates TBA
March 7th - March 24th*
*
*
*THE ICEMAN COMETH*
*By: Eugene O'Neill*
*April 19th - May 12th*
*Directed by: Ian Hinz*
*
*
*TICKETS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, & **INFORMATION *
*VISIT OUR WEBSITE:*
*www.ensemble-theatre.org*
*
*
*info at ensemble-theatre.org*
*tickets at ensemble-theatre.org*
*
*
*Box Office: 216.321.2930 (Tickets/Staff)
Office: 216.202.0894 (Tours/Education/Staff)
*
*
*

-- 
*2012-2013 SEASON.*
*"DISCOVER THE HUMAN ELEMENT"*
*
*
*THE NORMAL HEART*
*By: Larry Kramer*
*September 28th - October 21st.*
*Directed by: Sarah May*
*Winner of 2011 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play!*
*
*
*MIRACLE & WONDER*
*By: Jonathan Wilhelm*
*November 15th - December 2nd*
*Directed by: Ian Hinz*
*
*
*THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAMES*
*By: Charles Smith*
*January 25th - February 17th*
*Directed by: Celeste Cosentino*
*
*
*THE COLOMBI NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL
*
*Cocopelli by Stuart Hoffman    Lizard Play by Carol Laursen    One on
Oneby Ed Walsh
Specific Show Dates TBA
March 7th - March 24th*
*
*
*THE ICEMAN COMETH*
*By: Eugene O'Neill*
*April 19th - May 12th*
*Directed by: Ian Hinz*
*
*
*TICKETS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, & **INFORMATION *
*VISIT OUR WEBSITE:*
*www.ensemble-theatre.org*
*
*
*info at ensemble-theatre.org*
*tickets at ensemble-theatre.org*
*
*
*Box Office: 216.321.2930 (Tickets/Staff)
Office: 216.202.0894 (Tours/Education/Staff)
*
*
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