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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:150%;text-autospace:none"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman"">ENSEMBLE THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH NOTRE DAME
COLLEGE OF OHIO PRESENTS CHARLES SMITH’S “FREE MAN OF COLOR<b>”</b> AN HISTORICAL DRAMA ABOUT THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN OHIO COLLEGE
GRADUATE.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><font face="georgia, serif">Ensemble Theatre continues its critically
acclaimed 31st consecutive season February 10th collaborating with Notre Dame
College of Ohio to produce Charles Smith’s </font><b><font face="georgia, serif">Free Man of Color</font></b><font face="georgia, serif">, directed by Tony Sias. In the
tradition of Ensemble’s “Panorama of African American Theatre: Firsts” series;
recipient of the 2004 Jeff Award for Best New Work; and what the Chicago
Tribune calls a “Bold and striking new work”; Free Man of Color is an historical drama celebrating John Newton Templeton,
the first African-American Ohio college graduate. It will run in the Notre Dame
College Performing Arts Center (PAC) through February 27th.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><font face="georgia, serif">The year is 1824 and the Ohio frontier is
wild and dangerous, John Newton Templeton is brought to Athens, Ohio a “free
man of color” to attend Ohio University. In this play about race, culture, and
the differences between education and assimilation in America, Presbyterian
Minister Robert Wilson (the third president of Ohio University) believes that
John has a “divine calling” to lead free blacks in a nation of their own- a new
colony called Liberia. But Jane Wilson, distrustful of her husband, endeavors
to bring her own vision of John’s calling to bear on his education. As
graduation nears the year is 1828 thirty-five years before the emancipation of
the slaves and John is forced to confront his dawning realization of what it
really means to be a free man of color.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><font face="georgia, serif">Ensemble Theatre is proud to bring
playwright Charles Smith to Cleveland February 19</font><sup><span style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif">th</font></span></sup><font face="georgia, serif"> to celebrate
this NE Ohio premiere. Smith, head of the Professional Playwriting Program at
Ohio University where he holds the title of Distinguished Professor, will
conduct a post show discussion and greet the general public in the PAC after
the performance. A recipient of the 2008 Ohio Arts Council Individual
Excellence Award, he is also a member of the Playwrights Ensemble at the Tony
Award-winning Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><font face="georgia, serif">Tony Sias, directs this award winning
work, having last appeared on the Ensemble stage as Paul Robeson in the critically
acclaimed one man show “Robeson” directed by current artistic advisor Sarah
May. Tony is Director of Arts Education for the Cleveland Metropolitan School
District and has directed past area productions of </font><i><font face="georgia, serif">In the Continuum</font></i><font face="georgia, serif">, </font><i><font face="georgia, serif">Summer Nights and
Fireflies</font></i><font face="georgia, serif">, </font><i><font face="georgia, serif">Dreamgirls</font></i><font face="georgia, serif">, </font><i><font face="georgia, serif">Guys and Dolls</font></i><font face="georgia, serif"> and </font><i><font face="georgia, serif">Mr. Rickey Calls a
Meeting</font></i><font face="georgia, serif">. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><font face="georgia, serif">The ensemble cast includes well-known
professional Cleveland actors Jeffrey Grover as the Reverend Robert Wilson,
Diane Mull as his wife Jane, and introduces Case Western Reserve alumnus
Antuane Rogers as John Newton Templeton.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><font face="georgia, serif">Come Home to Ensemble at Notre Dame
College this February and celebrate black history month with Charles Smith’s </font><b><font face="georgia, serif">Free
Man of Color</font></b><font face="georgia, serif">. Opening
Thursday February 10th at 7:30pm, and running Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays and
Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm through February 27th. Notre Dame College
Performing Arts Center 4545 College Road South Euclid, Ohio 44121. Tickets are
$20 for Adults, $18 for Seniors, and $10 for Students. For Tickets call
216.321.2930 or purchase online at <a href="http://www.ensemble-theatre.org" target="_blank">www.ensemble-theatre.org</a>. Join the
conversation on Twitter @ensembletheater
or find us “Ensemble Theatre Cleveland” on Facebook.</font></p>
<br>-- <br><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>"COME HOME TO </b></font></i></font><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>ENSEMBLE" </b></font></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>For Tickets and Subscription information:</b></font></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>Call 216.321.2930 or email us at: <a href="mailto:info@ensemble-theatre.org" target="_blank">info@ensemble-theatre.org</a></b></font></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>Purchase tickets online! </b></font></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>visit our website at: <a href="http://www.ensemble-theatre.org" target="_blank">www.ensemble-theatre.org</a></b></font></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b><br></b></font></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>2010-2011 Season. </b></font></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>"DIVIDING THE ESTATE"</b></font></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> By Horton Foote</b></font></span></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> Directed by Sarah May</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> November 19th- December 12th</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> Brooks Theatre- The Cleveland Play House</b></font></span></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b><br></b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>"FREE MAN OF COLOR"</b></font></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> By Charles Smith</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> Directed by Tony Sias</b></font></span></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> February 10th- February 27th</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> Notre Dame College Performing Arts Center</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b><br>
</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>"HUCK AND HOLDEN"</b></font></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> By Rajiv Joseph</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> Directed by Celeste Cosentino</b></font></span></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> May 6th- May 29th</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> Studio One Theatre- The Cleveland Play House</b></font></span></i></font></div>
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