:: Press Release :: For Immediate Release ::  

:: Ensemble Theatre begins its 40th Anniversary Season! ::
Dedicated to Ensemble Founder Lucia Colombi, this season will focus on 'Making Her Story'!
All shows are written by women, directed by women, and starring women.  

Ensemble opens its 40th season with:
BY THE BOG OF CATS
By Marina Carr :: Directed by Celeste Cosentino
September 6-29, 2019 :: MainStageTheatre :: Cleveland Premiere!
Fridays & Saturdays @8pm :: Sundays @2pm
 
Loosely based on Euripides' tragedy Medea, this is the prophetic tale of Hester Swane, an Irish Traveller, who attempts to come to terms with a lifetime of abandonment in a world where all whom she has loved have discarded her. Set on the bleak, ghostly landscape of the Bog of Cats, this provocative drama discloses one woman's courageous attempts to lay claim to that which is hers, as her world is torn in two.  Starring Cleveland's own Derdriu Ring* as Hester. *(Member of Actors’ Equity Association) “BY THE BOG OF CATS is a furious, uncompromising tale of greed and betrayal, of murder and profound self-sacrifice.”
   
"…this contemporary Irish variation on Medea [offers] a compelling look into a mind warped by human unkindness…it would be folly to miss this memorable illumination of a descent into darkness." -Bay Area Reporter

Our entire 2019|2020 Season will take place in the heart of Coventry Village on the Coventry P.E.A.C.E. Campus!!!
2843 Washington Blvd | Cleveland Heights, OH 44118

JOIN US! What stories we have to tell!
We are also excited to partner with the Heights Libraries for additional programming through out the season!
Stay tuned for a schedule of surrounding activities and talkbacks!! Check our website for details!!

Fridays and Saturdays @ 8pm. Sundays @ 2pm
216-321-2930 | tickets@ensemble-theatre.org
Click HERE to purchase tickets online. 
  • Opening Night Happy Hour/Open Studio Night with ARTFUL CLEVELAND! (Friday,9/6/19) *6-8pm.
  • Opening Night Reception with wine, cheese, and CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES! (Friday, 9/6/19).
  • Pay what YOU can Sunday (9/8/19) @2pm.
Check our website for any updates on surrounding talk backs or pre/post show events!!  

With an amazing cast and crew of LOCAL artists!
Derdriu Ring*  as Hester Swane
Daniel Telford as Carthage Kilbride
Lexi Cowan as Josie Kilbride
Julia Kolibab* as Mrs. Kilbride
Laura Starnik as Monica Murray
Maryann Elder as The Catwoman
Bob McCoy as Xavier Cassidy
Erin Moran as Caroline Cassidy
Nate Homolka as The Ghost Fancier
Nicholas Chokan as The Ghost of Joseph Swane
Greg White as Father Willow
TJ Hayes as Young Dunne.  
*(Members of Actors' Equity Association) 

Executive Artistic Director/Director: Celeste Cosentino
Production Stage Manager: Gabrielle DeFelice
Assistant Stage Manager/Props: Becca Moseley
Lighting/Set/Projection Design: Ian Hinz
Technical Director: James Rankin
Costume Design: Meg Parish

PARKING
Parking can be found in the Coventry School parking lot to the south of the theatre, also along Washington Blvd and surrounding streets.

SINGLE TICKETS are $12-$29 (On Sale NOW)
Call 216-321-2930 or email info@ensemble-theatre.org for more information!
Online: www.ensembletheatrecle.org

Great Scripts. Cleveland Artists!
We look forward to seeing you in our audience!