THEATRE + COMEDY

The Ensemble Theatre visits the third destination of its Passport to Adventure 2008-2009 Season with the world premiere of The Man Who Saved New Orleans , by playwright Thomas Maloncon.

This production will be directed by Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director, Eileen Morris.

Drama • World Premiere • PG

A world premiere based upon many of the facts, misinformation and assumptions about one of the worst national disasters in the United States of America, this drama follows the story of the Boudreaux family, descendants of slaves whose hands built the city and whose African rhythms in Congo Square gave birth to Blues, Ragtime, and Jazz.

Arthur Prejean, a man whose blood runs deep beneath the mansions and shotgun houses spread throughout New Orleans, boasts proudly of his heritage of African and Choctaw Indian, and must hold onto his family against the backdrop of a storm.

Suddenly uprooted by Hurricane Katrina from the Creole soil that gave them strength, family loyalty and purpose, the family finds itself 280 miles west of New Orleans in Houston, Texas, splashed in raw truths.

How does a family find happiness while searching for the life, love and unity once known?

Production Run: Jan. 24 – Feb. 22, 2009
Preview Dates: Jan. 24, 25 & 28
Opening Night: Jan. 29
Student Matinees: Feb. 4, 11 & 18

Pictured: Radcliffe Bailey, (detail) Uprooted, 2002, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.