The Ensemble Theatre Tickles Audiences With Season Comedy, Livin' Fat

ADVISORY, March 30, 2009 --

 Who/What:  Times are tough for the Cooper family. Although money is
            tight, their affection for each other is limitless.
            Everything changes, however, when son David Lee, a college
            graduate forced by the economy to work as a bank janitor,
            interrupts a robbery. In their haste to get away the
            thieves drop a bundle of money, which David Lee picks up-
            it's $15,000. When the family finds out where the money
            came from, their scruples are tested, but they finally
            agree that the Lord works in mysterious ways and this time
            he's working for them. Join the fun in this witty,
            incisive and downright hilarious comedy.


 When:      Previews:  Saturday, April 25:     8:00p.m.
                       Sunday, April 26:       3:00p.m.
                       Wednesday, April 29:    7:30p.m.

            Show Run:  April 30 - May 24, 2009
                       Thursdays:     7:30 p.m.
                       Fridays:       8:00 p.m.
                       Saturdays:     2:00p.m. and 8:00p.m.
                       Sundays:       3:00p.m.

   Opening Night is Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 7:30p.m.; Reception
                              at 6:30p.m.

 For subscription information, ticket sales or groups sales, call the
                     box office at (713) 520-0055

 Where:     The Ensemble Theatre
            3535 Main St.
            Houston, TX 77002
            713-520-0055
            www.ensemblehouston.com

The Ensemble Theatre's 2008-2009 Season is sponsored in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance and Texas Commission on the Arts. Continental Airlines is the exclusive airline sponsor for The Ensemble Theatre.

The Ensemble Theatre was founded in 1976 by the late George Hawkins to preserve African American artistic expression and to enlighten, entertain, and enrich a diverse community. Thirty-two years later, the theatre has evolved from a touring company operating from the trunk of Mr. Hawkins' car to being one of Houston's finest historical cultural institutions. The Ensemble is one of a few professional theatres in the region dedicated to the production of works portraying the African American experience. The oldest and largest professional African American theatre in the Southwest, it holds the distinction of being one of the nation's largest African American theatres owning and operating its facility and producing in-house. Board President Emeritus Audrey Lawson led the capital campaign for The Ensemble's $4.5 million building renovations that concluded in 1997. The Ensemble Theatre has fulfilled and surpassed the vision of its founder and continues to expand and create innovative programs to bring African American theatre to a myriad of audiences.

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CONTACT:  The Ensemble Theatre
          Robert Ross
          (713) 807-4306
          rross@ensemblehouston.com