Black Ensemble Theater to Host NYE Celebration

Founder and Executive Director Jackie Taylor announces the company's special Black Ensemble Theater New Year's Eve 2015 Celebration. The fun-filled evening, hosted by Black Ensemble Theater's Associate Director Daryl Brooks, will be held Thursday, December 31, 2015, 8 p.m. - 1 a.m., at the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street in Chicago.

Like all Black Ensemble events, the New Year's Eve celebration will be an occasion filled with joy and excitement. Guests at this year's celebration will enjoy excerpts from two of Black Ensemble Theater's recent block buster hits Men of Soul and Dynamite Divas. The audience will have the opportunity to perform in The Open Mic Hour. Along with great entertainment, dance music by DJ Ervin 'Magic' Gardner, a smooth jazz trio upstairs, Black Ensemble will be serving up hors d'oeuvres and champagne all night long.

Tickets are $125 for singles, $200 for couples. Call (773) 769-4451 for reservations and more information.

The Black Ensemble Theater

Founded in 1976, by the phenomenal producer, playwright and actress Jackie Taylor, Black Ensemble Theater is the only African American theater located in the culturally, racially and ethnically diverse north side Uptown community. Through its Five Play Season of Excellence, The Black Ensemble Theater dazzles audiences locally, nationally and internationally with outstanding original musicals that are entertaining, educational and uplifting. The Black Ensemble Theater has produced more than 100 productions and employed over 5,000 artists.

On November 18, 2011, The Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center opened and is able to accommodate larger-scale productions, bigger audiences and a wider range of educational programming. The new facility includes amenities such as a 299-seat main stage theater (double the capacity of the original venue); 14 offices, classroom space, rehearsal hall, dance studio, scene shop, costume shop, and wardrobe rooms; seven dressing rooms; rehearsal room for musicians; front lobby space with concession areas; and an indoor parking garage. The completion of a 150-seat theater, which will serve as an experimental stage for the work of the Black Playwright Initiative (BPI), is expected in to begin construction by General Contractor Norcon Inc. in 2016.

The mission of the Black Ensemble Theater Company is to eradicate racism and its devastating effects upon society through the theater arts. For more information on the Black Ensemble Theater Company, please visit www.BlackEnsembleTheater.org or call 773-769-4451.

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