Ensemble Theatre Act One Young Professionals to Host 5th Annual 'Dramatry: Dramatic Night of Poetry'
By: Tyler Peterson Apr. 04, 2016
Houston area poets lending their talents to this year's poetry showcase include: Host Se7en the Poet along with Bar None, D.E.E.P, The Fluent One, and Miss Pinky.
Act One Young Professionals began hosting its annual poetry showcase to celebrate April as National Poetry Month, and to create another platform for Houston area poets while establishing a way to introduce younger audiences to The Ensemble Theatre. That endeavor has developed into a portion of the proceeds supporting a scholarship for the theatre's Young Performers Program, a performing arts education program for youth ages 6-17.
Act One Young Professionals Present: Dramatry: A Dramatic Night of Poetry
Attire: Hip Hop Chic
Saturday, April 16, 2016, 7:00PM - Midnight
The Ensemble Theatre
3535 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002
http://www.ensemblehouston.com/ActOne/index.html
Advance Tickets: $15
Tickets at the Door: $20
Act One was created as a unique way to unite The Ensemble Theatre's growing community of young artists and professionals with an increasing interest in how they can contribute to sustaining the institution. They are recognized as the theatre's next generation of leaders who support the theatre's annual membership campaign, as well as, volunteer and fundraising support. Achievements made since its inception include:
- Official approval as an auxiliary group by The Ensemble Theatre Board of Directors in September 2010.
- Growth from 56 to more than 100 members
- More than $100,000 impact in revenue and donations for The Ensemble Theatre
- Raised funds towards Scholarships for The Ensemble Theatre Young Performers ages 6-17
- Hosted four annual installments of Drama-try: A Dramatic Night of Poetry (a platform for Houston poets and outreach to introduce more young professionals to The Ensemble Theatre)
- Established a pool of potential candidates for the theatre's board succession planning resulting in two Young Professionals joining The Ensemble Theatre's board of directors
The Ensemble Theatre's 2015-2016 Season is sponsored in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, Texas Commission on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. United 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 enlighten, entertain and enrich a diverse community. In addition to being the oldest and largest professional African-American theatre in the Southwest, it also holds the distinction of being one of the nation's largest African-American theatres that owns and operates its facility with an in-house production team.
The Ensemble Theatre produces a main stage season of contemporary and classic works devoted to the portrayal of the African American experience by local and national playwrights and artists. The theatre's Performing Arts Education program provides educational workshops, Artist-in-Residence experiences and live performances for students both off-site and at the theatre; and the Young Performers Program offers intensive summer training for children ages six to 17 encompassing instruction in all disciplines of the theatre arts.
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