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Houston Ballet Presents La Sylphide at Wortham Theater Center

Dates: (6/16/2022 - 6/26/2022 )

Theatre:

Wortham Theater Center

Houston Ballet

Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002
Houston,TX 77002

Phone: 713-227-2787

Tickets: $25+

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August Bournonvilles La Sylphide originally premiered in November 1836 by the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is believed to be the oldest romantic ballet that is still performed today. Houston Ballet is pleased to announce that this years performances of La Sylphide will be accompanied by a world premiere from Artistic Director Stanton Welch AM. Titled Sparrow, this new work is set to music by Simon & Garfunkel, including popular songs such as Cecilia and The Only Living Boy in New York, and will feature a large ensemble cast of dancers.

Cast and Creative team for Houston Ballet Presents La Sylphide at Wortham Theater Center

Cast

Oreine Robinson

Christina


Jymil Littles

Ty-Quan
Jymil Littles is an Artist of Great Prowess from Philadelphia, PA. As he halls from the world of musical theater and Aspiring to be a well rounded artist Jymil went on to attend The American Musical Dramatic Academy of the Performing Arts in New York City.


Lynn Fischer

Kara


Juliana Silva de Sales

Jade
Juliana Silva de Sales is a Brazilian actress and playwright. She recently worked at BorderLight Festival (Cleveland - Ohio), One Woman Festival - Irondale Ensemble, Readings.Br by Group.BR (NYC), Portable of Strangers: a salon of word and music by Vampingo Productions, E-emerging Artists one act plays- The Acting Studio – Chelsea Repertory Company Lab (NYC), New York Theater Festival with her solo show - Be local and at NYU - New Plays for Young Audiences 2022. She studied Drama at Sao Caetano do Sul University and Public Relations at Paulus Comunicação e Tecnologia in São Paulo – Brazil. She continued her acting training at The Acting Studio - New York and works as an intern at the Actors Studio.


Monica Park

Diana
Born in Queens and raised in Staten Island, New York, Monica Park is a first-generation Korean American actress. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 2014, she studied for two and a half years at the William Esper Studio and has since been appearing predominantly in local theatre, international commercials, and short films with a passion for projects that focus on questioning and redefining racial stereotypes.


Kevin Glasford

Officer White


Emerson Buchholz

Officer Pesci
Emerson Buchholz is an actor and writer based in New York. Originally from the West Coast, Emerson moved to NYC in late 2019 to restart his acting career after a 25+ year hiatus from performing… just in time for the pandemic. He made use of “the lockdown” by practicing voice and acting with T. Schreiber Studio via Zoom, which connected him with creative people around the world. New York theatrical credits include A Place for Us (Chain Theater), Mangos or Peaches: But More Importantly, Should They Be Canned (New York Theater Festival 2021), Grey Spectrum (New York Theater Festival 2021), As You Like It (Theater 315), and Arizona (Ryan Repertory Live Stream). Recent film work includes the award-winning Mister Sister (World Domination Pictures), Elite Match (Kathy Meng Films), Not Like the Other Girls (Gingerpants Productions), RxCall (Platform Films), Much Ado About Nothing (NYU Film), and Here for Now (Hofstra University). Emerson loves animals, history, and language. He wants to start dancing again and finish his screenplay.


Ted Hannan

Commander Doyle
Over the years, Ted has worked as an actor and/or director with The New York Street Theatre Caravan, the Mass Transit Street Theatre, The Synaesthetic Theatre, and Blackberry Theatre Productions.


Creative Team

Ty-Quan Payne

Playwright/Director/Co-Producer
Ty-Quan Steven Payne is an Artist and Educator born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Throughout his 12-year theater career, Ty has been an asset both on and off the stage. Ty-Quan enjoys creating characters and telling stories around his greatest strengths which are his curiosity, his appreciation for beauty and excellence, and humor. While also exposing the deep insecurities of human nature. In 2016 Ty started Love Payne Productions where the mission is multifaceted - to produce high-quality transformative live theater that stimulates social and cultural consciousness. Using theater to entertain, enrich, inform and empower our nation to be better humans. His most recent work includes his solo-show Window Payne: A love letter to myself produced in collaboration with Royal Family Productions.


Lynn Fischer

Co-producer / Actress
Lynn Fischer a NYC Performer/Director/Playwright. I’ve been the Executive/Artistic Director of Mass Transit Theater for the past 11 years. During that time, I have directed and co- written three productions, Solid Ground which has been running for 10 years, Power Myths which has been running for 3 years and CPR which has been in development for 2 years. I’ve also written several solo works in past decades


John Miglietta

General Manager
John has been a performer, Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, and an arts administrator. Before working with Mass Transit Theater, he was General Manager of the highly regarded West Kortright Centre in upstate New York.


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