The Ensemble Theatre Presents a Dramatic Comedy, “Eighth Day of the Week”
“Eighth Day of the Week” cast
The Ensemble Theatre presents the “Eighth Day of The Week,” a play that sheds a light on Alzheimer’s disease by playwright Prester Pickett and is directed by Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director Eileen J. Morris. Opening Night and a media reception was held on Thursday, March 22, 2018, 6:30 p.m. at 3535 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002. Featured cast members include Tanner Ellis, Rachel Hemphill Dickson, Shane Warren Jones, Robert Marshall, Brittney Walker-Merritte, and Joyce Anastasia Murray. Love is the center of family and all that it involves, and one family struggles to hold the line as their aging matriarch’s memory begins to fade. The “Eighth Day of the Week” is a story infused with humor to bring awareness to a condition that affects so many families everywhere. This story gives a glimpse into the lives of a family discovering, accepting, and learning how to cope with Alzheimer’s Disease. The show runs March 22 through April 15, 2018.
The Ensemble Theatre is one of a few professional theatres in the region dedicated to the production of works portraying the African American experience. It is the oldest and largest professional African American theatre in the Southwest and it holds the distinction of being one of the nation’s largest African American theatres owning and operating its facility and producing in-house. The Ensemble Theatre’s 2017-2018 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 official airline sponsor for The Ensemble Theatre. The programs and operations of The Ensemble Theatre benefit a multicultural audience that is diverse in age, income, ethnicity, and culture. If you have not seen the play, you definitely should see it. For ticket information visit the Ensemble Theatre’s website at http://www.ensemblehouston.com/.
“Eighth Day of the Week” cast