Tickets on Sale for ‘The Bluest Eye’

[Alynetta Beck]

Shreveport/Bossier City, March 6, 2009—Mahogany Ensemble continues its 4th season of plays with its third production, The Bluest Eye, written by Lydia R. Diamond and based on the novel by Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison. The performances will be held Thursday May 14, Friday May 15, 2009, Saturday May 16, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, matinee at 4:00 pm at The Louisiana State Exhibit Museum Theatre—3015 Greenwood Road, Shreveport, LA.

The Bluest Eye, a heart-wrenching American classic, tells the tragic story of a black girl’s coming of age in the racially turbulent 1940s. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be beautiful, so that people will love her, so that her world will be different. Director, Angelique Feaster, has assembled a powerful ensemble cast featuring: Mary Thompson, Ashlei Alford, Jori Jackson, Erin Roch, Nia Savoy, Wilma Young, Neverlyn Townsel, Capel Rone, Samuel Harris, ShaGlenda Ary, Tunya Williams, Rhandi-Alexis Williams, Melvin Nelson, and Lisa O’Neal This production explores mature themes not suitable for children 8 and under.

Ticket prices are: $15 adults, $10 seniors and students, $5 students (12 and under). Group rates are available. To purchase tickets, contact the Box Office at 318-745-ARTS (2787) or visit www.mahoganyensembletheatre.org.

The mission of Mahogany Ensemble Theatre is to enlighten, enrich, and empower communities through entertaining African-American theatre experiences while exploring the common ground of humanity.