The Bayou Theatre Company Announces Fifth Season

2018 SEASON: BIRTH OF A NATION

The Bayou Theatre Company celebrates five years of timeless theatre! From the towering pillars of the French monarchy to a mysterious land of endless possibilities and the promise of a selfless savior, these thrilling productions will take audiences on adventures abroad and within. Entitled Birth of a Nation , our programming for our fifth season explores the individual versus the indivisible and the weight of change.

KILL MOVE PARADISE

BY: James Ijames

Directed By: Yaya Smith

Performances:
July 6-14th, 2018 - 8 p.m.

Thursday July 5, 2018 - Preview Friday July 6, 2018- 8pm Saturday July 7, 2018 -3pm Saturday July 7 , 2018 - 8pm Thursday July 12, 2018 - Preview Friday July 13, 2018 - 8pm Saturday July 14, 2018 - 3pm Saturday July 14 , 2018 - 8pm

General Admission: $20
Student Admission (Valid with Student ID): $15

Synopsis: Welcome to an interactive theatrical experience set in Purgatory. We meet Isa, Grif, Daz and Tiny, four black men ripped prematurely from Earth by police brutality. Imbued with strict instructions from God, the men must share their stories with us and each other in order to ascend into Heaven. David Ijames' Kill Move Paradise is an innovative theatrical love letter for those innocent lives unjustly slain. Rating: PG-13.

MARIE ANTOINETTE

BY: David Adjmi

Directed By: Alric Davis

Performances:
August 10th-18th, 2018 - 8 p.m.

Thursday August 9 , 2018 - Preview Friday August 10, 2018 - 8 pm Saturday August 11 , 2018 - 3 pm Saturday August 11, 2018 - 8 pm Thursday August 16, 2018 - Preview Friday August 17 , 2018 - 8 pm Saturday August 18, 2018 - 3 pm Saturday August 18, 2018 - 8 pm

General Admission: $20
Student Admission (Valid with Student ID): $15

Synopsis: Set in 18th century Versailles, the dazzling and doomed Queen of France battles the pressures of the snarky monarchy, her torrid love affair, the burgeoning French Resistance that threatens to steal her crown, sketchy talking sheep and mightiest of all, her own massive ego. How's a young queen to keep her head in the middle of a revolution? David Adjmi's brilliant interpretation on Marie's final days is sure to delight. Rating: PG-13.

BLACK NATIVITY

BY: Langston Hughes

Directed by Trey Morgan Lewis Choreography by Brianna McCray

December 14th - 16th, 2018 - 8 p.m.

Friday December 14 , 2018 - 8pm Saturday December 15 , 2018 - 3pm Saturday December 15, 2018 - 8pm Sunday December 16, 2018 - 4pm

General Admission: $25
Student Admission (Valid with Student ID): $20

Synopsis: Penned by Langston Hughes in 1961, Black Nativity is an Afrocentric retelling of the birth of Jesus. This unforgettable theatrical experience is infused with rousing gospel music, soul-stirring dancing and stories familiar and unfamiliar. Join us for a thrilling time to celebrate heritage, faith and community! Rating: G.

The Bayou Theatre Company's Fifth Anniversary season
(Kill Move Paradise , Marie Antoinette and Black Nativity) will take place at the Chelsea Market Theatre
4617 Montrose Blvd. Site #100
Houston, Texas 77006

Expose our Greater Houston community to the endless benefits of theatre

Educate the youth on the power of creativity,
and to culturally Enrich our audience members with an eclectic and entertaining array of stories. www.bayoutheatrecompany.org

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