BOTTOM LINE Pared down version enhances the sizzle in the famed opera, relocated to the deep South of World War II. Tobacco factory, parachute factory, no matter. The hotblooded femme fatale Carmen ...

Ensemble Theatre Company will present the first show of its 2022-23 Season, CARMEN JONES, music by Georges Bizet with book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, choreography by Lisa Ruffin, musical ...

Musically speaking, Bizet’s powerful melodies drive the emotionality of this piece. The vocals are rich and sustaining, especially Joe’s (Chauncey Packer) powerful, final moments of crazed obsession ...

Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) presents “Carmen Jones,” the first show of its 2022-23 season; with preview at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 and opening at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. The show runs through ...

“The most obvious difference is that it’s an all-Black cast,” says Fredericka Meek, who plays Carmen in the upcoming Ensemble Theatre Company production. “Carmen is a young woman who loves love. She ...