New Show - The Mammy Pleasant Story

So we've been busy at the theatre with the radio show and a new production called 'House on the Hill, The Mammy Pleasant Story.'

History is being made in 2008 with two candidates on two opposing sides. On the Democratic side, an African American male is running for President of the United States and on the Republican side, a woman is running for Vice President of the United States. It is ever so important that history never be forgotten because that is how we build our present and future. But over a hundred years ago a story of a ground breaking African American woman was printed in over 100 newspapers. She was the first Black female millionaire. She fought the court system so that black people could ride on public buses and she fought for the right of black people to testify in court in defense of themselves. She was called the Mother of Civil Rights and a Voodoo queen.

How could an African American woman help free slaves, become a powerful presence in real-estate, and a real genius at investment? How could this happen in a time when slavery was still present and life was still unequal?

Well in true Playhouse Theatre Players style, we'll show you with our brand of 'edutainment'. "This is a play about a time and place in history that should be visited by history departments and schools" said one of the audience members this weekend. History today will never be forgotten if the story is told both in books and on stage. The House On The Hill is our attempt to preserve the history of Ms Mary Ellen Pleasant and those things she fought for so valiantly which never should be forgotten.

Shows run every Saturday thru December 20th at 3 & 6pm. Tickets are $25. For more info, call us at the theatre at 323 227 5410