Ensemble Theatre Announces Final Show Of 2018-2019 Seaons

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — Ensemble Theatre announced its final show of the 2018-2019 season this week. The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "Water By The Spoonful" will debut April 26.

Here's a description of the show, provided by Ensemble: "Somewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world. Somewhere in a chat room, recovering addicts keep each other alive, hour by hour, day by day. The boundaries of family and community are stretched across continents and cyberspace as birth families splinter and online families collide. Water by the Spoonful is a heartfelt meditation on lives on the brink of redemption."

The show's debut, on April 26, will also have chocolate covered strawberries and a happy hour and studio night at Artful Cleveland for attendees. The Pay What You Can performance of the show will be April 27 at 2 p.m. and on May 12 there will be a Talkback with "Improbable Players."

Single tickets are $12 to $29. Tickets can be purchased online.

"Water By The Spoonful" will be directed by Celeste Cosentino. The cast for the show is:

• Santino Montanez as Elliot Ortiz
• Inés Joris as Odessa Ortiz aka "Haikumom"
• Tania Benites as Yazmin Ortiz
• Greg White as "Chutes & Ladders"
• Kat Shy as "Orangutan"
• Jason Markouc as "Fountainhead"
• Meshal Al Sunaid as Professor Aman/Ghost/Policeman