STERLING STAGE

PLUMSHUGA: THE RISE OF LAUREN ANDERSON

by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton
directed by Eboni Bell Darcy and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton
music by Jasmine Barnes with original lyrics by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton
original choreography by Stanton Welch and Harrison Guy
featuring dancers from Houston Ballet

Single Tickets on Sale August 22

Previews: October 7 - 12, 2022
Opening Night: October 13, 2022
Through November 13, 2022

UNDERWRITER

Myrtle Jones

PRODUCER

Carolyn Keating

This innovative new work blends spoken word, dance, music, and theater for a vivid and intimate look into Lauren Anderson’s rise to ballet royalty and her eventual triumphant rise to accept her authentic self. In 1990, Lauren Anderson became one of the first Black principal ballerinas of a major ballet company when she ascended to Principal Dancer of the Houston Ballet. Unknown to her adoring audiences, she brought with her on stage the weight of her own tumultuous relationships, abuse, and battles with addiction. In PLUMSHUGA , you’ll share a conversation with Lauren at home, where she breaks the fourth wall to discuss her greatest trials and successes by reliving them in memories painted by music and dance. This is Lauren Anderson’s story in her words, for the first time ever.

2022–23 SUBSCRIPTIONS

PLUMSHUGA: PRELUDES

Join Stages and Edison Arts for Plumshuga: Preludes as dance programs from around the city offer an opening act to the show about the life of Houston's favorite ballerina! Following her career as principal ballerina for the Houston Ballet, Lauren Anderson still calls Houston her home and spends her time in the community sharing the art of dance with students across the city. Stages is proud to partner with Edison Arts and HEB to honor Lauren’s work in the community by inviting youth groups to share their love of dance and performance before every matinee performance of Plumshuga: The Rise of Lauren Anderson.