Welcome to AMERICAN MENU!  It's May 1968, shortly after the murder of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and a month before the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.  Five Black Kitchen Workers at a segregated lunch counter are forced to engage in painful self-examination brought about by yet another senseless death in their town.  Through passionate conversations, these women face the realities of life on the cusp of change.  Jammed in a hot airless room they must battle prejudice, poverty, ignorance and each other as they search for inspiration.  Yet in the midst of this seeming endless time, they manage to find humor that helps bridge the gaps and reconnects them to their humanism.  In Celebration of Black History Month  AMERICAN MENU is showing at THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE through February 28th, 2010.  For tickets and information please call phone 713-520-0055.  Visit THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE at 3535 Main Street, Houston Texas 77002 USA.