“Porgy and Bess,” by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, and Ira Gershwin, at Ensemble Theatre Company in Santa Barbara, Calif., through Feb. 26. Pictured: Frank Lawson, LeSean Lewis, Karole Foreman, KB Solomon, Phillip Brandon, Elijah Rock, Davon Williams, and Aaron Braxton. (Photo by David Bazemore)