A world premiere embodied storytelling event that exemplifies the expression, “leap, and the net shall appear,” as our incoming MFA Acting cohort builds a project like no other. In just over 100 hours of rehearsal, an entire play without words will be conceived, devised, and performed, lead by Adam Noble, head of the MFA Acting […]
Magical Lying Hour celebrates ten years of theatrical improv by stuffing as many past participants as we physically can into Coronation theater for one night of the absurdist, committed improv you've come to expect. You already know the basic deal: one actor, one improviser, the actor doesn't deviate from their script while the improvisers builds […]
by HAROLD PINTER directed by SOPHIA WATT From the final meeting of two lovers to the inception of an illicit affair, a love triangle unfolds backward as power dynamics shift in exhilarating and unexpected ways in Harold Pinter’s masterpiece. The most fundamental axioms of love and friendship are open for reassessment, as we witness Emma, […]
book and lyric by STEVEN SATER music by DUNCAN SHEIK based on the play by FRANK WEDEKIND directed by MATT HUNE A story of adolescent anarchy, of teenagers silenced and controlled by a censoring society, and the devastating consequences of the freedom students find outside of the classroom. 'Spring Awakening,' the groundbreaking Tony Award-winning musical, […]
GRAMMY-nominated Baroque ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston's season opener, In Praise of Virtue, spotlights countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, a “young star” (New York Times) and local favorite since his time in the HGO Studio. Nussbaum Cohen will share the stage with “breakout” soprano (Boston Globe) Hannah DePriest, in her Ars Lyrica debut. This program features two […]
The 15th concert of the concert series "PONCE 243: Complete Piano Works", featuring pianists Timothy Hester, Tali Morgulis, Rodrigo González Barragán, Andrew Staupe, and Omar Herrera Arizmendi, the founder and artistic director of the Ponce Project Music Foundation.
It’s hard to know who your friends are in a world that’s more divided than ever. Recently widowed, Peg tends to the native plants in her 40-acre rural Wisconsin prairie backyard, her solitary days interrupted only by visits from a family friend with a checkered past. When a mysterious theft alerts the authorities, a string […]
The Pilot Dance Project presents an original dance and music collaboration spearheaded by Executive and Artistic Director Adam Castan͂eda. Purple Bromeliads is inspired by the science-fiction work of N.K. Jemison and Octavia E. Butler, as well as the stunning tropical shapes and colors of the bromeliad. The dance explores the interactions and mood of a […]
A 90 minute theatre production. Jessie and Lina may be from vastly different financial backgrounds—Jessie is Ivy-educated and of the manor born; Lina has a night-school nursing degree and terrible credit—but they have one huge thing in common: they’ve been cracked open by the love they feel for their newborns. One coffee quickly becomes a […]
The Catastrophic Theatre presents SPIRITS TO ENFORCE by Mickle Maher. A group of telefundraisers attempt to raise money for an upcoming production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, to be performed by local superhero team “The Fathom Town Enforcers.” Things aren’t looking good at the phone bank. They haven’t raised a dime, rehearsals are a disaster, and […]
The Pilot Dance Project is excited to present its newest community-driven endeavor, Bayou City Dances. This invitational dance festival brings together Houston’s most prolific and celebrated dance companies spanning a diverse spectrum of movement traditions. Bayou City Dances is made possible by a grant from the Miller Outdoor Theatre Advisory Board. Houston Contemporary Dance and […]
ATTENTION HOUSTON RESIDENTS! Prepare yourselves for an exciting new event brought to you by Shabach Enterprise, the creative minds behind the Fade To Black Play Festival! Introducing The Flow: A remarkable collaboration of music, poetry, & dance, featuring captivating monologues penned by African-American playwrights! Experience the talent of local actors from diverse backgrounds in a […]
