Patricia Duran News

There's no doubt that Obsidian Theater's THE MOTHERF*#CKER WITH THE HAT wins the award for most attention-grabbing title of the season, but does James Belcher's production live up to the promise of that title? Is it as honest and unapologetically in-your-face as that title would have you believe? Why yes, it is.

This is the first installment of a two-part profile on actress, producer, director, and filmmaker Courtney Lomelo.

There has never been a funnier tragedy than The Mofo with the Hat. Some may call this a dark comedy, but the humor here is so wonderfully and naturally integrated that the laughs come freely. At its core, this play is, surprisingly, a love story. It revolves around people thrown apart by lies and abuse issues, who just happen to have the most furiously colorful use of language. It's as heart-wrenching as it is side-splitting.

BWW Review: Mildred's Umbrella Present Jean Genet's THE MAIDS

Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company opens its 2016-2017 season with THE MAIDS by Jean Genet. Loosely based on the infamous Papin sisters who brutally murdered their employer and her daughter in Le Mans, France, in 1933, THE MAIDS tells the story of two servants who act out elaborate role-plays while their mistress is away, all centered around killing her.

Sit back and simply enjoy the spectacle of the ladies discovering their sex while the men recoil in horror and sing songs about 'hair in the air', and then pretend it all made sense when you wake up in the morning. It's nonsense, both a trick and a treat for Halloween.

Witness the magic of THE DROWNING GIRLS at Mildred's Umbrella.

Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company (MU) is proud to present the regional premiere of The Drowning Girls, a modern interpretation and poetic retelling of the 'Brides in the Bath' slayings in 20th century England. The work also examines the lengthy history of misogyny and domestic abuse in modern civilization.

Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company (MU) is proud to present the regional premiere of The Drowning Girls, a modern interpretation and poetic retelling of the "Brides in the Bath" slayings in 20th century England. The work also examines the lengthy history of misogyny and domestic abuse in modern civilization.

Read Mildred's Umbrella artistic director Jennifer Decker and director Jon Harvey talk about the unique challenges posed by THE DROWNING GIRLS and the continued relevance of the story.

Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company (MU) is proud to present the regional premiere of The Drowning Girls, a modern interpretation and poetic retelling of the "Brides in the Bath" slayings in 20th century England. The work also examines the lengthy history of misogyny and domestic abuse in modern civilization.

Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company presents a reading of A HEROINE FREE SUMMER by local poet and playwright, Janet Lowery. The reading will be Monday, February 16, 2015 at 7:30pm at Studio 101, 1824 Spring Street, Houston, TX 77007. Directed by Chesley Krohn, the reading features Charles Krohn, Jennifer Decker, Patricia Duran, Christie Guidry, Elizabeth Seabolt-Esparza, Lyndsay Sweeney, Eddie Edge, and Darnea Olson.

Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company proudly presents the regional premiere of CLOUD TECTONICS by Jose Rivera, today, January 22 - February 7, 2015 at Studio 101, 1824 Spring Street, Houston, TX 77007.

Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company presents the regional premiere of CLOUD TECTONICSby Jose Rivera, January 22 - February 7, 2015 at Studio 101, 1824 Spring Street, Houston, TX 77007. The Show will be directed by Mildred's Artistic Director, and stars Patricia Duran, Greg Dean, and Darnea Olson.

CLOUD TECTONICS is an uncommon and complex love story.

Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company proudly presents the regional premiere of CLOUD TECTONICS by Jose Rivera, January 22 - February 7, 2015 at Studio 101, 1824 Spring Street, Houston, TX 77007. The Show will be directed by Mildred's Artistic Director, and stars Patricia Duran, Greg Dean, and Darnea Olson.

Provocative and prophetic, a puzzle waiting to be unraveled before the audience's eyes similar to a Gordian knot, the Boulevard Theatre on stage at Walkers Point Center for the Arts presents a limited run of Gideon's Knot, a Wisconsin premiere. Artistic Director Mark Bucher stages the play under the direction of Patricia Durante in this daring and unsettling view on the state of education in one small classroom set in Lake Forest, Illinois. Does a person cut this production's tragedies out of their thoughts or pull the answers to these probing questions in an attempt to understand perhaps this evolving microcosm of American education presented in the production.