Marie and Bruce at The Catastrophic Theatre

The Catastrophic Theatre’s love of Wallace Shawn is well documented by its hit productions of Our Late Night and The Designated Mourner, each of which was declared a ‘can’t miss’ production by each major critic in Houston. For these plays audiences returned again and again, armed with friends.

Shawn, best known for his character roles in such films as The Princess Bride, Clueless, and Annie Hall as well as his more serious turns in the films My Dinner with Andre and Vanya on 42th Street.DescribingShawn's playwriting Public Theatre legend Joseph Papp called Shawn, “a dangerous writer. A very rare species. He tells people things about themselves that they don't want to know.”

Nodler and Cooper first collaborated on this play in 1999.

In special celebration of their 20 years making theatre together they will reprise their roles as director and female lead in Marie and Bruce, a devastating comedy about a terrible marriage that will probably last forever. Sounds like our kind of holiday play.