by Jonathan Netek - March 06, 2026
Another Lloyd Suh work pulls heartstrings this time at Stages....
by Brett Cullum - March 06, 2026
For Knight, this represents her first chance to be the original aggressor rather than the avenging victim, and it’s wild to see her twist her narrative. She is stunning and statue-esque, and Olivia whiplashes between actress and countess with skill....
by Brett Cullum - March 04, 2026
The book is full of mysteries, unspoken judgements, and a vicious sense of classism mixed with ruthless self-preservation, and there is not a lot of this present in this interpretation, brought to life by Kait Kerrigan's book, Jason Howland's music, and Fitzgerald-inspired lyrics by Nathan Tysen....
by Brett Cullum - March 03, 2026
KATY PERRY CANDY DARLING MARY MAGDELANE is a play with songs about how a musician meets Katy Perry, and how it impacts their life. It is also a comedy about a band trying to record a perfect pop song. It is a live concert....
by Jonathan Netek - February 21, 2026
Small Talk Turns to Tough Talk and Everything Changes....
by Jonathan Netek - February 20, 2026
ENGLISH, written by playwright Sanaz Toossi, won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and crafts an intimate, devastating portrait of language—as both bridge and barrier. Set in an Iranian classroom, the play unfolds less as a traditional narrative and more as a series of moments unfolding over time....
by Brett Cullum - February 16, 2026
The show introduces us to a half dozen stories from one car, and it’s an interesting look at how humans interact, or in some cases, don’t....
by Brett Cullum - February 12, 2026
You are in a room with eight excellent performers doing songs purely for the joy of getting to sing them for an audience....
by Brett Cullum - February 11, 2026
It’s funny, it’s clever, but it sometimes seems to get too caught up in itself as a script. Yet the acting here is top-notch, and the Mildred’s Umbrella production is a wonder in such a small space. Jennifer Decker’s direction is sublime, and she has a solid cast....
by Armando Urdiales - February 01, 2026
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Past Shows
Giraffes are gentlemen, aardvarks are card sharks, and animals rule the world in this retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. When young lioness Violet is separated from her...
The play follows the escapades of two charming bachelors, Jack and Algernon, who lead double lives to escape their social obligations. Jack pretends to have...
“‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” But wait! A mouse is stirring – because...
Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told – plus Christmas...
A smash comedy hit in London and New York, this much-revived classic from the playwright of Private Lives concerns fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, who has remarried...
Finally! Frankenstein is kid-friendly! Frankie and Irving are science nerds who have an unusual idea for the upcoming Science Fair. When Doctor Frankenstein’s ancient secret book...
The scene is Hazlehurst, Mississippi, where the three Magrath sisters have gathered to await news of the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is living out...
Left alone at the dinner table to finish the remains of his meal (a single, enormous pea), 8-year-old Evan wishes he had a real live...
This show tells the tale of the relationship between O’Neill and Gilpin and their fight from rehearsal to Broadway run and, eventually, to the London...
Little Red Riding Hood, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and the Three Little Pigs had it wrong when they accused the wolves of being bad....
In this compelling dramatic triptych, three terminal cancer patients dwell in separate cottages on a hospital’s grounds. The three are attended and visited by family and close friends: Agnes and her mother Felicity, estranged further by the latter’s dementia; Brian and Beverly, whose marital complications are exacerbated by Brian’s new lover, Mark; and Joe and Maggie, unready for the strain of Joe’s impending death and its effect on their teenage son.Produced by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.comDirected by Ricky RojasPerformances run Jan. 31st – Feb. 22nd, 2025, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 pm, and Sunday, Feb. 9th @ 2pm...
Tomás, the son of migrant farm workers, Meets a librarian who introduces him to the wonderful world of books. The stories enrich the lives of Tomás' family and instill a love of reading. This is the inspiring true story of Tomás Rivera, who grew up in a migrant worker family, befriended a librarian in Iowa, and learned to love books and the places they took him. Tomás went on to a successful career in academia and became the chancellor of the University of California, Riverside. Adapted from the well-loved book, this play can be readily understood by both English and Spanish speakers.Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC., of Woodstock, Illinois.Directed by Crystal MataPerformances February 1 - 22, 2025 - Saturdays at 11am and 1:30pm, and Sunday, February 16, at 2pm....
This new play version of the delightful meeting of two of literature’s most famous young ladies unfolds when a young man puts off a book...
Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. from May 2 to May 23, 2020. Sunday matinee at 2:00 p.m. on May 10, 2020. Tickets: $10....
Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. from March 14 - April 4, 2020. Sunday matinee at 2:00 p.m. on March 22, 2020. Tickets: $10....
Based on the beloved tale by Hans Christian Andersen, the story of the little mermaid, Pearl, is brought to life for the stage in this...
George, a professor at a small college, and his wife Martha, have just returned home drunk from a Saturday night party. Martha announces, amidst general...
George, a professor at a small college, and his wife, Martha, have just returned home from a Saturday night party. Martha announces amidst general profanity,...
A Seussified Christmas Carol by Peter Bloedel. Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. from Dec. 7 to Dec. 21, 2019, with a matinee at...
Scrooge Macbeth by David MacGregor. Friday and Saturday nights 8:00 p.m. from Dec. 6 - Dec. 21, 2019, with Sunday matinee at 2:00 p.m. on...
Local Authors Series: A Magical Evening of Magical Theater Magic: Selected Works of Ben Plopper. Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 p.m. from Nov. 7 -...
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Absurdist. Deconstructionist. Sagittarian. The works of award-winning playwright Nicholas Garelick have delighted audiences throughout Houston for years. A graduate of the University of Houston and...
Hoping for a quiet weekend in the country with some guests, David Bliss, a novelist, and his wife Judith, a retired actress, find that an...
From Emmy Award-winning writer Jane Anderson (Mad Men) comes this “magnetic work of theater” (San Francisco Chronicle) filled with compassion, hope and humor. Two wildly different couples—one...
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