REC ROOM ARTS

by A.A. Cristi - January 08, 2026

A.D. Players will present the world premiere of CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: 2026, a contemporary stage adaptation written by Jayme McGhan. The production will be directed by Sophia Watt and staged at the George Theater in Houston....

by Brett Cullum - November 19, 2025

It's one of those dream shows, you know? From the second that I first encountered it, I saw myself in it, and it became an aspiration to be in that show, to tell that story. It's always had this pull to it....

by Brett Cullum - November 11, 2025

Rec Room Arts has delivered at least the first half of a miracle. This is something that feels less like a revival and more like a call to arms, and Kushner’s words echo louder and more forcefully than ever. ...

by A.A. Cristi - August 13, 2025

Rec Room Arts will stage Tony Kushner’s Angels in America in full—Part One: Millennium Approaches and Part Two: Perestroika—in rotating repertory at its 60-seat downtown Houston venue from November 6 through December 20, 2025....

by Brett Cullum - August 03, 2025

What starts off as this well-intentioned self-help seminar becomes this brutal disintegration of all of their egos and the way they live their own lives....

by Armando Urdiales - May 26, 2025

With expert direction, brilliant acting, and masterly design elements, Rec Room Arts latest outing of Danny Tejera's Toros is a production that will leave Houston audiences with complicated emotions about this coming-of-age story. While Tejera's work is a dramedy, Rec Room Arts decision to delve int...

by A.A. Cristi - May 08, 2025

Rec Room Arts has announced the regional premiere of TOROS, a provocative new play by Spanish-American playwright Danny Tejera, directed by Lily Wolff (Hurricane Diane, Wolf Play). ...

by Stephi Wild - February 26, 2025

Rec Room Arts will present a reimagining of DEATH OF A SALESMAN, Arthur Miller’s seminal work and one of the most influential plays in American history. ...

by A.A. Cristi - February 12, 2025

Rec Room Arts has announced the lineup for their 2025 Season. Celebrating its ninth anniversary, Rec Room Arts continues its mission-driven programming with bold, innovative productions, including reimagined American classics and a regional premiere of an exciting new work....

by Brett Cullum - November 25, 2024

The author wrote this dark piece about a liberal couple whose mother invites a conservative stranger into their house on Christmas Eve to show how easily fascism marches in politely and with charm. It’s a tense and moody winter tale and warns of the ineffectiveness of the left when faced with the ri...