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A subversive comedy filled with biting wit and nightmarish anxiety.
The Catastrophic Theatre
3400 Main StreetHouston, TX 77002
Upcoming Shows
Review: PROOF at 4th WALL THEATRE COMPANY
4TH Wall does wonderful work here, and I really admire David Auburn’s script more for what it doesn’t do rather than what it does. It never really boils over into any sort of climax and refuses to offer an easy solution for anyone’s relationship in the show. …
Review: THORNFIELD at ZOOM SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTIONS
It is painstakingly faithful to the book, save for some extra beats that make Jane a more modern-minded woman. Rebecca Bernstein’s performance is wonderful and a career-high for her so far. Luke Hales is the right Rochester, and Todd Thigpen is a delicious Mason.…
Review: COLLECTIVE RAGE at MILDRED'S UMBRELLA
I never thought I would have such a good time watching five women talk about their sexual organs, but I absolutely understood every moment as if I had been lucky enough to have been assigned female at birth.…
Review: MYSTIC FAMILIAR at THE PHOENIX GROUP
It deserves a large run, but the Stinson House space makes it all so immediate. You will feel lucky if you get through the door.…
Review: XANADU at The Garden Theatre
The thing about this cast is they are having fun and putting the play in play, and the comedy in musical comedy. It’s a blast of nitrous oxide, a giggle when you need it, and a surprisingly inspiring take on the creative forces of having questionable taste.…
Review: A NICE INDIAN BOY at Aerial Roots Theatre
A NICE INDIAN BOY is one of the most fun romantic comedies that I have seen in years. It is such a nice surprise, and it really captures the heart of the team putting it on!…
Review: LATE NITE CATECHISM: SISTER ROLLS THE DICE at Stages Houston
Would you believe me if I told you the hottest theater ticket in Houston this summer was to see a nun teach a class? Denise Fennell first debuted as Sister in LATE NITE CATECHISM at Stages Houston during 2007. Since then, the actress has had one of the longest relationships between any Houston theat…
Review: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN at THE ALLEY THEATRE
This company is having a great time with a thriller, and it shows. I always feel like the “Summer Chills” is when these actors get to play!…
Review: THE GONDOLIERS at Gilbert And Sullivan Society Of Houston
A delightful evening of wit, charm, and impeccable musicianship awaits audiences at the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston's production of The Gondoliers. Long before Broadway became synonymous with the American musical, W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan were redefining what musical storytelling…
Review: CHALLENGING BROWN at Shabach Enterprises
You will leave with many questions about how we deal with our past and how we can move forward socially while personally constrained.…
Past Shows
40 total · showing 11–20
FeaturedTamarie's Texas Toast!
The Catastrophic Theatre presents the World Premiere of TAMARIE’S TEXAS TOAST by Tamarie Cooper and Patrick Reynolds June 21 through August 3 at MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theatre Center Houston) Tamarie and her merry band of musical maniacs are taking on the great state of Texas. 27...
FeaturedCLEANSED
Regional Premiere of Sarah Kane’s CLEANSED April 5 through April 27 "LOVE ME OR KILL ME" Written by the most notorious playwright of the late 20th century, CLEANSED is perhaps the most ambitious, longing, redemptive play in Catastrophic history. In a former university, society’s...
FeaturedIt Is Magic
IT IS MAGIC by Mickel Maher, Directed by Jeff Miller “Things are getting crazy at the local Playhouse…” Deb and Sandy are auditioning Tim for the role of the Wolf in an adult adaptation of The Three Little Pigs , but there’s a mysterious haze in the basement of the Mortier Civic...
The Turn of the Screw
(World Premiere) The Turn of the Screw is a new environmental and multimedia theatrical adaptation of the celebrated Gothic ghost story of the same name by Henry James. In Victorian England, a young governess journeys to the isolated country estate of Bly to caretake two...
Waiting for Godot
WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett "We are all born mad. Some remain so." Beckett’s absurdist, tragicomic masterwork in which two penniless tramps stand waiting on a country road for the enigmatic Mr. Godot to arrive and improve their diminishing circumstances. Just before...
Tamarie's Totally True Revue (plus lies too!)
Tamarie and her cast of musical comedy maniacs are back for the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth in the 26th installment of her hit original musical series juggernaut! In a time when truth is often stranger than fiction, Tamarie’s chock full of veracity, spouting...
A Maroon's Guide to Time and Space
A Groundbreaking, Mind-expanding Exploration of Afrofuturism “This is not a play.” The latest new work from Houston writer, actor, and director Candice D’Meza is a multidisciplinary, immersive theatre piece that blends live performance, music, video, and omniscient cosmic forces...
FeaturedEddie Goes to Poetry City
Eddie Goes to Poetry City by Richard Foreman directed by Greg Dean “You’re a mirror, Eddie.” Eddie dreams of escape—from cruel co-workers, a doctor who is not a doctor, perhaps even the play itself! He dreams of escaping to Poetry City. When he arrives, he realizes it is...
They Do Not Move
The Catastrophic Theatre is pleased to open up some treasures from their video vault for you to explore! First up, the world premiere of Brian Jucha’s THEY DO NOT MOVE. Experience what the Houston Chronicle described as “a shape-shifting show” full of “flavorful madness" from...
THEY DO NOT MOVE
Using found text, music, stylized physicality, and an abundance of pop culture references They Do Not Move winds its way through an imagined American future in which democracy has been defeated and a disorganized band of vagrants, waifs, and strays are hunted by monarchist...
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2026 Accordion Kings & Queens Miller Outdoor Theatre (10/10-10/10) |
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An Old-Fashioned Family Murder Theatre Southwest (9/11-10/03) PHOTOS |
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The Sound of Music The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (9/29-10/04) |
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Cleopatra Midtown Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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Rumors Lyndall Finley Wortham Theater (10/30-11/08) |
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HisStory by Hilary Bluestein-Lyons Theatre Suburbia (1/08-2/06) |
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Christmas Belles by Jones, Hope & Wooten Theatre Suburbia (11/06-12/05) |
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Agatha Christie’s Death on The Nile Alley Theatre (4/09-4/25) |
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Hänsel & Gretel Moores Opera House (2/04-2/07) |
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Oh, Mary! Theatre Under The Stars (4/27-5/09) |
