3400 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002
The Catastrophic Theatre is a theatre in Houston, TX.
Based on the beloved ’90s film, MRS. DOUBTFIRE still follows the Hillard family as they navigate a difficult time. There are some changes and updates to the setting, but at its heart, the story is about love and the many shapes a family can take.…
But I will tell you that DRUNK DRACULA definitely doesn’t suck, and it’s a new Halloween tradition for Houston that I can 1000% get behind. No matter what you choose to drink, this one’s a bloody great time.…
Ayad Akhtar’s debut play from 2012 seems as relevant today as it did fourteen years ago, and it packs a wallop! It was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for literature in 2013, and Shunya Theatre Company’s revival is definitely worth attending.…
WE ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT is co-produced by The Phoenix Group and Company OnStage and written by local Houston playwright Austin Brady. Read BroadwayWorld's review. …
A Familiar Favorite Gets a Fresh Voice in THE SOUND OF MUSIC.…
At first, when I heard Amadeus as a season opener, I thought, “How safe.” After seeing the show, all I can say is, “How dangerous.”…
Everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing the morning of September 11, 2001, and as a former New Yorker who lived there when it happened, that day is indelibly burned into my memory.…
This company is at the top of its game, and the performances of George Parker and Kyle Sturdivant are iconic. But please, let’s progress in our politics and not make them do it again!…
The acting here is superb, a very strong ensemble taking on a literary tale of how art can transform the world. It’s also a meditation on what we gain from immigrants who bring new perspectives, new expressions, and new art. At its heart, it’s about love and generosity of spirit.…
What occurs when your family name has more importance than you do? This question sits at the center of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' play Purpose, currently being performed at The Ensemble Theatre, and the answer is messy, hilarious, uncomfortable, and profoundly human. Because of the direction by Eileen …
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A group of telefundraisers attempt to raise money for an upcoming production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest , to be performed by local superhero team “The Fathom Town Enforcers.” Things aren’t looking good at the phone bank. They haven’t raised a dime, rehearsals are a disaster...
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...
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...
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...
(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 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 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 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...
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...
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...
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The Carpenters Songbook: A Live Celebration Lutcher Theater (11/07-11/07) |
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GUnhild Carling at Brazosport College The Clarion (11/20-11/20) |
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Clue: The Movie - A Screening to Die For! Hosted by Lesley Ann Warren The Grand 1894 Opera House (3/06-3/06) |
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Rumors Lyndall Finley Wortham Theater (10/30-11/08) |
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The Lilies of the Field The Center for the Arts & Sciences (11/06-11/15) |
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Clue: The Movie - A Screening to Die For! Hosted by Lesley Ann Warren Smart Financial Centre (3/07-3/07) |
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The Magic Flute Wortham Theater Center (1/29-2/14) |
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Carousel Moores Opera House (10/22-10/25) |
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Don't Say Murder by Carl Williams Theatre Suburbia (2/26-3/27) |
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The Clean House Company OnStage (1/29-2/20) |
