An Old-Fashioned Family Murder
A dark and stormy night with stirring laughs: in this comedic whodunit by Joe DiPietro, set in 1943 at a grand mansion in the rainy Northwest, the tension spikes and everyone is a hilarious suspect.
About the Theatre
Founded in 1957 and now in its 69th season, Theatre Southwest (TSW) has consistently maintained a reputation for offering exciting, relevant theatre. Plays by the most interesting playwrights, presented by accomplished casts and directors, set the standard at TSW. As one of Houston's premier smaller venues, TSW has successfully proven over the years that an enjoyable night at the theatre can be richly rewarding and inexpensive. Comedy, drama, classics, and original plays are all part of TSW's heritage, and each season brings new and enthralling productions, offering live theatre at its best. Recently revitalized by a move to a beautiful new home (3939 Hillcroft, Suite 160, at the intersection of Hillcroft and Westpark), TSW will continue to offer bold, thought-provoking work to Houston audiences for years to come.
Upcoming Shows
anthropology
Love and loss in the digital age: Merill, a Silicon Valley programmer, uses AI to resurrect her missing sister. What starts as a coping mechanism becomes an obsession, leading to an unexpected thriller. A timely new play by Lauren Gunderson.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
TSW returns to the world of musical theatre with this entertaining romp by Rachel Sheinkin and William Finn about six quirky adolescents competing for a school championship. Come for the hilarious audience participation; stay for the songs!
Sweat
A hearty drama from the heartland: in this 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Lynn Nottage, a close-knit group of Pennsylvania factory workers has lives and lifelong friendships destroyed by corporate greed and union lockouts.
The Constant Wife
W. Somerset Maugham’s 1926 comedy of manners gets a sharp, feminist adaptation by Laura Wade, as Constance, a self-possessed 1920s woman, figures out how to respond to her husband’s affair with her best friend.
To The Bone
Lost daughters and found humor: this dramatic comedy by Catherine Butterfield weaves together adoption, illness, baseball, and family secrets. Two sisters, former South-of-Boston “hard girls”, revisit their youthful days to face the future.
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.…
Review: MOULIN ROUGE! at Broadway At The Hobby Center
Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed into a musical mash-up extravaganza. Directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is a theatrical celebration of Truth, Beauty, Freedom and, above all, Love.…
Review: BROADWAY AND BEYOND: CELEBRATING 30 SHOWS WITH HOLLAND VAVRA at STAGES
One of Houston's defining strengths is its vibrant performing arts community. In a city filled with exceptional talent, only a select few artists earn the distinction of becoming local icons. Holland Vavra is unquestionably one of them. …
Review: HOLLAND VAVRA: BROADWAY AND BEYOND at Stages Houston
Holland Vavra has been a member of Houston’s theatre community since before she was born. Yes, you read that right: her first stage appearance was in utero, while her mother performed in Pippin, a show Vavra herself would later appear in more than once.…
Review: GET READY at The Ensemble Theatre
A soulful finale to close out the 49th season…
Review: TAMARIE'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3 at CATASTROPHIC THEATRE
She’s a good time gal, and we need her more than ever with all the bad time boys running the world today. Let freedom ring, and let Tamarie sing! 250 years of America, and 30 of those with Tamarie out there.…
Past Shows
44 total · showing 31–40
Shipwrecked
With a bold imagination, Donald Margulies dares you to get whisked away in a story of high seas, populated by exotic islanders, flying wombats, giant sea turtles and a monstrous man-eating octopus. Shipwrecked! examines how far we're willing to blur the line between fact and...
Spotlight: Houston Playrights
Reader's Theatre by Houston playwrights.
California Suite
A four part comedy confection as only Neil Simon can write it! Four couples arrive, in turn, from London, Chicago and New York and separately inhabit a Beverly Hills hotel suite, bringing along their problems , anxieties and comical marital dilemmas. Neil Simon at his most...
Enchanted April
A charming and romantic comedy based on the popular book Enchanted April.Takes place in the 1920's. Four women of very different personalities desire a break from men, and rent a villa in Italy for a month. The women discover themselves and the world.
These Shing Lives
Based on a true story, this post war 1920's drama centers around newly employed Catherine and her coworkers at a watch factory. This new version of freedom is shattered when the women begin to slowly realize the company's lack of concern for their lives. Their struggle to fix...
Festival of Originals
5 original plays roughly 20 minutes each. 5 different directors, 5 different casts. Chosen from approx. 700 entries. Eclectic.
Stupid F%#@ing Bird
A sort of adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull. This wonderfully, fresh, raw, no-holds-barred play challenges the notion of what theatre was, is and could be. It doesn't matter if you know Chekhov or not. SFB is a roller coaster of emotions from hysterical laughter, absolute...
Butterflies Are Free
A delightful romantic comedy. Blind since birth, Don Baker has lived with his overprotective mother and is finally independent and living in his own apartment. His apartment adjoins the next-door neighbor's apartment, and the new tenant happens to be an off-beat, free-spirited...
A Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen's revolutionary Norwegian 1879 classic is once again at the forefront of women's changing place in the world. Nora and Torvald have a seemingly traditional settled nineteenth-century marriage. Nora, however, has lived for many years with a secret which is about to...
Barefoot in the Park
One of the most successful and charming laugh-out-loud Broadway comedies ever written. Paul and Corie are newlyweds in every sense of the word; he’s a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she’s a free spirit. Paul just doesn’t understand Corie, and she just wants him to be a little...
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Cleopatra Midtown Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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Wicked Hobby Center for Performing Arts (6/23-7/25) |
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Come From Away BASTROP OPERA HOUSE (1/22-2/14) |
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The Tavern by George M. Cohan Theatre Suburbia (7/24-8/22) |
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Mrs. Doubtfire The Musical Theatre Under The Stars (10/13-10/25) |
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Christmas Belles by Jones, Hope & Wooten Theatre Suburbia (11/06-12/05) |
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The Music Man Theatre Under The Stars (9/15-9/27) |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid Theatre Under The Stars (12/08-12/24) |
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying The Owen Theater (8/14-8/30) |
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Wicked Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (6/23-7/25) |