anthropology
Houston premiere of anthropology, a new play from award-winning playwright Lauren Gunderson.
About the Theatre
Since 1957, Theatre Southwest (501(c)(3)) has been a beacon of creativity, talent, and community engagement in Houston. We've delighted audiences with exceptional performances, inspiring stories, and the irreplaceable magic of live theatre. Our mission remains steadfast: to provide a platform for local artists, nurture a love for the performing arts, and serve as a vibrant cultural hub that enriches our community.Upcoming Shows
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.
Articles
Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Broadway At The Hobby Center
A Familiar Favorite Gets a Fresh Voice in THE SOUND OF MUSIC.…
Review: AMADEUS at REC ROOM ARTS
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.”…
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Stages Houston
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.…
Review: RHINOCEROS at THE CATASTROPHIC THEATRE
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!…
Review: BABETTE'S FEAST at MIGHTY ACORN PRODUCTIONS
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.…
REVIEW: The Ensemble Theatre’s Purpose Is a Funny, Fierce, and Deeply Human Family Affair
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 …
Review: COLD WAR CHOIR PRACTICE at MAIN STREET THEATER
It’s flashy, loud, and has a silliness you can’t avoid. But there are the dark corners, and it does say a lot that you will be surprised to unravel.…
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.…
Past Shows
45 total · showing 41–45
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...
The Memory of Water
After years of separation, three very different sisters come together to make arrangements for their mother's funeral in this bitingly savage dark comedy. Each of the sisters have vastly differing recollections of their mother, raising questions as to just how frighteningly...
4000 Miles by Amy Herzog
After suffering a major loss while he was on a cross-country bike trip, 21 year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty grandmother Vera in her West Village apartment. Over the course of a single month, these unlikely roommates infuriate, bewilder, and ultimately reach each other...
The 21st Annual Festival of Originals (The FOO)
The 21st Annual Festival of Originals Produced by Mimi Holloway The FOO consists of five, 20-minute original plays by five different playwrights, with five different directors and five different casts. It is an eclectic grouping of plays submitted from all over the U.S., as well...
When We Were Young and Unafraid by Sarah Treem
In the early 1970s, before Roe v. Wade, before the Violence Against Women Act, Agnes has turned her quiet bed and breakfast into one of the few spots where victims of domestic violence can seek refuge. But to Agnes’ dismay, her latest runaway, Mary Anne, is beginning to...
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Waitress Lutcher Theater (10/24-10/24) |
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Rhinoceros The Catastrophic Theatre (9/18-10/10) |
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Serial Killers: The Crucifixion of the Black Man in America Nikki El Films & Theatre (10/17-10/17) |
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2026 Accordion Kings & Queens Miller Outdoor Theatre (10/10-10/10) |
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Frozen the Musical National Youth Theater (11/20-11/22) |
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The Carpenters Songbook: A Live Celebration Lutcher Theater (11/07-11/07) |
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About Noah by Paula Coco Theatre Suburbia (9/18-10/17) PHOTOS |
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Anarkali Reimagined Luxtrium (10/22-10/25) PHOTOS |
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GUnhild Carling at Brazosport College The Clarion (11/20-11/20) |
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Kinky Boots Theatre Under The Stars (3/30-4/11) |
