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THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE

3535 Main St, Houston, TX 77002
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Review: THAT DRIVE THRU MONTEREY at Stages Houston


by Jonathan Netek - May 17, 2026

Young Love, Love Lost and Genuine Storytelling in Stages’ Sin Muros Festival’s first fully developed production....

Review: DEAR ALIEN at Alley Theatre


by Brett Cullum - May 15, 2026

This is Sartre for the America of today, and the Alley Theatre kicks it off in grand style in its Neuhaus auditorium below their mainstage....

Review: WHO ALL OVER THERE at The Ensemble Theatre


by Jonathan Netek - May 09, 2026

WHO ALL OVER THERE Balances Comedy With Honest Conversations on Race and Relationships...

Review: FENCES at The Alley Theatre


by Jonathan Netek - April 23, 2026

Building Fences, Breaking Bonds: A Powerful Portrait of Family and Fallout...

Review: OTHELLO at Classical Theatre Company


by Jonathan Netek - April 17, 2026

Widely considered one of Shakespeare’s greatest works, and typically ranked alongside tragedies like Macbeth and Hamlet, OTHELLO explores themes of jealousy, racism, and the destructive nature of unchecked emotion. The play follows its title character, a Moorish general in the Venetian army, as he...

Review: AN IDEAL MAN at CONE MAN RUNNING


by Brett Cullum - April 14, 2026

AN IDEAL MAN is a fun spin on the source material, and it’s charming and affable in its delivery. I like the idea of the cast of DYNASTY suddenly being thrust into Oscar Wilde’s England via River Oaks....

Review: COMPANY at THE GARDEN THEATRE


by Brett Cullum - April 13, 2026

You really need a talented group of singers, and THE GARDEN THEATRE has put together a stacked cast of musical actors who have appeared in their shows over the last five years....

Review: SIX at Broadway At The Hobby Center


by Jonathan Netek - April 08, 2026

From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the 6 wives of Henry VIII take the mic and remix 500 years of historical heartbreak into a euphoric celebration of 21st-century HERstory. ...

Review: TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS at Stages Houston


by Jonathan Netek - April 05, 2026

The best kind of group therapy, TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS at Stages Houston...

Review: LEOPOLDSTADT at Main Street Theater


by Brett Cullum - April 01, 2026

Sir Tom Stoppard’s last play, LEOPOLDSTADT, is his most personal. He wrote a narrative loosely based on his own family, changed the location to Austria, and finally wrote a Jewish script. The show debuted in London in 2020 and ran on Broadway from 2022 to 2023. It garnered the Tony for best play t...

Past Shows

The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye
Jan 23 – Feb 22, 2026

Pecola Bredlove, a young Black girlin 1941 Lorain, Ohio, wants nothing more than to be loved and prays for Shirley Temple's blue eyes. Enthralling, gorgeously...

Phenomenal Woman
Phenomenal Woman
Jun 24 – Jul 30, 2023

In this profound musical about the life and works of Maya Angelou, we delve into the recurring themes present in her quest, both professionally and...

Brother Toad
Brother Toad
May 6 – Jun 4, 2023

Eighteen-year-old Black high school student Marques has narrowly survived being shot by a white man while sitting in a car with a friend, who was...

Clyde's
Clyde's
Mar 18 – Apr 16, 2023

Pulitzer Prize winner and Tony Award nominee Lynn Nottage’s acclaimed comedy centers around a truck stop sandwich shop which offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff...

The Lawsons: A Civil Rights Love Story
The Lawsons: A Civil Rights Love Story
Jan 22 – Feb 27, 2022

Is it possible to fall in love through a stack of letters? Bill and Audrey Lawson did. Sit-ins, arrests, and a bold move to start...

A Motown Christmas
A Motown Christmas
Nov 13 – Dec 26, 2021

Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with this festive holiday revue. Its the perfect blend of traditional Christmas carols paired with the soulful...

RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women
RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women
Sep 18 – Oct 17, 2021

Respect, a resonating anthem of solidarity and empowerment in times of struggle and evolution was burned into the hearts of women by Aretha Franklin, Queen...

From My Hometown
Jun 22 – Jul 28, 2013

George Hawkins Mainstage: - Herbert Rawlings, Jr., Ty Stephens, Lee Summers; dir: Patdro Harris....

Race
May 4 – Jun 2, 2013

George Hawkins Mainstage: - David Mamet; dir: Eileen J. Morris....

Broke-ology
Mar 17 – Apr 14, 2013

The King family has weathered life's hardships, surviving with their love for each other intact. William King lives in the house his two sons grew...

Sanctified
Jun 23 – Jul 29, 2012
King Hedley II
May 5 – Jun 3, 2012
Cuttin' Up
Mar 17 – Apr 15, 2012

In barbershops across America, more history is taught than in any classroom. Haircuts tell tales—a departing soldier wants to ship out sporting a newfade, young...

The Ballad of Emmett Till
Jan 28 – Feb 26, 2012

His brutal deah was the spark that ignited one of the most important social justice movements in the world, but Emmett Till remains a stranger...

Cinderella
Nov 12 – Dec 30, 2011
Lotto
Sep 24 – Oct 23, 2011

Videos


The Stable Genius in Houston The Stable Genius
Midtown Arts and Theater Center (5/21-5/31) VIDEOS
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Houston Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
A.D. Players at the George Theater (6/24-8/02)
that drive thru monterey in Houston that drive thru monterey
Stages (5/08-6/07)
Misery in Houston Misery
The Alley Theatre (5/29-6/21)
Black Boys Cry in Houston Black Boys Cry
The Deluxe Theatre (6/06-6/06) VIDEOS
IGNITE PRAISE FEST in Houston IGNITE PRAISE FEST
The OC (6/13-6/13)
I Only Have Fangs for You in Houston I Only Have Fangs for You
Cast Theatrical Company (6/05-6/28)
Back to the 90s Bash! in Houston Back to the 90s Bash!
Pearl Theatre (6/06-6/07)
Sense & Sensibility in Houston Sense & Sensibility
Theatre Southwest (5/29-6/13)
Clue in Houston Clue
Hobby Center (6/09-6/14)