Charles Bender

Celebrate 15 years of the Cole Foundation's Intercultural Conversations grant program, awarding $225,000 to 13 local theatre companies. The program, juried by bilingual theatre professionals, supports diverse creative teams and impactful themes.

Centaur Theatre will present the first show of its 2023-24 Season, Drew Hayden Taylor's alterNatives, a collaboration with Montreal-based Indigenous theatre company Menuentakuan Productions. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!

The Texas Repertory Theatre continues its 2022 Season at the historic Charles Bender Performing Arts Center with Harold Pinter's classic Nobel Prize winning play Betrayal.

The Texas Repertory Theatre continues its 2022 Season at the historic Charles Bender Performing Arts Center with Harold Pinter's classic Nobel Prize winning play Betrayal. This new production features Houston theatre veterans Travis and Katrina Ammons as well as Texas Rep Artistic Director Steven Fenley, under the direction of Houston  theatre icon Ed Muth, who also directed this season's acclaimed production of Educating Rita.

The Texas Repertory Theatre continues its 2022 Season at the historic Charles Bender Performing Arts Center with Harold Pinter's classic Nobel Prize winning play Betrayal. This new production features Houston theatre veterans Travis and Katrina Ammons as well as Texas Rep Artistic Director Steven Fenley, under the direction of Houston theatre icon Ed Muth, who also directed this season's acclaimed production of Educating Rita.  Betrayal will open September 16th and run weekends through September 25th. 

The Texas Repertory Theatre continues its 2022 Season at the historic Charles Bender Performing Arts Center with Harold Pinter's classic Nobel Prize winning play Betrayal.

The Texas Repertory Theatre continues its 2022 Season at the historic Charles Bender Performing Arts Center with Harold Pinter's classic Nobel Prize winning play Betrayal. This new production features Houston theatre veterans Travis and Katrina Ammons as well as Texas Rep Artistic Director Steven Fenley, under the direction of Houston  theatre icon Ed Muth, who also directed this season's acclaimed production of Educating Rita. 

The Texas Repertory Theatre continues its 2022 Season at the historic Charles Bender Performing Arts Center with Neil Simon's classic comedy Last of the Red Hot Lovers.

The Texas Repertory Theatre continues its 2022 Season at the beautiful and historic Charles Bender Performing Arts Center with Neil Simon's hysterical comedy Last of the Red Hot Lovers.

The Texas Repertory Theatre continues its 2022 Season at the beautiful and historic Charles Bender Performing Arts Center with Neil Simon's hysterical comedy Last of the Red Hot Lovers.

The Texas Repertory Theatre continues its 2022 Season at the beautiful and historic Charles Bender Performing Arts Center with Neil Simon's hysterical comedy Last of the Red Hot Lovers.

The Texas Repertory Theatre opens its 2022 Season at beautiful and historic Charles Bender Performing Arts Center with the inspiring comedy Educating Rita.

The Texas Repertory Theatre announces the opening of its 2022 Season at The Charles Bender Performing Arts Center with the inspiring comedy Educating Rita. This new production of the Olivier Prize winning play features Texas Rep Artistic Director Steven Fenley and Houston veteran actress Erin Kidwell. Under the direction of Ed Muth, Educating Rita will open on March 4th and play through March 13th.

The Texas Repertory Theatre announces the opening of its 2022 Season at The Charles Bender Performing Arts Center with the inspiring comedy Educating Rita.

The Texas Repertory Theatre announces the triumphant opening of Driving Miss Daisy at Humble's Charles Bender Performing Arts Center, featuring Houston actress Connie Cooper in the title role. This new production of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize winning play will open on November 12th and play through November 21st.

The Texas Repertory Theatre announces the triumphant arrival of Driving Miss Daisy to Humble's Charles Bender Performing Arts Center, featuring Houston actress Connie Cooper in the title role. This new production of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize winning play will open on November 12th and play through November 21st.

The Texas Repertory Theatre announces the triumphant arrival of Driving Miss Daisy to Humble's Charles Bender Performing Arts Center. This new production of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize winning play will open on November 12th and play through November 21st.

The Texas Repertory Theatre announces its continuing performances of God's Megaphone: A Visit with CS Lewis in the beautiful and historic Charles Bender Performing Arts Center in Humble. These performances, PLAYING THIS WEEKEND will take place Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays September 24th - 26th.  

The Texas Repertory Theatre Co. has announced the triumphant return of  TENDERLY: The Rosemary Clooney Musical to Humble's Charles Bender Performing Arts Center for three additional performances this weekend, July 23rd through 25th.

The Texas Repertory Theatre Co. is proud to announce a new partnership with the Charles Bender Performing Arts Center in Humble, Tx, making the Texas Rep, North Houston's only professional theatre for the last 18 years, a resident company in this renovated theatre.