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4th Wall Theatre Company Completes Cast for OUR TOWN
by Emmy Rice - Aug 30, 2025

4th Wall Theatre Company has announced the full cast for Thornton Wilder's beautiful and timeless production of Our Town, directed by Artistic Director Jennifer Dean.

Review: DECEMBER: A LOVE YEARS IN THE MAKING at Alley Theatre
by Jonathan Netek - Jan 27, 2025

DECEMBER: A LOVE YEARS IN THE MAKING is an original work from Texas playwright Marisela Treviño Orta, and was originally a part of the Alley All New Festival in 2023. Orta has MFAs in both Playwriting and Poetry, and the intersection of the two truly shines in this heartfelt production.

Interview: Marisela Treviño Orta of DECEMBER at Alley Theatre
by Brett Cullum - Jan 10, 2025

It's a May-December relationship. But, unlike most May-December relationships that we see. The woman is older, and I wanted to explore that. HAROLD AND MAUDE is one of my favorite movies.

Video: Watch the Trailer for DECEMBER World Premiere at Alley Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 27, 2024

Alley Theatre will present December: a love years in the making. The world premiere follows two Texans connecting throughout decades over poetry, literature, and music. Watch the trailer here!

DECEMBER: A LOVE YEARS IN THE MAKING to Premiere at Alley Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 17, 2024

Alley Theatre has revealed the cast of December: a love years in the making. The world premiere follows two Texans connecting throughout decades over poetry, literature, and music. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at 4th Wall Theatre Company
by Brett Cullum - Nov 29, 2024

I feel like this company, at this point in time, is simply happy to be here doing this show, and I can say the feeling is infectious. It’s not your typical holiday offering, but you can never be wrong with the wit of Christopher Durang and the magic of invoking the spirit of Maggie Smith. I’m thankful this season for companies like 4th WALL, which produce plays that offer the joy of what theater is all about.

Photos: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Presented By 4th Wall Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 22, 2024

4th Wall Theatre Company continues its 14th season with Christopher Durang’s VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, directed by 4th Wall Artistic Director, Jennifer Dean. Get a first look at photos!

VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Comes to 4th Wall Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Oct 17, 2024

Following the hit success of Kate Hamill’s SENSE & SENSIBILITY last year, 4th Wall Theatre Company will launch into the upcoming holiday season with a revival of the Tony Award-winning comedy, VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE.

Video: Trailer Released for RICK AND MORTY: THE ANIME
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 11, 2024

The “Rick and Morty” universe expands with the debut of an all-new anime from visionary director Takashi Sano (“Tower of God”) that follows Rick, Morty and the rest of the Smith family in a new intergalactic adventure, “Rick and Morty: The Anime.” Watch the trailer!

Review: PRESENT LAUGHTER dazzles at MAIN STREET THEATER
by Brett Cullum - Jul 20, 2023

PRESENT LAUGHTER gets a stunning revival at Main Street Theater with a returning director and leading man remounting the show with a power packed cast. The Noel Coward classic is always an “audience pleaser” from its inception in the early forties, and this new production is like great champagne and caviar on the side. You don’t get more “sophisticated comedy” than this one, and it all holds up gorgeously.

PRESENT LAUGHTER Comes to Main Street Theater in July
by Stephi Wild - Jun 28, 2023

Nobody does comedy quite like the brilliant Noël Coward! Main Street Theater (MST) is presenting Coward’s totally-irresistible and semi-autobiographical comedy, Present Laughter, this summer at its Rice Village location.

Main Street Theater Presents PRESENT LAUGHTER By Noël Coward
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 28, 2023

Nobody does comedy quite like the brilliant Noël Coward! Main Street Theater (MST) is presenting Coward's totally-irresistible and semi-autobiographical comedy, Present Laughter, this summer at its Rice Village location.

Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards; Alley Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - Dec 5, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

BWW Review: THE BOOK OF GRACE at Catastrophic Theatre
by Brett Cullum - Apr 6, 2022

Catastrophic Theatre’s THE BOOK OF GRACE makes good on the company’s promise of “we will destroy you” in the best way possible. The production is a well-honed punch to the gut that will leave you reeling and provoked.

Mildred's Umbrella Presents World Premiere Of THE MOTHER PROJECT: A Collaboration To Honor Black Mothers And Their Children
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 25, 2022

Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company continues their 2022 season with the world premiere of THE MOTHER PROJECT: A  Collaboration to Honor Black Mothers and their Children . In collaboration with Esurient Arts, and directed by Dabrina Sandifer, the production was created by a diverse group of six female artists in Mildred's Umbrella and Esurient Arts, based on direct interviews with 5 black mothers and a doula. 

The Catastrophic Theatre Presents THE BOOK OF GRACE
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 2, 2022

The Catastrophic Theatre will produce The Book of Grace by trailblazing playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. The Book of Grace is directed by Luis Galindo and Jeff Miller and runs April 1 – April 24 at the Midtown Arts and Theatre Center Houston.

Alley Theatre's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Will Tour Houston In January 2022
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 17, 2021

The Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre announces the inaugural Alley Transported production of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare and directed by Alley Theatre's Artistic Director Rob Melrose.

BWW Review: Mildred's Umbrella Presents the Regional Premiere of EL HURACAN
by Christian Gill - Nov 17, 2021

After a two-year absence, Mildred Umbrella comes back with the regional premiere of El Huracan by Charise Castro Smith. This production reopens a theatre, reestablishes their commitment to telling female-centric stories, and promises a more diverse future for Mildred's Umbrella where they continue to tell stories about people from many different backgrounds. To do all this, and probably a lot more, they've come back with a play that's up to the task.

Mildred's Umbrella Comes Back Live In November With EL HURACAN
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2021

Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company launches their 2021-2022 LIVE season with the Houston premier of EL HURACÁN, by Cuban-American playwright, Charise Castro Smith. Directed by award-winning Cuban-American actor/director, Patricia Duran, the play will feature a Latinx cast and crew, and will be the first live performance for Mildred's Umbrella since the pandemic shut our doors in March 2020.

Mildred's Umbrella Theater Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 16, 2021

Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company will return to live performances with their 20th SEASON!  Once called ‘the little company that could” by the Houston Press, Mildred’s was formed in 2001 by Jennifer Decker and John Harvey in order to produce one of Harvey’s plays.