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Ruth S. McCleskey graduated from the University of Houston, magna cum laude, with a degree in theater. Amongst her favorite theater credits: Sylvia, Hedda Gabler in Hedda Gabler, The Truth of a Lie at the Heart of a Deception, Wizard of Oz, The AntiChrist Cometh, Macbeth Mixup, Three Bags Full, Romeo and Juliet, The Nerd, Sordid Lives, Pinocchio Commedia, You Can't Take It With You, Romantic Comedy, Carl the Second, and Blueness/Grayness. She also performs in the two person long form improv group Ophelia’s Rope (opheliasrope.com).

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Cone Man Running Productions to Present World Premiere Play END OF THE WORLD by Michael Weems


Cone Man Running Productions presents the world premiere of 'End of the World,' a captivating play by Michael Weems.

MELANCHOLY PLAY By Sarah Ruhl: A Captivating Theatrical Experience In Houston


Prepare to be swept away by a tale of enchantment, melancholy, and unexpected transformation as Cone Man Running Productions presents 'MELANCHOLY PLAY' by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Katherine Rinaldi and Ruth S McCleskey, and stage managed by Rachna Khare.

BWW Interview: Autumn Clack of AN IMPROVISED PLAY X3 at Boiling Point Players


The Boiling Point Players opens their 2016-2017 season with AN IMPROVISED PLAY X3, produced by Cone Man Running Productions. The show is a three-night series of improvised plays and will be performed at Obsidian Theater. Each full-length performance is based on suggestions from the crowd. I got the opportunity to ask Autumn Clack about the group's beginnings, their upcoming production, and what's coming this season.

Boiling Point Players Opens New Season with 'Improvised Play x 3'


Houston Theater Company, Boiling Point Players, opens their 2016-2017 season with a three-night series of improvised plays, An Improvised Play x3, produced by Cone Man Running Productions and showing November 13 through 15 at 8:00 PM at Obsidian Theater.

Cone Man Running to Present World Premiere of THE CINDY VARIATIONS


Cone Man Running Productions presents the World Premiere of THE CINDY VARIATIONS BY PATTERSON DEMPSEY VALDEZ STARRING CINDY PESHEK AS HERSELF by Evan Guilford-Blake. Directed by Ruth S. McCleskey, the show runs August 25 - September 3, 2016.

Cone Man Running to Present World Premiere of THE CINDY VARIATIONS


Cone Man Running Productions presents the World Premiere of THE CINDY VARIATIONS BY PATTERSON DEMPSEY VALDEZ STARRING CINDY PESHEK AS HERSELF by Evan Guilford-Blake. Directed by Ruth S. McCleskey, the show runs August 25 - September 3, 2016.

Photo Flash: Cone Man Running's THE SHOW MIGHT GO ON Begins Tonight


THE SHOW MIGHT GO ON by Bryan Maynard, directed by Steve Brown, will run tonight, July 7, through July 16, 2016 at the Obsidian Theatre (3522 White Oak, Houston, TX). BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in character below!

THE SHOW MIGHT GO ON Opens Tonight at Obsidian


What happens when you trap a group of unhappy actors, disgruntled stage hands, an overbearing director, and a critic together in a theater during a thunder storm? There's no telling, but opening the show will be murder...

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of Cone Man Running's THE SHOW MIGHT GO ON


THE SHOW MIGHT GO ON by Bryan Maynard, directed by Steve Brown, will run July 7 - 16, 2016 at the Obsidian Theatre (3522 White Oak, Houston, TX). BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in character below!

THE SHOW MIGHT GO ON Set to Open on 7/7 at Obsidian


What happens when you trap a group of unhappy actors, disgruntled stage hands, an overbearing director, and a critic together in a theater during a thunder storm? There's no telling, but opening the show will be murder...

Boiling Point Players Announces TRUE STORY Cast


Boiling Point Players has filled the cast slots for its upcoming female-driven play, 'True Story,' and the production team includes:

BWW Reviews: 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE is On the Menu


If you love absurd little satires, whimsical period pieces, and female-centric art (or you just have a healthy, if unusual, appreciation for the egg), then 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE is for you.

Boiling Point Players Close Season with FIVE LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE, Beginning Tonight


After recently concluding its 2015 Cabaret Trilogy, Boiling Point Players Theatre prepares for its main stage production of 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche by Andrew Hobgood and Evan Linder. This delicious drama, winner of the 2012 NYC International Fringe Festival for Best Overall Production, spotlights five fascinating females of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein, a group of widows who together celebrate feminism and their united savor of quiche. When the sisters assemble in 1956 for their annual quiche-tasting competition, they encounter issues amongst and around themselves, challenging the foundations of their lives, their society, and the world as they know it. Bringing comedy, tragedy and excitement to the stage, 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche promises a dynamic experience for its captive audiences.

BWW Interviews: Ruth S. McCleskey Talks Boiling Point Players' Production of 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE


It's 1956, at the height of the Red Scare, and the great US of A is as hysterical as a lady on her monthly. Meanwhile, the presiding officers of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are calmly having their annual quiche breakfast. But they become girls interrupted when communists strike and drop a bomb. How will the sisters survive?

Boiling Point Players to Close Season with FIVE LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE, Begin. 4/30


After recently concluding its 2015 Cabaret Trilogy, Boiling Point Players Theatre prepares for its main stage production of 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche by Andrew Hobgood and Evan Linder. This delicious drama, winner of the 2012 NYC International Fringe Festival for Best Overall Production, spotlights five fascinating females of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein, a group of widows who together celebrate feminism and their united savor of quiche. When the sisters assemble in 1956 for their annual quiche-tasting competition, they encounter issues amongst and around themselves, challenging the foundations of their lives, their society, and the world as they know it. Bringing comedy, tragedy and excitement to the stage, 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche promises a dynamic experience for its captive audiences.

Boiling Point Players Present IN JULIET'S GARDEN and SECRETS OF A SOCCER MOM, Now thru 5/31


Boiling Point Players, an exciting new theatre company founded by Autumn Clack, Melanie Martin, and Ruth S. McCleskey, has announced its inaugural season opening today, May 22, 2014.

Boiling Point Players to Present IN JULIET'S GARDEN and SECRETS OF A SOCCER MOM, 5/22-31


Boiling Point Players, an exciting new theatre company founded by Autumn Clack, Melanie Martin, and Ruth S. McCleskey, has announced its inaugural season opening May 22, 2014. In Juliet's Garden imaginatively presents William Shakespeare's best-known heroines discussing their critical - and often hilarious - opinions of their respective storylines. Secrets of a Soccer Mom, directed by Christine Weems, reveals what happens when three soccer moms discover surprising insights as they play a parent-child game against their sons. The two shows run concurrently on alternating nights, May 22 through May 31, 2014.

BWW Reviews: Cone Man Running Productions' A SPONTANEOUS SMATTERING: HOLIDAY EDITION Puts the Ha Ha Ha in Happy Holidays


Cone Man Running Productions and Obsidian Art Space's popular 24 hour play festival, A SPONTANEOUS SMATTERING, was given a seasonal spin for last night's holiday edition. Drawing a crowd of theatre diehards, family, and friends, everyone in attendance was curious to see what these skilled and talented artists would create. Waiting for the show to begin, everyone was buzzing about the #smattering posts they had seen on Facebook, the writers' previous works, and their excitement about what they were about to witness. It doesn't hurt any that everyone was treated to a free shot as they picked up their tickets either.

BWW Reviews: Cone Man Running Productions' SPONTANEOUS SMATTERING - THE THIRD is the Iron Chef of Theatre


On Saturday night, August 25, I had the pleasure of attending Cone Man Running Productions' annual twenty-four hour play festival, SPONTANEOUS SMATTERING. Although this was my first official Smattering, Saturday night was Cone Man Running Productions' third inception, and it was clear that they had gathered an avid fan base over the past two productions. A couple of laughs into the first short play, I could see why it has become such a popular event. This annual twenty-four hour play festival showcases the creative talent of local playwrights, directors, and actors and provides Houston audiences with a night of theatre that is anything but mainstream.

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