Bryan Maynard News

GIVE TAKE makes light of divorce with a great cast and a script that stuffs everything in.

The Trebuchet Players' production of DESDEMONA: A PLAY ABOUT A HANDKERCHIEF features top-notch acting and an emotional depth so luxurious you could get lost in it. Homegrown talent Bryan Maynard's silly, self-aware, but not self-serious, play WAITING FOR OTHELLO features equally talented performers and loads of humor. Both plays poke fun at ridiculous gender stereotypes while evoking laughter and tears in equal measure.

Trebuchet Players will perform Waiting for Othello and Desdemona September 5-20, 2014, at Company OnStage, 536 Westbury Square, in Houston, TX.

When BOEING BOEING first landed on Broadway in 1965, it only ran for 23 performances. However, in 2008 the French Comedy, penned by Marc Camoletti and translated by Beverley Cross and Francis Evans, was revised and re-opened on Broadway. This version fared much better, garnering positive reviews. Playhouse 1960 is producing the reworked script and showing audiences why this play is a favorite of audiences and theatre companies alike.

Playhouse 1960 will present BOEING BOEING from March 14-April 5, on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm. Check out a first look below!

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.

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.

Cone Man Running Productions is back with is hit theatrical event - THE SPONANTEOUS SMATTERING - a 24 hour play festival.

Theatre Southwest presents 'The 16th Annual Festival of Originals' produced by Mimi Holloway. For the 16th time, Theatre Southwest presents 5 new plays directed by 5 directors performed by 5 casts. Drama, Suspense and Comedy all in one entertaining evening of live theatre. Scroll down for a sneak peek at this year's shows!

Theatre Southwest presents 'The 16th Annual Festival of Originals' produced by Mimi Holloway. For the 16th time, Theatre Southwest presents 5 new plays directed by 5 directors performed by 5 casts. Drama, Suspense and Comedy all in one entertaining evening of live theatre. Scroll down for a sneak peek at this year's shows!

Dracula is a name that invokes fear and terror in me. Not because it is a horror story, but because just about every adaptation of Bram Stoker's legendary Gothic novel gets it so wrong that I am left completely cold and empty. Astonishingly, this is not the case with Theatre Southwest's brilliant and opulent production of DRACULA, written by Steven Dietz and directed by Ananka Kohnitz.

Houston's theatre scene has been consistently upping the ante in 2013. Strong productions have been put on all over the city, and Country Playhouse has further elevated the bar with their tense and comical production of Sam Shepard's TRUE WEST.

The Country Playhouse will pre­sent True West by Sam Shepard, in its Black Box venue for three weekends only, tonight, February 8 - 23.

The Country Playhouse will pre­sent True West by Sam Shepard, in its Black Box venue for three weekends only, February 8 - 23.

As part of a Halloween double feature, The Country Playhouse presents Evil Dead: The Musical (book by George Reinblatt, music by Christopher Bond, Frank Cipolla, and Melissa Morris), for three weekends only, October 12 - 27, in the Black Box. Performances are on Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 pm, with a Sunday matinee on October 21 at 7:30 pm, plus a weeknight show on Thursday, October 18, at 7:30 pm. On double feature nights, Evil Dead: The Musical will run right after Frankenstein, playing on our Cerwinske main stage. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below.

Campy horror always has a comfortable home during the Halloween season; therefore, programming the ultimate camp feature EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL is a natural choice. Country Playhouse is currently presenting the raucous, irreverent musical as part of their Halloween Creature Double Feature.

As part of a Halloween double feature, The Country Playhouse presents Evil Dead: The Musical (book by George Reinblatt, music by Christopher Bond, Frank Cipolla, and Melissa Morris), for three weekends only, October 12 - 27, in our Black Box. Performances are on Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 pm, with a Sunday matinee on October 21 at 7:30 pm, plus a weeknight show on Thursday, October 18, at 7:30 pm. On double feature nights, Evil Dead: The Musical will run right after Frankenstein, playing on our Cerwinske main stage.

As part of a Halloween double feature, The Country Playhouse presents Evil Dead: The Musical (book by George Reinblatt, music by Christopher Bond, Frank Cipolla, and Melissa Morris), for three weekends only, October 12 - 27, in our Black Box. Performances are on Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 pm, with a Sunday matinee on October 21 at 7:30 pm, plus a weeknight show on Thursday, October 18, at 7:30 pm. On double feature nights, Evil Dead: The Musical will run right after Frankenstein, playing on our Cerwinske main stage.