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Main Street Theater collaborates for the second time with international partner Prague Shakespeare Company to present Shakespeare's Henry V. Featuring live Taiko drummers and an ensemble of 14 actors, the production will run in Houston in March and April and in Prague in the fall. MST and PSF produced Shakespeare's Richard III last season which was critically acclaimed both in Houston and in Prague.

Main Street Theater is offering Houstonians an unparalleled delight with their production of Martha Gellhorn and Virginia Cowles' play LOVE GOES TO PRESS. The play found success in London in 1946 and then moved across the pond to New York in 1947. It opened January 1 and closed on January 4. The play was not touched again in the United States until earlier in 2012 when the Mint Theater revived it. With a strong and talented cast and crew, Main Street Theater is presenting the Regional Premiere of the mad cap, romantic, and charmingly feminist comedy, running now through December 23, 2012.

Main Street Theater introduces Houston to this delightful play which has only been produced twice before in the U.S.: once in New York in 1947 and once in New York earlier in 2012. "I am so glad that the Gellhorn and Cowles Estates granted us the rights for this prodcuction," says Rebecca Greene Udden, Main Street Theater's Executive Artistic Director. "This play is just so much fun."

Main Street Theater introduces Houston to this delightful play which has only been produced twice before in the U.S.: once in New York in 1947 and once in New York earlier in 2012. "I am so glad that the Gellhorn and Cowles Estates granted us the rights for this prodcuction," says Rebecca Greene Udden, Main Street Theater's Executive Artistic Director. "This play is just so much fun."

Life Is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, translated and adapted by Nilo Cruz, runs through Oct. 21 at Main Street Theater in Rice Village. Check out new photos from the production below!

In 1975, Main Street Theater began with a dream of bringing quality theatre to Houston audiences. Whether we are actually existing or living in our imaginings, one thing is certain: Main Street Theatre has fulfilled its reverie for 37 years, and is continuing to do so with the opening of the first production of their 38th season-the Regional Premiere of Nilo Cruz's adaptation and translation of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's LIFE IS A DREAM.

What is life? What is this world? What is real, and what is only illusion? Pedro Calderon de la Barca's sweeping play LIFE IS A DREAM explores these questions that resonate in our souls. With previews tonight, September 15, 16, and 19, Life Is a Dream opens September 20 and runs through October 21 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd.

What is life? What is this world? What is real, and what is only illusion? Pedro Calderon de la Barca's sweeping play LIFE IS A DREAM explores these questions that resonate in our souls. With previews September 15, 16, and 19, Life Is a Dream opens September 20 and runs through October 21 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd.

Main Street Theatre has been a staple in the Houston theatre scene since Rebecca Udden found the company in the 1970s. Over time, the company has continued to evolve and grow. It seems that Houston audiences may not be fully aware of just how dynamic this stellar theatre company is. To help set the record straight, Rebecca Udden, Founding and Executive Artistic Director, and Vivienne St. John, Theater For Youth Producing Director, spoke with me about this fantastic and multifaceted theatrical company.

ain Street Theater's regional premiere production of Liz Duffy Adams' DOG ACT is a dark and challenging show that is fantastically moving and altogether enjoyable. Skillfully directed by Andrew Ruthven, DOG ACT tells the tale of Rozetta "Zeta" Stone and Dog, traveling vaudevillians, as they journey across a barren, post-apocalyptic United States in search of passage to China. Along the way, they encounter and team up with Vera Similitude and Jo-Jo, an enigmatic duo that vacillate between being helpful and deviously sinister. The piece really comes together in the second act, when the cast rehearses their vaudeville act, showcasing the play within a play that fully discloses the parable-esque themes of both the framing narrative and the vaudevillian act that the characters perform.

Main Street Theater's next production is the regional premiere of Liz Duffy Adams' DOG ACT, which is a post-apocalyptic comedy. The plot follows Zetta Stone and her companion Dog, who is voluntarily undergoing a species demotion, as the travel across The Remains of the United States with their vaudeville troupe. In preparation for this fantastic production, Liz Duffy Adams took a few moments of her time to talk to me abut the genesis of DOG ACT, her writing process, advice for other artists, and women artists in general.

The Main Street Theater, Houston's production of Richard III, directed by Guy Roberts, opens tonight at Divadlo Na Pradle in Prague, Czech Republic, as part of the Prague Shakespeare Festival.

Main Street Theater continues its 35th season with Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize winning play The Heidi Chronicles, Nov. 26 - Dec. 19, 2010 at MST - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd. Call 713-524-6706 or visit www.mainstreettheater.com for tickets. Pictured L-R are Peter (David Wald) and Heidi (Cheryl L. Kaplan).

After 18 years, Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize winning play, The Heidi Chronicles, is back in Houston. With previews November 20, 21, and 24, The Heidi Chronicles opens November 26 and runs through December 19 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd.

Passionate, heartfelt, and incredibly human, Harvey Fierstein and John Bucchino's hit musical, A Catered Affair, comes to Main Street Theater this January.

Main Street Theater continues its 35th season with Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize winning play The Heidi Chronicles, Nov. 26 - Dec. 19, 2010 at MST - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd. Call 713-524-6706 or visit www.mainstreettheater.com for tickets. Pictured L-R are Peter (David Wald) and Heidi (Cheryl L. Kaplan).

After 18 years, Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize winning play, The Heidi Chronicles, is back in Houston. With previews November 20, 21, and 24, The Heidi Chronicles opens November 26 and runs through December 19 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd.