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'I just really like the challenge of stage acting: repeating a performance and having it be different every time. In the theatre, all the time is spent socializing with people, working with people, and getting to know people. I've always loved the social aspect of the theater and acting is the best thing.'
THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL is presented with new life! The play reflects a comedy of errors that occurs after a false rumor is purposely spread. In a typical Restoration Comedy, you may expect wigs and quill pens, but this production uses minimal wooden set pieces, modern costumes, and a cast of 6 to tell the story, showcasing the company's creativity.
4th Wall Theatre Company has announced that longtime collaborator and Houston theatre community mainstay, Jennifer Dean is stepping into the role of their Managing Director. 4th Wall announced its search for a new managing director late last fall and after an extensive search and interview process is excited to have Jennifer join the company full time January 5, 2023.
A 2016 winner of the prestigious National Theatre Company Grant Award by the American Theatre Wing, Classical Theatre Company (CTC) is proud to continue its 2022-2023 15th Anniversary Mainstage Season of Laughs with the masterpiece comedy of manners,
Two chairs, a side table, and a lone actress on stage begins 4th Wall Theatre’s production of Lucas Hnath’s The Thin Place. These four elements are the creation of a spooky and eerie story of what lies between the mortal and ghostly worlds. Ultimately, 4th Wall’s The Thin Place features top-tier performances from some of Houston’s favorites.What did our critic think of 4TH WALL STRIKES A SPOOKY TONE IN LUCAS HNATH’S THE THIN PLACE at 4th Wall Theatre Company?
4th Wall Theatre Company is presenting the Regional Premiere production of the highly suspenseful off-Broadway play THE THIN PLACE by award-winning playwright, Lucas Hnath. Get a first look at photos here!
4th Wall Theatre Company, Houston’s home for extraordinary performances up close, is proud to present the Regional Premiere production of the highly suspenseful off-Broadway play THE THIN PLACE by award-winning playwright, Lucas Hnath.
4th Wall Theatre Co., was one of the first theater's I had the privilege to visit when Houston's theater industry began to repoen. One of their most exciting recent new adventures is creating a Summer Shakes program, where Houston area high school students are treated as professionals and learn from some of the best Julliard theater students, all while putting on a production of the famous bard, William Shakespeare. Philip Lehl is an alumnus of Juillard and often credits his time with the institutition for his artistic success. This year, Houston has the great fortune of witnessing the brilliance of accessibility advocate and actor, Ana Karneza.
4th Wall Theatre Company will present the Summer Shakes Showcase production of Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT featuring students from the Juilliard Drama School and Houston-area high schools.
A 2016 winner of the prestigious National Theatre Company Grant Award by the American Theatre Wing, Classical Theatre Company has announce the lineup for its 2022-2023 15th Anniversary Mainstage Season. As the only professional theatre company in the State of Texas that solely produces classical drama on a year-round basis,
4th Wall finishes its amazing season with a remounting of their critically acclaimed production of Stepehn Adly Guirgis’ Between Riverside and Crazy. A dramedy of epic proportions, 4th Wall continues producing some of the most brilliant plays, raw and up close.
4th Wall Theatre Company has announced its 2022-2023 season lineup of four Houston Premiere productions. 4th Wall will open its 12th anniversary season just in time for Halloween with a spooky Regional Premiere of THE THIN PLACE by Lucas Hnath.
4th Wall Theatre Company, Houston’s home for extraordinary performances up close, is proud to present the Houston Premiere production of the explosive Pulitzer Prize Finalist play GLORIA by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
4th Wall Theatre Company, Houston's home for extraordinary performances up close, is proud to present the heart-lifting civil rights era play RANDOM ACTS, written and performed by Renata Hinrichs and directed by Jessi D. Hill.
When Henrik Ibsen's character of Nora left her family in his famous work A Doll's House, western theater was thrust in to the modern era. Now in the 21st century, Nora returns in in Lucas Hnath's A Doll's House Part 2, and the audiences gets answers to the many questions one could have on what happened to Ibsen's feminist protagonist. The audience hears a knock on the door and the doting maid, Anne Marie (Sally Edmundson) opens the door to find the famous Nora standing where she once left.
4th Wall Theatre Company, Houston's home for extraordinary performances up close, is proud to open their 2021-2022 Season with the Houston Premiere of Lucas Hnath's eight-time Tony-nominated A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2.
4th Wall Theatre Company, Houston's home for extraordinary performances up close, is excited to announce its Co-Founder, Kim Tobin-Lehl, will become the company's first Resident Artist beginning in the company's 2021-2022 season.
As the promise of live theater is slowly making its way back to the theatres of Houston, one upcoming exciting endeavor is the 4th Wall Theatre's SUMMER SHAKES program. SUMMER SHAKES is 4th Wall's new conservatory program where they will house ten high school students, teach them modern Shakespearean acting styles, and learn behaviors that will help them in professional settings.
4th Wall Theatre Company, Houston's home for extraordinary performances up close, is proud to present the Summer Shakes Showcase production of Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT featuring students from the Juilliard Drama School and Houston-area high schools.
4th Wall Theatre Company has announced its return to in-person theatre for the 2021-2022 season. This landmark season is completely comprised of Houston Premiere productions and features four of the most exciting plays 4th Wall has ever assembled.
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