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Alley Theatre Receives a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Grant


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 28, 2025

Alley Theatre is one of 62 organizations nationwide selected to receive a 2024-2025 NEA Big Read grant. Learn more about the grant and about the organization....

Review: CAMP LOGAN at The Ensemble Theatre


by Jonathan Netek - January 26, 2025

This haunting production, based on real events, captures a powerful slice of history that remains deeply relevant today....

Interview: Roc Living of CAMP LOGAN at The Ensemble Theatre


by Armando Urdiales - January 22, 2025

For over 20 years, Camp Logan has been a powerful cornerstone in Roc Living's journey as an actor, taking him from the roles of Franciscus and Bugaloosa to his current portrayal of Gweely Brown. Now, audiences at The Ensemble Theatre will have the chance to experience this gripping story, set agains...

WHO'S HOLIDAY! Comes to The Garden Theatre


by Stephi Wild - December 04, 2024

The Garden Theatre, one of Houston's newest theatre companies, has announced alternative holiday plans, bringing the one-woman Who's Holiday! to life this December, starring Chaney Moore....

SPITTING NAILS AND TELLING TALES: THE GRIOT TOUR is Coming to Anderson Center for the Arts


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 01, 2024

Discover the powerful narratives of two award-winning Black female playwrights in Houston as they explore the 1917 Houston Riot and the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing through compelling performances. Learn more!...

Review: ON MIDNIGHT, FRIDAY THE 13TH at Ensemble Theatre


by Brett Cullum - May 12, 2024

Sometimes, it’s fun to watch a theatre company let their hair down and have fun. And with ON MIDNIGHT, FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH, the Ensemble Theatre does just that. This is a giggle-filled, fast-paced murder thriller in the vein of Agatha Christie being spoofed at every turn. It is high-energy, camp, ...

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Will Expand Discovery Series for 2024-25 Season


by Stephi Wild - May 08, 2024

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts will continue to expand its ExxonMobil Discovery Series to serve an estimated 20,000 students in the 2024-25 season, doubling the number of performances previously offered....

Staged Reading of August Wilson's RADIO GOLF to be Presented at Alley Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 25, 2024

Alley Theatre will host a staged reading of August Wilson’s Radio Golf in collaboration with the Freedmen’s Town Museums of Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum, Inc. and The Ensemble Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets....

DRIVING MISS DAISY Comes to The George Theater Next Week


by Stephi Wild - April 12, 2024

Driving Miss Daisy is a classic story that has resonated with many audiences over time. This heartfelt story takes us on a journey through meaningful friendship and the power of human connection, despite our differences. ...

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Houston Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Past Shows

Phenomenal Woman
Phenomenal Woman
6/24 - 7/30/2023


In this profound musical about the life and works of Maya Angelou, we delve into the recurring themes present in her quest, both professionally and ...

Brother Toad
Brother Toad
5/6 - 6/4/2023


Eighteen-year-old Black high school student Marques has narrowly survived being shot by a white man while sitting in a car with a friend, who was ...

Clyde's
Clyde's
3/18 - 4/16/2023


Pulitzer Prize winner and Tony Award nominee Lynn Nottage’s acclaimed comedy centers around a truck stop sandwich shop which offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff ...

A Beautiful Death on 34th and Fifth


A Beautiful Death on 34th   and Fifth   by Kaylin Jones  Directed by Roshunda Jones-Koumba (Tony Award-winner) Recommended for ages 13 and up. Friday, ...

The Lawsons: A Civil Rights Love Story


Is it possible to fall in love through a stack of letters? Bill and Audrey Lawson did. Sit-ins, arrests, and a bold move to start ...

A Motown Christmas
A Motown Christmas
11/13 - 12/26/2021


Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with this festive holiday revue. Its the perfect blend of traditional Christmas carols paired with the soulful ...

RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women


Respect, a resonating anthem of solidarity and empowerment in times of struggle and evolution was burned into the hearts of women by Aretha Franklin, Queen ...

I, Too, Am America
2/7 - 2/28/2021


The Ensemble Theatre is kicking off Black History Month streaming the vimeo on demand production of I, Too, Am America written by Ekundayo Bandele and ...

Tied, a reading


Its 1964, and as the anniversary of his daughters murder in Alabama's 16th Street Baptist Church looms closer, Daniel finds himself in a fist to ...


An exciting and inspirational new play from the creators of Fly! In the 1947 Negro Leagues, Satchel Paige is the king of baseball: a charismatic, ...

Plenty of Time
5/7 - 6/5/2016


John Shevin Foster; dir: Eileen J. Morris....

Detroit '67
3/19 - 4/17/2016


Shiva Theater: - Dominique Morriseau; dir: Kwame Kwei-Armah....

Fences
1/23 - 2/28/2016


Winner of the New York Drama Critic's and Tony® Awards as well as the Pulitzer Prize, this sensational drama starred James Earl Jones as Troy ...


adapt: Patdro Harris from Stepp Stewart; dir: Patdro Harris....

Plantanos Y Collard Greens
9/19 - 10/18/2015


David Lamb; dir: Rachel Hephill Dickson....

Platanos Y Collard Greens
9/19 - 10/18/2015


David Lamb; dir: Rachel Hephill Dickson....


Gary Holmes, Allan Shapiro; music: Fletcher Henderson, Claude Hopkins, J.C. Johnson, Andy Razaf, Nat Schwartz, Fats Waller, Chick Webb, George Whiting; dir: Patdro Harris....


Gus Edwards; dir: Eileen J. Morris....

What I Learned In Paris
3/14 - 4/12/2015


Mini skirts and bell bottoms were on sale downtown for $8.87. Stevie Wonder was on the radio singing "Livin' for the City." And change was ...

Fly
1/24 - 2/22/2015


Trey Ellis, Ricardo Khan; dir: Allie Woods....

George W. Hawkins Mainstage:
6/21 - 7/27/2014


I Wish You Love Dominic Taylor; dir: Lou Bellamy....

By The Way, Meet Vera Stark
3/15 - 4/14/2014


George W. Hawkins Mainstage: Lynn Nottage; dir: Eileen J. Morris....

The Meeting
1/25 - 2/23/2014


What would have happened if Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X met and discussed their philosophies? This is the question that is explored ...


George W. Hawkins Mainstage: Carlton Leake; lyrics: Carlton Leake; music: Carlton Leake; dir: Patdro Harris....

Immediate Family
Immediate Family
9/21 - 10/20/2013


Paul Oakley Stovall; dir: Eileen J. Morris....

From My Hometown
6/22 - 7/28/2013


George Hawkins Mainstage: - Herbert Rawlings, Jr., Ty Stephens, Lee Summers; dir: Patdro Harris....

Race
5/4 - 6/2/2013


George Hawkins Mainstage: - David Mamet; dir: Eileen J. Morris....

Broke-ology
3/17 - 4/14/2013


The King family has weathered life's hardships, surviving with their love for each other intact. William King lives in the house his two sons grew ...

Knock Me A Kiss
1/26 - 2/24/2013


George Hawkins Mainstage: - Charles Smith; dir: Chuck Smith....

Sanctified
6/23 - 7/29/2012

King Hedley II
5/5 - 6/3/2012

Cuttin' Up
3/17 - 4/15/2012


In barbershops across America, more history is taught than in any classroom. Haircuts tell tales—a departing soldier wants to ship out sporting a newfade, young ...

The Ballad of Emmett Till
1/28 - 2/26/2012


His brutal deah was the spark that ignited one of the most important social justice movements in the world, but Emmett Till remains a stranger ...

Cinderella
11/12 - 12/30/2011

Lotto
9/24 - 10/23/2011

Videos


An Evening With Sally Mayes in Houston An Evening With Sally Mayes
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (3/28 - 3/29)
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM in Houston A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Art Factory (4/4 - 4/13)
Drunk Shakespeare in Houston Drunk Shakespeare
The Emerald Theatre (7/1 - 9/30)
PHOTOS
Parade in Houston Parade
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (7/15 - 7/20)
Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery in Houston Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Alley Theatre (4/4 - 4/27)
Clue in Houston Clue
Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts (4/5 - 4/5)
The Cher Show (Non-Equity) in Houston The Cher Show (Non-Equity)
Rudder Theatre Complex [Rudder Auditorium] (4/2 - 4/3)
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