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The Father by Florian Zeller
The Father by Florian Zeller
11/1 - 11/16/2024


written by Florian Zeller


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Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. to Present World Premiere of FRENZY


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 23, 2024

Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. will present the world premiere of FRENZY, a gripping new play exploring human nature and survival instincts. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Review: NORA HAHN CRAFTFULLY BRINGS ANN RICHARDS TO LIFE IN GARDEN THEATRE'S PRODUCTION OF ANN


by Miranda Keating - February 09, 2024

The Garden Theatre is currently presenting ANN, a one-woman show highlighting the life of the prolific Texas governor, Ann Richards. Nora Hahn stars as Ann, and with her ability to play to the audience in such an intimate way yet still have the gravitas of a bold politician, Hahn was clearly the rig...

Local Actress To Channel Gov. Ann Richards In The Garden Theatre's Production Of ANN


by A.A. Cristi - January 24, 2024

The Garden Theatre brings the inspiring story of Texas Governor Ann Richards to life in their production of 'Ann' at MATCH. Don't miss local actress Nora Hahn's captivating performance. Running from February 2-11, 2024 at Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston....

Winners Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards


by BWW Awards - January 11, 2024

Winners have been announced for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards! See who was selected audience favorite in Houston! Winners include Theatre Southwest, Alley Theatre and more!...

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!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Houston Awards; RIDE THE CYCLONE, THE OLDEST BOY, Theatre Southwest & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Houston Awards; RIDE THE CYCLONE, THE OLDEST BOY, Theatre Southwest & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Houston Awards December 5th Standings; RIDE THE CYCLONE Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards; THE OLDEST BOY Leads Best Play!


by BWW Awards - November 27, 2023

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards; RIDE THE CYCLONE Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - November 20, 2023

The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Past Shows

The Father by Florian Zeller
The Father by Florian Zeller
11/1 - 11/16/2024


written by Florian Zeller

Festival of Originals (FOO)
Festival of Originals (FOO)
7/25 - 8/9/2024


Theatre Southwest Presents The Festival of Originals – otherwise known as The FOO The Festival of Originals is an annual occurrence, in which playwrights all ...

Time Stands Still
Time Stands Still
5/31 - 6/15/2024


"Can you be a dispassionate, uninvolved observer of horrific events, recording them for posterity, and still keeping a sense of right and wrong, not to ...

Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies


"Can you be a dispassionate, uninvolved observer of horrific events, recording them for posterity, and still keeping a sense of right and wrong, not to ...

Bloomsday
Bloomsday
4/12 - 4/27/2024


Bloomsday by Steven Dietz Directed by Justin Holloway & Asst. Directed by Antonia Macovei Performs: April 12 - 27 Fridays & Saturdays at 8 PM ...

Return Engagements
Return Engagements
11/3 - 11/18/2023


Nov 3 - 18, 2023 - Fridays, Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sunday matinees (Nov 5 & 12) at 3 p.m.

A Doll's House, Part 2
A Doll's House, Part 2
9/15 - 9/30/2023


Smart, funny and utterly engrossing.  It has been fifteen years since Nora Helmer slammed the door on her stifling domestic life, when a knock comes ...

The Festival of Originals
The Festival of Originals
7/28 - 8/12/2023


Theatre Southwest Presents The Festival of Originals – otherwise known as The FOO The Festival of Originals is an annual occurrence, in which playwrights all ...

The Deer and the Antelope Play


Theatre Southwest is proud to present Mark Dunn's "The Deer and the Antelope Play," a serious comedy. Three generations of an East Texas family - ...

Silent Sky
Silent Sky
2/24 - 3/11/2023


Written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Sam Martinez, is the startling and beautiful story of a brilliant, history making woman previously unknown to many ...

Everybody Loves Opal
Everybody Loves Opal
12/31 - 1/6/2023


Everybody Loves Opal   by John Patrick Directed by Steve Carpentier Comedy.  Opal, a middle-aged recluse, lives in a tumbledown mansion at the edge of ...

Outside Mullingar
Outside Mullingar
11/4 - 11/19/2022


Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley. Directed by Vicky McCormickA very Irish story with a surprising depth of poetic passion. Anthony and Rosemary are two ...

Bell, Book and Candle
Bell, Book and Candle
9/16 - 10/1/2022


Bell, Book and Candle by John Van Druten Directed by Jacqueline JeaneClassic sophisticated comedy. Gillian is one of the few modern people who can actually ...

Stop Kiss by Diana Son
Stop Kiss by Diana Son
4/15 - 4/30/2022


An exciting and moving play about the ways, both sudden and slow, that lives can change irrevocably. After Callie meets Sara, the two unexpectedly fall ...

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner


Guess Who's Coming to Dinnerby Todd KreidlerDirected by Jay MenchacaA progressive white couple's proud liberal sensibilities are put to the test when their daughter brings ...

The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys
1/7 - 1/22/2022


Al and Willie were top-billed vaudevillians for over forty years. Now they aren't even speaking. When CBS requests them for a "History of Comedy" retrospective, ...

The Wisdom of Eve
The Wisdom of Eve
9/10 - 9/25/2021


When aging Broadway star Margo Crane allows Eve, a young fan, access to her dressing room, she is easily bamboozled by Eves show of adoration ...

A Coupla Chicks Sitting Around Talking


Maude Mix is a pretty, strait-laced, and uptight Westchester housewife whose husband is currently abroad on a periodic extramarital jaunt with his secretary. From the ...

Shipwrecked
Shipwrecked
2/21 - 3/14/2020


With a bold imagination, Donald Margulies dares you to get whisked away in a story of high seas, populated by exotic islanders, flying wombats, giant ...

Spotlight: Houston Playrights


Reader's Theatre by Houston playwrights....

California Suite
California Suite
12/31 - 1/18/2020


A four part comedy confection as only Neil Simon can write it! Four couples arrive, in turn, from London, Chicago and New York and separately ...

Enchanted April
Enchanted April
10/25 - 11/16/2019


A charming and romantic comedy based on the popular book Enchanted April.Takes place in the 1920's. Four women of very different personalities desire a break ...

These Shing Lives
These Shing Lives
9/6 - 9/28/2019


Based on a true story, this post war 1920's drama centers around newly employed Catherine and her coworkers at a watch factory. This new version ...

These Shing Lives
These Shing Lives
9/6 - 9/28/2019


Based on a true story, this post war 1920's drama centers around newly employed Catherine and her coworkers at a watch factory. This new version ...

Festival of Originals
Festival of Originals
7/19 - 8/3/2019


5 original plays roughly 20 minutes each. 5 different directors, 5 different casts. Chosen from approx. 700 entries. Eclectic....

Stupid F%#@ing Bird
Stupid F%#@ing Bird
5/24 - 6/15/2019


A sort of adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull. This wonderfully, fresh, raw, no-holds-barred play challenges the notion of what theatre was, is and could be. ...

Butterflies Are Free
Butterflies Are Free
4/5 - 4/27/2019


A delightful romantic comedy. Blind since birth, Don Baker has lived with his overprotective mother and is finally independent and living in his own apartment. ...

A Doll's House
A Doll's House
2/15 - 3/9/2019


Henrik Ibsen's revolutionary Norwegian 1879 classic is once again at the forefront of women's changing place in the world. Nora and Torvald have a seemingly ...

Barefoot in the Park
Barefoot in the Park
1/4 - 1/19/2019


One of the most successful and charming laugh-out-loud Broadway comedies ever written. Paul and Corie are newlyweds in every sense of the word; he’s a ...

The Memory of Water
The Memory of Water
10/26 - 11/17/2018


After years of separation, three very different sisters come together to make arrangements for their mother's funeral in this bitingly savage dark comedy. Each of ...

4000 Miles by Amy Herzog
4000 Miles by Amy Herzog
9/7 - 9/29/2018


After suffering a major loss while he was on a cross-country bike trip, 21 year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty grandmother Vera in her ...

The 21st Annual Festival of Originals (The FOO)


The 21st Annual Festival of Originals Produced by Mimi Holloway   The FOO consists of five, 20-minute original plays by five different playwrights, with five ...

When We Were Young and Unafraid by Sarah Treem


In the early 1970s, before Roe v. Wade, before the Violence Against Women Act, Agnes has turned her quiet bed and breakfast into one of ...

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