You are here

Events on Saturday, July 18, 2026

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Saturday, July 18 at 7:00 PM

7:00 PM
Matchbox 2

From Spark to Flame

The FIYAH Show proudly presents its 5-Year Anniversary Celebration: From Spark to Flame — an unforgettable live experience celebrating 5 years of igniting faith, culture, and comedy.

Hosted by Yielded alongside Lorenzo and Cousin Al, this high-energy evening at MATCH will bring together comedy, inspiration, music, audience engagement, and signature FIYAH moments in an upscale “FIYAH Formal” atmosphere.

Clean Comedy. Real Laughter. FIYAH Energy!Read more

Saturday, July 18 @ 7:30 PM

7:30 PM
Matchbox 1

Vanguard Series, Installment III


Challenging Brown , written by Cris Eli Blak, winner of the 2025 Fade To Black Arts Festival and The Ensemble Theatre’s Premier Theatre Readings, is a powerful story of perseverance, education, and the cost of breaking barriers in a divided America.

Set in 1967 Texas, the play follows Gordon Brown as he becomes the first Black teacher at an all-white high school, stepping into a world shaped by open hostility, quiet resistance, and the daily pressure of proving he belongs. As Gordon confronts racism from both students and faculty, he must lean on his convictions, his dignity, and the support of those closest to him to navigate a system built to reject his presence.

This presentation is the 3rd installment of the Shabach Enterprise Vanguard Series, which spotlights compelling new work and bold contemporary voices.

Read more

Saturday, July 18 at 8:00 PM

8:00 PM
Matchbox 3

By Tamarie Cooper & Patrick Reynolds; Directed and Choreographed by Tamarie Cooper

WORLD PREMIERE

“TAMALALIA FOREVER!”

As every good Houstonian knows, Tamarie Cooper creates another in a series of wholly original, full-scale musicals every summer—a Houston institution with a cult following—featuring wildly irreverent scripts, riotously funny songs, wackadoodle dances, spectacular sets, large casts of quadruple-threat performers, a small but mighty band, and of course Houston’s own Carol Burnett, Lucille Ball, and Bugs Bunny rolled into one, the undefeated champion of ass-clownery, Tamarie Cooper, co-star Kyle Sturdivant forever at her side, chewing up all her expensive scenery.Read more