A rhinoceros gallops and trumpets through a sleepy town, trampling all in its path as it goes. Soon there’s another, then another and another until it comes clear that the general population is opting out of humanity, to “move with the times.” A subversive comedy filled with biting wit and nightmarish anxiety, absurdist master Eugene Ionesco wrote Rhinoceros in reaction to the fascism, conformity, and senseless violence that surrounded him during WWII. Starring George Parker and Kyle Sturdivant, revisiting their roles from 2017’s smash-hit production. Directed by Tamarie Cooper. Read more

The Many Lives of Her: The Black Woman's Journey Throughout Time is an original theatrical production that follows one woman's extraordinary journey through generations of history. Through powerful storytelling, movement, music, and transformation, the play explores resilience, identity, faith, sacrifice, and healing while honoring the enduring legacy of Black women. Prepare to experience a story that will inspire, challenge, and stay with you long after the curtain falls.Read more

Before she became the most legendary queen, Cleopatra was a young woman fighting to claim her throne and protect her kingdom. Cleopatra: brings her story to life on stage through an original theatrical retelling of her rise to power, her complicated relationships, and the forces that ultimately threaten her dynasty.

One night only.

Experience Cleopatra not simply as the icon history remembers, but as a woman navigating power, family, ambition, love, and survival. Written and directed by award-winning playwright and artist Kevo, creator of Medusa: As Told by Kevo, Adams Apple, A Salem Witch Trial, Vincent: Homage to Van Gogh, and What Do We Do Now?

This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. Read more

The end of a marriage is never just between two people.

Beneath the veneer of successful careers, elegant dinners, and decades-long friendships lies a more complicated truth. In Donald Margulies’ Pulitzer Prize-winning Dinner with Friends, a shocking divorce sends ripples through the lives of two couples who thought they knew one another—and themselves. What follows is a razor-sharp, darkly funny examination of love, loyalty, desire, and the stories we tell to sustain our closest relationships.

Sophisticated, provocative, and emotionally devastating, Dinner with Friends peels back the layers of modern marriage to reveal the fragile fault lines beneath. Margulies’ incisive dialogue and unflinching honesty make this contemporary classic as relevant today as ever, challenging audiences to ask: How well do we really know the people we love?Read more