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Fade to Black Reading Series

Shabach Enterprise's Fade To Black Reading Series returns for its 9th year. 

Fade To Black is Houston's first and only short play festival to showcase the new works of Black playwrights. Each year, as we bring more programs to life, the Fade To Black movement grows! We have already produced the plays of over 400 amazing playwrights and utilized the talents of our culturally diverse theatre community of local actors and directors.Read more

Know the Place for the First Time

Christa M. Forster

Know the Place for the First Time

Fall back in love with your life.

Know the Place for the First Time is a solo show that centers imaginative vision — our birthright and a means of staying alive. In an era of disconnection and machine logic, this performance calls us back to the body, the senses, the breath — and to hope, to the gift of being human.Read more

Faith for My Family

Write the Vision Productions presents

Faith for My Family

AN ORIGINAL STAGE MUSICAL WRITTEN BY DEVINAIRE BARNES

Inspired by a true story, Faith for My Family follows a devoted Black father torn between work, family, and caregiving responsibilities when his mother is diagnosed with dementia. As tensions rise and old wounds surface, his faith is put to the ultimate test. With soulful musical interludes and moments of raw vulnerability, this stage play is a powerful exploration of love, legacy, and resilience in the face of crisis.Read more

Popovich Comedy Pet Theatre

The World Famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theater is a family-oriented blend of the unique comedy and juggling skills of Gregory Popovich, and the talents of his furry costar. There are more than 30 pets in the show, each one has been rescued from animal shelters and given a new leash on life! They love to perform their skills and stunts on stage.

Gregory has also produced and starred in a feature film now available for purchase. “Popovich and the Voice of the Fabled American West” has already won several awards including “Audience Choice Award” at the Dances With Films Festival in Los Angeles, and International Film Festival in Austin, TX . Gregory himself has been votes in Las Vegas “Entertainer of the Year."Read more

Mi Cristo Roto

Red and Green Connections & Teatro Insight

Mi Cristo Roto

Dirección: Maestra Lilia Sixtos.Adaptación y actuación: Alberto Mayagoitía.Personal Técnico: Sergio Vargas- Iluminación/sonido y Esteban Vargas- Utilería/producción.

Un hombre compra una imagen mutilada de Cristo en una tienda de antigüedades con la intención de restaurarla. Al llegar a casa descubre que el Cristo roto no quiere ser reparado, porque su fractura nos recuerda nuestra imperfecta naturaleza humana. Actuada y producida por el actor mexicano

Alberto Mayagoitía, esta obra unipersonal se ha presentado durante más de 20 años en más de 10 países, entre ellos Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Guatemala, Estados Unidos, Canadá y España, llevando un mensaje de perdón, tolerancia y profunda reflexión humana.Read more

Katy Perry Candy Darling Mary Magdalene

The Catastrophic Theatre

Katy Perry Candy Darling Mary Magdalene

By Joe Folladori with Songs by Joe Folladori; Directed by Tamarie Cooper; Music Direction by Alli Villines

WORLD PREMIERE

“What about all the in-betweens?” 

Rock-and-roll was invented by corporations to sell cars and sex to teenagers. Indie rock was invented by teenagers who weren’t into cars or sex. Pop music is a CIA plot, like MK Ultra or Abstract Expressionism. Gender is a pyramid scheme; religion is a performance. Texas is both a gender and a religion. 

How about you? What’s your whole deal? You sure about that? 

A punk elitist attempts to sell his band on a rock opera he wrote about meeting his favorite pop star. But first he has to explain why he has a favorite pop star, why it’s Katy Perry, why he wrote a rock opera about it, and how it all ties into his new look, most succinctly described as “she.” Directed by Tamarie Cooper. (World premiere.)Read more

Cartografía del amor roto

Teatro Loft

Cartografía del amor roto

Un homenaje al derecho a revelarse contra la dictadura del amor feliz

Cartografía del amor roto es una pieza coral que reúne monólogos y duetos sobre amores que no se dieron, o no sobrevivieron, que dolieron o que dejaron marcas profundas. Cada escena traza un territorio del amor fracturado - el amor migrante, el amor violento, el amor ausente, el amor materno, el amor que sobrevive en la memoria -. La propuesta construye un mapa emocional desde voces femeninas y masculinas, vivas y muertas, reales y simbólicas, que se ahogan frente a la “dictadura del amor feliz”.

En su estética, la obra construye un espacio único y compartido por todas las historias: un edificio imaginario donde cada residencia alberga un amor roto. Apenas una cama, una cocina, una chimenea, y unas bancas exteriores son elementos mínimos que se repiten como ecos en la cotidianidad de una vida cualquiera. Las escenas se enlazan unas con otras como si sucedieran al mismo tiempo o en departamentos contiguos, donde los vecinos se ahogan en su propio dolor. Esa vecindad simbólica hace de los diez momentos una totalidad, un mismo cuerpo escénico. Aunque los personajes viven en soledad sus dramas, al final se encuentran en los cuerpos de los actores y el acto de acompañarse se convierte en la forma más humana de contener al otro.Read more

Venus in Fur

Dirt Dogs Theatre Co.

Venus in Fur

Written by David Ives, Directed by Malinda L. Beckham

Drawing inspiration from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s 1870 novella Venus in Furs, Ives’ provocative and dark play is a comedic exploration of power dynamics, control, and sexuality.

Thomas is a playwright searching for the perfect actress to portray Vanda in his stage adaptation of Venus in Furs. As the evening wears on, a mysterious and unconventional woman, ironically named Vanda, arrives for her audition. Not only is she late, she also appears far from the ideal candidate Thomas had in mind. As the audition unfolds, Vanda’s performance takes an unexpected turn, blurring the lines between the script and reality. Through their interactions, the boundaries between the characters and the actors collapse, forcing both Thomas and Vanda to confront the complexities of their desires and the darker sides of human nature.Read more

French Dessert

Denisov Antrepriza

French Dessert

A comedy by Marc Camoletti

Denisov Antrepriza, one of Houston’s leading Russian language theaters, proudly presents the hilarious comedy French Dessert—performed in English.

Set in the charming suburbs of Paris, the play follows Bernard and Jacqueline, a married couple whose plans take an unexpected turn when their friend Robert arrives for a visit. Jacqueline, originally intending to see her mother, abruptly cancels her trip upon hearing the news. Soon after, two young women—Suzette and Suzanne—enter the scene. Both share the nickname “Suzy,” sparking a whirlwind of misunderstandings, absurd suspicions, and comical entanglements. As Bernard and Jacqueline struggle to protect their relationship amid the chaos, the story unfolds with delightful unpredictability—ending as surprisingly as it begins.Read more

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