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10 Out of 12

The Catastrophic Theatre

10 Out of 12

by Anne Washburn; Directed by Jason Nodler

10 out of 12 is an immersive, meta-theatrical, inside-the-scenes peek at those grueling 12-hour tech rehearsals, those studies in human behavior, which lead up to opening night. Audiences will be given earpieces to eavesdrop on coms and private conversations as theatre artists come and go from the seats around them. Tensions run high, there is an injury, a breakdown, a mutiny. Why would anyone sign up for this again and again? By the end of this surprisingly warm, surprisingly funny play-before-a-play by Anne Washburn (Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play), you just might find your answer. Directed by Jason Nodler.Read more

The Humans

Dirt Dogs Theatre Co.

The Humans

Written by Stephen Karam, Directed by Malinda L. Beckham

A Thanksgiving dinner served with equal parts love and dread.

Thanksgiving. One apartment. Three generations. Countless disappointments.

In Stephen Karam’s The Humans, a family gathers for a holiday dinner, bringing with them decades of love, obligation, secrets, and quiet heartbreak. As the evening wears on, familiar roles begin to fracture. Parents struggle to hold on to relevance, children wrestle with uncertain futures, and partners confront the distance between the lives they imagined and the lives they are living.

With blistering honesty and dark, unsettling humor, Karam exposes the invisible tensions that simmer beneath even the closest relationships. Every conversation becomes a negotiation of loyalty. Every act of love carries the weight of expectation. What begins as a family gathering slowly transforms into a riveting portrait of people desperate to connect, even as fear, regret, and disappointment threaten to pull them apart.

Raw, intimate, and quietly devastating, The Humans is a haunting examination of what remains when the stories families tell about themselves can no longer withstand the truth.Read more

Houston, We Have a Tamarie

The Catastrophic Theatre

Houston, We Have a Tamarie

World Premiere by by Tamarie Cooper & Patrick Reynolds

What to say about Tamarie that she hasn’t already said herself? In most ways, she’s like anyone. She’s made mistakes, has regrets, told some lies… like running for president or graduating college. She’s had you into her home for holidays, pandemics, and birthday parties. She even went and messed with Texas. What’s left to sing and dance about? Only the best city in the world! That’s right, this year’s Tamarie’s going local. Expect tap dancing tacos, outer-space hijinks, ongoing rivalries with our ugly stepbrothers Austin and Dallas, and a hot, sweaty, no-zoned, unhinged, out-of-this-world examination of H-Town and what makes it so dang special. Directed and choreographed by Tamarie Cooper.Read more

Blank

The Garden Theatre

Blank

By Nassim Soleimanpour

No rehearsal. No director. A different performer every night. YOU write the story.

The Garden Theatre is excited to bring the regional premiere of Nassim Soleimanpour's Blank to our audiences. Blank is a follow up to Soleimanpour's internationally acclaimed White Rabbit Red Rabbit, which The Garden Theatre produced in 2022.

In a joint effort between audience and performer, the gaps in the script are filled in to reveal a story that celebrates the human imagination. As formally inventive as it is engaging, Blank reverses the typical theatre experience: A script riddled with blanks leaves the audience in charge of how the story will unfold. The concept might be simple, the result is nothing short of empowering as a random audience member sees his or her future determined by the imagination of others.

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The Rocky Horror Show

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PATION! The time has finally come! The Garden Theater is thrilled to give you our most requested musical by our patrons: The Rocky Horror Show!

In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Elaborate dance numbers and rock songs reveal Frank-N-Furter’s latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”

This production is not suitable for those under the age of 16. Parental discretion is strongly advised.

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