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Sunday, October 9 at 2:30 PM

Sunday, October 9, 2022 - 14:30

by Samuel Beckett

“Here all is strange.”

Beckett’s existential tragicomedy Happy Days concerns itself with the plight of Winnie, a middle-class, middle-aged woman who is quite literally stuck, buried to her waist in crusted earth. Her husband Willie lives in a hole behind her mound, physically and emotionally out of reach. Even in his company she is essentially alone.

Armed with a shopping bag of everyday items and routines, a series of half-remembered stories, songs, and prayers, and a heroic capacity for optimism, she presses through an endless series of unforgiving days to the merciful night to come. The bell rings again and when the blazing sun comes charging back, she is buried up to her neck. Her last resources depleted, her arms and body sunk and gone, her predicament is irreversible, hellish, seemingly eternal. Through it all she perseveres, struggling with that which remains to make real her impossibly hopeful exclamation: “Oh this will be another happy day!”

The Houston Chronicle wrote that Catastrophic’s productions of Samuel Beckett’s plays “demonstrate exactly why this company and its artistic director Jason Nodler are so important to the city’s cultural life.” The Houston Press opined, “If man’s wretched existence ever needed a finer hand to paint comic despair, look no further than director Jason Nodler with his superlative interpreters all in the service of the apocalyptic vision from Samuel Beckett.”

Catastrophic’s co-artistic directors Tamarie Cooper and Jason Nodler reprise their roles as Winnie and director, as they did with Infernal Bridegroom Productions (IBP) 22 years ago. Greg Dean rounds out the cast as Willie.Read more

Presented by The Catastrophic Theatre

 

Ticket Price: YOU TELL US

We suggest $35. More if you have it. Less if you don't.
It’s not a gimmick, it’s not a trick question. We’re really serious about this.

“$35...”

The $35 suggested ticket price isn’t based on what it costs to make the show (which would make it much higher). And it isn’t based on the role we believe money should play in artistic endeavors (which would make it much lower). It is somewhere in between: a suggestion for those who have asked for one. If you really don’t know where to begin with choosing a ticket price, begin at $35.

“more if you have it...”

If you can afford to, please consider throwing in a little extra to help take care of those who can’t. The theatre experience is better for everyone when it is shared with a large and diverse community. You might even enjoy the show more knowing you helped make it possible for others.

“less if you don’t”

For some people $75 is a lot of money, for others $10 is. We are counting on you to let us know what’s right for you. If you’re a little short on cash, pay whatever you can afford and get us back the next time. And if you enjoy the show and want to drop something in the tip jar on your way out, please do. 

Catastrophic Theatre Ticket Policies & Information

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TICKET INFORMATION

  • All tickets are general admission: Seating is first-come-first-served.
  • Pay-What-You-Can tickets are sold in increments of $5 from $0 to whatever you want to pay.
  • Each ticket is subject to a $2 fee at check out.
  • Wheelchair accessible seating is available.
  • All ticket sales are final: If you are unable to attend, we will gladly exchange your tickets for another performance or even another production. All exchanges are on a space-available basis.  To reach the box office, call (713) 521-4533 or email boxoffice@matchouston.org.

SHOW INFORMATION

  • Lobby and seating open 30 minutes prior to curtain time.
  • This perfomrances runs approximately 2 hours with one intermission.
  • NO LATE SEATING: Please arrive at the theatre at least 15-30 minutes before the performance. Tickets that are not picked up 5 minutes before show time will be released to the waiting list. 
  • We will be unable to seat ticketholders once the performance has begun.  
  • No outside food or drinks are allowed on the premises. 
  • This performance is recommended for ages 12 and over.

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Please note the following safety guidelines for you visit to MATCH:

  • Masks are strongly suggested, though not required, while at the MATCH.
  • All theaters are disinfected before each performance.
  • MATCH has made hand sanitizer in each of our theater lobbies.
  • If you are not feeling well or have a temperature, please stay home.
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