2025 Fade to Black Arts Festival
June 8 - 15, 2025
PERFORMANCES/FILM | READINGS/DISCUSSIONS | WORKSHOPS/MASTER CLASSES | VISUAL ART | FITNESS | SOCIAL EVENTS
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SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2025
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM | MIXER/SOCIAL | Fade to Black Arts Festival Kick-Off Ceremony & Concert | LOCATION: Hobby Center for the Performing Arts - FREE/OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM | MUSIC | Women to Watch: Houston R&B Storytellers | LOCATION: Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2025
8:00 AM to 10:00 PM | ART EXHIBIT | Visual/Sculptured Art Showcase | LOCATION: MATCH – FREE/OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
8:00 AM to 8:45 AM | FITNESS | Morning Workout: African Dance | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM | WORKSHOP | Mastering Performance, Presence & Influence | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM | WORKSHOP | So You Wanna Act? | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM | FILM | FILM SCREENING: Shorts & Filmmaker Talkback | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM | WORKSHOP | Directing New Talent: Maximizing Performance with Inexperienced Actors | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM | WORKSHOP | Playwrights Workshop: Creativity, Imagination, and Structure | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM | FILM | SCREENING: CHOICE$ & Filmmaker Talkback | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM | MASTER CLASS | Poet Se7en: "Poetry Chose Me" | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | READING | Hell is Empty by TJ Young | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM | THEATER/POETRY | House Is Not A Home: A Theatrical Poetry Experience | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
3:00 PM to 5:30 PM | THEATER | Johnnie B. Goode by Thomas Meloncon | LOCATION: Matchbox 4
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM | READING | Ensemble Theatre Premier Theatre Reading: Challenging Brown by Cris Eli Blak | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM | FILM | Opening Night Film: I Left My Heart in Colombia) | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM | READING | Stages Theatre Reading: Getting to Know Morisseau | LOCATION: Stages Theatre
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM | THEATER/POETRY | Se7en Entertainment’s Artist Collective | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM | MUSIC | The Rhythm of Life: A Cabaret in Color | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM | THEATER | Fade To Black: Best of the Best 10-Minute Plays | LOCATION: Matchbox 4
TUESDAY, JUNE 10
8:00 AM to 10:00 PM | ART EXHIBIT | Visual/Sculptured Art Showcase | LOCATION: ART – FREE/OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
8:00 AM to 8:45 AM | FITNESS | Morning Workout (Zumba) | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM | WORKSHOP | The 3 P's of Auditioning Techniques | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM | WORKSHOP | Improve Basics with Can't Tell Us Nothing | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM | WORKSHOP | Bank of America Financial Literacy | LOCATION: Matchbox 4
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM | FILM | Spotlight on HBCU Filmmaking | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM | WORKSHOP | Behind the Scenes: Audio, Digital Scenery, and Lighting in Theatre, by Covenant Tech | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM | WORKSHOP | Auditioning for Musical Theater | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM | WORKSHOP | So You Wanna Act? | LOCATION: Matchbox 4
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM | WORKSHOP | Paula Wilson Arts Administration | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
2:30 PM to 3:45 PM | FILM | SCREENING: How Do You Hear God | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM | MUSIC | The Rhythm of Life: A Cabaret in Color | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM | READING | Ensemble Theatre Premier Theatre Reading: Aberdeen and Netarine by Sidney Rushing | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM | READING | Ensemble Theatre Premier Theatre Reading: No Room at the Jim Crow Inn by Alma Christina Cottles | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM | MASTER CLASS | Reel Life with Novi Brown: How To Uplift Women As We Climb | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM | READING | Ensemble Theatre Premier Theatre Reading: Thirty by Melda Beaty | LOCATION: The Ensemble Theatre
7:30 PM to 10:15 PM | FILM | SCREENING: The Art of Eternal Love & Do No Harm | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM | MUSIC | Jazz Jam Session hosted by Tex Allen and the Sunshine Friends | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM | THEATER | H Place by Norma Thomas | LOCATION: Matchbox 4
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM | THEATER/POETRY | House Is Not A Home: A Theatrical Poetry Experience | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2025
8:00 AM to 10:00 PM | ART EXHIBIT | Visual/Sculptured Art Showcase | LOCATION: MATCH – FREE/OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
8:00 AM to 8:45 AM | FITNESS | Morning Workout: Yoga | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM | WORKSHOP | The Amazing Audition: Become Your Friendly Neighborhood Hired Singer | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM | WORKSHOP | The South is Poetry | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM | FILM | FILM SCREENINGS: Shorts & Filmmaker Talkback | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM | WORKSHOP | The Inner Stage | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM | WORKSHOP | Acting and Writing from a Culturally Safe Place | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM | MASTER CLASS | Lauren Anderson: The Dancer's Path: Breaking Through in the Entertainment Industry | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM | FILM | FILM SCREENINGS: Shorts & Filmmaker Talkback | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | READING | Ensemble Theatre Premier Theatre Reading: Bridge in the Distance by Clarence Holmes, Jr. | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM | THEATER/POETRY | House Is Not A Home: A Theatrical Poetry Experience | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM | THEATER | Fade to Black: Best of 10 Minute Plays | LOCATION: Matchbox 4
3:30 PM to 5:30 PM | MUSIC | Ode To Frank Sinatra: Rickey Davis, The Classic Gentlemen | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM | READING | Ensemble Theatre Premier Theatre Reading: Single Raindrop by Zachariah Ezer | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM | THEATER | The Tap Dance Kid: First Look | LOCATION: The Ensemble Theatre
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM | READING | Alley Theatre: Whitelisted by Chisa Hutchinson | LOCATION: The Alley Theatre
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM | THEATER/POETRY | Se7en Entertainment’s Artist Collective | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
8:00 PM to 10:30 PM | COMEDY | MPAC Live! Comedy | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM | MUSIC | The Rhythm of Life: A Cabaret in Color | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
8:00 PM to 10:30 PM | THEATER | Johnnie B. Good by Thomas Meloncon | LOCATION: Matchbox 4
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025
8:00 AM to 10:00 PM | ART EXHIBIT | Visual/Sculptured Art Showcase | LOCATION: MATCH – FREE/OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
8:00 AM to 8:45 AM | FITNESS | Morning Workout: Tai Chi | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM | WORKSHOP | Acting and Writing from a Culturally Safe Place | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM | WORKSHOP | The 3 P's of Auditioning Techniques | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM | FILM | FILM SCREENINGS: Shorts & Filmmaker Talkback | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM | THEATER | Brave Little Company: Grandpa's Garden | LOCATION: Houston Public Library
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM | WORKSHOP | To Present or to Represent? That Is the Question | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM | MASTER CLASS | Jason Dirden: From Stage To Screen | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | READING | Ensemble Theatre Premier Theatre Reading: Last Call At Libby’s by Rudy Bamenga | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM | FILM | SCREENING: Table Run | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
3:00 PM to 5:30 PM | THEATER | Johnnie B. Good by Thomas Meloncon | LOCATION: Matchbox 4
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM | READING | Ensemble Theatre Premier Theatre Reading: Trial of the Centuries by Darien Mitchell | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM | READING | Ensemble Theatre Premier Theatre Reading: Trains, Blue Gardenias, and White Daffodils by Charity Clark-Anderson | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM | READING | Ensemble Theatre Premier Theatre Reading: In the Prophet's House by Reggie Edmunds | LOCATION: The Ensemble Theatre
7:00 PM to 9:05 PM | FILM | SCREENINGS: Chained Silence Speaks & American Curl | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM | THEATER/READING | Soul Rep Theatre Reading: NO CHIL' LEFT: A Farce | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM | MUSIC | The "I Can Entertain" Concert Presented by I.C.E. Man Productions LLC | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM | THEATER/POETRY | House Is Not A Home: A Theatrical Poetry Experience | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM | THEATER | Fade to Black: Best of 10 Minute Plays | LOCATION: Matchbox 4
10:30 PM to 12:00 AM | MIXER | Grand Industry Mixer | LOCATION: Warehouse Live – Midtown
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025
8:00 AM to 10:00 PM | ART EXHIBIT | Visual/Sculptured Art Showcase | LOCATION: MATCH – FREE/OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
8:00 AM to 8:45 AM | FITNESS | Morning Workout: Line Dance | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM | WORKSHOP | My First Movie | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM | WORKSHOP | Acting and Writing from a Culturally Safe Place | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION| Filmmakers Round Table | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM | WORKSHOP | Building Your Own Table: Power of Producing Musical Theater | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM | WORKSHOP | Mastering the Business of Acting | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM | WORKSHOP | Jokes, Drama & A Little Bit of Therapy | LOCATION: Matchbox 4
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM | MASTER CLASS | Why Are You On The Planet? Unlocking the Power of Personal Story | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | MUSIC | A Soulful Journey Concert | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM | THEATER | Brave Little Company: Grandpa's Garden | LOCATION: Houston Public Library
2:30 PM to 4:30 PM | THEATER/POETRY | Se7en Entertainment’s Artist Collective | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM | THEATER | Fade to Black: Best of 10 Minute Plays | LOCATION: Matchbox 4
3:30 PM to 4:45 PM | FILM | SCREENING: Sugar Beach | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION | FTBAF Panel Discussion: The Entertainment Industry | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM | THEATER/POETRY | Se7en Entertainment’s Artist Collectivev | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
7:30 PM to 10:00 PM | FILM | FILM TALK: An Evening with Greg Carter | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM | MUSIC | State of the Union - A Musical Town Hall | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
8:00 PM to 10:30 PM | THEATER | Johnnie B. Good by Thomas Meloncon | LOCATION: Matchbox 4
SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2025
8:00 AM to 10:00 PM | ART EXHIBIT | Visual/Sculptured Art Showcase | LOCATION: MATCH – FREE/OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM | WORKSHOP | Passion Meets Profit: Strategies in the Age of AI | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM | FILM | SCREENING: Thank You 10 & Filmmaker Talkback | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM | THEATER | Brave Little Company: Grandpa's Garden | LOCATION: LIBRARY
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM | WORKSHOP | Stage to Stage: Successfully Navigate the Festival Circuit | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
12:00 PM to 5:00 PM | EXHIBIT | Community Vendor Exhibit Showcase | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery – FREE/OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM | MASTER CLASS | Everything They Don't Teach You In Acting Class | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | WORKSHOP | Houston Arts Alliance Grant Workshop | LOCATION: Matchbox 4
2:30 PM to 4:30 PM | MUSIC | The Rhythm of Life: A Cabaret in Color | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM | FILM | The Meeting That Shaped Amerikkka | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM | COMMUNITY EVENT | FTBAF Line Dance Competition | LOCATION: MATCH Gallery
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM | MUSIC | Hip Hop Legends Talkback: Honoring K-Rino | LOCATION: Matchbox 2
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM | POETRY | Poetic Therapy: Evolution of a Grown Ass Woman | LOCATION: Matchbox 1
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM | AWARDS | Red Carpet/Awards - Recognition of Honoree Greg Carter | LOCATION: Matchbox 4
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM | MUSIC | Macahl Jett: Ultimate Concert Experience: “Left on Read” | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
10:30 PM to 1:30 AM | MIXER/SOCIAL | Stages Closing Grand Industry Party | LOCATION: Stages
SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2025
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM | FILM | Houston Hollywood Studios: Short Film Festival | LOCATION: Matchbox 2 – TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR
3:30 PM to 5:30 PM | MUSIC | From the Middle Passage to Black Lives Matter: The Journey to Freedom Continues | LOCATION: Matchbox 4
6:30 PM to 9:00 PM | MUSIC | An Evening of JAZZ & SOUL celebrating sounds of Black Jazz Legends | LOCATION: Matchbox 3
