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Donate: The Catastrophic Theatre

The Catastrophic Theatre is Houston’s premiere creator of new work. We are also Houston’s only Pay-What-You-Can theatre. Our commitment to producing high quality, cutting-edge theatre that is accessible to anyone with a desire to attend is unwavering. But we can’t do it without your help.

When you make a donation to our annual fund you provide crucial support to our annual operating budget. Your gift enables us to hire our artists, build our sets, pay our staff and continue to offer our innovative Pay-What-You-Can ticketing model.

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Classroom Concert Series

Classroom Concert Series - Killa Kyleon

Classroom Concert Series

Classroom Concert Series

Killa Kyleon with Live Band, Theatrics and much more!!!

Classroom Concerts is back again bringing the established as well as the up and coming artists to the fore front with its unique platform.  Killa Kyleon and Dende with our Live Band (Class Clowns), Theatrics and much more!!! Come experience Hip Hop in a new way and be apart of the filming of our next episode! Knowledge is Known, Love is Shown Read more

Montopolis: The Living Coast

Montopolis - The Living Coast

Orchestral rock group Montopolis performs "The Living Coast", a gorgeous nature film, dynamic storytelling and live music experience that explores the Texas gulf coast.  Montopolis features members of the Austin Symphony Orchestra and Texas' best rock musicians touring with  environmental scientist Wendy Gordon as narrator.  This show is a love letter to the region as well as an opportunity to discuss broader environmental challenges.  All ticket sales donated to the Citizens' Environmental Coalition and the Matagorda Bay Foundation.Read more

Diverse Discourse: Candice Hopkins

Diverse Discourse - Candice Hopkins

DiverseWorks

Diverse Discourse: Candice Hopkins

Senior Curator, Toronto Biennial of Art

DiverseWork is pleased to present its Spring 2020 Diverse Discourse Lecture, Sounding the Margins: Towards Decolonial Listening with Candice Hopkins, independent curator and writer, and Senior Curator, Toronto Biennial of Art. Through sound, activism, and art, this talk will look at how Indigenous peoples are responding to extraction economies, attacks on traditional knowledge, and the climate crisis.Read more

(I)sland T(rap): The Epic Remixology of The Odyssey

TORCH - Island Trap

TORCH

(I)sland T(rap): The Epic Remixology of The Odyssey

Starring award-winning dramatist Austin Dean Ashford

Armed with beatboxing, ukulele, spoken word poetry, and fantastical animals. (I)sland T(rap) is an Afro-adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey remixed. Recently featured and receiving top honors in Scotland, New Zealand, The Kennedy Center, and Off Broadway at TheatreRow in N.Y. (BEST ONE MAN SHOW)

A hip-hop riff about Black Ulysses on an Odyssey of self-discovery and a powerful exploration of a young artist of color navigating the turbulent waters of contemporary American culture while trying to find his authentic voice. (I)sland T(rap) has lyrical poetry, live music, and commentary on Black experience in America, this tour-de-force charts a soul journey on an exotic island where Black Ulysses discovers his place in a society full of gun violence and oppression.Read more

FROM WHITE PLAINS by Michael Perlman

Thunderclap - From White Plains

Thunderclap Productions

FROM WHITE PLAINS by Michael Perlman

A John Kellett Memorial Series Production

In this New York Times critics pick, Dennis Sullivan wins an Academy Award for his screenplay based on the true story of his high school friend who was driven to suicide after being bullied for being gay. He names the real-life bully on national television in his acceptance speech: Ethan Rice. Dennis’ accusation and the viral internet feud between Dennis and Ethan that follows leads to chaos in both of their lives, as their feud becomes obsessive and destructive, leaving them to wonder if we can ever really leave the past behind us. Read more

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