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It Is Magic

The Catastrophic Theatre

It Is Magic

by Mickle Maher; directed by Jeff Miller

Deb and Sandy are auditioning Tim for the role of the Wolf in a production of The Three Little Pigs, but there’s a mysterious haze in the basement of the Mortier Civic Playhouse and that, in addition to interruptions from the director of ‘the Scottish play’ that’s having its opening night upstairs, is making things difficult. Then, the mysterious Liz shows up throwing the room into utter chaos, revealing the deep, ancient evil at the heart of the community theater audition process.

It Is Magic is the latest play by Mickle Maher, writer of such Catastrophic favorites as There Is a Happiness That Morning Is, The Hunchback Variations, Song About Himself, the world premiere of Small Ball, co-produced by former Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey, and others.

Directed by core artist Jeff Miller, whose past directing credits include Catastrophic hits Buried Child, Curse of the Starving Class, Baby Screams Miracle, and The Book of Grace.Read more

Cleansed

The Catastrophic Theatre

Cleansed

by Sarah Kane, Directed by Jason Nodler & T Lavois Thiebaud

In a former university, society’s ‘undesirables’ are imprisoned and subjected to a series of tortures designed to test the limits of human love on the battlefield of the human body. Graham has died. His sister Grace arrives to collect his remains. Little does but there are his clothes. There is cruelty and violence. There is also love. And there is grace. 

In her brief, boundary breaking career Sarah Kane’s work prompted the term “a theatre of extremes,” yet Cleansed comes soaked through with hope. Explosively aching, hauntingly poetic, and disarmingly tender, Kane delivers a fever-dream fable of unimaginable brutality and miraculous beauty.

Given our country’s immediate threat to the bodies and lives of those of us who look, live, or love beyond the confines of conservative ‘norms,’ 26 years after it was written, Cleansed feels nightmarishly prescient. More than a play, in 2024’s America, Cleansed feels like a cause. 

 

The regional premiere of Cleansed is co-directed by core artist T Lavois Thiebaud and founding artistic director Jason Nodler with production design by core artists Afsaneh Aayani and James Templeton, reuniting the creative team behind Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis which The Houston Press called “an imaginary bulldozer of a production.”Read more

5th Annual La Vida Es Cortos/Life is Shorts Festival

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Houston’s one-of-a-kind shorts festival that celebrates and illuminates Latinx stories through short plays, short films, and dance. For the first time ever, the festival includes “La Vida Es Cortitos," two morning performances to delight and excite young audiences ages 5 and up! 

Following every performance, audiences will vote for their favorite short film and the winners will compete during the final performance for the chance to be named “LVEC 2023 Audience Favorite Film” and win a $100 cash prize! Read more

Dance | Hunger | Action

Dance | Hunger | Action, a curated evening of dance drawn from the unique and vibrant diversity of the Houston dance community, brings awareness to the Houston Food Bank and their work to combat food insecurity in and around Houston. The performance provides a platform for dance makers to showcase their individual perspectives while supporting Social Movement Contemporary Dance Theater’s mission of promoting social consciousness. 

Proceeds of this show will go to The Houston Food Bank.Read more

2023 Houston Fringe Festival

The festival’s signature performing arts showcase mash-up, Anything Goes, comes to Matchbox 2 on September 1, 2023, featuring both returning Fringe artists and first-time participants. From contemporary dance to original music to spoken word to comedy, this year’s roster features an array of beloved Houston artists.Read more

Broadway & Barbershop: The Sequel

Due to the overwhelming response from our last show here at MATCH, Houston Musical Theater Company is bringing back a new version of their Broadway & Barbershop musical revue. Showcasing the vocal talents of Robby Black, Erin Clark, Daniel Lopez, Kyle Stephens, Sarah Watson and Natasha Wroblewski  Broadway & Barbershop: The Sequel will feature more showstopping songs from shows such as Les Miz, Phantom, Guys & Dolls, Showboat, Into the Woods, The Music Man, and many, many others. And you'll be mesmerized again by the mastery and tight harmonies of Houston-based barbershop quartet Panda Ring featuring the foursome of Patrick McAlexander, Zachary MacLaren, Daniel Laguros and Robby Black. Fresh off their success at the 2023 Barbershop Harmony Society's International Quartet Contest, Panda Ring's repertoire ranges throughout many eras and styles of barbershop harmony. Read more

Imagine 3

ImagineNation Theatre

Imagine 3

a series of three one act plays written, directed and performed by Houston based young adults.

Imagine 3 is a series of three one act plays written, directed and performed by Houston based young adults. Join us for the following three productions: 

Desmodontinae: A drama/thriller written and directed by Andrew Steward 

School Sanctioned: A drama written and directed by Izzy Plunkett 

How Do You Get Rid of a Body: A comedy written and directed by Kyle Rogers Read more

Arts for All Concert and Brunch

MUSIQA

Arts for All Concert and Brunch

A benefit in support of our Educational Programs in Houston schools

Come join us for a short concert of works by students of Musiqa’s “MusiqaLab for Young Composers” program. Every dollar donated will go towards strengthening and expanding this program and the master classes that we provide to students free of charge every year. There’ll be a raffle, light brunch and a chance to mingle with other supporters of the arts in Houston schools. Read more

IRS Form 990 Walkthrough With a CPA

TALA

IRS Form 990 Walkthrough With a CPA

A Guide to Understanding the Charitable Organization Tax Return

This seminar is offered live in Houston at the MATCH and online via YouTube. Please join us in person if you’re in the Houston area. Register for both formats here.

We’re ending our nonprofit series by breaking down some of the most important knowledge a nonprofit leader could possess… How to complete an IRS Form 990 charitable organization tax return.Read more

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