Leah's got writer's block, Amber's got ambition, Jake's got it all. Leah and Jake were once up-and-coming, hot-shot poets. Now Leah's working admin as Jake's career skyrockets, and slugs are eating the foundation of their house. When fresh-faced Amber shows up, it's only a matter of time before things get sticky. A play about threesomes, poetry and the failure to communicate.
Nights before Darla's 21st birthday, she is told of The Belleford women's great power that she will inherit. Darla's girlfriend is a tad angry with her. Oh, and the family cat, Winston, has started talking. While studying her induction into the family coven, Sherry, Darla's grandmother, falls sick. Darla must negotiate her family's legacy, her power and the love of her life...all before she's able to drink.
UTNT (UT New Theatre) presents newly developed works from playwrights of Texas Theatre and Dance and Michener Center for Writers. Now in its eleventh season, this showcase exists as an incubator for new work, with many continuing on to be professionally produced across the country.
Loverboy finally returns home: to his childhood home and to his mother. His youth is gone, but there are still many things to be raised within the walls of his strangely powerful bedroom.
Under the direction of Charles O. Anderson and Andrea Beckham, Transcendence is a celebration of the illustrious career of Dr. Yacov Sharir. The founder of the American Deaf Dance Company and Sharir Dance Company, Dr. Sharir's research and choreography features virtual environments and computerized movement. Transcendence marks the inaugural year of the Haruka Weiser Commission, which supports the creation and performance of a new work in celebration of the life and art of Haruka Weiser.
Texas Theatre and Dance is proud to feature the talents of Toni Lorene Baker, Connor Barr, Sydney Frank, J. Dylan Gibson, Caroline Kinnamore, Leslie Ann Leal, Emily McIntyre and Tori Robertson.
In addition to Texas Theatre and Dance's production of Lucy Prebble's ENRON, we are pleased to present a series of discussions and workshops surrounding the topics of capitalism, identity, gender and performance in an effort to better understand the controversy of the Enron scandal.
A true story of false profits, ENRON follows the astounding rise and fall of the Houston-based energy company. Presented as an epic myth, ENRON takes us through the twists and turns of capitalism, the glamour of greed and the toxic adrenaline of success.
An exploration and jubilant celebration of the portions of a unique, oft-marginalized, black identity. This piece examines various identity markers and the ways in which they intersect, while standing as a testament of self-love and self-care.
Nawar Bulbul, award-winning actor, director and playwright from Syria, presents a series of documentaries and performance for the public as part of Performance as Public Practice's Theatre and War Workshop Series. The events are free and open to the public.