Itheater houston12/26/2023 The Alley has an illustrious history with the late, great Albee’s work, and during his time teaching at UH, he was sometimes seen in the audience for many an Alley Albee production. The Alley then begins their Neuhaus Stage season with this Pulitzer Prize winning-comedy, but as an Edward Albee play, expect humor so sharp it cuts to the bone. Seascape at Alley Theatre (October 14-November 13) As one woman grappling with loss, seeks answers and friendship from a medium, who communicates with the dead residing in a different "thin place." In perhaps a perfect theatrically spooky mood for October, 4th Wall describes the show as a suspenseful ghost story that probes the deeply human need for connection. The Thin Place from 4th Wall Theatre (October 13-November 5)įor a '22-'23 season filled with plays from some of the hottest contemporary playwrights, 4th Wall begins with Lucas Hnath’s Thin Place. DeQuina Moore, who will also create a new holiday show for Stages, plays one of three versions of Anderson. Written and co-directed by former Houston poet laureate Deborah D.E.E.P Mouton, with choreography from both Houston Ballet artistic director Stanton Welch and Urban Souls Dance founder Harrison Guy, this bio theatrical work with original music tells the story of Houston’s favorite Sugar Plum Fairy and one of the first Black principal ballerinas of a major ballet company, the legendary Lauren Anderson. Stages dances into fall with a world premiere that can’t get any more Houston in both its local roots and international reach. Plumshuga: The Rise of Lauren Anderson at Stages (October 7-November 13) As the first song, “Road to Hell” even spoils, don’t expect a happily-ever-after with these stories, but do lookout for a decidedly different, rocking and bluesy take of those classic Greek myths you learned in junior high. The road to Hell is full of some bad intentions but some very the best music in this show that twines together the epic Greek loves stories of Hades and Persephone and Orpheus and Eurydice. Heavyweights including Houston Ballet, Alley Theatre and Houston Grand Opera are joining the program.Originally scheduled for a January stop in Houston and delayed by new year COVID, it’s been a long journey to get to the Hobby stage for this multiple Tony-winning musical. Joining the BOGO week are Da Camera, ROCO (River Oaks Chamber Orchestra), Dirt Dogs Theatre Company, Kinetic Ensemble, 4th Wall Theatre Company and more. “We are proud to partner with resident companies in the heart of downtown as well as community theater groups located throughout our city and look forward to this campaign continuing to grow in popularity and success.” The Houston Symphony presentation of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ is one of 77 performances included in the Houston Theater Week BOGO program. “Houston Theater Week was developed to showcase and strengthen Houston’s diverse professional performing arts portfolio,” Houston First president and CEO Michael Heckman says in a statement. Add Performing Arts Houston’s presentation of Dance Theatre of Harlem, the Hobby Center presentation of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh and Mercury Chamber Orchestra’s Bach Cello Suites. Included in the offerings are Theater Under the Stars’ Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Chicago, Main Street Theater’s Cinderella, along with the Houston Symphony’s She’s Got Soul headlining Capathia Jenkins and the spectacular holiday presentation of Handel’s Messiah.
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