The Shadow Box

Company OnStage 5720 Bellaire Blvd., Ste G, Houston, TX, United States

In this compelling dramatic triptych, three terminal cancer patients dwell in separate cottages on a hospital’s grounds. The three are attended and visited by family and close friends: Agnes and her mother Felicity, estranged further by the latter’s dementia; Brian and Beverly, whose marital complications are exacerbated by Brian’s new lover, Mark; and Joe and [...]

Tomás and the Library Lady

Company OnStage 5720 Bellaire Blvd., Ste G, Houston, TX, United States

Tomás, the son of migrant farm workers, meets a librarian who introduces him to the wonderful world of books. The stories enrich the lives of Tomás’ family and instill a love of reading. This is the inspiring true story of Tomás Rivera, who grew up in a migrant worker family, befriended a librarian in Iowa, [...]

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Company OnStage 5720 Bellaire Blvd., Ste G, Houston, TX, United States

O’Neill and Gilpin fight from rehearsal to Broadway run and, eventually, to the London tour. At stake for O’Neill? His artistic vision. For Gilpin? His entire career and family. To Eugene O’Neill, a word is just a word. For Charles Gilpin, those six letters have the power to unravel everything that he has ever worked [...]

The True Stories of the So-Called Big Bad Wolves

Company OnStage 5720 Bellaire Blvd., Ste G, Houston, TX, United States

Little Red Riding Hood, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and the Three Little Pigs had it wrong when they accused the wolves of being bad. And now the wolves have gone on strike until they can tell their side of the story. See these classic tales retold in a new and comical way. Produced by [...]

Crimes of the Heart

Company OnStage 5720 Bellaire Blvd., Ste G, Houston, TX, United States

The scene is Hazlehurst, Mississippi, where the three Magrath sisters have gathered to await news of the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is living out his last hours in the local hospital. Lenny, the oldest sister, is unmarried at thirty and facing diminishing marital prospects; Meg, the middle sister, who quickly outgrew Hazlehurst, is back [...]

The Boy Who Loved Monsters and the Girl Who Loved Peas

Company OnStage 5720 Bellaire Blvd., Ste G, Houston, TX, United States

Left alone at the dinner table to finish the remains of his meal (a single, enormous pea), 8-year-old Evan wishes he had a real live monster to eat his peas and play with him. When a real live monster actually arrives, life is turned upside down for Evan and his family in this hilarious and [...]

Blithe Spirit

Company OnStage 5720 Bellaire Blvd., Ste G, Houston, TX, United States

A smash comedy hit in London and New York, this much-revived classic from the playwright of Private Lives concerns fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, who has remarried but finds himself haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, Elvira. Clever, insistent and well aware of Charles' shortcomings, Elvira is called up by a visiting “happy [...]

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Kid Frankenstein

Company OnStage 5720 Bellaire Blvd., Ste G, Houston, TX, United States

Finally!  Frankenstein is kid-friendly! Frankie and Irving are science nerds who have an unusual idea for the upcoming Science Fair.  When Doctor Frankenstein's ancient secret book arrives from Transylvania, the friends are whisked into a sci-fi fantasy of time-warped, weirdly scary and lively adventure. Produced with special arrangement by: ArtReach Children’s Theatre Plays Directed by: Kathryn [...]

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Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)

Company OnStage 5720 Bellaire Blvd., Ste G, Houston, TX, United States

Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told – plus Christmas traditions from around the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop-culture, and every carol ever sung. A madcap romp through the holiday season! Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com) Directed by Dylan Smail [...]

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‘Twas The Night Before Christmas

Company OnStage 5720 Bellaire Blvd., Ste G, Houston, TX, United States

“‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” But wait! A mouse is stirring – because Santa missed his house last year. Before you can say “Merry Christmas!”, we're off on the wild adventures of a mouse, an elf, and a spunky little girl [...]

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The Importance of Being Earnest

Company OnStage 5720 Bellaire Blvd., Ste G, Houston, TX, United States

The play follows the escapades of two charming bachelors, Jack and Algernon, who lead double lives to escape their social obligations. Jack pretends to have a wicked brother named Ernest, whose mischievous behavior provides him with an excuse to escape his country life and pursue romantic interests in London. Algernon employs a similar tactic, creating [...]

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Lions in Illyria

Company OnStage 5720 Bellaire Blvd., Ste G, Houston, TX, United States

Giraffes are gentlemen, aardvarks are card sharks, and animals rule the world in this retelling of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. When young lioness Violet is separated from her twin brother by a storm at sea, she must find her way alone in an unknown country. Disguised as a boy, she finds work helping a preposterous peacock win the [...]

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