Wordsmyth Theater Company

Reading for March — by our own William Duell!

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In collaboration with Gerald vanHeerden and vMHF Theatricals in New York.

A gay man who tried to save children during a mass shooting suffers from survivor’s guilt and cannot control his temper. A psychiatrist persuades her husband, a Marine sergeant who lost men in Afghanistan, to talk to him. The sergeant admits to him that it was an American drone and not enemy fire that killed his men, and disaster results: Each man tries to goad the other to commit suicide.

Streaming beginning March 26, talkback is on Monday, March 29, at 7 pm Eastern, or 6 pm Central.

This a FREE event. But donations are welcomed!! Please visit our donations tab!

Reading of Come Find Me by Erin Mallon

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Reading of the new play Come Find Me. Directed by Rebecca Udden, AD of Main Street Theater. Can be watched here: https://www.facebook.com/wordsmyththeaterco/posts/3778894658810456 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZrP1KLb72k

Talkback with the playwright and director will be on Monday, Nov. 23, at 7 pm.Ilda talks to people who aren’t there. Tilly hears fingers clawing at her door. All the while, the moon keeps her watchful eyes on them. Come Find Me is a time-hopping, feminist ghost story spanning two time periods. As it weaves its way through the halls of Trenton Psychiatric Hospital in 1907 and a beach house during the tumultuous summer of 1969 we discover the secret-laden lives of three women and how their worlds intertwine.

Wordsmyth Theater Company is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.

Reading of The Goodbye Levee by Mike Solomonson

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Wordsmyth continues our 2020 New Play Reading Series with The Goodbye Levee, by Mike Solomonson! Join us on Monday, November 9, at 7:00 PM Central for a talkback with the playwright and director, and leave your questions and observations in the comments.

Come join Celeste’s party! After a devastating diagnosis, Celeste Banks to invite the audience into her confidence as she hosts a “Goodbye Party,” where the audience assists Celeste through erratic memory and hallucinatory interruptions turning into chaos and comic careening as she prepares for the inevitable.

To watch:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBqs3cLOC1Y

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wordsmyththeaterco/posts/3748952105138045

Cast:

Celeste – Shariba Rivers

Audrey – Kyra Jones

Jerrod – Andrew Thornton

Women Characters – Alyx Irene Gonzales

Men Characters – Tyler Keyes

Stage Directions – Eva LaPorte

Director – Eva LaPorte

Wordsmyth Theater Company is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.

Everything You Can Do (To Make the World a Better Place) by Ian August — streaming now and talkback Oct 12 at 7

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We are starting our reading series — online! And our first reading is of Everything You Can Do (To Make the World A Better Place) by Ian August. A tale of Kelly, an activist novice and Sophia, an activist extraordinaire.

The reading was recorded and is now streaming on our fb page, https://www.facebook.com/wordsmyththeaterco/posts/3659427257423864; and our youtube channel: https://youtu.be/l5wdvztGp9w.

We will have 5 more readings between now and the end of the year — so keep an eye on this website!

Timothy Eric will discuss Gem of the Ocean by August Wilson — September 28, 2020 at 7 PM.

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Join us as Timothy Eric discusses the play Gem of the Ocean by August Wilson.


TiMOThY ERiC is an Actor/Director/Playwright born and raised in Houston, TX. As an actor, he has worked with several of Houston’s professional theatre companies and he directed two World Premieres while he was Managing Director of the DeLUXE Theatre in the historic 5th Ward. He is currently in pre-production for the filming of his very own play ParaChute which premiered at the Ensemble Theatre in 2018. 

At https://www.facebook.com/wordsmyththeaterco

We are continuing Play Time!

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Monday, August 24, at 7 PM, Matt Hune will be discussing Buzzer by Tracey Scott Wilson. Matt Hune is the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Rec Room. September 14 we will have Reginald Edmund, and on September 28 it will be Timothy Dickson.All at https://www.facebook.com/wordsmyththeaterco/. And while on that page, check out the previous discussions if you haven’t already. We have Crystal Rae, Troy Scheid, and Jennifer Decker, among others.

Play Time! A Conversation Series About Why Plays Work

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Wordsmyth Theater Company is excited to launch an effort to keep lively play discussion a part of our ever-changing times. Every other week, starting Monday, May 4th at 7pm, Wordsmyth will host a discussion around a favorite play of the presenter(s) for the evening, focusing on what makes the play work so well. We’d like you to ask questions and add your thoughts to the discussion.

Melissa Flower and William Duell will co-host the first “Play Time!” and discuss Failure: A Love Story by Philip Dawkins.

If you’d like to attend, mark a reminder on your calendar to go to the Wordsmyth Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/wordsmyththeaterco/) where it will be livestreamed Monday, May 4th at 7pm.

The series continues on May 18, June 1, June 15 and June 29, all times 7pm.

Looking forward to seeing you virtually and hearing your thoughts.

November Reading!

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Two sisters — teenagers.  One is a mother to a baby boy, one is not. One survives the shooting at their high school, one does not. Today is 18 years later and the Day of the Dead.  The baby boy is now a teenager, and he and the sisters reunite, as they do every Day of the Dead.

Funded in Part by the City of Houston Through Houston Arts Alliance