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Our September reading — World Classic, by Nelson Diaz-Marcano, our bilingual play

August 27, 2019 By Elizabeth Earle

An ex-baseball player from Puerto Rico currently living in New York gathers two generations of his family to watch a big game.  Accusations get bunted about as festering wounds break open.

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Our May reading! You Are What You, by Mora Harris

April 19, 2019 By Elizabeth Earle

Competitive eater Francie is desperate to find a way to help her younger anorexic sister Trisha eat. They get a surprise visit from their favorite sassy, sarcastic, celebrity chef. Will she save the day or compound the problem?
There’s also a talking pot roast. 

Free event!


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

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April 1 reading — Tweet, by Charles Zito

March 20, 2019 By Elizabeth Earle

Be careful what you tweet! What should be the consequences for Lily when she tweets what she thinks is a joke, but what the internet deems to be racist and homophobic?

FREE!

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Our March reading — featuring a Houston playwright!

February 20, 2019 By Elizabeth Earle

“I didn’t know who else to call,” says Tara about her husband, Benji, a badass Mexican combat medic, to his sister Josie.  Benji came back from Afghanistan and …well…things are not the same. 

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Cultured Cocktails!

December 3, 2018 By Elizabeth Earle

Please join us for Cultured Cocktails at Boheme Cafe & Wine Bar at 307 Fairview St. near the corner of Taft St. on Thursday, Dec. 13, from 5 to 8.  We will receive 10% of the proceeds from all drink sales. We will have short readings from scenes of two plays.  So come join us for a fun and socializing, while also raising funds! (P.S., I hear their patio is dog friendly.)

 

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November reading — To She Who Waits, by Robert Clyman

October 19, 2018 By Elizabeth Earle

She left her husband, daughter and the extremist religious community to which they belonged.  Now, her husband has died, and she wants her daughter back and to do that she has to stand up against the courts….and the girl she left behind.  

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October reading!

September 24, 2018 By Elizabeth Earle

Two teenagers disappeared from a party. The girl was found two days later, unrecognizable and nonsensical.  The boy was never found.

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September reading!

August 31, 2018 By Elizabeth Earle

A stranger comes to a trailer park and makes the residents confront truths they have tried to keep hidden.

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Texas Playwrights Festival!

June 1, 2018 By Elizabeth Earle

 

July 26-29, 2018 at Stages Repertory Theatre.

Que Será, Giant Monster 
by Brad McEntire 
Charles is having a very rough day. It only gets worse when he runs into an ex who is, herself, having a ridiculously rough day. The giant monster destroying the city doesn’t bode well, either.

  • Thursday, July 26, 7:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, July 28, 2:00 p.m.

Ganymede 
by Ben Schroth 
Ganymede, is the story of two brothers—one abducted by space aliens and one left behind by the visitors. Enforcers come to take the boy back and, if not for the assistance of a nosy neighbor, our hero would never find love.

  • Friday, July 27, 7:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 29, 2:00 p.m.

Montgomery 
by Stephen Brown 
Megan hates country singer Rick Montgomery, so she and her friend Kimmy have decided tonight’s concert will be his last. As they run from the cops, songs will be sung, people will be shot, and girls will discover the difficulties of revenge.

  • Saturday, July 28, 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 29, 7:30 p.m.

For tickets, go here.

More info coming soon!

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May reading — The Lady Demands Satisfaction, by Arthur M. Jolly

April 26, 2018 By Elizabeth Earle

In 18th century England, 15-year old Trothe learns that her father, an invincible swordsman, has been murdered by a dastardly villain. Unfortunately, to retain her inheritance she must either marry a great blade or become one—in two weeks. Complications and mayhem ensue.

 

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