“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.
Our March reading — featuring a Houston playwright!
Cultured Cocktails!
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.)
November reading — To She Who Waits, by Robert Clyman
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.
October reading!
Two teenagers disappeared from a party. The girl was found two days later, unrecognizable and nonsensical. The boy was never found.
September reading!
A stranger comes to a trailer park and makes the residents confront truths they have tried to keep hidden.
Texas Playwrights Festival!
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!
May reading — The Lady Demands Satisfaction, by Arthur M. Jolly
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.
April reading!
Does gender affect the way we view teacher-student relationships? Playwright Donna Hoke poses this question and many more in TEACH, a gender fluid story of questionable tension-building moments set in a modern-day high school. Curious minds can join Wordsmyth Theater Company for a reading of the play that promises to unpack issues of gender politics, bullying, favoritism, and student-teacher flirtation.This event will take place April 9, 2018 at Main Street Theater, 2540 Times Blvd and admission is FREE.
“Teach is an utterly fascinating and fresh take on teacher-student sexual harassment and power dynamics in the classroom and the world of academia. Hoke kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the play and I found my opinion on the characters and situation shifting again and again. The gender fluid construct of the play is a stroke of genius and something I’m now dying to see on stage.”
Monday, April 9, 2018, 7 pm
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Main Street Theater 2540 Times Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77005
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FREE!
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February reading!
Valentine’s Day, 2018, the 18th school shooting of the year occurred. Wordsmyth’s next reading, The Secretary, by Kyle John Schmidt, is a dark comedy exploring the almost banality we have come to consider such events.
November reading — Magdalena’s Crossing by Carolyn Nur Wistrand
When third world and first world sleep on the same riverbed, the dreams of its people cross. Magdalena crosses from one to the other, hoping to start a new life. But her past from the old catches up with her.