Oct 30, Dracula, Mac Wellman, Mildred’s Umbrella

Nov 21, Silent Sky, Lauren Gunderson, Main Street Theater

Dec 5, Everything Will Be Different: A Brief History of Helen of Troy, Mark Schultz, Catastrophic Theatre

Feb 27, Straight White Men, Young Jean Lee, Stages Repertory Theatre

Mar 5, Love and Information, Caryl Churchill, Main Street Theater

April 16, The Birds, Aristophanes, new adaptation by Philip Hays, Classical Theatre Company

April 23, She Kills Monsters, Qui Nguyen, University of Houston

April 30, Give My Poor Heart Ease, Ashley Melzer, 14 Pews

May 18, The Nether, Jennifer Haley, The Alley

May 21, Dollface, Katherine Sherman, Mildred’s Umbrella

May 28, I and You, Lauren Gunderson, Stages Repertory Theatre

June 4, Plenty of Time, John Shevin Foster, The Ensemble Theatre

Join us directly after the show for drinks and discussions at Bacchus, 2502B Dunlavy St, Houston, TX 77019, whether you have seen the show with us or saw it previously.

Monday, Sept 14, 7 PM

Studio 101, at Spring Street Studios.

What would you do to regain your faith?  What if there was a machine that would calibrate your brain so you would believe? Would you try it?

July 30-Aug 2

3 plays, each given two readings with an audience talkback and a day in between so the playwright may revise. All by Texas Playwrights!

Hosted by Stages Repertory Theatre

Thursday, July 30, 7 pm   – Eskandar, by  Allan Baker

Eskandar is a theatrical reimagining of the opera Carmen. Set in Afghanistan, the play explores war, passion and taboo through epic mythologies.

Friday, July 31, 7:30 pm – Remnants of a Dream, by Ruth Cantrell

Remnants of a Dream is a fusion of facts and otherworldly impressions and fantasies, Remnants of a Dream examines how illegal immigration and the American Dream changes people on either side of the US/Mexico border and on either side of the immigration issue.

Saturday, August 1, 2 pm  – Supremacy, by Rosalyn Rosen

Supremacy is a fascinating but repulsive play examining white supremacists.

Saturday, August 1, 4 PM — Reception, Guest of honor: Ted Swindley*

Saturday, August 1, 7:30 pm – Eskandar, by Allan Baker

Sunday, August 2, 1:30 pm  – Remnants of a Dream, by Ruth Cantrell

Sunday, August 2, 7:00 pm – Supremacy, by Rosalyn Rosen

Tickets are $15

Tickets are purchased through Stages.  You can either purchase them online at stagestheatre.com or you can call them at 713.527.0123.  There are no added fees if you call to purchase them!

*please RSVP to wduell@dramatistsguild.com

Having lived through the Boston marathon bombings, Diana attempts to start over by connecting to her past. While doing so, she re-examines the family legends and finds new twists of violence and new strands of love.

Italian/English Bilingual

Monday, June 1, 7 PM, Studio 101

Free

 

 

Claire, a young novelist, has been hired to ghost the the true story of Rex and Roy Smith. But she has difficulty staying detached as she tries to discover why the two seemingly nice men, as young boys, brutally beat their father to death.

Monday, April 20, 7 PM

Studio 101, Spring Street Studios

1824 Spring St, Houston, TX 77007

 

FREE!

Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre Company and Wordsmyth Theatre proudly present Museum of Dysfunction VII: A SHOWCASE OF SHORTS. The seventh installment of our annual short play festival features pieces by new playwrights from across the nation and produced by the wonderfully talented Mildred’s Umbrella Company and friends. With over 200 submissions this year, we’ve chosen 20 of the best to bring new voices to Houston audiences. As always, we’ve got two lineups with Group 1 running March 26-28, and Group 2 running April 2-4. Come both weekends and get a totally new set of plays the second time! Some adult situations and language is present in these shows, so we recommend that you consider this PG-13.

WHEN: March 26,27,28 (group I) & April 2,3,4 (group II)
All shows are at 8pm

WHERE: Studio 101 at Spring Street Studios
1824 Spring Street , 77007

COST: Pay-As-You-Can!

MORE INFO/RESERVATIONS: www.mildredsumbrella.com, info@mildredsumbrella.com or (832) 463-0409

They  call  it  the  Goldilocks  Zone.
When  all  of  the  conditions  are  right.
Not  too  hot — not  too  cold.
For love, for art, for life.

7 PM

Studio 101, Spring Street Studios

FREE!

Plays we will be going to this Spring:

 

Cloud Tectonics, by Jose Rivera

Mildred’s Umbrella

1/22 – 2/7

Preferred Date: Monday, Feb 2

 

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by jane Wagner

Stages Repertory Theater

1/22 – 2/15

Preferred Date: Friday, Feb 13

Meeting: Sunday, Feb. 22

 

Stupid Fucking Bird, by Aaron Posner

Stages Repertory Theater

3/18-4/12

Preferred Date, Friday, 3/19

Meeting: Sunday, 3/29

 

All My Sons, by Arthur Miller

The Alley Theatre

3/27-4/19

Preferred Date: Wednesday, 4/1

Meeting: Sunday, 3/26

 

Kneehigh’s Tristan and Yseult, Carl Grose and Anna Marie Murphy, Adapted by Emma Rice

The Alley Theatre

4/24-5/24

Preferred Date: Wednesday 4/29

 

Two Old Black Guys Just Sitting Around Talking, by Gus Edwards

The Ensemble Theatre

5/2-5/31

Preferred Date: Friday, May 15

Meeting: Sunday, 5/31

 

Stage  Kiss, by Sara Ruhl

Stark Naked Theatre

5/28 – 6/13

Preferred Date: Friday, June 5

 

Hypocrites, by Melissa Flower and Thomas Ward

6/12-6/27

Preferred Date: Friday, June 19

Meeting Date: Sunday, June 28

 

All meetings at 10 AM in the dressing room at Company OnStage.

Cost: $75

Dramatist Guild Members: $60

Students/Seniors: $45

Members are responsible for purchasing their own tickets to the plays.

To join us, send an email to elizabeth@wordsmyththeater.org

Payment can be made through our donate button on our Support Wordsmyth page.

Separated by culture. Divided from her family. Can a Korean immigrant find the words to break free of her prison of silence? Wordsmyth presents its bilingual play of the season.

 

 

A publicist tries to purchase the image rights from the mother of a young celebrity and must close the deal before the media finds out the teen idol is in the hospital after a heroin overdose. The clock ticks on.

Studio 101 at Spring Street Studios

1824 Spring Street

Houston, TX 77007

 

FREE!