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February 15, 2022 By Ian Mauzy

Our friends at Houston Arts Alliance maintain a Cultural Events Calendar, listing all sorts of things to see in Houston!

https://wordsmyththeater.org/haa-calendar/

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October reading: The Open Potion, by Elizabeth Keel

October 20, 2024 By Ian Mauzy

The Open Potion, by Elizabeth A.M. Keel
7 PM, Oct. 28th, 2024 - Free Admission
Main Street Theater
2540 Times Blvd, 77005

Wordsmyth Theater Company is proud to present this reading of Elizabeth Keel’s new play The Open Potion!

The Open Potion is an epic, fantasy, coming-of-age story of two siblings — Beryl, a knight, and Rowan an apothecary. They must journey on a quest to save the life of the Countess of Bayong, and learn to navigate rivers and the Sea, and assassins and foes to find a very precious and very rare ingredient.

Admission is free and open to the public.

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May Reading — Magnificat by Joe Barnes on May 20!

May 14, 2024 By Elizabeth Earle

The nuns of Our Lady of the Sacred Valley convent are in trouble.  Their protector, Bishop O’Quigley, is dead under compromising circumstances.   Their lucrative business is close to collapsing. The sisters scheme and scramble in an effort to survive — all while religious belief takes root in the unlikeliest of places. 

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April Reading: Planet First, by William Duell

March 27, 2024 By Ian Mauzy

PLANET FIRST, by William Duell April 1, 7 PM Main Street Theater 2540 Times Blvd, 77005 Free Admission

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February Reading!

February 7, 2024 By Elizabeth Earle

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October Reading!

October 10, 2023 By Elizabeth Earle

A home shopping host, is at the top of her field and ready to take the leap into network broadcasting. After routine wisdom teeth extraction, she wakes up deaf. 

This is our bilingual reading, and the second language this year is American Sign Language.

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September Reading!

September 13, 2023 By Elizabeth Earle

Anke wants to be a parent, but definitely not a mom. Mel wants to fall in love with a man and have babies. As they approach the end of their 30s without romantic success, Anke convinces Mel that they should parent together. When Mel finally does fall in love, they must decide what kind of family to have.

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Reading of Bridging the Gap by LaDarrion Williams

May 12, 2023 By Elizabeth Earle

Three Black creatives from Alabama fight for their place on an app that constantly erases them after a White content creator steals their content. When a famous filmmaker decides to document their journey, the trio’s bond has to survive jealousy before the spotlight costs them their friendship

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Reading of Floating Naked with Piranhas

April 17, 2023 By Elizabeth Earle

A newly-hired warehouse worker learns how to succeed on the job at Amazon – or does he?

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Pickaxe Player

March 24, 2023 By Elizabeth Earle

Two puppet ministers meet the Houston Pickaxe Killer.

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December reading — If Nobody Does Remarkable Things

December 5, 2022 By Elizabeth Earle

Joel is on board a ship and needs somewhere to stay. Paul thinks they should rescue him but Anna’s not so sure. A new play about climate change and forgiveness.

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Current Events

  • October reading: The Open Potion, by Elizabeth Keel
  • May Reading — Magnificat by Joe Barnes on May 20!
  • April Reading: Planet First, by William Duell
  • February Reading!
  • October Reading!

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