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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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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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November reading — Hecuba by Amanda Andrei

November 16, 2022 By Elizabeth Earle

Set in Los Angeles, Philippine-born baker and mother Hecuba struggles to remember and reconcile the past violence done to her and her children. Meanwhile, her children – activist Cassandra and scholar Polyxena – clash over Polyxena’s unexpected/unwanted pregnancy. All the women orbit the question: How do I obtain justice in an unjust world?

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Please join us for a panel discussion!

September 9, 2022 By Elizabeth Earle

On Monday, September 12, at 6:30 on Facebook.

Rehearsing the Times Panel Discussion

With Dabrina Sandifer and Jennifer Decker, and moderated by Karen Schlag.

This panel discussion will talk about how “art imitates life”. To discuss how we have so many pieces of literature, films, and plays, that continue to go through a cycle of violence and hardship and how it affects writers, directors, and actors. We will discuss how we can use platforms to advocate and connect. And when is it a great time to inform children of what’s taking place in the world and how we do it?

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September Reading!

September 9, 2022 By Elizabeth Earle

ABC City produces educational programming for children. One of its most popular characters is Mr. Pickle, whose goal is to guide children through some of the most difficult situations in various eras, such as the tensions in the Balkans in the early 2000s, immigrant detention camps on the Texas border during President Trump, and the post climate apocalypse in the future.

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Reading for May 2022!

May 2, 2022 By Ian Mauzy

Yella Jack, by Donna Latham
Monday, May 9, 7PM
Main Street Theater
2540 Times Blvd, Houston, TX 77005
Free Admission

It’s 1878. Yellow Fever and serial killer Yella Jack ravage the city of Memphis. Can science and faith together conquer these vile, twin plagues? Is there a lesson here for us?

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Reading for April 2022!

March 28, 2022 By Elizabeth Earle

Doug writes a historical play diminishing the prominence of a woman; director Rebecca restores it through skillful staging, angering Doug. What do writers and artists owe to historical fact?

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Current Events

  • September Reading!
  • Reading of Bridging the Gap by LaDarrion Williams
  • Reading of Floating Naked with Piranhas
  • Pickaxe Player
  • December reading — If Nobody Does Remarkable Things

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