Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1701: Sewing Machine
Posted on · Episode: 1701 The sewing machine in American life. Today, the sewing machine.
Tag: theater
Houston Matters
Theater District Brings The Arts To Juvenile Detention Centers
Posted on · Seven performing arts organizations have started workshops with youth in juvenile detention centers in the area.
Houston Matters
Binge On Irish Ghost Stories For St. Patty’s Day
Posted on · Main Street Theater presents The Weir, a play about several locals at an Irish pub swapping ghost stories.
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Barry Bostwick Reflects on the Cult Phenomenon That is ‘Rocky Horror’
Posted on · The actor is in Houston for a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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A Young Girl’s Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Comes to Life in ‘She Kills Monsters’
Posted on · Joshua Zinn visits Rice University's production of the play, which combines elements of 90s culture and a trope-heavy fantasy world.
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A Visit to a Houston Drive-In Movie Theater
Posted on · We visit The Showboat Drive-In Theater, Houston's only functioning drive-in.
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Two Decades Of Tamarie: How A Houston Theatre Tradition Evolved
Posted on · Houston Actor Tamarie Cooper talks about hosting her annual, full-scale musical comedy show, now it its 21st year.
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Full Show: Immigration Plan, And Safety At Psychiatric Facilities (Jan. 26, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn whether Houston-area advocates and Congressional leaders are willing to support Pres. Trump's immigration plan. We discuss safety practices at mental health facilities. We break down The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week's news. And we learn about a new Latino theater festival.
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Full Show: New Mental Health Facility, And Texas Turning Blue (Jan. 9, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn about a new mental health facility coming to the city. Then, a local columnist thinks 2018 could be the year Texas elects a Democrat to a statewide office. We learn why. Plus, we learn how the courts handle discrimination cases. And we remember a pioneer of the Houston theater scene.
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How Opera And Theater Director Peter Sellars Sees The World Differently
Posted on · The director of works such as Nixon In China talks about his art with Houston Public Media's Ernie Manouse.
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Full Show: Restoring Mercer Botanic Gardens, And A Play About Mexican Wrestling (Nov. 17, 2017)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn about efforts to restore Houston's Mercer Botanic Gardens after Harvey. Our non-experts discuss The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week's news. And we learn about a play based on Mexican wrestling
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How Theater Can Change The Lives Of Texas Prisoners
Posted on · Houston actor/director Justin Doran tells us about a program that brings the theater to Eastham Prison, a maximum security institution 45 minutes outside of Huntsville.
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Full Show: Lingering Post-Harvey Health Concerns, And Inside Chinese Public Schools (Sept. 27, 2017)
Posted on · On Wednesday's edition of Houston Matters: We learn what health hazards still remain a month after Harvey. We engage in our weekly political roundup. And journalist Lenora Chu takes us inside the intense world of the Chinese public school system.
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A Visit to a Houston Drive-In Movie Theater
Posted on · We visit The Showboat Drive-In Theater, Houston's only functioning drive-in.
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Rec Room Stages Stravinsky’s Once-Riotous ‘Rite of Spring’
Posted on · (Above: Performers from Rec Room’s production of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet “The Rite of Spring.” Photo: Natasha Gorel) When Igor Stravinsky’s famous — and perhaps infamous — ballet: The Rite of Spring premiered in Paris in 1913, it caused riots in the streets with the almost primitive sounds of the music – and equally primitive choreography depicting a story […]