Posted on · Episode: 1660 Simplicity, complexity, and Shakespeare (with guest Megan Cole). Today, a treat. I have a guest commentator. Seattle Actor Megan Cole is here to talk about complexity, simplicity, and Shakespeare.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A special edition of the program featuring highlights of conversations we've had in recent years about film and theater. We hear from director and Houston native Wes Anderson, along with actors Louis Gossett Jr., and Rita Moreno.
Posted on · Episode: 1701 The sewing machine in American life. Today, the sewing machine.
Posted on · Seven performing arts organizations have started workshops with youth in juvenile detention centers in the area.
Posted on · Main Street Theater presents The Weir, a play about several locals at an Irish pub swapping ghost stories.
Posted on · The actor is in Houston for a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Posted on · Joshua Zinn visits Rice University's production of the play, which combines elements of 90s culture and a trope-heavy fantasy world.
Posted on · We visit The Showboat Drive-In Theater, Houston's only functioning drive-in.
Posted on · Houston Actor Tamarie Cooper talks about hosting her annual, full-scale musical comedy show, now it its 21st year.
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.
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.
Posted on · The director of works such as Nixon In China talks about his art with Houston Public Media's Ernie Manouse.
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
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.
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.