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Remembering Local Theater Legend, Jeannette Clift George
Posted on · The founder of Houston’s A.D. Players, who was a pioneer of Christian theater, passed away recently. We remember her life, career, and contributions.
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Documentary Sheds New Light On The Playwright Behind ‘A Raisin In The Sun’
Posted on · The film 'Sighted Eyes | Feeling Heart' details some often-unknown facts of Lorraine Hansberry's life.
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WATCH: Experience An “Unusual New Year’s Eve” At Downtown’s Rec Room
Posted on · "Traci and Tony's Unusual New Year's Eve" is part rock opera; part Cyndi Lauper sing-along.
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The Alley Theatre Returns Home For The Holidays With “A Christmas Carol”
Posted on · Flood damage from Harvey forced the company to open its season at the University of Houston. But the Alley is bouncing back and presents its annual holiday production back home on its own Hubbard Stage
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What If Grandma Was A Professional Wrestler Back In The Day?
Posted on · Playwright and Houston native Alvaro Saar Rios turned his grandmother's love of Mexican wrestling into a play called Luchadora!
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Bringing Life To Art: Houstonian Incorporates Human Ashes Into His Paintings
Posted on · Wayne Gilbert incorporates cremated human remains into his artwork. A new documentary takes a closer look at his work and will be screened during the annual Houston Cinema Arts Festival.
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New Fifth Ward Documentary Film Festival Focuses On Black Cinema And Art
Posted on · Jolie Rocke Brown from Texas Southern University tells us more about the films being screened at the festival.
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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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Sam Shepard, ‘Poet Laureate Of America’s Emotional Badlands,’ Dies At 73
Posted on · A Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor, Shepard cut a towering presence in theater and cinema. He died last week of complications from ALS, a family spokesman says.
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Houston Director Uses Childhood Library As Short Film Inspiration
Posted on · Film director and Houston native Jason LaMotte made a short film about something near and dear to his own childhood heart -- a library.
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A Mother’s Remarkable Experience with Her Sons at the Theater
Posted on · We hear a story about a mother who took her sons to the theater for the first time and had an unexpected experience. The story is told by Janette Cosley, executive director of the Ensemble Theatre of Houston, which focuses on productions benefiting a multicultural audience. This segment was produced by Houston Public Media’s Abner Fletcher.
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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 […]
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Flying Drones for College Credit at UH
Posted on · (Above: A drone hovers overhead as University of Houston students prepare to shoot video for a class project. Photo: Michael Hagerty, Houston Public Media)They’re filming a remake of The Fast and the Furious movies on the University of Houston campus. Well, sort of. Instead of Dodge Chargers and Corvettes, they’re using golf carts. And instead […]
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Adapting Orwell’s ‘1984’ for the Stage
Posted on · George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps the best-known depiction of a fictional, authoritarian dystopia where constant surveillance, distortion of facts, history, and language and subtle (or event overt) government oppression are important themes. Even for those who haven’t read it, the idea of “Big Brother is watching you” has found its way into the culture, and […]
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Houston Pet Peeves: Unburden Yourself Before Your Memorial Day Weekend
Posted on · Every couple of months, we like to give you the opportunity to vent. It could be something about Houston — like the traffic or the weather. It could be something about your life. It could be something you just wished was a little bit different. It’s your Houston pet peeve, that one thing that sticks […]