From actors to designers, directors to technicians, the city's brightest talent gets its due.
The setup: Who else in Houston are you going to trust to do justice to the creepy dysfunction and blasted-earth absurdity of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Samuel Beckett, than that theater company of raging imagination and utter theatricality, Catastrophic? If Waiting for Godot (1952) is his maste ... More >>
Catastrophic Theatre fave Mickle Maher mounts another success.
Readers can't wait to try Yummy Stinky
Photo by Monica FuentesSplash town: A statement of artistic or political principles?Since 2008, commuters coming off the Southwest Freeway have been met by a large mural version of Shepard Fairey's "Hope" poster of Barack Obama. It adorns a shop, across the street from the Breakfast Klub, th ... More >>
Readers trade tales of storied venue.
Think your food predilections are a little weird? Local author Steve Wiley has your penchant for peanut butter and banana sandwiches beat with his new book, Are You Gonna Eat That?!: A Collection of Crazy Culinary Concoctions. According to Wiley, the book was a long time coming: The idea an ... More >>
Photo by Troy SchulzeMarket Square Park will be THE place to go for dog sculptures​Houston officials have tried for years to make a go of Market Square Park, but it never seems to take.The latest effort, a $3 million one, gets unveiled tomorrow at 2 p.m.The park has been closed for December for a ... More >>
Troy Schulze -- our man in the art world​Troy Schulze has been a professional actor, a director, a playwright, art critic and journalist.Starting next Monday, he'll add a new title to his repetoire as he unveils a brand new enterprise for the Houston Press -- an Arts & Culture Blog called Art ... More >>
We pass on a bit of luck to the recipients of our first creativity awards
The DREAMers
The Catastrophic Theatre Companys on a roll
Under His Skin
Several Houston theaters participate in an astounding project
This Chekhov work isn't boring – but IBP's production is
It's the end of the road for AstroWorld
A nightmare unfolds under gray rain in Night Just Before the Forests
How does it feel to get mugged? Find out at a new show by Infernal Bridegroom Productions and DiverseWorks
Our critics weigh in on local theater
Our critics weigh in on local theater
Old-fashioned Leading Ladies -- a surprise hit
Me-sci-ah offers truth, celebrity and the Scientology way
Jerry's World -- and Joe Frank's radio show -- come to life
DJ Witnes hosts a new hip-hop show on KPFT
IBP celebrates its tenth anniversary with Meat/BAR
It's probably the wrong size, anyway
The hunt is on
Seize your three minutes of fame
Troy Schulze brings the poetry of Silver Jews front man David Berman to the stage
A swaggering Troy Schulze steals Phaedra's Love
Thunderloo is funny, but not IBP's best
