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8944-A Clarkcrest
Houston, TX 77063

713-661-9505

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The Whale at Theatre Southwest Is Big as All Get-Out
Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 12:41 p.m. by D. L. Groover

The set-up: Celebrating its 60th season, venerable Theatre Southwest, housed in a musty strip mall off Fondren Road, manages to open our eyes to the wonders of theater. You never know what surprise is in store. I've yet to see a cre...
Theatre Southwest's Festival of Originals Still Swingin' After 19 Years
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 7 a.m. by Vic Shuttee

Mimi Holloway has been producing the Festival of Originals for the last 19 years. The artistic director says that despite nearly two decades of existence the basic format has remained the same. “We take five original scrip...
The 5 Best Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: Magical Winter Lights and More
Friday, November 20, 2015 at 6 a.m. by Olivia Flores Alvarez

On Friday, the inaugural Magical Winter Lights lantern festival opens for a six week run. It's a holiday festival, but not the one that first comes to mind. Yes, Santa will be on hand to take photos with kids but that's pretty much ...
The Skin of Our Teeth
Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 4 a.m. by Susie Tommaney

Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama The Skin of Our Teeth recounts the story of mankind’s gradual upward spiral. The play fast-tracks the audience ride from the Ice Age through the Great Flood and finally the ...