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Events on Friday, April 19, 2024

Friday, April 19, 2024

Friday, April 19 at 7:00 PM

7:00 PM

An alternate history play.

King Charles III presents an alternate history of the ascension of Prince Charles to the throne of the United Kingdom. Does the King have the power to directly intervene in the making of his country's laws? What would happen if he did? Could the nation and the royal family themselves maintain their identity if the King were to make such a choice?Read more

Friday, April 19 at 7:00 PM

7:00 PM

Dr. Paulo Gomes and the Houston Masterworks Chorus in partnership with University of Houston Director, Jose Chabelo Longoria and the UH Mariachi Pumas.

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Brilla Mariachi! A sonic journey celebrating cultural diversity, artistic innovation, and the power of music to unite us all.

Join us for the world premiere of Cancion Del Amor Lejano composed by Ily Maniano and arranged by Jose Chabelo Longoria. Our groundbreaking musical composition fuses the excellence of the Houston Masterworks Chorus with the soul-stirring sounds of mariachi.Read more

Friday, April 19 at 8:00 PM

8:00 PM

Written by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney

There is a new menace sweeping the nation, ready to ensnare and seduce the youth and drag them down into a life of sin: REEFER MADNESS !

In this hilarious, over-the-top satire, the high school drama club, led by the gravely stern Lecturer, illustrates the perils of the “leafy green assassin.” They tell the story of Jimmy, a fine, upstanding, All-American boy whose life fell apart because of the evil reefer. Jimmy was a good kid, with a bright future ahead of him. He had a sweetheart whom he loved, the wholesome and sweet Mary Lane. But when Jimmy is tricked into taking his first puff of reefer, his life quickly spirals downward. He begins to neglect his family, his schoolwork, even Mary, in order to spend all his time smoking at the Reefer Den. His addiction leads him to debauchery, sin, and theft.

Reefer Madness is an irreverent parody of the classic 1930s instructional film full of camp, hilarity, mayhem, and madness.Read more

Friday, April 19 at 8:00 PM

8:00 PM

by Sarah Kane, Directed by Jason Nodler & T Lavois Thiebaud

"LOVE ME OR KILL ME"

In her brief, boundary breaking career Sarah Kane’s work prompted the term “a theatre of extremes,” yet CLEANSED comes soaked through with hope. Explosively aching, hauntingly poetic, and disarmingly tender, Kane delivers a fever-dream fable of unimaginable brutality and miraculous beauty.

Given our country’s immediate threat to the bodies and lives of those of us who look, live, or love beyond the confines of conservative ‘norms,’ 26 years after it was written, CLEANSED feels nightmarishly prescient. More than a play, in 2024’s America, CLEANSED feels like a cause.

"Once you have perceived that life is very cruel, the only response is to live with as much humanity, humor and freedom as you can.” -Sarah KaneRead more