Tarra Gaines
Wonder & A Whale: Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer Transform American Classics into Opera
This November, Moby-Dick journeys safely back to its home port, as the Dallas Opera once again flies the doomed ship Pequod’s colors.
Power Study: Main Street Theater’s Rebecca Greene Udden on Wolf Hall
This month, Houston’s Main Street Theater becomes the first U.S regional company to attempt the intricately plotted historical drama, Wolf Hall.
New Theater New Audiences: Lott Entertainment Presents Moves to the Alley
A year ago, Lott Entertainment Presents, introduced Houston to cabaret and theatrical performances rarely seen in the city.
Stephanie Wittels Wachs and Matt Hune Launch the Rec Room
Though only two months old, Houston’s latest performing arts venue, the Rec Room, has established itself as a quirky alternative to traditional theater companies.
Deep Woods & The Courage To Question: De Kus (The Kiss) at Stages Repertory Theatre
A woman takes a walk through the woods. She travels with a destination weighing heavy in her mind, an appointment to keep, yet along the way she meets a stranger by happenstance and everything changes.
Bare Bones Shaw: Bedlam Comes to Stark Naked
This summer, Houston drama-lovers need to brace themselves for bedlam— stark naked bedlam that is, as a local favorite theater brings to town one of Off Broadway’s hottest companies for a new vision of George Bernard Shaw’s classic Saint Joan, June 2-18 at Studio 101 in Spring Street Studios.
Digital Detectives Probe a Dystopian Future in The Nether at the Alley
A cop and suspect stare at each other from across a table in a stark and claustrophobic interrogation room. These first moments of Jennifer Haley’s The Nether at the Alley Theatre (Through May 29) reveal a setup we’ve seen before on a thousand police and procedural shows.
Wrestling on the Blue Carpet: Nancy and Tarra on The Christians at the Alley
Arts + Culture editor Nancy Wozny and Houston theater writer Tarra Gaines take a break from the usual review format to discuss Lucas Hnath's The Christians, running at the Alley Theatre through May 15.
This Page Left Intentionally Blank or Not: Big Dance Theater at CounterCurrent
“Don’t look at that. That’s not part of the tour,” is a phrase used by absolutely no museum docent ever, until Tymberly, the new Menil Collection docent, had me in her guiding clutches.
Caught up in the Action: The Audience Gets To Work on Texas Stages
As adults, we understand the classic theater relationship between play and audience.
Rude Mechs Take Texas (for a Change)
Whether they’re airily dodging swinging theatrical lights or brawling in the melted cheese of an overflowing gold-plated queso fountain, Austin’s Rude Mechs have some serious (and seriously funny) moves.