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Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events — blanket bingo included

By Joel Luks

09.11.13 | 11:02 am

On tap this week are events that link past and present, including an al fresco game night, classic theater, African music, Japanese tunes and a family friendly festival at one of Houston's hist ...

Classical Theatre Company presents The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

04.09.14 - 04.27.14

Oscar Wilde's most famous and most successful, play, The Importance of Being Earnest is an outrageously witty and implausibly farcical comedy about marriage and manners. Jack Worthington, known

Classical Theatre Company presents Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

01.29.14 - 02.16.14

A complex play exploring the complex nature of the relationship between man and God, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus follows the story of a doctor, who, fed up with scholarly pursuits, sells

Classical Theatre Company presents Hamlet by William Shakespeare

09.11.13 - 09.29.13

Packed with some of the most famous speeches and lines ever written, Hamlet has fascinated artists, scholars and the general public since its first production in 1601. Regarded by most to be W

Classical Theatre Company Auditions

06.22.13 - 06.23.13

These general auditions are open to all actors. Audition slots are limited and are first come, first served. To reserve an audition slot, each actor must email auditions@classicaltheatre.org with t

Breasts On Display

Breasts in your face, an anal Patrick Stewart, Bronies and more: Real life lessons from Comicpalooza

By Tarra Gaines

05.27.13 | 2:57 pm

A long time ago, in this very galaxy, nerds, freaks and geeks were the embodiment of the uncool, but those days are but a misty memory. We now live in a world ruled by geeks, a world where Ironman ...

Classical Theatre Company's Fifth Anniversary Celebration

Sparrow Bar + Cookshop

04.29.13

Join for a night of merriment celebrating Classical Theatre Company's fifth anniversary. Cocktails, a delicious dinner and silent auction will take place at Monica Pope's Sparrow Bar + Cook

Classical Theatre Company presents The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

03.27.13 - 04.14.13

Every year as part of the company's Main Stage season, Classical Theatre Company produces at least one work by William Shakespeare. The Merchant of Venice is known in the classical canon f

Classical Theatre Company Reading Series: Why Cupid Came to Earl's Court by Cosmo Hamilton

Brazos Bookstore

02.13.13

Why Cupid Came to Earl's Court is a short, one-act romantic comedy perfect for a pre-Valentine's Day outing. The play takes place over the course of one evening in the Robertson's famil

The Arthropologist

X-Men (and women) for the Arts: Volunteers use biz superpowers to help small arts groups thrive

By Nancy Wozny

01.11.13 | 2:27 pm

The dreamy sounds of Sting's "Message in a Bottle" wafted through the air as bassist Sandor Ostlund serenaded the packed house at Gremillion & Co. recently as part ...