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

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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 ...

Classical Theatre Company's Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry

01.16.13 - 02.03.13

Ubu Roi is an avant-garde foray into the nature of greed and power. Ubu plots with his wife and fellow conspirators to kill the King of Poland, the broad satire that proceeds to unfold shows all th

Classical Theatre Company Reading Series: The Wasps by Aristophanes

Brazos Bookstore

11.14.12

The Wasps is the fourth of Aristophanes' 11 surviving plays and was first produced in 422 BC. The drama begins with an unusual scene: A son has covered his father's house in giant nets and

Classical Theatre Company presents Miss Julie by August Strindberg

09.26.12 - 10.14.12

Considered by many to be Strindberg's seminal work, Miss Julie follows an evening in the life of Miss Julie, a young aristocratic woman, as she mingles with the servants on her father's est

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The aging process: As Houston arts organizations grow older, they, too, question their purpose in life

By Nancy Wozny

08.26.12 | 9:00 am

"We are turning 35, it's time that we look at what we are up to," says Mary Lampe, director of SWAMP, while sitting across from me at lunch at the Houston Arts Resource Fair. Lam ...

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Russian fever grips Houston: How FotoFest is changing the city

By Nancy Wozny

04.15.12 | 12:07 pm

Anybody else have the urge to hole up with Dr. Zhivago with some blintzes and a shot of vodka? Or is it just me that has seen a fixation on Russia framing the FotoFest Biennial 2012 & ...

Classical Theatre Company presents The Tempest

04.12.12 - 04.29.12

William Shakespeare's The Tempest centers around Prospero, the former Duke of Milan. Having been wrongfully exiled with his daughter, Miranda by his brother from his seat as the Duke of Mi