The CultureMap Interview

Coming home: Cindy Pickett's return to Houston & Shakespeare conjures up a world of emotions

By Tarra Gaines

08.05.12 | 9:36 am

Film and television actress Cindy Pickett is going through several emotional homecomings this month. The daughter of the late, beloved University of Houston drama professor Cecil J. Pickett, Cindy ...

Domestic drama in the park

The "real housewives" of Houston Shakespeare Festival mix it up in Hamlet & Comedy of Errors

By Joseph Campana

08.02.12 | 7:30 pm

What’s better than a little theater in the park? Domestic drama in the park, and no one was better at stirring up a little trouble at home than William Shakespeare. Why drive to Winedale? ...

Rare Birds

Sweet dreams are made of this: The lengths we go to — and things we avoid — for a good night's sleep

By Chris Becker

06.24.12 | 5:00 pm

One of my favorite comic book writers, Cleveland-born Harvey Pekar, who passed away in July 2010, lifts a direct quote from author George Orwell's autobiographical novel Down and Out In Paris a ...

Houston Shakespeare Festival: Hamlet

Miller Outdoor Theatre

08.03.12 - 08.11.12

It's no secret that the Bayou City loves the Bard. After nearly four decades of performances, the Houston Shakespeare Festival continues to mesmerize audiences of all ages at Miller Outdoor The

Baker Shakespeare presents Hamlet

03.10.11 - 03.19.11

Since its premiere season in 1970, Rice University’s Baker Residential College has hosted the oldest continuous Shakespeare festival in Houston, bringing his classic plays to both the undergr

Opera on the movie screen

For Houston opera lovers, the Met is as close as the nearby cineplex

By Leslie Loddeke

03.28.10 | 9:19 pm

To be, or not to be privy to a fabulous Metropolitan Opera “Live in HD” performance of Hamlet in a Houston theater? That is the question. Actually, that’s no question at ...