A Ghoulish Party Zone

Underwear models, a sexy wicked witch and hungry rats: It's a wild Monsters Bash at Studio 101

By Joel Luks

09.18.12 | 10:07 am

Yellow police barrier tape warned passersby that danger loomed beyond its boundaries. Within the contaminated, cordoned off zone, a disposed cadaver pouch was besieged by hungry rats. Cobwebs and m ...

The Arthropologist

The new theater hub: Studio 101 becomes the place to see drama — what a difference a roof makes

By Nancy Wozny

09.15.12 | 2:27 pm

Studio 101 sounds like a 1970s disco. It's not, it's the Spring Street home of three of Houston's leading small theater troupes, Classical Theatre Company (CTC), Mildred& ...

Calendar Closeup

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

By Joel Luks

08.08.12 | 3:08 pm

On tap this week, I bring you a diverse cross section of what's nifty about this city, which often feels like a town where everyone knows your name. Read on to learn how to partake in agility d ...

The Arthropologist

Large Animal Games explores sex, love & self delusion; throw in bullfights & lingerie, too

By Nancy Wozny

06.28.12 | 4:52 pm

Large Animal Games by Steve Yockey is at Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company through July 14 at Studio 101. It's always interesting to find out how a play lands on a Houston stage: ...

Pick Five (Plus)

Your weekly guide to Houston: Putin's Kiss, a dead man's cellphone and an early Earth Day

By Joel Luks

04.05.12 | 3:35 pm

Great weather for outdoor festivities, not so much for crawfish. At least they were delicious at the Fourth Annual YUPES Crawfish Boil at Firehouse Saloon last weekend. Springtime sunny sk ...

Art shuffle

Divergence Diva moves on: Three theater companies find a new home at Spring Street Studios

By Joel Luks

01.14.12 | 1:00 pm

Theater is both an art form and a physical place where thespian devotees retreat to bask in the fantastical world of show business. As such, it's difficult for smaller theater groups to be take ...

Pick Five (Plus)

Your weekly guide to Houston: Grape stomping your own wine, chilling Ice Bike Baby style & getting French wise

By Joel Luks

07.22.11 | 11:53 am

What do trains, craft beer and American vaudevillian musicals have in common? They all gave me something to think about last week. Here is what was up.  Spacetaker opened another photograp ...

The Arthropologist

Life goes on: Why it's OK for arts groups to downsize, take a break or — gasp! — even go away

By Nancy Wozny

07.10.11 | 12:00 pm

After listening to a tale of woe from a fellow cultural warrior, I said, "We need to talk more about fatigue in the arts world." Looking at me with a set of piercing eyes, he replied, ...

Strange carnival of a play

Freak show or thought-provoking? Mildred's Under the Big, Dark Sky showcases Houston's Dark Prince

By Nancy Wozny

04.28.11 | 8:00 am

Edward doesn't have a body, but that's fine with him, he doesn't mind just being a head. Actually, he longs to be a book, by John Keats to be exact. Jesus is believed to be a plant. ...

Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company presents Under the Big, Dark Sky

04.21.11 - 04.30.11

Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company presents the world premier of Under the Big, Dark Sky by John Harvey. Directed by Trish Rigdon, a live original music score by Andy McWilliams will be featu