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    best march theater

    Gods, goddesses, and the ocean surge in Houston's best March theater picks

    Tarra Gaines
    Mar 7, 2022 | 11:29 am
    Ferguson as Nick and Christine Toy Johnson as Diane.
    Ferguson as Nick and Christine Toy Johnson as Diane.
    Photo by Matthew Murphy

    Theater blooms anew in March from our favorite Houston companies with world premieres and classics with 21st-century sensibilities.

    That means, for fans, gods, goddesses, healing witches, man-dogs, and most scary of all, scheming writers.

    Yes, Hamilton takes its last Houston bow in later March, but we’ll immediately welcome back those hospitable, Come From Away Newfoundlanders at Hobby Center. Plus, we’ll dive under the sea for something really different from University of Houston’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts.

    Sense and Sensibility at Alley Theatre (now through March 27)
    The go-to playwright for exciting new twirls on the classics, Kate Hamill’s adaptations of Jane Austin favorites has been a hit across the country.

    Her adaptations celebrate the original work while giving actors the ultimate innovative workout as many of the resident company cast will play multiple roles, perhaps even in the very same scenes.

    While we expect fine romantic comedy fare from any Austin version, Hamill has shown she can spotlight some of the Austin’s sharp social commentary and satire for the stage. This might make for the ultimate spring feel-good show.

    Sylvia from Houston Ballet (March 10-20)
    Ballet doesn’t get much more theatrical than Greek/Roman myths with dancing gods, goddesses, nymphs, huntresses, fauns, and the odd naiad. Though perhaps not as known to dance lovers as other story ballets, this depiction of the Sylvia myth, set to music by Léo Delibes has created faun fans for almost a 150 years.

    In 2019, Houston Ballet’s Stanton Welch put his own mark on the legendary tale of the huntress Sylvia, and her love for a mortal shepherd. Welch’s choreography and vision returns with three epic forest love stories brought to live in the Wortham by the company dancers with stunning costumes and set designs scenic by world-renowned ballet and opera designer Jerome Kaplan, with lighting design by Lisa J. Pinkham, and myth building projections from Wendall K. Harrington.

    Dog Act at Main Street Theater (March 20-April 16)
    Even if civilizations ends, showbiz will go on. At least, that’s the premise of Liz Duffy Adams’s very different comic take on post-apocalyptic stories.

    Follow the adventures of Zetta Stone, a traveling performer, and her companion Dog (a young man undergoing a voluntary species demotion) as they wander through the former northeastern United States.

    Zetta, Dog, and their little vaudevillian troupe are on their way to a gig in China, assuming they can find it. When civilization falls, we need language, stories and a good laugh all the more. Adams will also be in person at MST for a Part of the Art Series post-show discussion on Sunday, Apr. 10.

    Come From Away presented by Theatre Under the Stars (March 22-April 3)
    TUTS lands this touring production of the award-winning show about singular acts of kindness and connection that will likely have new resonance after these past two years of anxiety and isolation for many.

    Come From Away reveals the true story of what happened to some of the planes head to the U.S from Europe on 9/11 as they’re forced to land in Canada’s eastern-most province. The stranded passengers find hospitality and songs from small-town Newfoundlanders.

    All of the characters are based on real individuals, including Dallas-based Beverley Bass, the first female American Airlines captain.

    Gloria from 4th Wall Theatre (March 24-April 16)
    MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and an Obie Award, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s satire on literary life pits an ambitious group of editorial assistants against each other at a famous New York cultural magazine.

    When an ordinary workday becomes all too news worthy who will get to tell that story? Black is back–actor/director and Alley acting company emeritus James Black that is–fresh off directing Amerikin at the Alley to direct a cast of young, local favorites.

    Ocean Filibuster at University of Houston’s Quintero Theater (March 25-27)
    The Earth’s oceans get their day in Congress in this wildly inventive multidisciplinary theatrical experience from PearlDamour, the Obie-Award winning collaborative team of Lisa D'Amour and Katie Pearl and presented by the University of Houston’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts and School of Theater & Dance.

    The duo draw from myth, performance art, and climate science to imagine a showdown between Senate leader Mr. Majority and The Ocean itself. The production utilizes music, video, interactive mini-labs, and 3D-augmented reality to plunge the audience beneath the waves and discover the intimate, critical relationship between humankind and the ocean.

    The Houston performances will be the first leg of national tour that was originally commissioned and developed by the American Repertory Theater with support from the Harvard University Center for the Environment.

    Sunrise Coven at Stages (March 25-April 11)
    Houston playwright Bourque-Sheil takes a wickedly comic twist on U.S. health care issues with the latest world premiere from Stages. Sunrise Coven received an initial reading at RecRoom in Houston.

    In this witchy tale, Hallie has been a caring nurse to her community for much of her life. When her eyesight fails, she finds a new calling among a local coven as she thwarts the big business of Western medicine to access drugs and healing for her patients.

    Stages does advise before taking any magical theater supplement that we should consult our doctor — to see if witchcraft is right for us.

    The Houston Ballet opens a box of mythic stories for Stanton Welch's Sylvia.

    Houston Ballet:Sylvia
      
    Photo by Amitava Sarkar
    The Houston Ballet opens a box of mythic stories for Stanton Welch's Sylvia.
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    Houston's iconic Rothko Chapel receives new grant to restore Beryl damage

    Jef Rouner
    May 12, 2025 | 10:30 am
    Rothko Chapel exterior
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    Houston's beloved Rothko Chapel is one step closer to recovery after Hurricane Beryl in 2024. A substantial new grant from Bank of America will fund the restoration of Mark Rothko pieces damaged by the storm.

    “This grant comes at a pivotal moment – not only for the Rothko Chapel, but in the broader context of our changing climate and growing vulnerability to extreme weather events,” said David Leslie, executive director of the Chapel. “The conservation process will require extensive time, specialized materials, and expert technical support to stabilize and restore these works, ensuring they can once again inspire visitors within this sacred space. Bank of America’s support underscores the urgent need to preserve culturally significant artworks like these, especially as we face new environmental challenges that threaten our artistic legacy.”

    The Bank of America Art Conservation Project has been used to fund the preservation and restoration of culturally significant artworks since 2010. In 2021, the project also funded the restoration of an 13th Century Incan textile housed at Houston's Menil Collection. This year's other recipients include the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Museo Nacional de San Carlos in Mexico City, Sir John Soane's Museum in London, and the Sydney Opera House.

    Since 1971, Rothko Chapel has been one of the best meditative spaces in Houston. Commissioned by John and Dominique de Menil in 1964, Rothko designed the space and painted its famous black panels. Rothko himself did not live to see the completion, dying by suicide in New York in 1970. Now, the chapel stands as a non-denominational spiritual center, hosting concerts, mindfulness clinics, and other events designed to promote mental healing in visitors.

    When Hurricane Beryl hit Houston on July 8, high winds and torrential hammered the chapel's roof. Water leakage damaged the walls and one of Rothko's black triptychs on the east side of the building. It took seven months of work before the chapel was reopened to the public in December, but the damaged art was still housed off site for restoration. Bank of America's grant should hopefully speed up the process of returning the iconic pieces back to public view.

    “It is devastating to see the domino effects of an event like Hurricane Beryl, jeopardizing the storied institutions and culturally significant works that provide so much context into the Houston identity,” said Hong Ogle, President, Bank of America Houston. “I am very proud that Bank of America’s Art Conservation Project allows us to support the arts in a unique and impactful way and preserve the works that mean the most to our community.”

    In addition to the restoration, Rothko Chapel recently broke ground on a $42 million campus expansion. Two new buildings to the north with house administrative services and an archive, and a meditation garden dedicated to Kathleen and Chuck Mullenweg. A new program center will follow after.

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