“Precious Memories, A One Woman Show” Conceived and Performed by Yunina Barbour-Payn
University Museum at Texas Southern 3100 Cleburne Avenue, Houston
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Bootycandy by Robert O’Hara
Bootycandy by Robert O’Hara
Bootycandy tells the story of Sutter, a young gay black man on an outrageous odyssey through his childhood home, his church, dive bars, motel rooms, and his grandmother’s nursing home. Bootycandy won the 2015 Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBT Drama and the original Off-Broadway production was a New York Times Critic’s Pick. The Times …
Rapture, Blister, Burn presented by 4th Wall Theatre Company
RecurringRapture, Blister, Burn presented by 4th Wall Theatre Company
Hot off the heels of sellout smash “Pride and Prejudice,” 4th Wall Theatre Company is starting 2019 with another Houston premiere, “Rapture, Blister, Burn” by Gina Gionfriddo. This 2013 Pulitzer Prize Finalist is a comedic but unflinching look at gender politics in the wake of fourth-wave feminism. “As a piece that’s part history lesson, part …
Monday, February 25, 2019
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Friday, March 1, 2019
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March 1, 2019 - RecurringYouth Performance Poetry Sessions at Discovery Green
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March 1, 2019 - Recurring“Precious Memories, A One Woman Show” Conceived and Performed by Yunina Barbour-Payn
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March 1, 2019 -AURA: Eye to Ear
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March 1, 2019Amy Schumer
Youth Performance Poetry Sessions at Discovery Green
Writers in the Schools (WITS) offers free writing and performance poetry workshops for poets ages 13 to 19 on Fridays, March 1, April 5 and May 3, 2019.
“Precious Memories, A One Woman Show” Conceived and Performed by Yunina Barbour-Payn
Seven interviews about one community, "Precious Memories" is a collection of stories based on oral histories that explore Black Appalachian community survival. Performing artist Yunina Barbour-Payne (Louisville, KY) dedicates her life’s work to preserving the history and culture of Black Appalachians through performance while challenging stereotypes about the Appalachian region more generally. Yunina uses the …
AURA: Eye to Ear
The “Fridays at Moores” series continues with AURA Contemporary Ensemble’s “Eye to Ear,” an evening of music Inspired by visual art. The performance features works by guest composer Chris Arrell, Viet Cuong, George Tsontakis and student award-winning composers Carlos Cordero and Yanis Eberhart. Arrell explores a favorite cartoon in “O Popeye,” Cuong finds inspiration in …
Amy Schumer
Will the recently wed Schumer tame her ribald comedy act for something homelier? Don’t bet on it. So you can count on her bawdy self will be slaying them in the aisles of the Revention and no, her opening act will not be her uncle Chuck. https://www.facebook.com/events/482222732309398/