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Directed by Associate Artistic Director Rhett Martinez. The production runs September 3–19, 2026, at Spring Street Studios #233.

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Collective Rage follows five very different women — all named Betty. One is rich, one lonely, one charismatic, one lovelorn, and one spends her time working on her truck. When one Betty decides to stage a play, their lives collide “at the intersection of rage, love, and the thea-tah.” Wildly funny, fiercely queer, and unapologetically theatrical, the play explores identity, desire, and connection in unexpected ways.

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(And yes — the full title really is: Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties; In Essence, A Queer and Occasionally Hazardous Exploration; Do You Remember When You Were In Middle School And You Read About Shackleton And How He Explored the Antarctic? Imagine the Antarctic As a Pussy and It’s Sort of Like That.)

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Not recommended for anyone under 16

You know the story, but you haven’t felt it like this. Step into the haunting, deeply intimate world of Thornfield Hall. Through stunning projections and evocative movement, this bold adaptation explores Charlotte Brontë’s timeless romance through the lens of Jane’s own artistic spirit—the very force that sustains her. Written by Tanya Terry and directed by Andrew Roblyer, this world-premiere production charts the quiet fire of a woman claiming her autonomy and the magnetic bond she shares with Edward Rochester. Artistic Director Rebecca Bernstein stars in a spellbinding experience.

Directed by Tom George. Winner of the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Harvey is a charming comedy about Elwood P. Dowd, a gentle man whose best friend is a six-foot-tall invisible rabbit. When his sister tries to have him committed, a hilarious mix-up lands her in the sanitarium instead. As the truth unravels, it becomes clear that Elwood’s odd companion might be more than just imaginary—and not such a bad influence after all.

It’s twilight in Ronald Reagan’s America, and the specter of nuclear war hangs over the country, but rent is still due on the first. A young girl is pulled into intrigue when her estranged uncle, a prominent Black conservative, brings his mysteriously ill white wife home for the holidays and forces long-simmering family tensions to boil over. Winner of the 2026 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Cold War Choir Practice is an explosion of roller disco, Reaganomics, espionage, and cults, underscored by the Seedlings of Peace Children’s Chorus. This production contains adult language and mature themes.

A Hitchcock thriller smashed together with Monty Python style absurdity. This fast, clever romp features nonstop laughs and over 150 characters played by just four actors, an onstage plane crash, handcuffs, espionage, and a dash of old-fashioned romance.

Adapted by Patrick Barlow
From the Novel by John Buchan

A confrontation on genius, envy, and the terrible silence of God. Vienna. Antonio Salieri summons the ghosts of his past to answer a question that has haunted him for decades: why did God choose Mozart instead of him? As memory gives way to obsession, the story of one of history's greatest composers unfolds through the eyes of the man who believed he destroyed him.

Rec Room transforms Amadeus into an intimate theatrical séance where memory, ritual, and myth converge. Peter Shaffer's masterpiece becomes an act of confession, exploring the mysteries of creation and the unbearable cost of witnessing greatness from its shadow

by PETER SHAFFER

directed by MATT HUNE

Tony Award and Drama Desk Award Winner

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Nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this inspiring true story proves that everyday acts of kindness are heroic in themselves. On the morning of September 11, 2001, 7,000 travelers suddenly find their flights rerouted to Gander, Newfoundland, doubling the tiny town’s population overnight. A moment of fear and uncertainty soon becomes an extraordinary story of generosity, hospitality, and human connection.

The World Premiere of JEZEBEL: The Criminally Country Musical comes to Art Factory this September! This honky-tonk jukebox comedy drops audiences inside a rowdy Southern women’s correctional facility, where they’ll meet an unforgettable lineup of inmates guilty of one thing: being just a little too much woman to handle. Powered by iconic country hits made famous by Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, The Chicks, and so many more, JEZEBEL is a hilarious, high-octane celebration of outlaw women, questionable decisions, and raising hell without apology.

JEZEBEL runs September 18 through 27, with Friday and Saturday performances at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday performances at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ArtFactoryHouston.com/tickets or at the door. Art Factory is located just north of downtown at The Docks at 1125 Providence Street, Houston, Texas. Free onsite parking is available.

The influential Jasper family gathers in Chicago when their son arrives with an unexpected guest. As secrets and old assumptions surface, the family must examine its beliefs, relationships, identity, and legacy.

In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the Emcee’s bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. Cliff, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin, is immediately taken with English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally’s boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered fruit seller who happens to be Jewish.

Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by Fabrice Conte-Williamson and Kyle Craig-Bogard

Rice Theatre brings Thornton Wilder’s American Classic to the Rice University campus. At first glance, Our Town may seem like a simple portrait of everyday life in the small New Hampshire town of Grover’s Corners. However, as the play progresses through its three acts: an ordinary day, a wedding, and a death, it develops into an exploration of the human experience. Through the characters’ everyday joys, struggles, relationships, and losses, Wilder encourages audiences to reflect on the meaning and fragility of life. Its message is universal, reminding us that the same fundamental truths of human existence apply to everyone.

The production will be directed by Kyle Clark. Clark is a professional actor and stage combat choreographer. He has acted and choreographed for many companies such as the Alley Theatre, Houston Shakespeare Festival, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, Arkansas Shakespeare Festival. Rec Room Arts, Dirt Dog Theatre Co, Unity Theatre, Riverside Theatre, Second Baptist School, Baytown Theatre, Rice University Theatre, and University of Houston. He is also a lecturer for the Rice Theatre department at Rice University where he teaches classes including Stage Combat and Introduction to Acting.

Performances will occur on: October 2nd and October 3rd at 8:00 pm, with a matinee on October 4th at 2:00 pm. Tickets will be $5 for students, $8 for senior citizens/faculty/staff/alumni, $10 for General Admission, and are available at the door starting 1 hour prior to curtain. There are no reservations for this performance, payment will be collected at the door. Performances are at Hamman Hall, entrance 21, off Rice Blvd. For more information, visit facebook.com/RiceTheatre or theatre.rice.edu or call/email the box office at 713-348-4005 and hamman@rice.edu.

A Farce by Michael McKeever. Directed by Eric C. Skiles.

It’s 1942, and two of Hollywood’s biggest divas have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel – assistants, luggage and legendary feud with one another in tow. Everything seems to be in order for their wartime performance until they are somehow assigned to the same suite. Mistaken identities, overblown egos, double entendres and a lap dog named Mr. Boodles round out this hilarious love letter to the classic farces of the 30s and 40s.

Alley All New Festival is back this fall with three days of staged readings. Since its inception in 2016, the festival has become an incubator for world premieres and will feature new works by the boldest voices of American Theatre.

Founding Artistic Director Alric Davis stars as Victor Frankenstein alongside acclaimed actor Steve Scott as the Creature in Tim Kelly’s adaptation of Frankenstein. Driven by ambition and a desire to conquer death, Victor Frankenstein creates life — and immediately rejects the being he has brought into the world. Shunned by his creator and feared by society, the Creature is forced into isolation, learning humanity only through observation while being denied it at every turn. Frankenstein challenges audiences to reconsider who the real monster is: the one who is feared, or the world that refuses to see his humanity.