Summer Shakes 2022 Showcase: TWELFTH NIGHT

MISSION To produce extraordinary professional theatrical experiences and to set a high standard for excellence in acting, direction, and design.

We believe that only by paying artists a fair wage can we grow and sustain the community of professional theatrical artists in Houston.

STAFF Philip Lehl, Artistic Director, Co-Founder Tim Richey, Managing Director Kim Tobin-Lehl, Resident Artist, Co-Founder Catherine Dunaway, Development Manager Rubena Gracia, Box Office Associate Kalin Menzel, Resident Stage Manager Gabriel Velazquez, Marketing Manager

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gary Chiles, President Patricia Larson, Secretary Harriet Schubb, Treasurer Kenneth Bohan, Howard M. Bookstaff, Sharyn Feller Harris, Michelle Mower, Dan O’Brien, Carol Sugimoto

SPECIAL THANKS Special thanks to the following people and organizations for their direct involvement with our administration or artistic efforts during this production: The Juilliard School Drama Division, A.D. Players, Paige Willson, Ty Frazier, Ted Doolittle, Michael McGinity, Mark Seavers, and John Tyska

CULLEN TRUST

FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 4th Wall Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 2011 by Kim Tobin-Lehl and Philip Lehl. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

This organization is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance and by the State of Texas through the Texas Commission on the Arts.

Season sponsors include the Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts and Back Pew Brewing.

4TH WALL THEATRE COMPANY presents the Summer Shakes Showcase of

ESPEARE IC DAVIS K A H S AM ALR

By WILLI IP LEHL & Directed

by PHIL

CAST

in order of appearance ORSINO, duke of Illyria...............................................................................Ana Karneža CURIO, gentleman serving Orsino........................................................... Isabelle King VALENTINE, gentleman serving Orsino............................................. Kadiatou Beye SEBASTIAN, Viola’s twin brother................................................................... Kylie Hill CAPTAIN.......................................................................................................Takera Swain VIOLA, lady shipwrecked in Illyria, later disguised as CESARIO........Kassandra Cruz MARIA, Olivia’s waiting-gentlewoman.................................................. Ana Arellano SIR TOBY BELCH, Olivia’s kinsman.....................................................Bob Beathard SIR ANDREW AGUECHEEK, Sir Toby’s companion................. Camron Lettries FESTE, Olivia’s jester......................Jayden Taylor, Takera Swain, Kadiatou Beye, ....................................................Isabelle King, Alexandra King, and Lydia Gafford OLIVIA, an Illyrian countess.....................................................................Ana Karneža MALVOLIO, steward in Olivia’s household........Melania Vasquez and Jasmine Lin OLIVIA’S SERVANTS............Isabelle King, Alexandra King, and Lydia Gafford ANTONIO, friend to Sebastian..............................................................Andrea Vargas FABIAN, a gentleman in Olivia’s household........................................Jayden Taylor FIRST OFFICER.......................................................................................Alexandra King SECOND OFFICER.....................................................................................Takera Swain PRIEST........................................................................................................... Lydia Gafford

DESIGNERS & PRODUCTION CREW Company Manager...............................................................................Alric Davis Stage Manager..................................................................................... Jill Chauvin Lighting Designer................................................................................... Ty Frazier Costume Designer....................................................................... Paige A. Willson Sound Designer................................................................................. Paige Yepsen Choreographers........................................... Jasmine Lin and Melania Vasquez

Runtime: Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes including an intermission

FROM THE

CO-DIRECTOR I’d like to underline that Summer Shakes provides elite, conservatorystyle training to all the high school student participants free of charge. That’s because you, and people like you, are generous in your contributions, meaning we don’t have to charge the young company any sort of tuition. They are here solely because they proved to us, in their audition, that they had the potential to perform Shakespeare.

Summer Shakes also provides paid positions for all the professional artists involved. The Juilliard students are hired, paid, and treated exactly as members of the professional actor’s union are, except that they are also asked to dip a toe into teaching. This year, Ana and Kassandra led the young company in a series of workshops based on their training in New York, and ideas and physicality discovered from those workshops have made their way onto the stage.

For the second year of Summer Shakes, we decided to hire a codirector, Alric Davis. Alric’s contributions are wonderful, and are reflected throughout this production. He’s young and energetic and talented, like all of this year’s participants (excluding me; I’m not young or energetic!) Alric has helped this production and program attain a new, higher level.

And as before, we hired professional lighting and costume designers.

Paige and Ty are working at the highest levels of their professions, and this young company certainly benefits from their expertise.

Hopefully, all of this will leave you with the impression that we treat this production as we would any of our mainstage productions at 4th Wall. I’ve always envisioned Summer Shakes as a professional show, performed by people who want to become professionals.

I hope you’ll agree with me that they have risen to the challenge.

Philip Lehl

FROM THE

CO-DIRECTOR “Love sought is good, but given unsought better.”

Love has been the North Star, the guiding light, of all aspects of this process. The love of theatre. The love of Shakespeare. Lastly and most importantly, the love of community. Our motley crew is diverse and jam packed with versatile, fearless performers who have the bandwidth to pontificate upon the inner workings of a soliloquy and enjoy dance parties on lunch breaks DJ’d by yours truly.

I am so proud of each member of this company - some of whom are hardcore tried and true Shakespeare nerds and those who do not yet beware the Ides of March. It is my hope that through these rehearsals, workshops, and relationships, each of them see the limitless potential they have to effect change in the world around them.

Philip and I worked closely to establish a wonderful creative playground, one in which teacher and student sometimes switched roles. This wonderful show about mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the horrors of mundanity offered us lovely escape from the harshness of our world today. We can’t wait to hear what it does for you!

Alric Davis

JUILLIARD DRAMA SCHOOL STUDENTS KASSANDRA CRUZ (Viola) is from Venezuela with a vivacious New Yorker heart-beat. She holds great pride in her immigrant upbringing, her Latino roots and her Astoria-attitude. She received a BFA in Dance from Fordham/Ailey University.

She has performed on stages nationally and internationally alongside companies such as Ballet Hispanico, Body Traffic, Gibney Dance Company, and The Chase Brock Experience. She was a soloist with German state theater, Landesbühnen-Sachsen and is thrilled to be starting her MFA in Drama at The Juilliard School.

ANA KARNEŽA (Orsino / Olivia) is an actor from Ptujska Gora, Slovenia, currently training at The Juilliard School for her MFA in acting. Ana began her performing career as a singer in her home country where she’s performed at various notable televised music festivals as well as full evening concerts.

Prior to studying at Juilliard, Ana spent her undergraduate years at NYU Abu Dhabi, one of the most international and diverse universities, where she studied global theater. Through NYU Abu Dhabi she experienced the power of storytelling and its impact on bridging the divide across a multitude of differences and its intersections. Her recent theater performances include The Cherry Orchard (Anya), Henry IV pt.1 (Falstaff), Blue Window (Alice), The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Azdak), The Tempest (Miranda), and Richard III (Buckingham).

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ANA ARELLANO (Maria) is a 17-year-old rising senior and International Thespian attending Seven Lakes High School.

Her favorite stage credits include Almost, Maine (Ginette / Suzette), Peter and the Starcatcher (Sanchez), and Once Upon A Mattress (Winnifred). Ana would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her in her passion. She is super excited to be performing in her very first Shakespeare show, and hopes you leave here full of laughter and joy.

BOB BEATHARD (Sir Toby Belch) is a 17-year-old senior and International Thespian attending Seven Lakes High School.

He is very excited to be at 4th Wall performing his first-ever Shakespeare play. His favorite stage credits include Almost, Maine (Lendall), Peter and the Starcatcher (Black Stache), Eurydice (Orpheus), and The Old Man and the Old Moon (Old Man). Bob thanks his family and friends for supporting him in his acting pursuits, as he fully intends to make this hobby his full-time job.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS KADIATOU BEYE (Valentine / Feste) is a senior International Thespian at Westside High School. She is thrilled to be in her first full-length Shakespeare play. Some of her favorite stage credits include: A Monster Calls (Mum), Double Wide Texas (Big Ethel), and Alice in Wonderland (Tiger Lily/ Executor).

She thanks her family and friends for supporting her!

JILL CHAUVIN (Stage Manager) is a recent high school graduate planning to attend HCC in the fall. She is excited to work with 4th Wall for the first time and aspires to be a professional set designer, having previously designed for The Great Gilly Hopkins and Little Women.

LYDIA GAFFORD (Feste / Olivia’s Servant / Priest) is a senior at St. John’s School. This is her second year participating in Summer Shakes, having played Duke Signor in last summer’s showcase of As You Like It.

KYLIE HILL (Sebastian) is a senior International Thespian attending Seven Lakes High School. She is excited to perform in her first full-length Shakespeare play at 4th Wall. Her favorite stage credits include: Little Women (Jo), Peter and the Starcatcher (Molly), and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged] (Adam) with Studio VII Theatre Company, as well as Number the Stars (Annemarie Johansen) with A.D. Players. She thanks her family for supporting her! Enjoy Twelfth Night!

ALEXANDRA KING (Feste / Olivia’s Servant / First Officer) is a rising junior at Kinkaid and is super excited to be a part of Twelfth Night! Alexandra has performed in Beauty and the Beast (Silly Girl 3/ Madame de la Grande Bouche), All in the Timing (Woman 2), Carrie: The Musical (ensemble), and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mrs. Alexander/ Information). Alexandra participated in the NYU Steinhardt Musical Theatre Summer Program and will participate again this year.

ISABELLE KING (Feste / Olivia’s Servant) is a junior and so excited to be a part of 4th Wall’s production of Twelfth Night! Isabelle’s credits include The Perseverators (Michelle), The Wolves (#46) Kinkaid Encore, Concert Choir, Kinkaid Thespians, The Galchords, and the New York University Steinhardt Music Theatre Summer Program. Isabelle would like to thank her family, friends, and this great cast and crew!

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAMRON LETTRIES (Sir Andrew Aguecheek) will return as a junior to G.W. Carver Magnet High School, and he is excited to participate in his second Shakespearean play at 4th Wall Theatre. His show credits include: Bury the Dead (Dean), Cinderella (King), Dreamgirls (Announcer), Mary Poppins (Burt), and Into The Woods (Baker).

JASMINE LIN (Malvolio) is currently a junior in the theatre department at Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and she can’t wait to be a part of her second Shakespearean play at 4th Wall Theatre. Her favorite stage credits include: The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Grusha), As You Like It (Audrey) at 4th Wall Theatre, South Pacific (Ensemble) at Theatre Under the Stars, and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Beth).

TAKERA SWAIN (Captain / Feste / Second Officer) is a junior at G.W. Carver Magnet High School. This will be her second Shakespearean play here at 4th Wall Theatre Company. Her favorite shows she has performed in are Into The Woods (Baker’s Wife), Dreamgirls (Ensemble), As You Like It (Duke Fredrick), and Cinderella (Queen Constantina).

JAYDEN TAYLOR (Feste / Fabian) is a senior at The Kinkaid School and is ecstatic to participate in his first Shakespeare production with the 4th Wall Theatre Company. Some of his favorite stage credits include: Help Desk: A Stay at Home Play (Tanner) and Would You? (Ken).

ANDREA VARGAS (Antonio) recently graduated from Clements High School and is excited to pursue a BFA in Theatre Performance at the University of Evansville in th fall. Some of her favorite credits include Hedda Gabler (Thea Rysing), Peerless (Assistant Director), Rough Magic (Assistant Director), and Trojan Women (Andromache). Andrea would like to thank the cast and crew for their hard work, the Juilliard students for their guidance, and lastly, the inspiration for Antonio, her father.

MELANIA VASQUEZ (Malvolio) is a senior International Thespian Officer attending Seven Lakes High School. Some of her favorite stage credits include: Old Man and the Old Moon (Callahan/Co-choreographer), The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged] (Daniel), and Almost, Maine (Gayle).

She is incredibly excited to be performing her first full-length Shakespearean play at 4th Wall Theatre Company! She would like thank everyone that has supported her love and passion for fine arts. She hopes you enjoy the show!

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PAIGE YEPSEN (Sound Designer) is a recent graduate of William P. Clements High School (Thespian Troupe #3689). They are currently enrolled at UNLV in Entertainment Engineering where they hope to further develop their combined love for the arts and engineering. This will be their first production with 4th Wall, but they have worked on other shows with Clements Theatre such as Rough Magic and Heathers.

PROFESSIONAL CREATIVE TEAM ALRIC DAVIS (Co-Director / Company Manager) is driven by the age-old tradition of preserving history through storytelling. Since 2013, he has served as the Founding Artistic Director of The Sankofa Collective. He holds a BFA from Howard University with a concentration in Musical Theatre and Playwriting. Favorite acting credits include: Anything Goes (Moonface Martin), The Color Purple (Harpo), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oberon), and Lobby Hero (William). He is also a freelance performer, choreographer, director, theatre critic for Broadway World, and adjunct instructor at TUTS, 4th Wall Theatre Company, Stages Theatre, and the Ensemble Theatre. Some of his favorite directing credits are Eclipsed, Marie Antoinette, Fences, Next to Normal, Miss Evers Boys, and The Wiz (2019 – Best Direction of a Musical winner). His original play Different, Damaged, Damned appeared at the 2016 Capitol Fringe Festival in Washington D.C., Queen Peaches won the inaugural Black Box Project Festival at The Tank in New York, and his original play Bashful and the Noize won the 2021 Page to Stage Festival for the Kennedy Center.

He is drawn to work that is equal parts thought-provoking, communal, entertaining, and visceral. Upcoming: Trouble in Mind at Main Stage Theatre and Plumshuga at Stages.

PHILIP LEHL (Co-Director) is a Co-Founder of 4th Wall Theatre and the company’s Artistic Director. Recently at 4th Wall, he played Lieutenant Caro in Between Riverside and Crazy, Torvald in A Doll’s House, Part 2, Bob Jones in The Realistic Joneses, and he directed The Glass Menagerie.

He has acted on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in a National Tour, and in many regional theaters. Since arriving in Texas in 2001, Philip has appeared at every Equity theater in Houston, including 4th Wall, the Alley, Stages, Main Street Theater, A.D. Players, Houston Shakespeare Festival, and TUTS. He has also appeared as a guest artist at Classical Theatre Company (where he is a company member), Generations, Horse Head, and BCCM. Philip holds degrees from The Juilliard School and Drake University and also studied at NTI and Moscow Arts Theatre School. His directing credits include plays at 4th Wall, Classical Theatre Company, A.D. Players, Stages, BCCM, Generations, and Brave Dog Theatre. He is a founder, board member, and executive of the Houston Theatre Alliance and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

5 Fun Facts abou 1. What is Twelfth Night?

Ever hear of the 12 Days of Christmas? Well, there you go!

Twelfth Night is the final day of Christmas in the traditional Christian calendar used around Shakespeare's time.

The night was full of lively celebrations and puckish traditions including: Dressing up as the opposite sex Masters and servants switching places Similar to Mardi Gras here, a King's Cake was baked with a bean and a pea. The ones who found it would become king and queen for the day, respectively.

Not to mention, a night full of drinking Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?

Sir Toby Belch, Act II.iii

ut Twelfth Night 2. Adults Only Twelfth Night is the only Shakespeare play that includes neither of the words ‘child’ nor ‘children’.

3. No Girlz Allowed At the time of the original production (circa 1602), women were not allowed on stage. The character of Viola would have likely been played by a young man dressed as a woman pretending to be a man.

4. Better Out Than In A "toby" is a type of drinking mug. So, another name for Sir Toby Belch might be Mr. Beer Burp

5. This Seems Familiar...

There have been many adaptations of the play over time including the musical All Shook Up (2005) and the film She's The Man (2006)

PROFESSIONAL CREATIVE TEAM TY FRAZIER (Lighting Designer) graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre with an emphasis in Production.

Ty has worked in entertainment production since he was 15 years old.

He has designed the lighting for hundreds of theatre productions, many multi-million-dollar weddings, and a large number of concerts, galas, and special events, including Super Bowl LI, Free Press Summer Fest, Houston Zoo’s “Feast with the Beast,” Freedom over Texas (July 4th), Republican Presidential Debate (Houston 2016), and has stage managed events for The Houston Press for over 10 years. In addition to entertainment production, Ty also operates a software development company, Tytec LLC, which operates more than 50 websites mainly focused in small business operation, one of these including HoustonTheatreScene.com. In 2017, Ty launched a local AV/stage labor company, Backstage Action, giving many stage technicians the opportunity to learn and grow in their field of expertise while earning a livable income to support their families. He has also taken on the role of Technical Director at a local high school for the past nine years, where he teaches students and produces musicals such as Crazy For You, Spamalot, and also Newsies which was awarded the Tommy Tune Award for “Best Musical” in 2022. If you would like to catch Ty on stage, you can always find him hosting his award-winning karaoke show twice a week at JR’s Houston!

PAIGE A. WILLSON (Costume Designer) is a Professor of Costume Design and Technology at the University of Houston and a freelance costume and mask designer for theatre, dance, and performance art. She holds a BFA from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette in Performing Arts Dance Choreographic Design and an MFA from the University of Houston in Costume, Lighting and Scenic Design. Recent projects include U.S. National Exhibit space for the Prague Quadrennial 2019, Prague, Czech Republic, titled Concordance. Publications include The Encyclopedia of Musicians and Bands on Film, and Dracula’s Daughters; Chapter 3: Alienation, Essentialism, and Existentialism through Technique: An Analysis of Set Design, Lighting, Costume, and Music in Dracula’s Daughter and Nadja.

Costume credits include at 4th wall: Gloria, Pride and Prejudice, As You Like It, Houston Shakespeare Festival: Henry 4.1, Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2010 and 2002), Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, The Tempest, As You Like It, The Taming of the Shrew (2011 and 2004), The Winter’s Tale; Generations Theatre Company: Sweeney Todd; Stages Theatre: Panto Hansel and Gretel; A.D. Players: Apollo 8, The Hiding Place; Main Street Theater: Daisey, Relatively Speaking, Elliot: A Soldier’s Fugue. www.paigeawillson.com

4TH WALL THEATRE COMPANY CONTRIBUTORS $90,000 and above City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance $35,000 and above Kenneth Bohan Anonymous $20,000 and above The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Hamilton James $15,000 and above Gary Chiles & Amy Sutton Carolyn Keating in honor of Kim Tobin $10,000 and above Bookstaff Family Giving Fund Michele M. Collins & Craig L. Moffatt $5,000 and above Steve & June Barth Robert J. Card, MD & Karol Kreymer Linda Dodge J & D Entertainment Candy & Weir Kyle Carl Masterson Texas Commission on the Arts

4TH WALL THEATRE COMPANY CONTRIBUTORS $3,000 and above Duke & C.C. Ensell Vanessa & Sergio Garza Patricia Larson Laura & Dan Pears Betty & Gerry Stacy Carol Sugimoto & James Zimmerman $2,500 and above Mary & John Arensdorf Sheri Clark Henriksen Michelle Mower The Edward & Helen Oppenheimer Foundation $2,000 and above John E. Drewer & David A. Jaqua Susan Fargason & Steve Lockless Michael McGinity Richard Moiel & Kathy Poeppel National Endowment for the Arts $1,500 and above Gene Graham Brian & Dawn Greenberg Tom Kearns Harriet Schubb & John Harris Diane Tobin

4TH WALL THEATRE COMPANY CONTRIBUTORS $1,000 and above Joel & Carol Bell Beverly McPhail & Kevin Mark Kulish Mary Kay Casey Wendell W. Mendell & Julie Dokell Cogan Pamala C. Henjum Katy Emde Virginia Miller Sharyn Feller & David Harris Joyce Steensrud Madison Charitable Kelley & David Tobin Foundation Nina & Michael Zilkha Jackie & Malcolm Mazow Robert Zinn $500 and above Christopher Bacon Mary & Rodney Koenig Dominic A. Cellitti & Debra Laporte & Steven E. Breyfogle Eric Lombardi Jim & Michelle Connor Joseph Levitan Nan Earle Andrew & Kay McStay Susan Edwards Terrylin G. Neale Howard Feldman Pam & Art Nolting Denis Flanigan, Ph.D. Raquel P. Nancy Grason & Tom & Carolyn Paul Richard Dixon Lynette Pebernat Lucila & Bill Haase Cheri & John Randolph Ann Hasselmo Sandra & Clem Reid James H. Hazen The Seabrook Family in memory of Frank Young, Roy & Dominique Varner Founder of TUTS Mary Ellen & Megan Hotze Editorial Tom Whitworth Elizabeth & Dan King Anonymous

4TH WALL THEATRE COMPANY CONTRIBUTORS $250 and above R. Scott Allen Ruth & Donald Gorman Susan & Gerald Anhalt Cindy Hutchinson Green Claire & Ronald Auchter P. Redman International Connections of Houston Buzz Bellmont & Randy Puddu Kate & Scott Lambert Shondra Marie & Bryn K. Larsen Todd Boring Gary & Renae Leach Harry Bowles Renato & Linda Mello Fredricka Brecht Carolyn & Bart Nay Brian Broome Howard Patton & Sue Owens Warren Burkholder & Rebecca Richards-Kortum Sheryl Starry Robert C. Richter, Jr. Peter V. Weston & Marti & Billy Rosenberg Roxanne C. Cargill Jane & Dick Schmitt Elizabeth & David Connelly Mark Seavers Bryan & Deborah Domning Sandra S. Stettler Sally & Philip Edmundson Kevin & Amy Tones Cheryl & Peter Fasullo Blake Weisser Maureen Flynn Shari & Gary Winston Jeannette Garrett Anonymous (2) $100 and above A.D. Players Family Thea Albert John Alford Jill Baird in memory of Jim Tobin Roger Barascout Lary Barton in honor of Ken Bohan & Dean O’Kelley

Douglas Bosse Eric Bradley & Wanderson Rezende Jane Campbell Holly Clark Wesley Copeland Margaret Culbertson in memory of Sims McCutchan

4TH WALL THEATRE COMPANY CONTRIBUTORS $100 and above, continued Patricia Denman & John Hanna Anne Loo & Brad Nyberg Mary Lou & Harold Dietler David Mailman Loretta Kania & Mark Doerr Linda S. Marlin Nick & Daniela Farco Lona Leigh McManus & Andrew Anderson Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Gretchen M. Michelfeld Karen Foster Belinda Mundey Michael Frewer Scott Orr Cynthia Greenwood & Cecelia & Charles Ottenweller Robert Molder Stuart Purdy David Greiss & David Romero Don Quaintance Deborah Hall Elsie & Venu Rao Margaret D. Hansen Dianne Reece Sandra Holloway Kent & Terry Richter Herman Hsuan in honor of Irene Sasaki Carol Sugimoto & Amanda Schlafer Alejandro Garza Bennie Slavik Diane Kaplan Carla & Robert Stevens, Jr. Diana & Damian Katz Dawn Stoecker-Simon & Randy Kilpatrick Edward Simon Richard Kummins Walter Ulrich Wendy & Stuart Laughton Allan Van Fleet & Ruth Goldberg Ibituroko-Emi Lawson Eleanor & Richard Viebig Deanna Lehl Bradley & Lynn Winkler Frances Limoncelli Heather Wolfe The Lin Family Gay Yellen & Don Reiser Courtney Lomelo & Anonymous (10) Luis Galindo *Some or all of these patrons’ donations were directed specifically to the Summer Shakes Scholars Fund.

This list reflects donations given from July 1, 2021 - July 15, 2022.

Please call Tim Richey at (832)668-5903 to report any errors.

ON A STAGE NEAR YOU SARAH SINGS A LOVE STORY Ensemble Theatre June 30 - July 31 www.ensemblehouston.org

CLUE The Alley Theatre* July 22 - August 28 www.alleytheatre.org

TAMARIE COOPER SHOW The Catastrophic Theatre July 1 - August 6 www.catastrophictheatre.com

DREAM Stages* July 22 - September 4 www.stageshouston.com

THE SOUND OF MUSIC A.D. Players* July 6 - August 14 www.adplayers.org

SCRAMBLED Mildred’s Umbrella Theater September 16 - 18 www.mildredsumbrella.com

IS GOD IS Rec Room Arts July 14 - August 6 www.recroomarts.org

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ Theatre Under The Stars* September 20 - October 2 www.tuts.com

THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND Main Street Theater* July 16 - August 7 www.mainstreettheater.com

COYOTE ON A FENCE Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. October 21 - November 5 www.dirtdogstheatre.org

KING LEAR / CYMBELINE Houston Shakespeare Festival* July 28 - August 6 www.uh.edu/shakespeare/

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Classical Theatre November 10 - 26 www.classicaltheatre.org

We regret we cannot include everyone in the Houston theatre community on this page.

Please make sure to check local listings for additional theatre companies in Houston. *These theatres have committed to the fair treatment of the actors and stage managers employed in their productions through agreements with the Actors’ Equity Association (AEA). The AEA fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions, and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Learn more at www.actorsequity.org.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 4th Wall Theatre Company acknowledges that we gather on the traditional lands of the Karankawa, Atakapa, and Akokisas peoples. We honor, with gratitude, the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations. This calls us to continually learn how to be better stewards of the land we inhabit.

We encourage all who visit our theatre to learn more about the native history of the land and the ongoing legacy of the people who first inhabited it. There are links to additional resources on our website at 4thwalltheatreco.com/about-location.html We would like to offer special thanks to the American Indian Center of Houston for helping us draft this statement.

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