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There Is A Happiness That Morning Is Presented by The Catastrophic Theatre at The Catastrophic Theatre May 10-May 25, 2013 The Catastrophic Theatre presents There Is A Happiness That Morning Is by Mickle Maher, running May 10 through May 25. 2011's nine-week, sold-out run of Maher’s beautiful ode to love, sex, and the poetry of William Blake inspired The Chronicle’s Everett Evans to begin his review, “I can scarcely contain... There Is A Happiness That Morning Is Presented by The Catastrophic Theatre at The Catastrophic Theatre May 10-May 25, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)

Past Events

	It Was Twenty Years Ago Today Presented by The Catastrophic Theatre at Last Concert Cafe April 27, 2013 The Catastrophic Theatre and our Fantastic Co-chairs Mark & Jenny Johnson, Lise Liddell, Hal Bowman & Georgia Lister,  Stuart Bailey & Larissa Lindsay, Brad Moore, and Lelia Rodgers  present It Was Twenty Years Ago Today. Celebrating 20 years of avant-garde theatre in Houston Saturday, April 27, 2013... It Was Twenty Years Ago Today Presented by The Catastrophic Theatre at Last Concert Cafe April 27, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett EXTENDED Presented by The Catastrophic Theatre at The Catastrophic Theatre March 22-April 20, 2013 The Catastrophic Theatre presents Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, running March 22 through April 13. Location: 1119 East Freeway. EXTENDED through April 20. "We are all born mad. Some remain so." Beckett's most enduring work features Vladimir and Estragon, two hopeless tramps, waiting day after day... Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett EXTENDED Presented by The Catastrophic Theatre at The Catastrophic Theatre March 22-April 20, 2013 Event Rating (1 vote)
	Fleaven Presented by The Catastrophic Theatre at Frenetic Theater November 2-November 17, 2012 The Catastrophic Theatre presents Fleaven,  by Miki Johnson, running November 2 through November 17 at Frenetic Theater. Fleaven is the tale of Heaven, a disco professional laid low by the town's town villain Flame who was left behind as Heaven achieved international disco stardom with the band Denim... Fleaven Presented by The Catastrophic Theatre at Frenetic Theater November 2-November 17, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Tamarie Cooper’s DOOMSDAY REVUE (the greatest musical ever!) Presented by The Catastrophic Theatre at DiverseWorks - Downtown July 13-August 25, 2012 The Catastrophic Theatre presents Tamarie Cooper’s DOOMSDAY REVUE (the greatest musical ever!) July 13 – August 25, 2012. It’s the end of the world as we know it imagined by the fertile mind of Tamarie Cooper and her writing partner Patrick Reynolds. Tamarie applies her distinctive comedic style to... Tamarie Cooper’s DOOMSDAY REVUE (the greatest musical ever!) Presented by The Catastrophic Theatre at DiverseWorks - Downtown July 13-August 25, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)
	American Falls Presented by The Catastrophic Theatre at DiverseWorks - Downtown May 25-June 9, 2012 Catastrophic Theatre proudly presents the World Premiere production of American Falls by Miki Johnson, running May 25 - June 9, 2012 at DiverseWorks ArtSpace. A sort of "Our Town" for our times, "American Falls" asks ancient, unanswerable questions: What is it to live? What becomes of the child... American Falls Presented by The Catastrophic Theatre at DiverseWorks - Downtown May 25-June 9, 2012 Event Rating (1 vote)

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• Event Name: Paradise Hotel
  "No sex please, it's farce."
  Review posted by: Jim Tommaney from Houston, TX, Feb 18, 2011
  

  Kudos for mounting this non-sexual farce about sex, with a set that works well to facilitate the quick exits and entrances that are the hallmark of farce. Don't look for wit - Oscar Wilde is absent... Expand

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  Kudos for mounting this non-sexual farce about sex, with a set that works well to facilitate the quick exits and entrances that are the hallmark of farce. Don't look for wit - Oscar Wilde is absent -nor much plot or even suspense, though an attempt is made to manufacture some by quick blackouts, strobe lights and ominous music. But the dedicated and very gifted performers rise above the thin gruel of a script to create fun and some memorable moments of frustrated lunacy. Foreman's point is that sex isn't sexy (he's wrong, by the way) but this was more tersely put by the British clubman: "The pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable." But if you can lower expectations, you will enjoy the madcap frenzy, the repeated startled looks, the desperation that drives talented artists to throw themselves into this maelstrom of energy. Go with the flow, man, kick back and enjoy the show. That's what the actors are doing - why not join them? Collapse

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• Event Name: Paradise Hotel
  "Fast-moving Farce"
  Review posted by: Jim Tommaney from Houston, TX, Feb 18, 2011
  

  The Catastrophic Thestre earns kudos for mounting this non-sexual farce about sex, which is more about door-slamming exits and unexpected entrances than about what lies below the belt. There's little... Expand

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  The Catastrophic Thestre earns kudos for mounting this non-sexual farce about sex, which is more about door-slamming exits and unexpected entrances than about what lies below the belt. There's little wit and less plot, some manufactured suspense heavily helped by ominous music and quick blackouts, but what we do have is dedicated performers rising above the thin gruel of the alleged script to create memorable moments of frustrated lunacy. Foreman points out that sex isn't sexy, more tersely put by the British clubman who said "The pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable." But if you relax and just go with the flow (lower the expectations, please) you will find you've spent a very enjoyable ninety minutes in the company of very gifted - and extremely hard-working - performers. Collapse

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