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• Contact Info

  Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater

  501 Texas Avenue
  Houston, TX 77002

  Phone: 832-487-7000 or 713-222-5400   |   Fax: 832-487-7001   |   Official Website

• Map

  Full map and directions

• Parking Info

  RATES
  6 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday
  HOURLY PARKING
  0 to 10 min. - FREE
  11 min. to 1 hour - $3
  1 hour to 2 hours - $5
  2 hours to 3 hours - $7
  3 or more hours - $9
  Maximum rate - $9 per day
  Lost ticket - $9 per day
  
  RATES
  5 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday thru Friday and Weekends
  EVENT PARKING
  $7 (payable upon entry)

• Accessibility Services

  

• • Current Events

    There are no current events at this time.

• • Upcoming Events

    05/30/13- 06/09/13

    Journey with the Masters Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater Journey with the Masters Presented by Houston Ballet at Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater May 30-June 9, 2013 From May 30 - June 9, 2013 Houston Ballet offers up a mixed repertory program titled Journey with the Masters featuring the company premiere of Ballet Imperial, George Balanchine's tribute to Marius Petipa and Peter Tchaikovsky, alongside revivals of Jiri Kylian's exuberant and joyous...

    06/13/13- 06/23/13

    Peter Pan Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater Peter Pan Presented by Houston Ballet at Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater June 13-June 23, 2013 Escape to Neverland. From June 13-23, 2013, Houston Ballet presents Trey McIntyre's enchanting three-act work Peter Pan. Based upon the popular story by Sir James M. Barrie, the ballet is set to the music of Sir Edward Elgar in an arrangement by Niel DePonte. With elaborate, magical sets by Houston Ballet Director of Production Thomas Boyd and imaginative...

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Current &
Upcoming Events

• Current Events

  There are no current events at this time.

• Upcoming Events

  05/30/13- 06/09/13

  Journey with the Masters Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater Journey with the Masters Presented by Houston Ballet at Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater May 30-June 9, 2013 From May 30 - June 9, 2013 Houston Ballet offers up a mixed repertory program titled Journey with the Masters featuring the company premiere of Ballet Imperial, George Balanchine's tribute to Marius Petipa and Peter Tchaikovsky, alongside revivals of Jiri Kylian's exuberant and joyous...

  06/13/13- 06/23/13

  Peter Pan Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater Peter Pan Presented by Houston Ballet at Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater June 13-June 23, 2013 Escape to Neverland. From June 13-23, 2013, Houston Ballet presents Trey McIntyre's enchanting three-act work Peter Pan. Based upon the popular story by Sir James M. Barrie, the ballet is set to the music of Sir Edward Elgar in an arrangement by Niel DePonte. With elaborate, magical sets by Houston Ballet Director of Production Thomas Boyd and imaginative...

Past
Events

• Past Events

  05/18/13	Shen Wei Dance Arts: Rite of Spring Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  05/16/13	Pink at the Brown Unplugged Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  05/10/13	CANCELLED The Brilliant Lecture Series: A Conversation with Sophia Loren Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  04/26/13- 05/11/13	Il Trovatore Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  04/18/13- 05/05/13	Tristan and Isolde Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  03/21/13- 03/24/13	Cruzar la Cara de la Luna Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  03/07/13- 03/17/13	The Rite of Spring Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  02/21/13- 03/03/13	La Bayadère Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  01/25/13- 02/10/13	Don Giovanni Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  01/18/13- 02/09/13	Show Boat Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  11/30/12	Ninth Annual Jubilee of Dance: A Tribute to Amy Fote Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  11/23/12- 12/30/12	The Nutcracker (Houston Ballet) Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  11/17/12	A Prairie Home Companion Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  10/26/12- 11/11/12	The Italian Girl in Algiers Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  10/19/12- 11/10/12	La boheme Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  09/20/12- 09/30/12	Women@Art Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  09/06/12- 09/16/12	Madame Butterfly (plus Clear) Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  06/23/12	HoustonPBS Elevate Lecture with Kevin Clash Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  06/07/12- 06/17/12	Romeo and Juliet Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  05/24/12- 06/03/12	Made in America Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  05/12/12	From the Top Live at the Wortham (with host Christopher O'Riley) Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  05/10/12	Pink at the Brown (a one night only gala performance benefiting Pink Ribbons Project) Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  05/03/12	The Brilliant Lecture Series: A Conversation with George Clooney Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  04/21/12- 05/04/12	Mary Stuart Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  04/13/12- 04/28/12	Don Carlos Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  03/23/12	Clad in Plaid: An Evening of Scottish Music and Dance Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  03/08/12- 03/18/12	Rock, Roll & Tutus Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  02/24/12	TAO: The Art of the Drum Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  02/23/12- 03/04/12	Cinderella Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  02/03/12- 02/11/12	The Rape of Lucretia Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  01/27/12- 02/12/12	La Traviata Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  12/02/11	Eighth Annual Jubilee of Dance Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  11/25/11- 12/27/11	The Nutcracker (Houston Ballet) Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  11/17/11	Bill Moyers Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  10/28/11- 11/13/11	Fidelio Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  10/21/11- 11/06/11	The Barber of Seville Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  09/22/11- 10/02/11	Giselle Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  09/08/11- 09/18/11	Return of the Masters Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  08/19/11- 08/20/11	Jesus Christ Superstar Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  06/21/11- 06/26/11	Chicago Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  06/09/11- 06/19/11	The Taming of the Shrew Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  05/26/11- 06/05/11	Raising The Barre Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  04/29/11- 05/10/11	Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  04/15/11- 04/30/11	Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  04/02/11	Yo-Yo Ma with The Silk Road Ensemble Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  03/24/11	Pink at the Brown, the Arts Bring Life to Houston Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  03/10/11- 03/20/11	The Sleeping Beauty Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  02/24/11- 03/06/11	Marie Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  01/28/11- 02/11/11	Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  01/22/11- 02/06/11	Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  12/03/10	Seventh Annual Jubilee of Dance Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  11/26/10- 12/26/10	The Nutcracker Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  11/13/10	To Cross the Face of the Moon / Cruzar la Cara de la Luna Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  10/29/10- 11/12/10	Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  10/22/10- 11/11/10	EXTENDED Puccini's Madame Butterfly Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  09/23/10- 10/03/10	Jewels Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  09/09/10- 09/19/10	Body, Soul & Gershwin Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  07/02/10- 07/03/10	Shen Yun Performing Arts Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  06/10/10- 06/20/10	La Fille mal gardée Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  05/27/10- 06/06/10	Pecos Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  05/16/10	Celebration of Unity: ORFF– Carmina Burana (at The Wortham) Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  04/30/10- 05/14/10	Handel's Xerxes Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  04/16/10- 05/01/10	Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  03/11/10- 03/21/10	American at Heart Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  02/25/10- 03/07/10	La Bayadere Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  01/29/10- 02/13/10	Britten's The Turn of the Screw Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  01/22/10- 02/07/10	Puccini's Tosca Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  12/04/09	Jubilee of Dance: A Tribute to Barbara Bears Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  11/27/09- 12/27/09	The Nutcracker Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  10/30/09- 11/15/09	Wagner's Lohengrin Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  10/23/09- 11/07/09	Donizetti's The Elixir of Love Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  09/24/09- 10/04/09	Without Boundaries Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  09/10/09- 09/20/09	Manon Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  07/24/09	KAILASH KHER: the Bollywood Sufi Rock Star Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  07/18/09	Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlán Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  07/10/09- 07/12/09	Dora the Explorer Live! Search for the City of Lost Toys Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  06/12/09	Nancy Pelosi Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  06/11/09- 06/20/09	Swan Lake Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  06/01/09	Bryan Adams Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  05/28/09- 06/07/09	Of An Era Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  05/01/09- 05/09/09	Brief Encounter Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  04/17/09- 05/02/09	Rigoletto Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  03/29/09	T. Boone Pickens Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  03/26/09	Pink at the Brown – The Arts Bring LIFE to Houston Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  03/12/09- 03/22/09	Masters of Movement Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  02/26/09- 03/07/09	Marie Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  01/30/09- 02/13/09	Chorus! Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
  01/23/09- 02/06/09	A Midsummer Night’s Dream Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater

Facility
Information

• The following facility details serve as the premier source for unique and affordable venues for performance, receptions, convening, meeting space, speakers, etc., in greater Houston and the region.

  
  

  Rental Contact Information

  Rental Contact Name: Laine Twining

  Rental Contact Phone: (713) 250-3654

  Rental Contact Email: laine.twining@cityofhouston.net

  Rental Information Website: http://www.houstontx.gov/worthamcenter/

  General Information

  Parking Info: RATES
  6 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday
  HOURLY PARKING
  0 to 10 min. - FREE
  11 min. to 1 hour - $3
  1 hour to 2 hours - $5
  2 hours to 3 hours - $7
  3 or more hours - $9
  Maximum rate - $9 per day
  Lost ticket - $9 per day
  
  RATES
  5 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday thru Friday and Weekends
  EVENT PARKING
  $7 (payable upon entry)

  Union Affliations: Other

  Other Union Affiliations: Please contact Wortham Theatre Center

  Beer / Wine Permitted: Yes

  Liquor Permitted: Yes

  Food Permitted: Yes

  Catering Services allowed: Yes

  Catering Services available: Yes

  Support Staff available: Yes

  Crew(s) provided / fees: View attached PDF File

  Insurance Required: Yes

  Insurance Provided: Yes

  Security Personnel Required: Yes

  Box Office: Yes

  Organizations/Artists which have previously used this space: Please see official website

• Facility Information

  Seating (range): 1000+

  Seating (exact #): 2465

  Stage / Venue Width: View attached PDF File

  Stage / Venue Height (floor to ceiling; or grid): View attached PDF File

  Depth of Stage / Venue (front to back): View attached PDF File

  House / Auditorium Dimensions (if applicable): View attached PDF File

  Stage is raised: Yes

  Number of curtain wings and borders: View attached PDF File

  Fly Grid and Details (height, number of lines): View attached PDF File

  Rear crossover space (dimensions): View attached PDF File

  Removable Seating: No

  Dressing Rooms: Yes

  Dressing Room Details (# of rooms / size of rooms): View attached PDF File

  Public Bathrooms: Yes

  Showers: Yes

  Break Room: Yes

  Lighting Available: Yes

  Lighting Details: View attached PDF File

  Sound System Available: Yes

  Sound Details (loudspeakers, power amps, # of microphones, etc.): View attached PDF File

  Audio Recording Available: Yes

  Storage Space Available: Yes

  Reception Area: Yes

  Loading Dock: Yes

  Loading Entrance: (Height and Width): View attached PDF File

• Accessibility Services

  

• Pricing

  Specify breakdown of rates: View attached PDF File

  Non-profit Rates: No

• Additional Documents

  rules®.pdf

  brownstageinfo.pdf

  hcrew_wages&cond.pdf