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Theatre Southwest

Theatre Southwest

Houston community theatre focused on live local theatre and community participation.

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Current & Upcoming Shows

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anthropology

10/30/26 - 11/21/26 at the Theatre Southwest

Love and loss in the digital age: Merril, a Silicon Valley programmer, uses AI to resurrect her missing sister. What starts as a coping mechanism becomes an obsession, leading to an unexpected thriller.

Written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Justin Holloway.

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Sweat

2/19/27 - 3/13/27 at the Theatre Southwest

A compelling drama from the heartland: in this Pulitzer Prize-winning play, a close-knit group of Pennsylvania factory workers have their lives and lifelong friendships destroyed by corporate greed and union lockouts.

Written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Scott McWhirter.

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To The Bone

5/28/27 - 6/19/27 at the Theatre Southwest

This dramatic comedy weaves together adoption, illness, baseball, and family secrets. Two sisters, former hard girls from south of Boston, revisit their youth as they face the future.

Written by Catherine Butterfield and directed by Joseph “Chepe” Lockett.

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

12/31/26 - 1/23/27 at the Theatre Southwest

An eclectic group of sixth-graders arrives at the Putnam County Spelling Bee, each eager to win for very different reasons. Hilarious, touching songs reveal the spellers’ hopes, struggles, and passions.

Book by Rachel Sheinkin, music and lyrics by William Finn; directed by Sean Thompson.

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The Constant Wife

4/9/27 - 5/1/27 at the Theatre Southwest

W. Somerset Maugham’s 1926 comedy of manners gets a sharp, feminist adaptation by Laura Wade, as Constance, a self-possessed 1920s woman, figures out how to respond to her husband’s affair with her best friend.

Adapted by Laura Wade and directed by Vicky McCormick.

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