University Spotlight
Showcasing the next generation of Houston’s performing artists.
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Play
Kodachrome
College of the Mainland
4/16/26 - 5/3/26 at the COM Theatre
Welcome to Colchester, a small town where everybody knows each other and the pace of life allows the pursuit of love to take up as much space as it needs. Our tour guide is Suzanne, the town photographer, who lets us peek into her neighbors’ lives to catch glimpses of romance in all its stages of development. A play about love, nostalgia, the seasons and how we learn to say goodbye.
April 23 — 7:00 PM (Thu)
April 24 — 7:00 PM (Fri)
April 25 — 7:00 PM (Sat)
April 26 — 2:30 PM (Sun)
April 30 — 7:00 PM (Thu)
May 1 — 7:00 PM (Fri)
May 2 — 7:00 PM (Sat)
May 3 — 2:30 PM (Sun)
Festival
10-Minute Play Festival
UH School of Theatre and Dance
5/1/26 - 5/2/26 at the UH School of Theatre and Dance – Jose Quintero Theatre
The School of Theatre & Dance presents its 13th annual festival of original short plays, showcasing the best new work by UH student playwrights. A lively, fast-moving celebration of creativity and collaboration.
Description and performance details courtesy of the UH School of Theatre and Dance.
Musical
Oklahoma!
Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre
4/29/26 - 5/3/26 at the UHCL Bayou Theatre
For their 50th anniversary, Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre is bringing back its very first full-length musical. Directed by Laura Henning Thompson and starring company dancers along with local talent, the production offers multiple chances to see this classic show.
April 29 — 7:00 PM (Wed)
April 30 — 7:00 PM (Thu)
May 1 — 7:00 PM (Fri)
May 2 — 1:00 PM (Sat)
May 2 — 7:00 PM (Sat)
May 3 — 1:00 PM (Sun)
May 3 — 6:00 PM (Sun)
Musical
Tick, Tick...Boom!
College of the Mainland
7/9/26 - 7/26/26 at the COM Theatre
Before Rent, there was Tick, Tick...Boom! This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre. Tick, Tick...Boom! takes you on the playwright/composer's journey that led to a Broadway blockbuster.
Campus Shows Around Houston
This university section highlights campus work right alongside the wider Houston theater scene. It’s here so you can find student-led Houston shows, add them to your own Houston theater calendar, and follow what’s happening in Houston performing arts at the university level. It keeps the college stages from getting buried under the big houses.