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"the level of energy and commitment is awesome. "
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Spirits to Enforce
"one snazzy showcase for the current talent trust at Catastrophic."
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Nancy Wozny
,
Dancehunter
Spirits to Enforce
"a powerful, must-see, brand-new statement"
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Lee Williams
,
Houston Press
The Splasher
"the emotional power of Life Is Happy and Sad lies in its disarming sincerity"
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Lee Williams
,
Houston Press
Life is Happy and Sad
"a winning blend of sarcasm and sadness"
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Kerri Foley
,
The LoopScoop
There Is a Happiness That Morning Is
"perfectness, as W. might say"
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D.L. Groover
,
Houston Press
The Strangerer
"a winning stage personality with top comic skills"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
The United States of Tamarie
"a roller coaster of artistic anguish from The Catastrophic Theater"
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Marc Brubaker
,
Houstonist
Life is Happy and Sad
"dangerously impulsive and unmanageable"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Anna Bella Eema
"completely and effortlessly cinematic"
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David Feil
,
Houstonist
Our Late Night
"the ridiculous trappings of civilization are put away"
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Lee Williams
,
Houston Press
Hunter Gatherers
"exudes raw energy and intensity"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Big Death and Little Death
"the wildness and power of feral animals on a rabid spree"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Anna Bella Eema
"bless this stalwart troupe for bringing Maher's breathtakingly original voice to Houston"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Dancehunter
Spirits to Enforce
"key lines, images and sequences will stay with you for days"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Anna Bella Eema
"inspired satire"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Big Death and Little Death
"edgy, experimental"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Big Death and Little Death
"bold and crazy"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Spirits to Enforce
"demonstrates with moving clarity that life is indeed happy and sad"
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Lee Williams
,
Houston Press
Life is Happy and Sad
"a dreamy dip into full-on voyeurism"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Dancehunter
Our Late Night
"hysterically funny in its pitch perfectness"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Dancehunter
The Strangerer
"oddly beautiful"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Dancehunter
Our Late Night
"authentic and always human"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Dancehunter
Our Late Night
"the cast —all superb—each bring their own distinct variety of mania to their bizarre characters"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Dancehunter
Spirits to Enforce
"craven fits of passion"
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David Feil
,
Houstonist
Hunter Gatherers
"Cooper and her inexhaustibly crazy crew perform with boundless energy"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Journey to the Center of My Brain in 3D
"fun, stark, strange, and ridiculous"
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David Clarke
,
Broadway World
There is a Happiness That Morning Is
"the bare bones outline doesn't begin to hint at the play's riches"
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David Theis
,
Houston Press
There Is a Happiness That Morning Is
"a real sense of comic absurdity"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Big Death and Little Death
"one of the best musical comedies performed in Houston for years"
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Alex Wukman
,
Free Press Houston
The United States of Tamarie
"another winning night of theater"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Houston Arts Week
Our Late Night
"weep with laughter"
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Lee Williams
,
Houston Press
Hunter Gatherers (2009)
"horrifyingly hilarious"
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Lee Williams
,
Houston Press
Our Late Night
"the play’s absurd moments have a glory all of their own"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Houston Arts Week
Hunter Gatherers
"hysterically funny"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
DOOMSDAY REVUE
"one of Houston's loveliest performers"
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Lee Williams
,
Houston Press
The Tamarie Cooper Show
"Nodler has outdone himself"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Crave
"directed with heart-crushing grace"
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Lee Williams
,
Houston Press
The Designated Mourner
"Locklear gives the performance of his life"
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D.L. Groover
,
Houston Press
The Strangerer
"Cooper is a hoot to watch"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Houston Arts Week
Journey to the Center of My Brain in 3D
"spellbinding"
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David Clarke
,
Broadway World
Waiting for Godot
"The Catastrophic Theatre has outdone itself. "
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D.L. Groover
,
Houston Press
Bluefinger
"wickedly accurate"
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D.L. Groover
,
Houston Press
The Strangerer
"a once-in-a-lifetime, invigorating magical mystery tour"
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D.L. Groover
,
Houston Press
Bluefinger
"takes off in explosive, totally unpredictable directions"
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David Theis
,
Houston Press
There Is a Happiness That Morning Is
"the entire concept is richly involving"
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Jim Tommaney
,
Houston Press
Fleaven
"gleams with tantalizing brilliance"
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D.L. Groover
,
Houston Press
Anna Bella Eema
"a startling piece of theater"
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D.L. Groover
,
Houston Press
Anna Bella Eema
"we follow every word like the last thread to come undone"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Dancehunter
The Strangerer
"lush language"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Dancehunter
Spirits to Enforce
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is glorious! You must see this play. Seriously.
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There Is a Happiness
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is glorious! You must see this play. Seriously.
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We have seats available for tonight's show. Be destroyed.
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We have seats available this evening. PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN
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There Is a Happiness That Morning Is. I'm SO excited to see this play!!!
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Seats available for tonight's show. Special talk-back with the cast after. We would love to see you there!
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Are there tix left? I've been told the rest of my life will be empty if I don't see it.
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4 days 20 hours ago.
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Got my tickets to see my former teacher, the legendary Amy Bruce, in
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I bought you one, but there are tons left.
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I bought you one, but there are tons left.
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Are there tix left? I've been told the rest of my life will be empty if I don't see it.
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4 days 21 hours ago.
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Just bought two tickets to the second to last show of There Is a Happiness at
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21 hours 47 min ago.
The Catastrophic Theatre
Last chance to see the show this week. We still have tickets available for tonight. 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 my enthusiasm for Catastrophic Theatre’s ideally realized presentation of Mickle Maher’s delightfully original The...
There is a Happiness That Morning Is | The Catastrophic Theatre
1 day 22 hours ago.
The Catastrophic Theatre
We are getting such wonderful feedback from our audiences about our current production, There is a Happiness That Morning Is. We still have some seats for tonight and tomorrow. Please, join us! 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 my enthusiasm for Catastrophic Theatre’s ideally realized presentation of Mickle Maher’s delightfully original The...
There is a Happiness That Morning Is | The Catastrophic Theatre
2 days 23 hours ago.
The Catastrophic Theatre
3 days 15 hours ago.
Joe Omelchuck
Always remember to stop and smell the jasmine.
3 days 17 hours ago.
Keith Reynolds
great show!
3 days 17 hours ago.
The Catastrophic Theatre
Only a few more chances to see this wonderful show. Seats are available this evening. 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 my enthusiasm for Catastrophic Theatre’s ideally realized presentation of Mickle Maher’s delightfully original The...
There is a Happiness That Morning Is | The Catastrophic Theatre
4 days 2 min ago.
The Catastrophic Theatre
Reminder: We have a talkback with the cast tonight after the show. We still have seats available and the drink after the show's on us. PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN! Come see us this evening!
4 days 17 hours ago.
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