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we will destroy you...
"visceral as all get out"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Houston Arts Week
Hunter Gatherers
"intellectually stunning and emotionally unnerving"
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Lee Williams
,
Houston Press
Our Late Night
"takes off in explosive, totally unpredictable directions"
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David Theis
,
Houston Press
There Is a Happiness That Morning Is
"simple brilliance"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Waiting for Godot
"like something painted by Magritte: charming, colorful, just right"
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D.L. Groover
,
Houston Press
Bluefinger
"generates its own brand of twisted amusement"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Big Death and Little Death
"it’s not really summer in Houston without a freshly cooked-up musical"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Houston Arts Week
Journey to the Center of My Brain in 3D
"a case of being rather than acting"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Life is Happy and Sad
"inspired satire"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Big Death and Little Death
"very funny and terribly unhappy"
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Abby Koenig
,
Arts+Culture Magazine
Endgame
"Nodler creates an extraordinary energy"
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Lee Williams
,
Houston Press
Spirits to Enforce
"undeniably arousing"
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Alex Gilbert
,
29-95
Hunter Gatherers (2009)
"the entire production is incredibly realized"
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D.L. Groover
,
Houston Press
The Strangerer
"ideally realized"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
There Is a Happiness That Morning Is
"a must-see"
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D.L. Groover
,
Houston Press
The Strangerer
"a triumph of deftly calibrated team playing"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Spirits to Enforce
"the golden glow of talent suffuses the stage "
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Jim Tommaney
,
Houston Press
American Falls
"the level of energy and commitment is awesome. "
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Spirits to Enforce
"horrid and hilarious"
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Alex Gilbert
,
29-95
Hunter Gatherers (2009)
"worth its weight in grins, chuckles and outright guffaws"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
The Tamarie Cooper Show
"must-see theater"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Waiting for Godot
"truly exceptional"
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D.L. Groover
,
Houston Press
Bluefinger
"strips away the veneer of civilized behavior to reveal the beasts within"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Hunter Gatherers
"even the uninitiated will find it an interesting and often poignant introduction"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Life is Happy and Sad
"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
"Catastrophic lives up to its tag line, 'We will destroy you'"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Houston Arts Week
Our Late Night
"uproarious and heartbreaking"
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Chris Gray
,
Houston Press
Bluefinger
"pointed, spot-on performances"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Dancehunter
The Strangerer
"It moved me. It disturbed me. It amazed me."
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David Clarke
,
Broadway World
Waiting for Godot
"an unusually intense and entertaining evening at the theater"
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Alex Gilbert
,
29-95
Hunter Gatherers (2009)
"nervy and funny"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Hunter Gatherers
"a pure distillation of craft"
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David Feil
,
Houstonist
The Designated Mourner
"will leave audiences smiling and with aching sides"
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David Clarke
,
Broadway World
DOOMSDAY REVUE
"craven fits of passion"
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David Feil
,
Houstonist
Hunter Gatherers
"funny and horrific, brutal and absurd, mostly all at once"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Dancehunter
The Strangerer
"personal and moving"
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David Feil
,
Houstonist
The Designated Mourner
"raging imagination and utter theatricality"
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D.L. Groover
,
Houston Press
Endgame
"bursts of quirky character and pathos"
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Everett Evans
,
Houston Chronicle
Life is Happy and Sad
"another masterpiece in the company’s ever-mounting stack of successes"
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Abby Koenig
,
Arts+Culture Magazine
Endgame
"Greg Dean gives the performance of his career"
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Lee Williams
,
Houston Press
The Designated Mourner
"a startling piece of theater"
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D.L. Groover
,
Houston Press
Anna Bella Eema
"a great night of theater"
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David Theis
,
Houston Press
There Is a Happiness That Morning Is
"could easily be the next smash hit on Broadway"
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D.L. Groover
,
Houston Press
Bluefinger
"DiverseWorks has never looked so scary"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Dancehunter
The Strangerer
"a deeply rich and immersive visual experience"
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David Feil
,
Arts+Culture Magazine
American Falls
"some of the most deliciously dirty one-liners you’ll ever encounter at the theatre"
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Kerri Foley
,
The LoopScoop
There Is a Happiness That Morning Is
"another winning night of theater"
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Nancy Wozny
,
Houston Arts Week
Our Late Night
"wildly dangerous"
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Lee Williams
,
Houston Press
Hunter Gatherers
"likely to be savored and remembered"
-
Jim Tommaney
,
Houston Press
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Only two more nights of happiness, guys. That's it. Seats are available for this evening's performance.
3 hours 8 min ago.
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Only 3 more nights of HAPPINESS. Then: SADNESS
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: GO SEE THIS SHOW! I don't recommend lightly. Last weekend!! There is a Happiness That Morning Is
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If any of my Ags end up at
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There Is A Happiness this weekend you'll have to tell me how it is! I've heard great things.
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The legendary LYDIA LUNCH will be performing in Houston June 2
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@LolaJRS
: GO SEE THIS SHOW! I don't recommend lightly. Last weekend!! There is a Happiness That Morning Is
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GO SEE THIS SHOW! I don't recommend lightly. Last weekend!! There is a Happiness That Morning Is
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2 days 3 hours ago.
catastrophicTX
Post show Q&A tonight! Tickets to Happiness can be yours for whatever you can pay. I know! So cool, right?
2 days 4 hours ago.
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time running out to see Mickle Maher's glorious feast of words
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Find out why it is your last chance for happiness. There is also a very special announcement.
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2 days 7 hours ago.
002houston
What's on 002's calendar this week? --> "There is a Happiness That Morning Is" is being performed at
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tomorrow at 8pm!
2 days 23 hours ago.
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We have our very last talk-back tomorrow night for Happiness. Join us!
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3 days 1 hour ago.
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: Are you in Houston? Go see "There Is A Happiness That Morning Is" at
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this weekend before it closes. Just do it
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: Are you in Houston? Go see "There Is A Happiness That Morning Is" at
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this weekend before it closes. Just do it
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The Catastrophic Theatre
Our website's back up. You can reserve tickets there at catastrophictheatre.com or by calling 713-522-2723. Only two more performances. HAPPINESS must end tomorrow.
3 hours 34 min ago.
The Catastrophic Theatre
We are having ongoing difficulties with our website. Until it's back up please call 713-522-2723 for tickets.
5 hours 31 min ago.
Margie Beegle
A not to be missed piece... Saw it for the second time last night!
8 hours 4 min ago.
Lise Liddell
I saw "Happiness" last night and it was fantastic. I saw it twice during it's first run at Catastrophic and I swear it's even better this time! Get out to see it! This is the last weekend of the last run!
1 day 58 min ago.
The Catastrophic Theatre
Only 3 more nights of HAPPINESS. Then: SADNESS You really should take advantage of it while it's here. Presenting Lydia Lunch: Horribly True Confessions. One night only: Sunday June 2. Tickets available online: 8pm | 10pm
The Catastrophic Theatre
1 day 4 hours ago.
Trilla Pando
Last night--wonderful. More than that--woke happy!
1 day 7 hours ago.
Suzanne C Staley
What a charming play, so close to the heart. In the midst of the essential groundlessness of our existence, this pierces the heart.
1 day 8 hours ago.
Nami Liberboim
The play last night was AMAZING -- my first show at The Catastrophic Theatre, but certainly not the last! Left the theatre smiling. Thank you for the wonderful evening!
1 day 8 hours ago.
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