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3400 Main St

Houston, TX 77002

Performances

Feb 7, 2025 -

Mar 1, 2025

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WE SUGGEST $35
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Location

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3400 Main St

Houston, TX 77002

Performances

Mar 28, 2025 -

Apr 19, 2025

Catastrophic Theatre’s Speeding Motorcycle and Daniel Johnston’s Legacy

Jul 24, 2019 | Glasstire | Sean J Patrick Carney
The Catastrophic Theatre’s Speeding Motorcycle kicks off in Houston with thunderous acoustic guitar chords, hammered out by an actor in baggy red gym shorts, knee-high socks, and a tight white tank top. The crown of his elongated skull is chopped off, a void where his mind should be. He belts out: Once I saw the most beautiful
Houston Chronicle Review: Deeply moving ‘Speeding Motorcycle’ musical revs up emotions of Daniel Johnston’s songs

Jul 06, 2019 | Houston Chronicle | Wei-Huan Chen
Joe Folladori’s performance of “Peek-a-boo” is among the crowning achievements of Houston theater in 2019. To say it lays bare the sorrow of a man struggling with mental illness is an understatement. It turns the singer, and us, inside out. Folladori sings and plays the piano with a posture that suggests he’s on the verge
Houston Press Review: Struggle As Art In Speeding Motorcycle at Catastrophic

Jul 02, 2019 | Houston Press | Jessica Goldman
Let’s play metaphor. If the theater scene in Houston is a family, then Catastrophic Theatre is like the creatively kooky aunt who takes you under her wing and exposes you to things your family members wouldn’t dare. It’s not that what the others offer isn’t interesting, provoking and even brilliant at times. It’s just that