“I would say it’s definitely more of a surreal work of art, perhaps in the tradition of, say, Ionesco and Samuel Beckett … Catastrophic is very good at this kind of work. I think they really embrace plays that are strange and filled with metaphor and are really kind of reaching into your psyche is what I feel when I come to a Catastrophic play …”
“I’ve seen many Catastrophic shows over the years, so I know the quality of their wonderful intergenerational, many-gendered, many-races ensemble. I was really leaning into the richness of that particular Catastrophic diversity. It’s created a really interesting world for this play.”
“I don’t want to tell stories of oppression; there is no real path to freedom there. There’s only telling someone else’s narrative. And so, if I’m going to create a lane for myself and the people I love to exist, I have to look at the future. I have to find that thread to place them safely.”
“LOVE BOMB is a masterpiece of the absurd, but at the same time, it’s a viable Melanie jukebox musical that could command any stage in town. … But don’t miss this one because it is one of the rare pieces of theater that feels like art.”
“This is peak CATASTROPHIC THEATRE, and the entire production is on FULL TILT BOOGIE from start to finish. … It’s funny, it’s quirky, and it is unlike anything else you are likely to see anytime soon.”
Luis Galindo, Courtney Lomelo, Tamarie Cooper in IT IS MAGIC. (photo by Anthony Rathbun)
“You are never going to see a more definitive version of this show in Houston, and CATASTROPHIC is the company to bring it to you…This is a Taylor Swift Eras Tour level event for fans of absurdist theater.”
“TREVOR is easily the best show The Catastrophic Theatre has done this year, and that’s saying quite a bit given the incredible strength of their season so far.”
