About the Theatre
Art Factory Houston, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Founded in the Autumn of 2016 by Executive Director Luke J. Hamilton and Artistic Director Colton Berry,
Art Factory began in the East Downtown (EaDo) District of Houston, Texas, as EaDo Playhouse.
In January of 2018, Art Factory moved to our new home at The Docks, just north of Downtown Houston
By 2022, Art Factory produced nearly fifty lauded productions, including Houston premieres like "Disenchanted!" and "GATSBY," theatrical live-music events like "It's Britney, B*tch" and "MONSTER: The Music of Lady Gaga," digital productions like "[title of show]" and "Pippin," and re-imagined classics like "Grease" and "The Wizard of Oz," making it Houston's highest producer of musical theatre.
MISSION
Art Factory exists to broaden the experience of the Houston arts community by offering multifaceted programming, developing new and original works and exploring uncharted artistic perspectives of established plays and musicals.
Art Factory presents works of theatre in a purposefully intimate setting, reducing the divide between spectator and art in order to foster a connected and empathetic community in Houston.
Art Factory provides high quality art for patrons of all races, nationalities, sexual orientations, and gender identities by maintaining an inclusive and tolerant environment and reflecting the vast diversity of Houston within our productions and staff.
VISION
Art Factory offers Houston theatre-creators a unique outlet to develop their artistic expression through the development and production of new works and the reinvention of existing works.
Art Factory maintains a deliberately intimate space, to connect Houston theatre patrons to art in a fearless, face-to-face manner. Each moment spent in Art Factory immerses Houston theatre-goers in a full artistic experience and binds spectators to their humanity, allowing art to unite our community.
Art Factory holds firmly to the nostalgia and familiarity of established plays and musicals by maintaining their integrity, while creating inventive aesthetics for each work, allowing our patrons to re-discover the titles they love.
Art Factory productions give Houston theatergoers of all generations access to a brand new theatrical experience with the exclusive ability to witness the creation of Houston-helmed pieces of theatre as well as the development of pieces from across the globe that have not yet been presented in our area.
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Past Shows
INTO THE WOODS
12/1
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12/17/2023
Journey INTO THE WOODS Like Never Before With Art Factory’s Brand New Production of Sondheim’s Masterpiece! Once upon a time, in a far-off kingdom… A ...
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
11/10
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11/19/2023
Tennessee Williams’ award-winning play, THE GLASS MENAGERIE , gets an innovative revival at Art Factory. Perhaps one of the most well-known plays of all time, ...
REEFER MADNESS
10/15
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10/22/2023
Catch a Case of the Giggles with REEFER MADNESS at Art Factory! Hide your children! This October, an evil green menace is set loose on ...
REEFER MADNESS
10/15
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10/22/2023
Catch a Case of the Giggles with REEFER MADNESS at Art Factory! Hide your children! This October, an evil green menace is set loose on ...
Come on down to Stark, Florida, for Art Factory’s hilarious production of THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL! We are transported to Armadillo Acres, a ...
Art Factory Sinks Its Fangs into Hilarious New Horror Spoof; DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, August 4-13! In its first-ever ...
METAMORPHOSES
3/24
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4/2/2023
Mary Zimmerman’s astonishing play, METAMORPHOSES, based on the myths of Ovid, envelops the Art Factory stage with breathtaking imagery and surrealistic storytelling. Set in and ...
Company, a landmark musical by Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and George Furth (book), is a witty and insightful exploration of relationships, marriage, and the ...
Bonnie & Clyde
7/23
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8/9/2020
America's most notorious lovers and bank robbers take the country by storm in this sexy and compelling adventure....
Head Over Heels
6/5
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6/28/2020
Head Over Heels is a jubilant musical comedy that injects a modern twist on a classic story. Adapted from the 16th-century prose romance "The Countess ...
Legally Blonde
3/19
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4/5/2020
Elle Woods, a bubbly sorority girl known for her love of pink and all things fashion, isn't taken seriously. But when her boyfriend Warner dumps ...
Urinetown
2/13
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3/1/2020
A sidesplitting sendup of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold....
This modern musical ingeniously chronicles the five-year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up and from break-up to meeting....
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, both a stage musical and a cult classic film, is the brainchild of Richard O'Brien. He wrote the music, lyrics, ...
Grease is a high-octane musical bursting with rock and roll energy, taking you back to the world of 1950s teenagers. Written by Jim Jacobs and ...
Take a mythological thrill-ride through a hybrid underworld with 17-year-old Jasper, as he faces down demons, gods, and monsters in search of his best friend ...
Grey Gardens
6/21
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7/7/2019
book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel, lyrics by Michael Korie Art Factory...
Tuck Everlasting
6/21
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7/7/2019
What would you do if you had all eternity? Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence, but not ...
The cult rock musical about outrageous transgender singer Hedwig and his rock-n-roll band, the Angry Inch, a name inspired by Hedwig’s own botched sex change ...
A NEW BRAIN
2/9
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2/25/2018
Gordon Schwinn writes music. Specifically, Gordon writes music for a children’s television show called Mr. Bungee’s Lilypad. Mr. Bungee is a grown man who offers ...