CATASTROPHIC

by Brett Cullum - November 23, 2024

It is all about just telling stories through this little world that we create together, and many of us just bring in many of our personal experiences as actors or even just through our lives. And the show really invited that openness, for sure, because LOVE BOMB or just love in general is a topic th...

by Brett Cullum - November 17, 2024

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. Yet I doubt that any company other than the Catastrophic Theatre will ever dare to do so because it asks much of its audience....

by Brett Cullum - November 07, 2024

Read our interview with Brian Jucha of LOVE BOMB at Catastrophic Theatre....

by Blair Ingenthron - October 25, 2024

Brave Little Company received a Houston Arts Alliance grant to support a cast recording and public performances of the original musical GRANDPA'S GARDEN, returning for two shows in November....

by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2024

The Catastrophic Theatre will present LOVE BOMB by Brian Jucha and The Catastrophic ensemble....

by Brett Cullum - September 22, 2024

Are the superheroes really simply the spirits that Prospero conjured on the island? Could Fathom City have been taken over by Dr. Cannibal (an anagram for Caliban) because he fled and tossed his books into the sea? Is this a sequel, a salute, or a sardonic spoof of Shakespeare’s work?...

by Stephi Wild - August 29, 2024

SPIRITS TO ENFORCE runs September 20 - October 12, 2024 at the Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH). Tickets are on sale now....

by Brett Cullum - June 30, 2024

This company is just really strong at putting on funny-as-hell musical sketch comedies. It’s as if SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE were written by Kander and Ebb. ...

by Brett Cullum - April 16, 2024

Should you avoid seeing the show? For God’s sake, no. You will miss what is surely going to be one of the most talked about pieces of work in Houston’s theatrical history. Go see it, and make your own call whether you love or hate it. But don’t let them brainwash you into thinking this is only about...

by Brett Cullum - April 06, 2024

What drew me to the show was what drew me to the work that Catastrophic Theatre does in general. They do work that nobody else does. Work that's largely unexplored in our region, or in our country, or whatever. I'm drawn to that kind of stuff, and Sarah Kane has a unique view of love and human relat...