:: 30TH ANNIVERSARY SUSAN SMITH BLACKBURN PRIZE DRAMATIC READING :: The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize honoring women playwrights from around the world, has decided to celebrate its thirtieth anniversary by hosting a reading and the awards in Houston. Five short works by local women playwrights (a talented bunch) will be presented as dramatic readings by Houston’s acting community (another talented bunch) at the Alley Theatre’s Neuhaus Stage this Sunday, March 9th at 3:00PM. Excerpts......

Joe Turner's Come and Gone: Ensemble Theatre Not that Houstonist needs anymore reason to love Midtown, but the Ensemble Theater convinces us even more. Over the past few years, the Ensemble has showcased some of the city's most prolific African-American theater, dance, and song. Opening this past weekend, Joe Turner Come and Gone continues in this tradition with August Wilson's play revolving around the denizens who occupy this post-slavery boarding house and “gives haunting voice......