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Theatre Season

Everything you need to know about this year's theatre season


 

The 2025-2026 Theatre Season

This year our wonderful Texas Southern University theatre program students will be performing a series of shows starting with our season opener - Wine in the Wilderness.

This is the Season of Women

We are featuring female playwrights:

  • Alice Childress
  • Celeste Bedford-Walker
  • Texas Southern's own Elizabeth Brown-Guillory
  • ShaWanna Renee Rivon

Brothers, Sisters, Husbands, And Wives

Brothers and Sisters

About the Play

Brothers, Sisters, Husbands, and Wives (The Cariocas) is a spirited comedy-drama by Celeste Bedford-Walker, directed by TSU Theatre alumna Delisa Chatman, that follows a fractured Afro-Brazilian American family whose weekend reunion unravels secrets, rivalries, and desires that test the ties that bind them.

Production Dates  

Thursday, November 20 at 7 pm

Friday, November 21 at 7 pm

Saturday, November 22 at 2 pm

Saturday, November 22 at 7 pm

Sunday, November 23 at 3 pm

Location

Ollington Smith Playhouse 

Ticket Prices

$5 TSU Students 

$10 General Admission

 Get Tickets Here 

Parking Notice

Paid parking is available in the East Garage (Cleburne St. & Tierwester St.). Lot C is closed and inaccessible to vehicles and pedestrians.

 

Wine In The Wilderness

Wine In The Wilderness

SYNOPSIS

Set during the 1964 Harlem race riots, the play follows an artist whose search for a model sparks a clash of class, identity, and dignity—challenging society’s notions of beauty and the Black experience.

PLAYDATES

Thursday, October 23 at 7 PM
Friday, October 24 at 7 PM
Saturday, October 25 at 2 PM & 7 PM
Sunday, October 26 at 3 PM

LOCATION

Ollington Smith Playhouse (limited seating available)

TICKETS

$5 TSU Students (With Valid Student ID)
$10 General Admission

PARKING

East Garage (Lot C is currently closed)

The box office opens 30 minutes before curtain time. We look forward to seeing you at the play. Enjoy the performance!