| Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company |
| "Best New Name for a Theater Troupe: Mildred's Umbrella Apparently there's a bit of debate over how Houston's newest theater company, Mildred's Umbrella, got it's odd name. Founding members Jennifer Decker and John Harvey tell the story two different ways. She says they were perusing a literature book, looking for a name that was really interesting, when they stumbled upon a poem by Gertrude Stein called Mildred's Umbrella, He says Stein came to him in a dream in Ernest Hemingway's body. As hard as it might be to imagine Hemingway saying the words 'Mildred's Umbrella,' Harvey's version is obviously more theatrical. Either way, the name is simply dreamy." Houston Press's Best of Houston 2002. |
| THEATER AT IT'S BEST "Things Being at the Worst is a sexy, avant-garde production... Think Tom Stoppard on methamphetamines, and you'll land in the general ballpark of one of the most surprisingly sexy productions to push its way into Houston's avant-garde theater scene in quite some time...Mildred's Umbrella,(is) the fledgling group that produced this madness...one of the most inventive and truly avant garde shows of the year." - Lee Williams, The Houston Press Full Review |
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| Bloody Good "In a fascinating production of Mac Wellman's idiosyncratic adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company takes us into its arms and smothers us with love of theater... Everything's of a piece in Wellman's worldview, especially the amazing ensemble cast, which throws itself into the creepy goings-on with panache and conviction... It's a tasty bite of theater you won't soon forget." DL Groover The Houston Press Full Review |
| COMING SOON, MAY 18 He is dead and gone, lady. The foul fiend follows me. Yet, here�s a spot. What would literature be without madness or madness without literature? On Wednesday, May 18 at 7 pm at the Houston Center for Photography, Mildred�s Umbrella Theater Company in conjunction with Michael Nye�s exhibit Fine Line: Mental Health/Mental Illness presents �must be a terrible state of mind� a new one-act play by John Harvey, which pursues and questions themes of madness and sanity as addressed in the plays of William Shakespeare and Marina Carr. This short dramatic work features company members of Mildred�s Umbrella Theater Company. The performance is free, but seating is limited. For information please contact Mildred�s Umbrella at 832-418-0973 or [email protected] or contact the Houston Center of Photography at 713-529-4755. |
| Please take a look at our new website! www.mildredsumbrella.com This one was temporary and will be gone soon. |