ABOUT THE LANDING THEATRE COMPANY
The Landing Theatre Company is dedicated to advancing American Theatre through the cultivation of extraordinary American playwriting and presenting American works that have significant artistic worth to our community, our culture and our history.
The Landing Theatre Company annually presents a Season of new, contemporary and classic American plays.
Micro Theatre Projects, developed by the company to perform in residential homes throughout the city, have brought a groundbreaking new format to Houston audiences.
New American Voices Playwriting Festival annually provides a national showcase for American Playwrights to develop their work.
Landing Local: New Works Initiative develops programs that foster and cultivate new work by local playwrights, including commissions of new works, readings of original plays, dramaturgical assistance, and instruction.
Summer Internship Program to-date has provided hands-on experiences to 26 students from 5 states.
The Landing Theatre Company is an award-winning Houston-based company devoted exclusively to American Playwriting, and is the only Houston company committed specifically to American Playwriting. It produces American dramas ranging from new works to modern classics, and is known for its commitment to inclusion, of people involved in its work, of the kinds of stories that get told, and the range of experiences it brings to audiences. One of it's major areas is new works, which continues to grow annually. It's New American Voices Playwriting Festival attracts writers from all over the country and annually showcases promising new works by many of America's top emerging artists. It developed Landing Local: New Works Initiatives, which commissions new works from local playwrights, and provides a showcases for local writers to develop their plays, while also developing unique and groundbreaking work using the micro theatre format in Houston. It's productions often involve risk, and try to bring stimulating and meaningful experiences to audiences.
“It is easy to think or at least hope, that Landing and its model are the future of theater in this city.”
~ Jessica Goldman, Houston Press (2018)