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UPCOMING EVENTS

Week of June 09th - June 12th

Our general outline of the scheduled events. For complete event details—including times, locations, and descriptions—please refer to the official virtual calendar. The calendar includes all relevant information for each activity and will be updated regularly.

Monday, June 9th

7:30 AM-8:30 AM: Morning Workout - African Dance @ MATCH Gallery

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Houston Ballet - Creative Movement

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Play or Slay: Owning the Stage with Smoke & Mirrors By Norma Jo Thomas @ HSPVA

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: In our Bodies, On the Stage (Theatre + Social and Emotional Learning) by Jasmine Thomas @ HSPVA

9:30 AM-11:00 AM: Mastering Performance, Presence & Influence by Oscar Hines @ MATCH Gallery

9:30 AM-11:00 AM: "So You Wanna Act?" by Curtis Von @ Matchbox 1

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

10:00 AM-2:00 PM: Film Screening & Talk Back @ Matchbox 2

10:00 AM-11:00 AM: Houston Ballet - Jazz (Ages 12-14) 

11:30 AM-1:00 PM: Directing New Talent: Maximizing Performance with Inexperienced Actors by Cleo House-Keller @ MATCH Gallery

11:30 AM-1:00 PM: PLAYWRIGHTS' WORKSHOP:  Creativity, Imagination, and Structure by Thomas Meloncon @ Matchbox 1

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Play or Slay: Owning the Stage with Smoke & Mirrors by Norma Jo Thomas @ HSPVA

12:00 PM-2:00PM: In our Bodies, On the Stage (Theatre + Social and Emotional Learning) by Jasmine Thomas @ HSPVA

1:00 PM-2:30 PM: POETRY SEVEN Master Class - Poetry Chose Me @ Matchbox 1

2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Reading: Hell is Empty (Dir. Kelvin Douglas) @ MATCH Gallery

3:00 PM-5:00 PM: House Is Not A Home @ Matchbox 1

3:00 PM-5:30 PM: Workshops/Symposium @ Matchbox 2

3:00 PM-6:00 PM: Johnnie B. Good @ Matchbox 4

7:30 PM-10:30 PM: Reading: Mud Row- Dominique Morisseau @ Stages theatre

8:00 PM-10:00 PM: Poetry Artist Collective @ Matchbox 1

8:00 PM-10:30 PM: Opening Night Film (TBA) @ Matchbox 2

8:00 PM-10:00 PM: FTB 10 Min @ Matchbox 4 

Tuesday, June 10th

7:30 AM-8:30 AM: Morning Workout (Zumba) @ MATCH Gallery

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Houston Ballet - Creative Movement

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Puppetry for All by Crystal Rae @ HPSVA

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Write your life: A Playwriting Workshop by Jelisa Robinson @ HSPVA

9:30 AM-11:00 AM: The Three P's Of Auditioning Techniques (Auditioning 101) by Vicki L. Evans @ Matchbox 1

9:30 AM-11:00 AM: Improv Basics With Can't Tell Us Nothing by Amechi Ngwe @ Matchbox 3

9:30 AM-11:00 AM: Bank of America - Financial Literacy @ Matchbox 4

10:00 AM-11:00 AM: Houston Ballet - Hip-Hop (Ages 12-14) 

10:00 AM-12:30 PM: Film Symposium/Workshops @ Matchbox 2

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Paula Wilson Arts Administration @ Matchbox 3

11:30 AM-1:00 PM: So You Wanna Act by Curtis Von @ Matchbox 4

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Puppetry for All by Crystal Rae @ HSPVA

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Write your life: A Playwriting Workshop by Jelisa Robinson @ HSPVA

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Auditioning for Musical Theater (+18yrs) by Dr. John Cornelius, II @ Matchbox 3

12:00 PM-6:00 PM: Vendor Exhibits @ Buffalo Soldiers Museum 

1:00 PM-11:00 PM: Open Artist Spotlight @ Matchbox 4

2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Reading: Aberdeen and Netarine (Dir. Sha’Na Smith) @ Matchbox 1

3:00 PM-5:30 PM: Film Screening @ Matchbox 2

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Reading: Last Call for Jim Crow (Dir. Curtis Von)

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Master Class by Novi Brown @ Matchbox 2

6:00 PM-9:00 PM: The Ensemble Theatre Premier Theatre Readings (Playwright Contest Winners) - Melda Beaty @ Ensemble Theatre

6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Grand Industry Mixer @ Buffalo Soldier Museum

7:30 PM-10:00 PM: Screening & Talkback with Filmmakers @ Matchbox 2

8:00 PM-11:00 PM: Evening Performances @ MATCH Gallery 

8:00 PM-10:00 PM: House Is Not A Home @ Matchbox 1

10:00 PM-???: Party @ Matchbox 2

Wednesday, June 11th

7:30 AM-8:30 AM: Morning Workout (Yoga) @ MATCH Gallery

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Houston Ballet - Creative Movement

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Write for your Life by Ugochi Emenaha @ HPSVA

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Acting Through the Lens of African-American Storytelling by Henrietta Hayes (Parent Day) @ HSPVA

9:30 AM-11:00 AM: The Amazing Audition: Becoming your friendly neighborhood hired singer by Errin Hatter @ MATCH Gallery 

9:30 AM-11:00 AM: The South is Poetry By EJ Batiste @ Matchbox 1

10:00 AM-11:00 AM: Houston Ballet - Jazz (Ages 15-17) 

10:00 AM-12:30 PM: Film Symposium/Workshops @ Matchbox 2

10:00 AM-11:00 AM: TBD @ Matchbox 3

11:30 AM-1:00 PM: The Inner Stage: A Theater/Film Workshop on Psychological Aspects of Character Development by EJ Batiste @ MATCH Gallery

11:30 AM-1:00 PM: Acting and writing from a culturally safe place by Andre Minkins @ Matchbox 1

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: The Science of Singing by Dr. Jolie Rocke @ HSPVA

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Voice production and Interpretation for the Young Singer by Linda Knight Burkley @ HSPVA

1:00 PM-2:30 PM: LAUREN ANDERSON Master Class - The Dancer’s Path: Breaking Through in the Entertainment Industry @ Matchbox 3

2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Reading: Bridge in the Distance (Dir. Vincent Victoria) @ MATCH Gallery

3:00 PM-5:00 PM: House Is Not A Home @ Matchbox 1

3:00 PM-5:30 PM: Film Screening @ Matchbox 2

3:00 PM-6:00 PM: FTB 10 Min @ Matchbox 4

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Reading: Single Raindrop (Dir. Manning Mott) @ MATCH Gallery

6:30 PM-9:30 PM: Sponsored Theatre Reading - Whitelisted @ The Alley Theater

7:30 PM-10:00 PM: Film Screening & Talkback with Filmmakers @ Matchbox 2

7:30 PM-10:30 PM: Johnnie B. Good @ Matchbox 4

8:00 PM-10:00 PM: Poetry Artist Collective @ Matchbox 1 

10:00 PM-???: Party @ Matchbox 2

Thursday, June 12th

7:30 AM-8:30 AM: Morning Workout (Tai Chi) @ MATCH Gallery

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Houston Ballet - Creative Movement

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Write for your Life by Ugochi Emenaha @ HPSVA

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Acting Through the Lens of African-American Storytelling by Henrietta Hayes @ HSPVA

9:30 AM-11:00 AM: The Three P's Of Auditioning Techniques (Auditioning 101) by Vicki L. Evans @ Matchbox 3

9:30 AM-11:00 AM: Acting and writing from a culturally safe place by Andre Minkins @ Matchbox 4

10:00 AM-11:00 AM: Houston Ballet - Jazz (Ages 15-17) 

10:00 AM-12:30 PM: Film Symposium/Workshops @ Matchbox 2

11:30 AM-1:30 PM: Brave Little Company - Grandpa’s Garden @ Houston Public Library

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Voice production and interpretation for the young singer by Linda Knight Burkley @ HSPVA

12:00 PM-7:00 PM: Vendor Exhibits @ Buffalo Soldiers Museum 

1:00 PM-2:30 PM: JASON DIRDEN Master Class - From Stage To Screen @ MATCH Gallery

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Reading: Last Call At Libby’s (Dir. Steven Scott) @ Matchbox 1

3:00 PM-5:00 PM: Film Screening @ Matchbox 2

3:00 PM-6:00 PM: Johnnie B. Good @ Matchbox 4

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Reading: Trains, White Carnelian and Daffodils (Dir. Tazeen Zihadi) @ MATCH Gallery 

6:00 PM-9:00 PM: The Ensemble Theatre Premier Theatre Readings (Playwright Contest Winners) - Reggie Edmunds

7:30 PM-10:00 PM: Film Screening & Talkback with Filmmakers @ Matchbox 2

8:00 PM-10:00 PM: FTB 10 Min @ Matchbox 4 

10:00-???: Party @ Matchbox 2 

10:00 PM-12:00 AM: Grand Industry Mixer @ Buffalo Soldiers Museum

Friday, June 13th

7:30 AM-8:30 AM: Morning Workout (Line Dance) @ MATCH Gallery

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Houston Ballet - Possible Presentation

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Black Playwrights monologue workshop@ HPSVA

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Shakespeare Workshop @ HSPVA

9:30 AM-11:00 AM: My First Movie By Joan Montreuil @ MATCH Gallery

9:30 AM-11:00 AM: Acting and writing from a culturally safe place by Andre Minkins @ Matchbox 4

10:00 AM-12:30 PM: Film Symposium/Workshops @ Matchbox 2 

10:00 AM-11:00 AM: Alric Davis Producing Musical Theater @ Matchbox 3

11:30 AM-1:00 PM: Jokes, Drama & A Little Bit of Therapy By Ibukunola Rojugbokan @ Matchbox 4

1:00 PM-3:00 PM: Monologue Competition @ HSPVA

1:00 PM-2:30 PM: MALIK YOBA Master Class @ Matchbox 2 

2:00 PM-3:30 PM: Brave Little Company - Grandpa’s Garden @ Houston Public Library 

2:30 PM-4:30 PM: Poetry Artist Collective @ Matchbox 1

3:00 PM-5:30 PM: Film Screening @ Matchbox 2

3:00 PM-6:00 PM: FTB 10 Min @ Matchbox 4

6:00 PM-12:00 AM: Panel Discussion & Mixer @ Buffalo Soldiers Museum 

7:00 PM-9:30 PM: City-Wide Mass Gospel Concert @ The Historic St. John Church of Houston

7:30 PM-9:30 PM: Poetry Artist Collective @ Matchbox 1

7:30 PM-10:00 PM: Film Screening & Talkback with Filmmakers @ Matchbox 2 

7:30 PM-12:30 AM: Artist Spotlight - Eric Jones @ Matchbox 3

7:30 PM-10:30 PM: Johnnie B. Good @ Matchbox 4

Saturday, June 14th

9:30 AM-11:00 AM: Passion Meets Profit: Strategies in the Age of AI by Toni Simmons Henson @ Matchbox 3

10:00 AM-12:30 PM: Film Symposium/Workshops @ Matchbox 2 

11:00 AM-1:00 PM: Brave Little Company - Grandpa’s Garden @ Houston Public Library 

11:30 AM-1:00 PM: Stage to Stage: Successfully Navigate the Festival Circuit by Toni Simmons Henson @ Matchbox 3

3:00 PM-5:30 PM: Film Screening @ Matchbox 2

3:00 PM-5:00 PM: Apollo Chamber Players Performance? @ Jones Hall?

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Panel Discussion @ Matchbox 4

7:00 PM-11:30 PM: Artist Spotlight - Blk Swan Poetry @ Matchbox 1

7:30 PM-10:00 PM: Film Screening & Talkback with Filmmakers @ Matchbox 2

7:30 PM-10:30 PM:  Red Carpet/Awards - Dinner and Recognition of Honoree (Greg Carter) @ Matchbox 4 

7:30 PM-10:30 PM: PENDING - Hip Hop Symphony workshop featuring Shaggy with Live Orchestra @ Houston Symphony 

10:30 PM-1:30 AM: Closing Grand Industry Mixer @ Stages

Sunday, June 15th

7:30 AM-19:30 PM: Ebony Opera Guild Load-In / Performance / Load Out @ Matchbox 4

2:00 PM-6:00 PM: PENDING - Artist Spotlight - Tiffany Joseph Special Screening @ Matchbox 2

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