UPCOMING EVENTS

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

8:00 AM-10:00 PM: Visual/Sculptured Art Showcase @ Matchbox Building 

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-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: Playwright's 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: Poet SE7EN Master Class - Poetry Chose Me @ Matchbox 1

2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Reading: Hell is Empty by TJ Young (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. Goode Theatre Production @ Matchbox 4

7:30 PM-10:30 PM: Stages Theater Reading: Mud Row by Dominique Morisseau 

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: Fade To Black: Best of the Best 10-Minute Plays @ Matchbox 4 

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

8:00 AM-10:00 PM: Visual/Sculptured Art Showcase @ Matchbox Building 

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 by Sidney Rushing (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 by Christina Cottles (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

7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Jazz Jam Session hosted by Tex Allen and the Sunshine Friends @ Matchbox 3

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

7:30 PM-9:30 PM: Theatre Production: H Place @ Matchbox 4

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

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

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

8:00 AM-10:00 PM: Visual/Sculptured Art Showcase @ Matchbox Building 

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 by Clarence Holmes, Jr. (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: Fade To Black: Best of the Best 10-Minute Plays @ Matchbox 4

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

7:30 PM-9:30 PM:  Alley Theatre Reading - Whitelisted by Chisa Hutchinson (Dir. Amber D. Gray)

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

7:30 PM-10:30 PM: Johnnie B. Goode Theatre Production @ Matchbox 4

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

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

8:00 AM-10:00 PM: Visual/Sculptured Art Showcase @ Matchbox Building 

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 by Rudy Bamenga (Dir. Steven Scott) @ Matchbox 1

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

3:00 PM-6:00 PM: Johnnie B. Goode Theatre Production @ Matchbox 4

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

6:00 PM-9:00 PM: The Ensemble Theatre Premier Theatre Readings (Playwright Contest Winners): In The Prophet's House by Reggie Edmunds

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

7:30 PM-10:30 PM: The "I Can Entertain" Concert Presented by I.C.E. Man Productions LLC @ Matchbox 3

8:00 PM-10:00 PM: Fade To Black: Best of the Best 10-Minute Plays @ Matchbox 4 

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

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

8:00 AM-10:00 PM: Visual/Sculptured Art Showcase @ Matchbox Building 

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: Dr. 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: Fade To Black: Best of the Best 10-Minute Plays @ 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 

8:00 PM-10:00 PM: State of the Union: Words by Eric Jones @ Matchbox 3

7:30 PM-10:30 PM: Johnnie B. Goode Theatre Production @ Matchbox 4

8:00 AM-10:00 PM: Visual/Sculptured Art Showcase @ Matchbox Building 

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

1:00 PM-2:30 PM: Dr. Brély Evans Master Class @ Matchbox 1

2:30 PM-4:30 PM: Cabaret @ Matchbox 3

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

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: HipHop Legends Talkback @ Matchbox 2

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

7:00 PM-11:30 PM: Artist Spotlight - Macahl Jett @ Matchbox 3

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

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

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Ebony Opera Guild Concert:  From the Middle Passage to Black Lives Matter: The Journey to Freedom Continues
A Juneteenth Commemorative Concert @ Matchbox 4

2:00 PM-5:00 PM: Houston Hollywood Studios: Short Film Festival @ Matchbox 2

6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Artist Spotlight - Jazz Performance @ Matchbox 3