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Don't miss the return of Houston Shakespeare Festival, starting next week!

Get ready for tonight’s world-premiere of How I Learned to Play Tennis by getting to know the director, Philip Kershaw.

Philip graduated with his MFA from the School of Theatre and Dance in the spring of 2020, shortly before returning to SOTD to teach acting. Before the end of the year, he was approached by Dr. Robert Shimko, Director of the School of Theatre and Dance, about directing How I Learned to Play Tennis.

Philip read the initial draft of Tennis back in May, and says that while the initial story was great, it’s only continued to evolve thanks to the collaborative work of the entire cast and crew.

Follow the link below to get tickets for How I Learned to Play Tennis, and don’t miss out on tonight’s world-premiere!

Content Warning: How I Learned to Play Tennis features subject matter some viewers may find distressing. Feel free to reach out with any questions, or read the show description on our box office page for more info.

Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-i-learned-to-play-tennis-by-comfort-ifeoma-katchy-tickets-174285872737?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Meet comfort ifeoma katchy, writer of How I Learned to Play Tennis, and senior Playwriting/Dramaturgy major at the UH School of Theatre and Dance.

comfort began writing Tennis while attending a playwriting workshop in 2020, where, over the summer, she would get her friends together to help workshop the play.

As a playwright, comfort believes that theatre works best when you lead with your collaborative spirit, allowing the story you’ve written to become its own entity as it’s opened up to the creative contributions of an entire cast and crew.

Content Warning: How I Learned to Play Tennis features subject matter some viewers may find distressing. Feel free to reach out with any questions, or read the show description on our box office page for more info.

Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-i-learned-to-play-tennis-by-comfort-ifeoma-katchy-tickets-174285872737?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

A world premiere only happens once, so join us next Friday, Nov. 12th for comfort ifeoma katchy’s How I Learned to Play Tennis at UH Quintero Theatre.

Written by a senior SOTD student and directed by a SOTD alumnus, How I Learned to Play Tennis is what happens when the School of Theatre and Dance community works together to uplift the work of our individual students.

Follow the link to get tickets and read more about the powerful story of How I Learned to Play Tennis.

Content Warning: Show contains topics that may be distressing for some audiences.

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