Production Partner
Patricia VanAllan
Cold War Choir Practice
Regional Premiere
By Ro Reddick
Directed by Jessica Jaye
It’s twilight in Ronald Reagan’s America, and the specter of nuclear war hangs over the country—but rent is still due on the 1st. A young girl is embroiled in intrigue when her estranged uncle, a prominent Black conservative, brings his mysteriously ill, white wife home for the holidays and forces long-simmering tensions within the family to boil. Contains adult language and mature themes.
Winner of…
the 2026 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
the 2026 aka 15th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Play
the 2026 Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award for a new American play… Cold War Choir Practice is an explosion of roller disco, Reaganomics, espionage, and cults—underscored by the Seedlings of Peace Children’s Chorus.
WARNING: This production utilizes flashing lights and moving reflections though the use of mirror balls that may trigger discomfort or seizures for individuals with photosensitivity.
“HILARIOUS, INSIGHTFUL, and surprisingly ACTION-PACKED.” –ZACHARY STEWART, THEATERMANIA
“There’s family drama, capitalist cults, speak-and-spell spycraft and the threat of nuclear war, but it has fun original songs and so many laughs.” – The Public’s Radio/Rhode Island PBS
LOCATION
Main Street Theater – Rice Village
2540 Times Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
Directions
PERFORMANCES AND TICKETS
September 12 – October 11, 2026
Previews: September 6, 10, 11
Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 3:00pm
Tickets: $45 – $64
September 13 at 3:00pm
Open “in-sync” Captioned Performance
HELPFUL INFO
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Learn more about available discounts here.
Running Time: 2 hours, including one 15 minute intermission.
Please note: no outside food/snacks are allowed at the theater. You may purchase concessions at the show.
Children under the age of 9 are not allowed in the theater.
Tuesday, August 17 at 6:45pm: Join us for a free, first read-thru of Cold War Choir Practice at our Rice Village location, 2540 Times Blvd. You get to be a fly on the wall for the very first rehearsal, hearing the cast read the play aloud for the first time together. Connect with the production from it’s very beginning and then see the arc of the process when you come back to see the full show. RSVP here.
Post-Show Discission: Sunday, September 20 Following the matinee, join us for a discussion with Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, about the impact of the Cold War on Black America.
Everyone is welcome, regardless of whether you are seeing the play on these dates. Just plan to arrive at the theater about 5:00pm. Free to all.
Pride Night:
September 24 * SingOUT Cabaret starts at 6:45PM
Free Beer Fridays, sponsored by Saint Arnold Brewing Company! Have a beer on us after the show!
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