Tour Technical Requirements

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

On Tour for Schools: January 13 – May 21, 2027

Adapted by Jodi Davidson
Based on the books by Laura Numeroff

GENERAL SHOW INFORMATION

Cast/ Crew:
4 actors, 1 Stage Manager, 1 Sound Engineer

Production Contact:
Danielle Docwra, Production Manager, mst_tour@mainstreettheater.com

Running Time:
45 minutes (Pre-recorded music, Length cannot be shortened)

Load-in Time: One hour and a half prior to show-time.

Load-Out (Departure): Approximately one hour to pack up.

Vehicles & Parking: One Passenger van and one box truck requiring parking. Parking for the touring vehicle must be provided as close to the performance venue as possible. The host will be responsible for any costs incurred for parking.

Passenger Van: Contains the actors.

Box Truck: Contains set, sound equipment, the actors’ luggage, and the costumes.

Technical Rider: Please read over all the needs and requirements contained in this technical rider. If you are unable to accommodate any items listed, please contact the tour office immediately to see what adjustments are possible. If the technical requirements are not met or adjustments previously agreed upon, the stage manager has the right to refuse to do the performance and no refund will be granted.

GENERAL

  • MST requires that each performance venue have working A/C, an empty stage and power.
    • Please ensure that performance venue and the changing space provided is sufficiently cooled off in advance of the company’s arrival.
    • The performance space temperature should be within 65 – 70 degrees.
  • In the event that the performance or load-in start time is delayed for over 20 minutes, we will have to reschedule the performance due to scheduling constraints.
  • Front of House: If you are interested in printing programs for your event, we have full program info and posters for the production on https://groups.mainstreettheater.com/product/the-true-story-of-the-3-little-pigs-tour
  • Educational materials to support the performance before and after the show are available on the website and are included in your confirmation packet.
  • Merchandise related to the show are available to be purchase and will be delivered when we arrive for the show. Click here to visit our merchandise website.

STAGING

  • A minimum performance area of 30’ wide by 20’ deep, and a minimum performance area of 10’ in height

LIGHTING

  • Venue lighting inventory must be in good working order to light the performance area (as described in STAGING above). This could be just general fluorescents, but the staging area needs to be lit.
  • Two (2) electrical outlets in working order, (1) offstage right and (1) offstage left.
    • Please test outlets in advance of the company’s arrival to ensure that they’re operable.

ACCESS/LOAD IN

  • MST requires someone from the school be onsite and available to the company for the duration of their visit. Please make sure this person has the authority to make decisions to deal with building issues. Please provide our production manager with an emergency contact number to ensure communication in an emergency (cell or home phone of a person with authority).
  • MST requires a minimum of one hour of access to the performance space to load in.
  • To load in safely, the vehicle must be able to be unloaded nearest the staging area. Double doors leading onto the playing area are preferable. Our set cannot be carried upstairs. If the loading area is shared with Buses or Student drop-off, please discuss the timing of this at the time of booking so we can ensure everyone’s safety. We cannot delay the show due to the inability to unload.

DRESSING ROOMS

  • One (1) private dressing area is needed to accommodate seven performers as well as access to a non-student restroom. Please make sure all staff members understand that there will not be access to the dressing area during the entire time of our visit.
  • All entrances and windows to the dressing rooms need to be masked from the audience.
  • The room must be properly ventilated with working AC and outlets.
  • Eight chairs must be provided in the dressing area for the performers and crew.

HOSPITALITY

  • MST requires 6 cool full-sized bottled waters, per performance, for four actors and two crew members to be placed in or near the backstage or dressing room area upon arrival.

PHOTOS/PUBLICITY

  • Photography and recordings of the production are strictly prohibited by our licensing contracts. A photo of the cast will be emailed to the contact after the performance. Performers will not be able to pose for photos due to time constraints.

Cold War Choir Practice

Production Partner
Patricia VanAllan

Aug. 24 – 30, ONLY!

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.

“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

Open Captioning

September 13 at 3:00pm
Open “in-sync” Captioned Performance

HELPFUL INFO

Seating Charts
Parking/Dining
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

Everyone is invited to join us starting at 6:15PM for a pre-show Happy Hour & the SingOUT Cabaret! FREE and open to all, even if you are not seeing the show that evening. Event Sponsor Riven Productions HTX. Media Sponsor OutSmart Magazine.

Free Beer Fridays, sponsored by Saint Arnold Brewing Company! Have a beer on us after the show!

Season Sponsor

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An Irish Carol

Production Partner

Janet Hansen

An Irish Carol

Regional Premiere
By Matthew J. Keenan

Directed by John Johnston

An Irish Carol is an homage to Dickens’ classic – told as only the Irish can! This comic and touching play, set in a modern Dublin pub, follows one evening in the life of David, a wealthy pub owner who has lost touch with his own humanity in the interest of self-protection and material success. But on this Christmas Eve – challenged by a voice from the past, provoked by those in the present, and faced with the reality of a lonely future – David’s life may just change forever.

Contains adult language.

“The play offers up a lively mix of passion and wit to deliver its message of forgiveness and hope.” -DC Theatre Arts

LOCATION

Main Street Theater – Rice Village
2540 Times Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
Directions

PERFORMANCES AND TICKETS

November 21 – December 20, 2026
Previews: November 19 & 20

Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 3:00pm
Wednesday, November 26 at 7:30pm
No performance Thursday, November 27

Tickets: $45 – $64

Open Captioning

November 29 at 3:00pm
Open “in-sync” Captioned Performance

HELPFUL INFO

Seating Charts
Parking/Dining
Learn more about available discounts here.

Running Time: 90 minutes without 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.

Season Sponsor

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Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells

Aug. 24 – 30, ONLY!

Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells

Adapted by Allison Gregory
Based on the Book by Barbara Park

 

It’s holiday time, and everyone’s favorite first grader is back to celebrate!  At least…until Junie B. finds out she has drawn the name of her archnemesis, Tattletale May, for her Secret Santa Gift?!  Holiday hijinks with lessons about giving and the spirit of peace and goodwill –  a perfect treat for the whole family!

Recommended for Kindergarten and older.


LOCATION

MATCH
3400 Main St.
Houston, TX 77002
Directions

PERFORMANCES AND TICKETS

Weekend Performances:
Ticket Prices: $26 – $38

Sundays, November 15, 22, & December 20, 2026
12:30pm & 3:30pm

Monday – Wednesday, November 23 – 25
10:30am & 1:30pm

Saturdays, November 28, December 5, 12, 19, 2026
10:30am & 1:30pm

School Matinees:
School Group Tickets: $10.00 each (discount for Title I schools)

Mondays – Fridays: November 12 – December 18, 2026
Performances are at 9:30am & 11:30am
(No performances Nov. 23 – 27)

Sensory Friendly icon

November 22 at 12:30pm
Relaxed / Sensory-Friendly Performance

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November 22 at 3:30pm
Audio-described Performance

Audio Described

December 5 at 1:30pm
ASL Performance

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Seating Charts
Parking/Dining
Learn more about available discounts here.

Running Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes, including one 20 minute intermission.

Please note: no outside food/snacks are allowed at the theater. You may purchase concessions at the show at PUBLIC performances.

Recommended for Kindergarten and older.

Children under the age of 3 (including sleeping babies) are not allowed in the theater.

Purlie Victorious

Purlie Victorious:
A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch

By Ossie Davis

Directed by Errol Anthony Wilks

Dynamic traveling preacher Purlie Victorious Judson returns to his small Georgia town hoping to save Big Bethel, the community’s church, and emancipate the cotton pickers who work on oppressive Ol’ Cap’n Cotchipee’s plantation. With the help of Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins, Purlie plans to wrench from Ol’ Cotchipee the inheritance due his long-lost cousin and use the money to save his town! “We still need togetherness; we still need each otherness – with faith in the futureness of our cause. Let us, therefore, stifle the rifle of conflict, shatter the scatter of discord, smuggle the struggle, tickle the pickle, and grapple the apple of peace!” A truly hilarious and joyful comedy by the incomparable Ossie Davis.

Purlie Victorious premiered on Broadway at the Cort Theatre on September 28, 1961. Directed by Howard Da Silva, the production starred Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. A Broadway revival of Purlie Victorious opened at the Music Box Theatre on September 27, 2023. Directed by Kenny Leon, the show starred Leslie Odom, Jr.

“Blazing and hilarious… every bit as scathingly funny as the 1961 reviews said it was.” – The New York Times, 2023

“Raucous… uncompromising… A joyous affair, broad in comedy and in spirit.” – TimeOut New York

“Marvelously exhilarating… Keeps you chuckling and guffawing. It won’t let you wipe that grin off your face.” – The New York Times, 1961

“‘PURLIE VICTORIOUS’ Ossie Davis’s wild ride of a revenge comedy from 1961, in which a Black preacher named Purlie and his intrepid recruit, Lutiebelle, snatch back an inheritance from a white plantation owner. (Sept. 7-Oct. 12, Main Street Theater, Houston)….The “Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr., center, returned to Broadway in a 2023 production of Ossie Davis’s “Purlie Victorious.” Now the play will be revived at Main Street Theater in Houston.” – Laura Collins-Hughes, The New York Times

LOCATION

Main Street Theater – Rice Village
2540 Times Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
Directions

PERFORMANCES AND TICKETS

September 13 – October 12, 2025
Previews: September 7, 11, 12

Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 3:00pm

Tickets: $45 – $64

Open Captioning

September 14 at 3:00pm
Open “in-sync” Captioned Performance

HELPFUL INFO

Seating Charts
Parking/Dining
Learn more about available discounts here.

Running Time: 2 hours and 10 minutes 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 19 at 6:45pm: Join us for a free, first read-thru of Purlie Victorious 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.

Sunday, September 28: Stay after the matinee for a conversation with Tracie Jae, facilitator of meaningful community dialogues on race, culture, empathy, and connection. Tracie is the Owner and Lead Rebel of The Quiet Rebel, LLC, where she helps people navigate hard conversations with heart.

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: Sept. 25 at 6:15pm Join us for our pre-show Happy Hour & the SingOUT Cabaret starting at 6:45pm! Special thanks to media sponsor OutSmart Magazine and event sponsor Riven Productions HTX.


Closing Weekend Party:
Oct. 11 in the lobby after the show

Free Beer Fridays, sponsored by Saint Arnold Brewing Company! Have a beer on us after the show!

Season Sponsor

Saint Arnold Logo

The Grippe

Since 1978, Dr. James P. Mirrione has been the playwright-in-residence for the Creative Arts Team (CAT), the resident educational theatre company at New York University. In addition, he has written for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway as well as regional theater. His commissioned plays include The Ghost Café for Carnegie Hall (1992) and The Last Stop, Will and Testament of Saint Jack Kerouac for New York University (1995). He is the 1995 winner of the Spokane Playwrights Festival for his play Area Code 212

His latest projects were Assistant Director for the 2019 revival of Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, directed by the 2019 Tony Award winner Andre De Shields, which was presented at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and produced by Crossroads Theatre Company. He is also the solo actor in Angie Aquavitae Is Aggravated and She’s Gonna Tell You About It, Whether You Like it or Not which premiered in January 2020 at The Black Box Theatre in New York City and at the Triad Theatre in November of 2022.

The Grippe

A Staged Reading (2 performances only)

By James P. Mirrione

Directed by James P. Mirrione
Music Direction & Arrangements by Eugene Gwozdz

Main Street Theater’s staged reading is part of the development of this new work that will be fully produced later this season in New York.

The Great Influenza of 1918-20, which caused the deaths of fifty million people worldwide and over 600,000 Americans, has been forgotten as it was subsumed within the greater context of World War I. Thus, how to address this issue through the medium of theatre; one that resonates with our most recent experiences of the previous pandemic?

Based on actual events, The Grippe, written by James P. Mirrione, is a new play with music that chronicles the Great Influenza of 1918-1920 – the so-called “Spanish Flu.” The work, with a cast of 11 actors who play more than twenty-five characters, weaves several stories throughout the context of the play to capture the potency of those times and to reveal its relevancy for today. Through both words and music, The Grippe follows the valiant efforts of John Pascal, an astute reporter who uncovers the early warning signs of the Great Influenza of 1918 prior to it becoming a pandemic. With the help of a young nurse, Helen Adams, they work together to try to alert the Wilson administration to the oncoming pandemic before it is too late – and, of course, they fall in love along the way.

The play also presents a time when the role of African-Americans was erased from the historical record. The character of Mr. Sweets – the head butler in the White House – serves as a narrator and guide to the events unfolding in the words and music of the play.

LOCATION

Main Street Theater – Rice Village
2540 Times Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
Directions

PERFORMANCES AND TICKETS

October 5 & 6, 2025 at 7:30pm

All Tickets: $50
A Benefit for Main Street Theater

General Admission

HELPFUL INFO

Parking/Dining

Running Time: TBD

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.

Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley

Production Partners

Efraín Corzo and Andrew Bowen
Rodney & Mary Koenig

Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley

By Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon

Directed by Jessica Jaye

Back by popular demand! The final installment of the Christmas at Pemberley series follows two close friends: Mr. Darcy’s younger sister, Georgiana, and the youngest Bennet sister, Kitty. It is Christmastime at Pemberley and the pair impatiently await the imminent arrival of Henry Grey, Georgiana’s shy, secret correspondent and love interest. When Henry enters a family holiday in full force and is met by the unwelcoming presence of Mr. Darcy, Georgiana fears her chance at love will be lost forever. But somehow, love always finds a way!

Main Street has previously produced all 3 plays in the trilogy, including Miss Bennet and The Wickhams, all of which became hits and holiday favorites for many families across Houston and beyond.

HOUSTON THEATER COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE
Main Street Theater is part of the Houston Theater Community Food Drive happening through the end of 2025. When you come to Georgiana and Kitty, please consider bringing non-perishable food items to help struggling families and individuals put food on the table. Here is a list of the most-needed items: https://www.houstonfoodbank.org/most-needed-items/
Thank you!

LOCATION

Main Street Theater – Rice Village
2540 Times Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
Directions

PERFORMANCES AND TICKETS

November 22 – December 21, 2025
Previews: November 20 & 21

Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 3:00pm
Wednesday, November 26 at 7:30pm
No performance Thursday, November 27

Tickets: $45 – $64

Open Captioning

November 30 at 3:00pm
Open “in-sync” Captioned Performance

HELPFUL INFO

Seating Charts
Parking/Dining
Learn more about available discounts here.

Running Time: 2 hours and 20 minutes 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.

Monday, October 27 at 6:45pm: Join us for a free, first read-thru of Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley 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.

Pride Night: Dec. 11 at 6:15pm Join us for our pre-show Happy Hour & the SingOUT Cabaret starting at 6:45pm! Special thanks to media sponsor OutSmart Magazine and event sponsor Riven Productions HTX.

Closing Weekend Party: Dec. 20 in the lobby after the show

Free Beer Fridays, sponsored by Saint Arnold Brewing Company! Have a beer on us after the show!

Season Sponsor

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The Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza!

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Theater for Youth Season Sponsor

The Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza!

Rolling World Premiere
Based on Books and Characters by Mo Willems
Script and Lyrics by Mo Willems and Adam Tobin
Deborah Wicks La Puma, Composer/Arranger/Orchestrator
Dramaturgy by Megan Alrutz
Produced by special arrangement with Hidden Pigeon, LLC.
Directed by Robin Robinson

 

When Mo Willems’ characters get together for the holidays, it’s bound to be the biggest extravaganza ever! The Unlimited Squirrels deck the halls and Elephant and Piggie come ready to celebrate! But will The Pigeon join in the festivities, or will he run all the way to the North Pole in search of the greatest gift ever? Terrific tunes, silly stories, goofy gifts, audience antics: it’s all in this brand-new musical party that sleighs!

Recommended for Pre-Kindergarten and older.


Help Houston’s Children Keep Warm This Winter

 

During the run of Pigeon, we will be collecting children’s coats, scarves and mittens for Star of Hope. Just like the Pigeon gets! Items can be dropped off in the lobby at the MATCH when you come to see the show.

LOCATION

MATCH
3400 Main St.
Houston, TX 77002
Directions

PERFORMANCES AND TICKETS

Weekend Performances:
Ticket Prices: $24 – $38

Sundays, November 16, 23, & December 21, 2025
12:30pm & 3:30pm

Monday – Wednesday, November 24 – 26
Friday, Nov 28, 2025
Saturdays, November 29, December 6, 13, 20, 2025
10:30am & 1:30pm

School Matinees:
School Group Tickets: $9.00 each (discount for Title I schools)

Mondays – Fridays: November 13 – December 19, 2025
Performances are at 9:30am & 11:30am
(No performances Nov. 24 – 28)

Sensory Friendly icon

November 24 at 1:30pm
Relaxed / Sensory-Friendly Performance

Low Vision icon

November 24 at 1:30pm
Audio-described Performance

Audio Described

December 6 at 10:30am
ASL Performance

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Seating Charts
Parking/Dining
Learn more about available discounts here.

Running Time: 1 hour and 35 minutes, including one 20 minute intermission

Please note: no outside food/snacks are allowed at the theater. You may purchase concessions at the show at PUBLIC performances.

Recommended for Pre-Kindergarten and older.

Children under the age of 3 (including sleeping babies) are not allowed in the theater.