Horse Head Theatre Co.

ABOUT US

Horse Head Theatre Co’s mission is to re-energize Houston audiences and artists with theatrically designed experiences using local talent and non-traditional methods.

Horse Head Theatre Co. fulfills its purpose, vision, and mission through creating productions that facilitate recharging in all participants (audience, actors, designers, etc.). We believe that the type of crowd that should be inherent in the theatre is one that experiences as much passion, aliveness, and emotion as one would find at a major sporting event.

Formed in the summer of 2008, Horse Head Theatre Co. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Founding company members include Anthony Contello, Kevin Holden, K.C. Scharnberg, Drake Simpson, Jon Thompson, Frank J. Vela, and Bree Welch.

RESULTS

Houston Chronicle – 9/29/2009 – “The new Horse Head Theatre Co. is off to a roaring good start with its potent, ingeniously realized Houston premiere of Adam Rapp's edgy and provocative Red Light Winter.”

Houston ArtsWeek – 9/30/2009 – “It was all kind of strange, and strangely exciting. Change doesn’t come easy, so bravo to these bold folks who dare to rethink and repackage the way we experience theater.”

Houston Chronicle’s “Best of 2009”
Red Light Winter was listed among 16 of 2009’s “most memorable shows" in the greater Houston area.

Houston Press – 3/18/2010 – “…this show is done with such raw power, it's impossible not to be completely engaged in the moment.

Houstonist.com – 3/25/2010 – “This is only Horse Head's second production, following last year's Red Light Winter, and it finds the troupe further along in their mission to make theatre a more interactive, "real" experience.”