A Twisty Intergalactic Spectacle

Created by Basil Twist

Music by Joe Rogers

May 17-June 2 at 9 p.m.

May 17-19 Fri-Sun

May 23-June 2 Thurs-Sun

Something spacey is coming this way from the great mind of internationally acclaimed puppetry artist, Basil Twist! He returns to Hip Pocket for a one-of-a-kind intergalactic Twist-ian experience.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Yvonne Duque-Guerrero

Music by Darrin Kobetich

June 14-July 7 at 9 p.m. Friday-Sunday

Love, enchantment and hilarity ensue under the Texas sky! Experience Shakespeare’s classic in the magical setting of Hip Pocket Theatre. Worlds collide in this beloved comedy, perfect for any audience.

Raft Project

By Lake Simons and John Dyer

Aug. 9-25 at 8:15 p.m.

Aug. 9-11 Fri-Sun/ Aug. 15-25 Thurs-Sun

Topsy-turvy upon open waters. Seeking solace from troublesome days. For want of balance and burdens unbound. Adrift upon a floating stage. Hip Pocket takes the outside inside with a newly devised work by Lake Simons and John Dyer. Join us INDOORS at a venue to be named soon.

Big Love

By Charles Mee

Directed by Emily Scott Banks

Sept. 6-29 at 8:15 p.m. Friday-Sunday

Based on the Greek play The Suppliants by Aeschylus, this masterwork is a perfect match for Hip Pocket: lyrical, sexy, beautiful, bloody, hilarious, and untamed like a free-flowing poem without rules, yet firmly anchored to a classical structure.

Metamorphosis

By Franz Kafka

Directed by Christina Cranshaw

Music by Clint Niosi

Oct. 11-Nov. 3 at 8:15 p.m.

Friday-Sunday

The season ends with a true classic from the mind of Franz Kafka. Break free from your stone-built sarcophagus, crawl amongst the carcasses, and watch restless dreams turn to waking nightmares.