REGIONAL PREMIERE
REGIONAL PREMIERE
OCT 23 ‒ NOV 8, 2025
MATCH | Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston
RUNTIME: 90 minutes (no intermission)
Nominated for best play for the 2022 Tony Awards, The Minutes is a biting political satire infused with dark humor, offering a sharp, humorous, and timely critique of power dynamics, political corruption, and the manipulation of history.
Set during a council meeting in the small, fictional town of Big Cherry, Illinois, a group of local politicians and officials convenes to address seemingly routine, mundane matters. As the meeting unfolds, however, unexpected and unsettling truths about the town’s past and the people in charge begin to surface. With Pulitzer Prize-winning Letts’ signature mix of sharp humor and mounting tension, The Minutes delivers an urgent and engaging reflection on how even the smallest political systems reflect and influence larger power structures.
Ray, 56, has a new identity, a new life, and is trying to put the past behind him. Una, 27, thinks of nothing else. When Una arrives at Ray's new office unannounced, guilt, rage, and raw emotions run high as they reexamine the relationship they had 15 years ago. Never able to reconcile the brutal truth of this abusive attachment, Una is looking for answers and the consequences are shattering. When one confuses abuse for love, it can disrupt their entire being.
MALINDA L. BECKHAM, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Child
Lost
Abuse
Abusing
Adults
Lie
Abandon
Perception
Reality
Hearing
Heard
Hear
HER
VIEW THE PROGRAM
“excitingly superb”
Photos by Gary Griffin
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Blackbird is “raw and challenging, and this production, just like Una, demands not just to be seen or heard, but to be reckoned with.”
“The entire production is hard, edgy, and raw... Everything is thought through and is in perfect concert with the two actors. ”
A “riveting production... ‘Blackbird’ features stellar performances that go for the jugular and never let up.”
MEET THE CAST
“I leaned in and didn’t move for 90 minutes. This one will sit with you.”
“Amazing play! We are still talking about it!”
“Such a powerful story, masterfully directed by Malinda Beckham.”
CAST
CREATIVE TEAM
Scenic & Lighting Design
Ray
Director, Costume & Set Decoration
Production Manager
Fight Director
Assistant Director & Intimacy Director
Sound Design
Una
Girl
Photographer
CREW
Production Stage Manager