Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company

08/25/2026

The playwright’s drama about a woman’s troubled nomination for surgeon general arrives Off Broadway. It’s all very ’90s and still very now.

08/22/2026

Local theatre.

08/20/2026

With her usual irreverent humor, the playwright Sophie McIntosh mines the experiences of four young, cooped-up women at a Manhattan reformatory in 1917.

08/17/2026

A decade ago, Amy Schumer became the only woman to headline Madison Square Garden. With a new Netflix special, Barone is looking to break out in a very different atmosphere.

08/13/2026

The International Puppet Fringe Festival brings dozens of shows, films, exhibits and workshops to the Lower East Side. This year, the focus is on women.

08/11/2026

As the festival brings thousands of shows to the Scottish city, there’s also plenty of merriment out on the streets.

08/04/2026

Anya Taylor-Joy says women do not Method act like their male counterparts have the opportunity to do.

07/31/2026

The history of live performance on this continent has been about art, commerce, innovation, stereotyping, and the breaking of stereotypes—i.e., messy democracy in action.

07/31/2026

If anyone is in the area of Lexington, VA, check out the show at New Views Theatre directed by our Artistic Director, Jennifer Decker! Opening August 1!

🌎 Meet Jennifer Decker, Director of Planet First at New Views Theatre! 🌎
🎭 Jennifer Decker is the Artistic Director and co-founder of Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company in Houston, where her directing credits include The Wanderers, Grand Horizons, The Moors, Cloud Tectonics, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, and many more. A versatile theatre artist, she has also performed in productions ranging from Dead Man's Cell Phone to Kimberly Akimbo, and has worked as an actor, director, producer, and advisor with numerous Houston theatres and film projects 🎭
💛 Jennifer holds an MLA in English and an MLA in Drama from St. Thomas University, teaches English at Houston Community College, and has had writing published in The Allegheny Review and The Houston Chronicle. We are thrilled to welcome her to Lexington this summer. 💛
🎟 Tickets available now at newviewstheatre.org/tickets. Donations help us keep bringing new work to our community 💸