Artistic Director Rob Melrose’s Reflections

Artistic Director Rob Melrose discusses the hit holiday adult comedy

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Rob Melrose

December 5, 2024

Rob Melrose
Artistic Director Rob Melrose

I’m thrilled to have Margot back in our Neuhaus Theatre! Isaac Gómez had the brilliant idea to create The Night Shift Before Christmas to highlight the many mom and pop restaurants that make Houston great. Of course, I’m delighted that the play so beautifully mirrors our version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, which is being performed a few feet above your head as you read this! This A Christmas Carol, however, is Houston’s version, and it celebrates the holidays in a modern way. It’s also more adult, so I hope you enjoy sweet cocktails and salty language because this is definitely not Dickens’ story—it’s Isaac’s story and our story. Happy holidays!

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Rob Melrose


The Night Shift Before Christmas runs December 5 – December 29!

¡Estoy encantado de tener a Margot de regreso en nuestro Neuhaus Theatre! Isaac Gómez tuvo la brillante idea de crear The Night Shift Before Christmas para resaltar los muchos restaurantes familiares que hacen de Houston un lugar especial. Por supuesto, me encanta que la obra refleje tan bellamente nuestra versión de A Christmas Carol de Charles Dickens. Sin embargo, esta versión de A Christmas Carol es la versión de Houston, y celebra las fiestas de una manera moderna. Es especificamente para adultos, así que espero que disfruten de cócteles dulces y lenguaje atrevido, porque esta definitivamente no es la historia de Dickens: es la historia de Isaac y nuestra historia.

¡Felices fiestas!

Con cariño,
Rob Melrose

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