Houston filmmaker starts work on 'Garden of Adam,' a 'love letter' to Adam Toledo

When Anna María met Gerardo Velasquez over wine last summer, she knew she was being courted for a lead role in her friend's new movie. They had a lot to unpack before talking business, though. "We were just talking about grief and the exhaustion we felt, and we were talking about police violence and our own individual traumas we've had with cops.

Review: Stages' 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Steals the Show for Best Fall Musical

Not only is the show brilliant, but it has easily taken reign as the best fall musical in the Houston theatre scene ... One can't explain enough how excellent especially Anna María is in her role. Anna María is easily one of the best singer-actors in the Houston area but also one of the most endearing female-presenting actors ever to tread the boards of STAGES.

Nine Texans On How They Survived A Frozen Week

"We understand that we can raise money, but right now people need food, water, and heat, and the roads are a death trap.” Like many, Anna Maria is angry with those in power who didn’t act to help their communities. But she’s fiercely proud of those people who did. “Any kind of mutual aid work proves again and again that American individualism has not, in fact, been enough to stamp out human beings’ innate instinct to have each other’s backs in every catastrophe, in every state.”

Texans used mutual aid to help their communities through a devastating winter storm

“All of us got hit by it as well — we lost power and got our water shut off and we didn’t have signal,” said Anna María ... Together, she said the group has been able to collect and distribute almost $200,000 in payments to Houstonians who needed money for food, water and supplies after the storm. Now, Anna María said the group wants to pivot to helping people who are facing storm damage to their homes.

Starry Our Offering, Created by Sis, to Raise Money for Trans Community of Color

"Our Offering" creator, director, producer and star Sis(Photo by Gavin Calais) A diverse line-up of talent is set for a forthcoming performance of Sis, Antonio Lasanta and Gage Tarlton's Our Offering, a virtual show that explores the truths of existence, identity, ancestry and community.

Chalia La Tour, Celia Rose Gooding, More Star in Sis' A Christmas Offering December 24

Chalia La Tour, Celia Rose Gooding, More Star in Sis' Industry News A Christmas Offering December 24 The holiday special is written by Ciara Harris, Antonio Lasanta, and Gage Tarlton. This holiday season, another gift is coming from Sis.