The Emerald Theatre

The Emerald Theatre looks like the busiest venue in Houston on any listings feed, and that is misleading: it is a 130-seat room in the Theater District running two resident shows — Drunk Shakespeare and Drunk Pirates — most nights of the week. So the eighty-odd calendar entries are really two shows repeating, not eighty different nights out. It is a 21-and-over evening, the show runs about 90 minutes with no interval, and the garage directly above the theatre is the easy park.

Downtown412 Travis St, Houston, TX 77002

Before you go

What the venue actually says

  • 412 Travis St, Houston, TX 77002, in the Theater District downtown. The room seats about 130.
  • Home to Drunk Shakespeare and Drunk Pirates, both from The Drunk Shakespeare Society, which is why the same titles recur through the calendar.
  • Drunk Pirates is a 21 and over show - bring photo ID.
  • The show runs roughly 90 minutes with no intermission.
  • One Market Square garage sits directly above the theatre, with prices varying by what else is on downtown. Paid lots and street parking are nearby.
  • Craft cocktails can be ordered and delivered to your seat during the show.

Read off the venue's own site on 2026-09-11. Policies drift - check before you travel.

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