Honky Tonk Laundry

By Roger Bean

Honky Tonk Laundry Show Poster

Stages
2025: Lester and Sue Smith Stage
2020: Livestream Performance, Rochelle and Max Levit Stage
Houston, TX

Directed and Choreographed by Mitchell Greco
Music Directed by Steven Jones
Scene Design by Kirk A. Domer
Assistant Scene Design by Michael Gault (2020), James Ponder (2025)
Costume Design by Macy Lynne
Lighting Design by John Smetak (2020), Janessa A. Harris (2025)
Sound Design by Emily Curley (2020), J. Salazar (2025)
Properties Designer by Jodi Bobrovsky
Technical Direction by Joel Burkholder


The Wishy-Washy Washateria serves as the setting (with spot-on detailed design from the realistic old faded teal washers and dryers to the laundry baskets that form the foundation of a stage) from Kirk Domer, Jodi Bobrovsky, and James Ponder..

Houston Chronicle “Stages’ ‘Honky Tonk Laundry’ is a good ol’ country time at the theater” by Doni Wilson (July 29, 2025)

This is an amazingly high-quality production. I don’t know how Stages did it, but this livestream ALMOST makes it feel like you are right there. You feel the grittiness of the old-fashioned laundromat, with those connected polyurethane chairs that are all stuck together and the arsenal of laundry products—some of which are even used as musical instruments—at the ready.
In other words, the design team of Jodi Bobrovsky, Kirk Domer, and John Smetak nailed it.

Houstonia Magazine “Stages’ Honky Tonk Laundry Will Wash
Your Cares Away” by Doni Wilson (November 12, 2020)

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