The only theatrical performance I took in last year was Life is Happy and Sad and I'm still reeling from it. As I said in my review, the play made me take another look at Daniel Johnston's music. It also sparked an interest in seeing more theater in the future. With that in mind, here are the options I can find for this winter:

TheaterLaB: The Honeymoon Period is Officially Over (Jan. 12-17) A one-woman piece by Gemma Wilcox. "We journey with her as she grapples with her dissolving marriage, and a visit from an old flame that awakens her suppressed creativity and calls into question what she truly wants." True Love Lies (Feb. 10-March 13) A "fast-paced explicit comedy about a nuclear family" by Brad Fraser. All shows $22-$27.

Alley Theatre: Wonderland (Jan. 15-Feb. 14) is a pop musical by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll and Hyde) based on Alice in Wonderland. After hearing a couple of the clips from the show, I'll definitely be skipping this one, but big-and-cheesy musical theater fans might like it. Mrs. Mannerly (Feb. 3-28) is a "contemporary comedy" for "general audiences" about a kid and his teacher. Meh.

Company OnStage: Thunder Rock (Jan. 15-Feb. 20) is a drama about a war veteran. Tickets $15.

Unhinged Productions: The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told (March 5-28; Freneticore Theater) Paul Rudnick's retelling of the Bible told from a flamboyantly gay perspective. The New York Times in 1998 called it a "seriously silly theology treatise of a play." Sounds like fun. Here's the rest of the NYTimes review. Tickets $20.

Theatre New West: The New Century (Feb. 19-March 13; venue TBA) Another Paul Rudnick play, this time with a horribly vague synopsis: "It is a provocative and outrageous comedy featuring a collection of hilarious characters. In THE NEW CENTURY, all of these hilarious and poignant people collide under surprising and comical circumstances, providing evidence of just where our new century might be heading." You might as well have said, "it's lots of papers with words on them that will be read hilariously by many actors in amazing ways that will surprise you as you sit in your seat in your uncomfortable slacks."

Main Street Theater: Master Class (Jan. 2 – Jan. 24) Is there ever a time on this planet when a community theater isn't performing Master Class? Tickets $30-$36.

University of Houston's School of Theatre & Dance: Big Love (Feb. 26-March 7; Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre) "The story of 50 brides who flee to an Italian villa to escape their arranged marriages. Inspired by Aeschylus’ The Suppliant Woman and fused with Charles Mee's bold and visceral theatricality." Tickets $20; $15 alumni; $10 students.

Pandora Theatre: Vox Feminina (Feb. 6-13; Midtown Art Center) "A collection of one-acts, monologues, and song dedicated to the female spirit!" Hmmm. Tickets $12.

Theater Under the Stars: Miss Saigon (Feb. 9-21; Hobby Center) Musical about an American GI and a Vietnamese woman set during the Vietnam War.