Cone Man Running Productions and Boiling Point Players present

AN IDEAL MAN

A World Premiere Adaptation

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AN IDEAL MAN is a world premiere adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, set in Houston, 1985, adapted and directed by Ruth S. McCleskey.

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Synopsis

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Houston, 1985. A senator’s spotless reputation, a wife’s unshakable ideals, and a glamorous socialite with a dangerous secret. In Texas, oil isn’t the only thing that can blow.

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Reimagined from Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, this adaptation places the story firmly in the world of Texas politics, oil money, and Houston’s elite social scene.

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Cast

Gertrude Chiltern — Katherine Rinaldi
Senator Robert Chiltern — Mark Stanley
Mabel Chiltern — Mary Mink
Arthur Goring Caversham — Dano Colón
Colonel Caversham — John Raley
Mrs. Margaret Markby — Alice Rhoades
Olivia Basildon — Kelsi Gallagher
Margaret Marchmont — Joan Hodges
Mrs. Laura Cheveley — Autumn Clack
Vicente de Nanjarro / Mason / Phipps — Renata Santoro Smith

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Creative Team

Adapted & Directed by: Ruth S. McCleskey
Stage Manager: Erin Fergerson
Set Designer: Debra Schultz
Costume Designer: Katherine Rinaldi
Sound Designer: moontangdaydream (Sandra Peck Ramsey)

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Performance Dates

April 10–25, 2026

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• Friday, April 10 — 8:00pm

• Saturday, April 11 — 8:00pm

• Friday, April 17 — 8:00pm

• Saturday, April 18 — 8:00pm

• Monday, April 20 — 8:00pm

• Thursday, April 23 — 8:00pm

• Friday, April 24 — 8:00pm

• Saturday, April 25 — 3:00pm

• Saturday, April 25 — 8:00pm

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Tickets

You will be taken to https://conemanrunning.ludus.com/index.php to securely purchase tickets.

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$20 Regular

$15 Student, Senior, Teacher, Veteran, Theater Industry, and Group 7+

$12 CMR (email for discount)

+$2 per ticket when using a credit card​

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Prefer to pay at the door or pay in cash?
Email info@conemanrunning.com to reserve your seats.

 

Unpaid reservations will be released 10 minutes before showtime.

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Location and Parking

Spring Street Studios, 1824 Spring St #233 Houston, TX 77007

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​There is parking in the front of the building and a side lot off of Sabine.​​

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