Lunch Bunch

The University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance is running Lunch Bunch from October 1 to 11, 2026, at their venue on 3351 Cullen Blvd in Houston. It's a play written by Adrian Einspanier and directed by Destyne R. Miller, and it runs for eleven days, so you've got a good window to catch it whenever your schedule opens up.

The story centers on seven public defenders who spend their hurried lunch breaks searching for meaning, belonging, and something resembling order. Around them, they're battling ACS, inequality, burnout, and a heaping helping of existential dread. The title comes from that quest for the perfect lunch, which becomes a small, tangible thing to hold onto while the rest of their work feels like it's pulling them under. It's the kind of play that looks at the grind of a high-stress job and the small rituals people use to keep their heads above water.

If you've ever worked a job where the to-do list never actually ends, the setup will probably ring true. The focus isn't just on the legal work itself, but on the people doing it—the burnout and the way they lean on each other during those few minutes of downtime. It's a look at the human side of a profession that usually only gets talked about in terms of cases and courtrooms.

Lunch Bunch runs from October 1 through October 11 at the University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance, 3351 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX 77004. It's written by Adrian Einspanier and directed by Destyne R. Miller.