
August 28-Sept. 6, 2025
MATCH – Matchbox 3
Musical | 90 minutes with no intermission
Recommended for teens & adults
The Story
The Chosen Ones is a new musical about a group of young LGBTQ+ people in a conversion therapy camp. This production is presented as part of our John Steven Kellett Memorial Series of works relating to LGBTQ+ equity. Learn more about the musical at thechosenonesmusical.com.
Performances: August 28 – Sept. 6, 2025
Performances |
Location |
Aug. 28, 2025 @ 7:30PM
Aug. 29, 2025 @7:30PM Sept. 1, 2025 @7:30PM Sept. 4, 2025 @7:30PM |
MATCH Houston Matchbox 3 *Tickets are pay-what-you-can on opening preview (Aug. 28, 2025) and $15 for theatre industry professionals on Industry Night (Sept. 1, 2025) |
Content Warnings: Conversion Therapy, Self-Harm/Suicide, Homophobia, Transphobia
Cast

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Director

AISHA USSERY
Aisha Ussery, M.Ed. is a choreographer, director, musician, vocalist, songwriter, playwright, and arts educator who enjoys both being on stage and behind the scenes. Regional: TUTS: Mary Poppins (Mrs. Corry), Cinderella (Ensemble, U/S Fairy Godmother and Queen). International: Ain’t Misbehavin’. Local: Once on This Island (TiMoune), Little Shop of Horrors (Chiffon), Two Trains Running (Risa), Parade (Angela). Film: VH1’s 2 Legit: The MC Hammer Story (B Angie B/ MC Hammer dancer). Director/Choreography: A Motown Christmas, Maya Angelou: Phenomenal Woman, The Lawsons: A Civil Rights Love Story, The Twelve Ways of Christmas, and notable others.
Music Director

Phillip Hall
A native of Roosevelt, New York, Phillip Hall moved to Houston to attend Rice University. After graduating, he opted to begin a teaching career in the Houston Independent School District. An accomplished pianist, he has performed with Aretha Franklin, Delfeayo Marsalis and for Presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton. Phillip traveled to South Africa to accompany a choir assembled to commemorate Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday. He has served as musical director for productions of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Smokey Joe’s Café, Little Shop of Horrors and Ain’t Misbehavin’. He is in great demand as a gospel pianist in the greater Houston metropolitan area. He’s lent his talents to groups such as the Bay Area Chorus, Trinity Episcopal Church, Clear Lake United Methodist Church and Houston Choral Society. Phillip has been a staff musician at Jones Memorial United Methodist Church for twenty-five years.
Writer

Aaron Alon (Music, Lyrics, Book, Orchestrations)
Aaron Alon (he/him) is an award-winning composer, writer, director, filmmaker, and teacher. His classical music has been played in concert venues around the world, awarded multiple international awards, and released on several CDs. Since earning his doctorate in composition from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, he has shifted his focus to plays, musicals, films, and short-form YouTube videos. His plays and musicals have been performed around the US and in the UK, and his 2017 feature film musical Bully has been screened in and awarded prizes from film festivals around the world. Aaron was one of six finalists for the 2022 Fred Ebb Awards for musical theatre writers and his musical The Great White Way: the Bert Williams Musical was one of three international finalists for the 2023 Stanley Drama Award. Current projects include recordings of his musicals, as well as new content for his YouTube channel, which has had over 10 million views. He is a founding member and president of the board of directors of Thunderclap productions. Learn more about Aaron Alon at aaronalon.com.
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