The Man Who Planted Trees
A brief but poignant experience that touches the soul – and plants seeds for action
Adam Roberts
61-90 of 99 entries
Arts, Oct. 11, 2012
Middletown
Everything you expect from a Hyde Park Theatre production and not what you expect at all
Arts, Sept. 27, 2012
The Play's the Thing
Nine local directors on the secrets of season selection
Arts, Sept. 13, 2012
Season Selection Case Study
ZACH's Topfer Theatre
Arts, Sept. 13, 2012
Fall Arts Issue Critics Picks
From the Arts Harvest, our critics pluck choice treats
Arts, Sept. 13, 2012
Stage
This meditation on the blurring of theatre and life doesn't quite seem to fit in a punk club
Arts, Sept. 13, 2012
Classically Speaking
Focusing on Haydn and Mozart, La Follia did a lovely job linking classical to baroque
Arts, Aug. 30, 2012
Viva l'Opera!
A rollicking tone made this choral salute to opera's greatest hits an entertaining evening
Arts, Aug. 23, 2012
All My Sons
When an outstanding free production of a classic drama can't draw a crowd, we all lose
Arts, July 26, 2012
Jupiter String Quartet
Much masterful playing of works by the masters of the string quartet
Arts, July 5, 2012
Medea
City Theatre digs into the ancient Greek tragedy with a wink at antiquated gender politics
Arts, June 28, 2012
Patience
This Gilbert & Sullivan Society production has something for every connoisseur of comedy
Arts, June 14, 2012
Blood Brothers
Trinity Street provides an engaging local premiere of the long-running British musical
Arts, June 7, 2012
Twelfth Night
Austin Shakespeare's mashup of the Bard and Bollywood pleases some but not all
Arts, May 24, 2012
Murder on the Nile
The cast keeps this otherwise tepid fare afloat
Arts, May 3, 2012
Orchestrating Partnerships
Maestro Peter Bay likes to play with others – especially when they're outside the orchestra
Arts, May 3, 2012
Turandot
ALO's production puts the 'grand' in grand opera
Arts, April 19, 2012
A Room With a View
A lack of scenery distracts from an otherwise fine adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel
Arts, April 12, 2012
Moving Toward the Light
On the heels of its balletic colleagues, Chorus Austin melds movement with music to voice the unutterable
Arts, March 29, 2012
Romeo and Juliet
City Theatre's choices give this very familiar tale a welcome, fresh twist
Arts, March 8, 2012
The 21 Would-Be Lives of Phineas Hamm
In this play, jumping to a new life when the going gets tough proves a not-so-easy way out
Arts, March 1, 2012
Boeing-Boeing
Austin Playhouse succeeds in booking a funny flight to Madcap Farce City
Arts, Feb. 16, 2012
Lucia di Lammermoor
Lyubov Petrova powers this Lucia with vocal fireworks and nuanced acting
Arts, Feb. 2, 2012
Method to Their Madness
Two leading ladies reflect on their psychotic characters' unique relationships with the score
Arts, Jan. 26, 2012
Austin Symphony Orchestra With Emanuel Ax
The music made by the ASO and its guest pianist too often sounded disconnected
Arts, Jan. 19, 2012
The Children's Hour
Design takes center stage in Different Stages' revival of Lillian Hellman's drama
Arts, Jan. 12, 2012
Top 10 Notable Theatrics of 2011
Recalling how scoundrels, amphibians, and grace brightened Austin stages in 2011
Arts, Jan. 5, 2012
Men of Tortuga
Rare is the theatre company whose debut is as deft and precise as Street Corner Arts' is
Arts, Dec. 15, 2011
Burn This
An innovative use of space marks 7 Towers Theatre Company's debut
Arts, Dec. 8, 2011
American Bear
In the subgenre of family reunion plays, this new entry struggles to compete
