Everything Is Established
Physical Plant's new work is a fast, funny, disturbing example of great Austin playmaking
Elizabeth Cobbe
91-120 of 243 entries
Arts, Feb. 19, 2015
Thr3e Zisters
In Thr3e Zisters, Salvage Vanguard disinters Chekhov's famous siblings in a beautiful, fascinating, cutting way
Arts, Feb. 5, 2015
The Norwegians
C. Denby Swanson and Jenny Larson execute a real Nordic move in this murderous show
Arts, Oct. 2, 2014
The Method Gun
The Rude Mechs' play both affirms and dismantles everything your own guru taught you
Arts, Sept. 18, 2014
Urinetown: The Musical
City Theatre's Urinetown milks drought
conditions for a flood of fun
Arts, Aug. 28, 2014
Romeo and Juliet
Penfold's condensed version of Shakespeare's play, played by five actors, brings out the heart of the tragedy
Arts, June 26, 2014
Nowhere to Play
The Cost of Art, Part I: Austin's growth and rising rent take out theatre venues, one by one
Arts, Jan. 23, 2014
Top 10 Theatrical Sets of 2013, to a Cat
The year's scenic designs proved especially appealing to the feline theatregoer
Arts, Jan. 3, 2014
Arsenic and Old Lace
This classic American comedy plays murder for escapist fun, which Different Stages delivers capably
Arts, Dec. 5, 2013
Fixing King John
This loose and gangly treatment of Shakespeare's history is both remarkably original and fiercely energetic
Arts, Nov. 21, 2013
There Is a Happiness That Morning Is
Mickle Maher's play is fiercely literary yet wholly accessible, and Capital T Theatre's staging is a joy
Arts, Nov. 7, 2013
Our Country's Good
As staged by UT, this drama of convicts making theatre in colonial Australia is fascinating to watch
Arts, Oct. 24, 2013
Fat Pig
Neil LaBute's play about body-size and social douchebaggery gets a sharp production from Theatre en Bloc
Arts, Oct. 17, 2013
Dial 'M' for Murder
This Fifties suspenser shows its age in UT's production, which never quite generates all the suspense it could
Arts, Oct. 10, 2013
Creature Construction
How Trouble Puppet creates those ingenious, inhuman figures that populate its plays
Arts, Oct. 3, 2013
National Pastime
This new baseball musical hearkens back to both a simpler era and a simpler, sweeter kind of musical
Arts, Sept. 26, 2013
Red
This struggle between an aging Mark Rothko and his idealistic assistant is a good fit for Penfold Theatre
Arts, Sept. 19, 2013
Glassheart
Reina Hardy's update on 'Beauty and the Beast' is fascinating, but the premiere is oddly lacking given the talents involved
Arts, Sept. 5, 2013
Zeus in Therapy
Tutto Theatre's stage adaptation of Douglass Stott Parker's poetry is less a play than a cool presentation of poems
Arts, Aug. 22, 2013
A Chorus Line
The Long Center presented a strong version of a great musical that's still worth seeing
Arts, Aug. 1, 2013
Shipwrecked!
The script for Penfold Theatre's latest outdoor production has its flaws, but what the company does with it is great
Arts, June 20, 2013
Blood, Sweat, and Cheers
This play about competitive cheerleading doesn't always fly as high as its heroines, but the athleticism is awesome
Arts, June 6, 2013
HIT.
Shanon Weaver's play puts a spin on the hit-man genre with some unusually gentle and refined assassins for hire
Arts, May 9, 2013
Noises Off
Austin Playhouse stages this chaotic, ridiculous backstage farce with precision and fun
Arts, May 2, 2013
Mad Beat Hip & Gone
Steven Dietz's play about the Beats might best be considered as the kind of literary experiment they engaged in
Arts, April 18, 2013
Intimate Apparel
The loneliness of an African-American seamstress in 1905 is staged with powerful honesty by UT
Arts, March 7, 2013
A Steady Rain
A Chick & a Dude Productions keeps this drama of Chicago beat cops challenging and engaging from start to finish
Arts, Feb. 28, 2013
33 Variations
The script and cast keep this drama of Beethoven and a modern scholar a human story
Arts, Feb. 7, 2013
Tru
The fascinating character of Truman Capote drives this thoughtful evening of theatre
Arts, Jan. 24, 2013
Top 10 Designer Contributions of 2012
Celebrating the year's most exquisite – and often surprising – stage designs
