Review: Shrewd Productions’ Small Steps

Intriguing maiden voyage for local playwright’s campy sci-fi romp

"...Now Austin’s Shrewd Productions appears to have discovered a lost chapter from..."

July 25, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Austin Theatres Are Moving the Stage Beyond Zoom

Companies thinking outside the boxes bring theatre to your radio, your mailbox, and your neighbor's yard

"...and the curtains lowered, why not? As Shannon Grounds, Shrewd Productions' artistic director, says, "I think our present circumstances..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Shrewd Productions' Alabaster

This deeply felt staging of Audrey Cefaly's new play brings us into a home where loss lives to show us when to leave

"...Audrey Cefaly's play – which is having 11 productions across the country this year in a National New..."

March 6, 2020 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Gravity of Sound

The Bubble's new studio stands as Mark Genfan's swan song

"...Call the plan crazy. Shrewd businessmen would have sold the Hyde Park property and..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Shrewd Productions' Jump

In Charly Evon Simpson's drama, characters caught in the dark currents of grief and depression seek a way through

"...with questions about mental health and suicide, and in Shrewd Productions' staging – part of a National New Play..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Liz Fisher Wins Princess Grace Award

Austin theatre artist receives national arts scholarship

"...San Marcos in recent years, you probably missed Fisher's productions of Hamlet, Lyon’s Den, Belleville, The Countdown, Akashic Permutations,..."

Oct. 16, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Shrewd Productions' The Madres

In Stephanie Alison Walker’s new play, women’s fight for the “disappeared” in Argentina’s Dirty War proves timely

"...In Shrewd Productions' staging of The Madres, Carolina (Yesenia Garcia Herrington,..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Past, Present, and FuturX of Latinx Performance in Austin

The current surge of Latinx theatre and dance in Austin speaks to both tradition and pioneering new directions

"...its Noche de Folklor 2018 on the Zilker Hillside; Shrewd Productions' opening of its National New Play Network rolling..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Feature by Roxanne Schroeder-Arce

Shrewd Productions' The Afterparty

We’re invited to hobnob with history’s great minds up on the astral plane

"...The cast in Shrewd Productions' world premiere performs well under Liz Fisher's direction,..."

June 29, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

2017 Payne Theatre Award Winners

Lotta love for Nevermore, Drowning Girls, Agent Andromeda

"...Iden Payne Awards seemed to love a number of productions from the 2016-17 season, but as became clear at..."

Oct. 25, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees

E.A. Poe musical Nevermore leads the way with 11 noms

"...announced the nominees for the 2016-17 season, Doctuh Mistuh Productions' staging of Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death..."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Shrewd Productions’ The Revolutionists

This staging of Lauren Gunderson’s satire proves the pen is mightier than the guillotine

"...utterly horrific period of French history. Rudy Ramirez directs Shrewd Productions' latest offering, which features a flawless ensemble composed..."

June 16, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Gay Place

Summer is the best time to get outside and play like a kid

"...Playwright Eva Suter gives her take here. Directed by Shrewd Productions company member Rudy Ramirez, this company puts the..."

July 29, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Shrewd Productions' Hold Me Well

Playwright Eva Suter's reworking of Othello in a world without men depicts love in many forms with power and beauty

"...In its Shrewd Productions premiere, Suter's script replaces "space" with a dystopian..."

July 22, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Gay Place

Buckle up pretty people cuz SXSW is rapidly descending

"...As You Like It Shrewd Productions presents one helluva gender-bending performance of Shakespeare's already..."

March 4, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

In the world of queer lady party-throwing, two years feels like a victory

"...As You Like It Shrewd Productions Presents one helluva gender-bending performance of Shakespeare's already..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Austin Shakespeare's A Streetcar Named Desire

This thoughtful take on Tennessee Williams' classic subtly pits the Old South against the New North

"...Austin stages are flush this fall with productions of Pulitzer Prize winners. Austin Shakespeare gave us a..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Pleasure of the Paynes 2015

Big wins for Am I White?, Heathers at the 2015 theatre awards

"...the first being in the world premiere of Whirligig Productions' Deus Ex Machina. In that show, Zeus (embodied there,..."

Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

This Is Not a Gay Column

AIDS awareness, Liberace, Scruff, and crafty prep for Queerbomb make a week in gay

"...Emma When You Need Her Rudy Ramirez directs this Shrewd Productions and Vortex Repertory celebration of the one and..."

May 15, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: We Need Emma

Emma Goldman play opens just in time

"...hoopty. Sorry, grrrl. I know we've let you down. Shrewd Productions presents a tribute to Emma Goldman (see Thursday)...."

May 8, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Playing God – Literally

A smartphone's all you need to let loose your inner Zeus and control the action in Deus Ex Machina

"...foster a dozen storylines, say the masterminds at Whirligig Productions, creating a choose-your-own-adventure structure that they swear contains more..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Still Now

Shrewd Productions' Still Now provides a fresh perspective on cancer through butoh

"... Through Oct. 4 Running time: 1 hr., 20 min. www.shrewdproductions.com..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Glassheart

Reina Hardy's update on 'Beauty and the Beast' is fascinating, but the premiere is oddly lacking given the talents involved

"...the simple question at the core of Glassheart, from Shrewd Productions: What if, back in the day, Beauty never..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Reina Hardy

For this Michener Playwriting Fellow, autumn brings local premieres of two of her plays

"...of her plays premiering on local stages. This week, Shrewd Productions opens Glassheart, Hardy's irreverent update of Beauty and..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All Over Creation: The Same but Different

Reruns on TV may be the same old thing, but onstage they show us something new

"...be taking its cue from the tube. All three productions I attended were reruns – each produced previously by..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Dragon Play

Jenny Connell's drama lets us see ourselves reflected in the mythical beast's scales

"...In her directorial debut, Shrewd Productions Artistic Director Shannon Grounds keeps well-focused on the..."

April 13, 2012 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Big Love

An ensemble of lovely, lovely actors makes this updated Greek drama great fun

"...need a group of actors with some serious chops. Shrewd Productions has fortunately cast its production of Big Love..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

MilkMilkLemonade

The revival of this gender-play comedy still tastes freshly squeezed

"...MilkMilkLemonadeThe Hideout Theatre, 617 Congress www.shrewdproductions.com Through Sept. 25 Running time: 1 hr., 20 min...."

Sept. 16, 2011 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Top of the Line

The nominees for the 2011 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...MilkMilkLemonade, Shrewd Productions Production, Musical..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Most Memorable Locally Produced Live Performance Offerings That I Chanced To See in 2010

A theatre year of staged fantasies, musical fun, and crazy families

"...5) 'MILKMILKLEMONADE' (SHREWD PRODUCTIONS) A daring theatrical oddity: an elementary-school gay love..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

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