Groundswell Theatre Company's Bear Eats Bear

This site-specific audio work puts the audience in a postapocalyptic world to show how central art is to the human experience

"...Groundswell theatre company is offering the premiere of Lydia Blaisdell's..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Tender Rough Rough Tender

Groundswell turns up the heat in its developmental staging of Sarah Saltwick's new play

"...This inaugural foray by groundswell (under the auspices of Rude Mechs' Rude Fusion program)..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Freeheld

Julianne Moore and Ellen Page are adrift in this gay-rights drama

"...and Freeheld seems more like a footnote than a groundswell...."

Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hannah Takes the Stairs

The naturalistic indie talker unhurriedly follows a young woman through her days and nights – Nerf-ball games at work, waiting for the bus, and a series of relationships fueled by “chronic dissatisfaction.”

"...call it “mumblecore” – this (small, not terribly insistent) groundswell of indie talkers about rootless postgraduates who slump on..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Point Austin: Underfunded and Overtested

Save Texas Schools builds a groundswell for public education

"...overtesting," and Weeks said, "We need to have a groundswell around funding that we've seen from parents around testing."..."

Feb. 22, 2013 News Column by Michael King

The Snowman

Jo Nesbø's crime series hits the big screen

"...his longtime editor Thelma Schoonmaker edited, and such a groundswell of fantastic actors assembled to create, in a sort..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Examining the Sins and Virtues of Hypermasculine Theatre

When is violence in theatre too much?

"...MFA directing program at UT-Austin and founding member of groundswell, a collaborative theatre collective focused on the further development..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Top 10 Theatre Performances of 2015

The Austin stage actors who gave the most impressive performances in 2015 just made it look so damned easy

"...Hannah Burkhauser as Bell in Tender Rough Rough Tender (groundswell) Wholly authentic in Sarah Saltwick's love letter to ATX...."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Suffragette

Carey Mulligan gets her Norma Rae on in this historical drama

"...about women and by women. Yet I fear the groundswell may be tamped in the wake of too many..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hunting Ground

Doc exposes rape culture on the university campus

"...Andrea Pino and Annie Clark unite and begin a groundswell of agitation that eventually makes the front page of..."

April 3, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Milk

Gus Van Sant's deeply heartfelt Milk, which features a magnificent performance by Sean Penn as the crusading gay activist, is a finely wrought yet fairly standard biopic.

"...Milk will have a place in the post-Prop. 8 groundswell of public awakening to the cause, and it’ll have..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Secret Things

Violent French erotica about female empowerment is a turbocharged gender bender that's equal parts soft-core porn and overwrought symbolism.

"...around the beleaguered American mindset (for example, an odd groundswell of uninvited Puritanism has draped the statuary of blind..."

April 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns

"...parts of it speak to something greater – a groundswell of innovation in popular culture, the blending of art..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Rebels With a Cause

Compelling documentary about the Sixties" Students for a Democratic Society includes commentary from such leaders as Tom Hayden and Austin's Alice Embree and Jeff Shero Nightbyrd.

"...night, talking to the disenfranchised and slowly gaining a groundswell of support for their activities. (One former SDS member..."

March 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Road Trip

"...(a facet up to now missing from the current groundswell of teen comedies). And then there's the presence of..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Winslow Boy

"...goings-on. Echoes of both can be found in the groundswell of tacky publicity (signs, buttons, banners, and cartoons adorn..."

June 4, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Saint Teresa: Richard Linklater and John Pierson on the Icon of Slacker

The director of Slacker and the film's sales agent discuss the creative importance of actor and musician Teresa Taylor

"...spoke openly of her diagnosis, and there was a groundswell of interest in doing this before she passed, but..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature

12 Jurors Found Him Guilty of Murder. Gov. Abbott Thinks He Knows Better.

An Army sergeant thought he could get away with murdering a Black Lives Matter protester, and he might be right

"...Abbott's promise to pardon Perry came after a groundswell of rage from Republic­ans across the nation. Within two..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: A Mother Set to Die

Melissa Lucio says she didn't kill her daughter and half of the Texas House of Representatives agree

"...publicizing these and other issues with Lucio's case, a groundswell of public support is building to put her execution..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Judge: No New Trial for Rodney Reed

Bastrop County judge's recommendation comes after Reed's attorney argued new evidence warranted a trial

"...Nov. 2019 before testimony from new witnesses generated a groundswell of support for his cause. Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey,..."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Ugly End to Jason Dusterhoft's Police Career Was Only the Beginning for APD

Three chiefs gone in Austin

"...Manley, who'd been named the permanent chief amid a groundswell of public praise after APD's handling of the bombing..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Housing Casts Shadows on Council's Preelection Agenda

The home stretch

"...the community and figured out if there was a groundswell of support before moving forward. They knew they were..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election

Our picks for the local, state, and national races you'll see on your ballot

"...As in his 2016 Council reelection, Casar enjoys a groundswell of well-earned support from across the community in this..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

City Scrambles to Get $15 Million to Struggling Austinites

The RISE-ing tide

"...or bank transfers. Leading up to Thursday's meeting, a groundswell of support built for such assistance to meet residents'..."

April 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: (A Little More) Help Is On Its Way

Relief to include direct cash aid to struggling Austinites

"...or bank transfers. Leading up to Thursday’s meeting, a groundswell of support built for direct cash assistance from the..."

April 10, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Black Pumas Cap Banner Week with ACL Taping

Lightning in a bottle

"...will wrack their brains to remember such a swift groundswell – a local act that’s gone from first show..."

Aug. 29, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...property in Northwest Austin near the Domain. Despite a groundswell of support from soccer-mad Austinites, the MLS2ATX set-piece looked..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Michelle Tea Brings Her Latest Book to UT

Iconic queer memoirist reflects on her past and future writing career

"...you were disgusting and horrifying. … There was no groundswell of other people who had some sort of platform...."

Oct. 24, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Playback: The Austin Music Industry Awards Come of Age

Kevin Curtin reverses his “awards are bullshit” stance

"...recognizes epic careers of behind-the-scenes visionaries. This year, a groundswell of support erupted behind Craig Stewart, the man behind..."

March 2, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Five Arty Things to Do: Nov. 3-5

That number again is: Five. Yes, five arty things.

"...critic Elizabeth Cobbe has this to say about the Groundswell Theatre project Bear Eats Bear … and but ColdTowne’s..."

Nov. 2, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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