Review: Hyde Park Theatre’s Running Bear
Hyde Park’s new original play perfectly showcases writer Raul Garza
"...In 2007, local storyteller Raul Garza won the National Latino Playwriting Award for his script Fantasmaville, a humorous look..."
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June 20, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman
Latino New Play Festival
Teatro Vivo follows its hit inaugural fest with readings of three more works by Latino writers
"...sense, new plays are old news in Austin. Local theatre companies have been spotlighting work by hometown playwrights for..."
April 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Palabras: A Latino Literary Festival
What is the state of Chicano arts and letters today? That question is part of what inspired Palabras: A Latino Literary Festival, which takes place for the first time this weekend at Mexic-Arte Museum.
"...At the turn of this century, several Chicano and Latino writers are now part of the larger literary landscape:..."
March 30, 2001 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta
Austin Theatre Critics' Table 1999-2000 Nominations
"...The Austin Theatre Critics' Table have announced nominations for their eighth annual..."
May 12, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Zach Theatre's In the Heights
This production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical brings us the life and pride of an immigrant neighborhood at an important time
"...But there aren't. Audiences at the big theatre companies don't often get to see the dignity of..."
June 16, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe
Last Act Theatre Company's Postville
In Don Fried's drama, small-town Midwesterners face a clash of cultures when Hasidic Jews move in
"...as well as to an influx of immigrants, mostly Latino and Eastern European, to work in the facility. While..."
Aug. 12, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires
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
"...This past Friday, I was talking with a fellow theatregoer at the Mexican American Cultural Center about how that..."
Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Feature by Roxanne Schroeder-Arce
How Does an Artist Get a Passport?
Two Austin playwrights join dozens of writers from across the hemisphere to 'dream the Americas'
"...C. Denby Swanson and Dreaming the Americas being a theatre conference in New York City organized by fellow writer..."
March 16, 2007 Arts Feature
Exhibitionism
Latino Comedy Festival: Ripeness Is All
"...In the entertainment world right now, Latino comedy is hotter than Austin asphalt in August. Headliners..."
Aug. 20, 1999 Arts Review
Miracle on E. 7th St.
After 25 Years, Ruperto Reyes Brings Magic Back Home
"...years, Reyes is again involved in the heart of Latino theatre in Austin...."
Feb. 14, 1997 Arts Feature by James E. Garcia
Taking the World Stage
How more theatre made Here is getting Out There and what that means
"...Exhibit A: An Austin-born theatre piece wows audiences from Galway, Ireland, to Seattle, snags..."
Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull
'Pocho' Patchwork
AFS's Texas Doc Tour brings the formidable Héctor Galán and his 'Visiones' to One World Theatre.
"...Come on out to the One World Theatre for a sneak peek at Héctor Galán's next epic..."
Sept. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis
Teatro Vivo: Giving Voice to Its Own
In a departure, the company mounts a program of plays by four of its artists
"...the company has built a record of producing bilingual theatre focusing on issues relevant to the Latino community. It..."
Aug. 15, 2008 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe
Waterfalls and Sea Changes
The former and current artistic directors of Austin Script Works discuss new plays, local theatre, and the writer's voice
"...I went to Europe in 1996 and did English-language theatre. ... And while I was over there, I realized..."
Nov. 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Dietz
'Keeping Track'
Latino Comedy Project vet mixes domestic conflicts and high tech surveillance
"...onetime professor in the University of Texas Department of Theatre & Dance, where she studied acting. "He taught me..."
April 2, 2010 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta
Who They Are and What They Deserve
The new play 'Voices of Valor' records the memories of a generation that won the war abroad and at home
"...Austin, knew something among them was missing: the U.S. Latino experience. Thus was born the U.S. Latinos & Latinas..."
March 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta
A Nation Laughs
On the eve of its fifth Latino Comedy Fiesta, Austin's Latino Comedy Project has discovered a national audience for its signature brand of humor lampooning ethnic stereotypes and challenging cultural assumptions.
"...late in the afternoon, the artistic director of the Latino Comedy Project excitedly spoke of Buffy the Vampire Slayer,..."
Aug. 22, 2003 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta
Restoring 'Pastorela'
Five of Austin's Latino theatre companies joining forces to revive one of the community's yuletide traditions: 'La Pastorela'
"...together, but this year it's especially true for Austin's Latino theatre artists. This season sees five local Latino theatre..."
Nov. 26, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Luminarias
Teatro Humanidad's production of Evelina Fernandez's play Luminarias has a hip, urban style and flair, but more importantly, it has characters who are individuals, distinct personalities who draw us into their lives with the feelings and thoughts they express.
"...be self-evident: that all men are assholes; that all Latino men are macho assholes (but man, can they love!);..."
Feb. 22, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires
Arts Board Love Stories
That special thing that happens between artists and boards of directors can be a lot like a love relationship: Intimate. Fulfilling. Long-term. Working as one body. However, it can be and often is complicated.
"...A theatre company might not have a board, and then suddenly..."
Nov. 3, 2000 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson
The Second Austin Latino Comedy Fiesta: A Long Way
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"...The Second Austin Latino Comedy Fiesta: A Long Way..."
Aug. 18, 2000 Arts Review by Mary Jane Garza
Postmarks
Latino Leadership
"...all of Austin, and to preserve representation of Austin's Latino community. Because I have not reached my fundraising goals,..."
Feb. 28, 1997 Column
'La Pastorela': A funny thing happened on the way to 'La Pastorela'
Half a millennium after Franciscan missionaries brought the nativity story to Mexico, the Austin Latino Theater Alliance continues the tradition of La Pastorela but also creates something totally new
"...millennium later, local artists pull together in the Austin Latino Theater Alliance to create something totally new...."
Dec. 8, 2006 Arts Feature by Patti Hadad
Pachanga!
Cinco de Mayo month Part III – the hombres: from Jovita's Mayo Pardo to Ruben Ramos' Mexican Revolution, Del Castillo, Joel Guzman, y más
"...Rather than attempt to sum up Austin's wildly varied Latino scene in a lengthy multipart series, individual portraits presented..."
May 29, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
Free Night of Theater: The List
These Central Texas theatre companies are offering free tickets as part of the national Free Night of Theater campaign
"...Baker Theatre: The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie; Baker Theater, 216 S...."
Oct. 7, 2005 Arts Feature
'La Víctima': An old message still needing to be heard
As Teatro Vivo stages La Víctima, a groundbreaking look at Mexican-U.S. immigration, Rupert Reyes and Jorge Huerta discuss the play's origins and relevance
"...Jorge Huerta met in 1974, when Reyes was a theatre major at UT-Austin and Huerta, who was just starting..."
March 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta
Dueling Dreams For The MACC
"...art school with classes in all the different disciplines: theatre, dance, music. An amphitheater, lots of open space for..."
Sept. 4, 1998 News Feature
Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesucristo Superestrella
Zachary Scott Theatre's Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesuchristo Superestrella transcends the usual ascension into the heavens of rock & roll to become an anthem of Mexican tradition
"...Zachary Scott Theatre Center Kleberg Stage, through July 15..."
June 1, 2007 Arts Review by Patti Hadad
Pilot Program
The Latino Comedy Project eyes a move to TV with El Channel
"...When Adrian Villegas first started working with Austin's Latino Comedy Project, he was a little younger, a little..."
Aug. 21, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta
Critics Table Tops at 25
The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...was outstanding in dance, classical music, visual art, and theatre in that span and announced the nominees for the..."
