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June 1, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards
The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony
"...season starts in dramatic fashion on Monday night with the ceremony for the B. Iden Payne Awards, Austin's opportunity..."
Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
Hideout Improv Marathon
In hour 40, these improvisers were still in top form: fresh, focused, and incredibly funny
"...Going to an improv show at the crack of dawn on a Sunday is a tad..."
July 3, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Hideout Theatre's Dystopian Teen Future
In this take on Hunger Games and Divergent-style tales, the improvisers struggle to find a plot or laughs
"...In the ideal world, comedic improv is quick, engaging, and hilarious,..."
June 14, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones
Off the Cuff and in Your City
A roundup of Austin improv schools
"...Consider improvisation, comedic and otherwise. What it takes to make something out of nothing..."
Aug. 28, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Hideout Theatre's The Kindness of Strangers
This improvised salute to Tennessee Williams conjures his South's deeply rooted traditions and misfits with style
"...The sermon was fiery, especially for a Presbyterian pastor –..."
July 28, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires
Kenjutsu: The Art of the Sword
The Hideout improvises tales of samurai battle and broken honor
"...Because comedy improv is only one flavor of the artform, and this Kenjutsu series is improv that’s not..."
March 28, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
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
"...Unless otherwise noted, starting time is 8pm.Thursday, Oct. 20Austin Playhouse: A..."
Oct. 7, 2005 Arts Feature
Third Time’s the Charm for Lysistrata Comedy Festival
The all women and nonbinary comedy festival returns with more venues, more laughs
"...Year three is definitely not the same as year one for most anything. (Toddlers, anyone?)..."
April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez
Improviser Shannon Stott Brings Some Lord of the Rings to Out of Bounds
The Gandalf of improv is all over the comedy festival
"...The Lord of the Rings metaphor was the twist I..."
Aug. 23, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone' – This Is Not a Review
Celebrities and other people you don't know: Live and in-person.
"...Where else to begin an event recap other than standing in line?..."
March 9, 2013 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Who the Hell Is This Kaci Beeler, Anyway?
Fact: Much more than just some woman on a pole.
"...We figure, okay, there's that Beeler on the cover of this week's printed..."
Dec. 28, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
The Stage Uncaged
How a performative open mic From Iowa became a theatrical springboard in Austin
"...Eminem-by-way-of-Lex-Luthor effect, is excited. He punctuates his speech and the language of his tall improvisor's body with jabs and..."
April 15, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
The Image Formed
Previewing the 12th Austin Film Festival
"...Ken Marino (Wet Hot American Summer) and Mackenzie Astin (The Last Days of Disco) have a particular chemistry as..."
Oct. 20, 2006 Screens Feature by James Renovitch
The Image Formed
Previewing the 12th Austin Film Festival
"...D: Jeff Pearson, Mary Jones Driven by the ingenuity that DIY conditions demand, this subversively cheery documentary..."
Oct. 20, 2006 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta
The Fifth Austin Jewish Film Festival
Jan. 20-26
"...Hideout Theatre (617 Congress)AdmissionFind Friend of the Festival badges ($150;..."
Jan. 19, 2007 Screens Feature
The Best of Aurora Picture Show: Vol. 1
"...Various. This new microcinema series will screen weekly at the Hideout and will be programmed by several organizations, including..."
Sept. 3, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List
What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise
"...this site, Austinites are wasting no time in taking their art online, making sure you have performances to watch..."
March 24, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Downtown Coffee Shops for the Tired Tribune Festivalgoer
Or maybe you’re hungover from all the late-night political partying
"...Chavez St. At this new counter-service eatery located in the Austin Public Library, Chef Drew Curren of ELM Restaurant..."
Sept. 13, 2018 Events Post
Still the Fading Stains of Some Bad Improv Blood
Because: You have Five Families, you're gonna have some dysfunction.
"...No sense stirring up old shit in the community, especially not for the sake of generating meager..."
Aug. 28, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Junk: When you're jonesing for the good stuff
The four improvisers who constitute the Austin troupe Junk prefer to work in long-form, and long-form certainly seems their forte
"...Andy Crouch, Andrea Young, Ted Rutherford, and Troy Miller. These four improvisers are collectively known..."
June 8, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Fortlandia Brings the Art of the Fort to the Fore
Outdoor exhibit returns to the Wildflower Center
"...Every child has carefully constructed a hideout out of couch cushions and blankets. Sadly, not every..."
Oct. 2, 2019 Events Post by Addie Costello
SXSW Comedy Review: Witch Taint: The Black Metal Dialogues Live!
Blackest metal and droll humor combine for nonstop laughs
"...The answer is hopefully “yes,” because Dave Hill – the..."
March 14, 2017 Arts Post by Sean L. Malin
SXSW Comedy: The Super Secret Show
Sinbad can still bring the house down
"...The advance billing for SXSW Comedy’s Super Secret Show left..."
March 19, 2015 SXSW Post by Russ Espinoza
Girls Girls Girls: The female of the species
Girls Girls Girls launches its Boys of Summer series with
guest male improviser Jeremy Lamb
"...soloist to bring a boxcar of spontaneous gambits to the stage?..."
July 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Tumble 22 Brings the Chickens and the Heat to Lake Austin Boulevard
Former Magnolia Cafe waiter noms his way through meat and memories
"...They’re tumbling chickens, now, in the place where I worked..."
Nov. 9, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
The bloody spy series returns
"...Directed by: Matthew Vaughn. Starring: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Julianne..."
Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Pleasure of the Paynes 2015
Big wins for Am I White?, Heathers at the 2015 theatre awards
"...ceremony is being emceed by Zeus, you might expect the event to turn stormy at some point. But despite..."
Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires
The Loft
Five married men share a penthouse loft in which an unidentified woman turns up dead.
"...whodunit doused in Axe Body Spray, Erik Van Looy’s The Loft marks the English-language remake of his own original..."
Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss
Long Fringe @ the Off Center
"...FronteraFest, the oldest and largest performance festival in the Southwest, is..."
