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Heartland Theatre Collective's The Vineyard
The reasons to see this staging of Nicole Oglesby's new drama are the thorny questions it leaves you to answer
"...In attending Heartland The­atre Collective's production of The Vineyard, I had the opportunity to..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Heartland Theatre Collective’s Little Bird
The vulnerability of small things is at the heart of Nicole Oglesby’s drama of girls and ghosts in East Texas bayou country
"...were 13. It speaks to the strengths of Heartland Theatre Collective's premiere of Little Bird and the sensitivity of..."

June 15, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Examining the Sins and Virtues of Hypermasculine Theatre
When is violence in theatre too much?
"...This past June, a Chicago theatre company became the focus of national attention when the..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Spectrum Theatre Company
'Illumination Celebration' brings African-American theatre one step closer to the spotlight
"...Austin certainly doesn't lack for African-American theatre artists. African-American theatre companies, though? That's another story. Over..."

June 27, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dance Repertory Theatre's Fortitude
In this spring concert, a profound and moving tribute to a missing member of the Theatre & Dance Department community
"...of the heart. For this piece concluding Dance Repertory Theatre's spring production, Fortitude, had begun a journey of remembrance..."

March 22, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Playback: Mosaic Sound Collective Comes Into Focus
Mosaic Sound Collective's music hub and ancient atmospheric Adam Torres point to the future
"...The Mosaic Sound Collective, a DIY music co-op and creative space conceived by..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Dance Repertory Theatre's 2019 Fall for Dance
In works ranging from tender to tense, the student dancers in the UT Department of Theatre & Dance embodied the spirit of "I can do anything"
"...them students in the University of Texas Department of Theatre & Dance, were tearing up the stage of the..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Spectrum Theatre's Tribute to Boyd
African-American company's gala salutes the great Boyd Vance
"...African-American theatre in Austin is getting a major boost these days,..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Theatre en Bloc's Bright Half Life
For Tanya Barfield's two-character drama, Theatre en Bloc couples an intimate story with a relentlessly personal performance space
"...unto themselves. With Bright Half Life by Tanya Barfield, Theatre en Bloc couples an already intimate story with a..."

April 8, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Review: City Theatre's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
A perfect measure of schadenfreude on the rocks, with an angst chaser
"...These days, productions at the City Theatre feel like a litmus test for one's ability to..."

April 18, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

The Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards Goes Digital
The Long Center’s annual celebration of excellence in high school musical theatre moves center stage to center screen
"...The Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Award show is like a mash-up of the Tony..."

May 29, 2020 Arts Feature by Nataleah Small

UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance's In the Red and Brown Water
Multiple storytelling modes make Tarell Alvin McCraney's complex play operate as both theatre and ritual
"...at once in the University of Texas Department of Theatre & Dance production, co-directed by Charles O. Anderson and..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Val Kilmer Partners With Mosaic Sound Collective
Actor’s HelMel Studios links with Austin creative hub
"...actor's found a kindred spirit locally with Mosaic Sound Collective...."

Feb. 25, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Theatre: What will be will be
Three Austin theatre artists – actress Lee Eddy, choreographer Robin Lewis, and Adam Sultan – dish about their visions of the year to come
"...to come: actress Lee Eddy (Salvage Vanguard Theater/St. Idiot Collective), choreographer Robin Lewis (TexARTS/Zachary Scott Theatre Center), and actor/composer..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Collective Strength
The 2014 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame
"...and other contributions to the community, and achieved more collectively than they might have alone. All three have not..."

May 23, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Wonderful Things About Austin Theatre in 2008 (In No Particular Order)
Chronicle Arts writer Avimaan Syam recalls 2008, in the theatre
"...1) Ophelia (Tutto Theatre Company) Full of magic moments and dramatic direction, Ophelia..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Avimaan Syam

Frank Wo / Men Collective's Virtual Show Offers a Warped Sense of Control
In K ! :D D: Ö, you get to not only watch these kinetic provocateurs move through virtual environments, but also influence their actions
"...and (here's the best part) it features Frank Wo/Men Collective...."

Dec. 11, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Up Collective
Another Eastside arts space gets the rising-rent blues and looks to the crowd for help
"...Play," Jan. 24), rent increases are picking off local theatre spaces like a serial killer in a B-horror film...."

March 14, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Musical Theatre Hits the Heights
That's Show Biz!
"..."The Farmboys" in Austin Musical Theatre's Gypsy. photograph by Kenny Braun..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Arts Feature

A Man of the Theatre
Memories of Capitol City Playhouse's Michel Jaroschy
"...the lives of just about everyone in the Austin theatre community. If you lived here during the past 20..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Arts Feature

SXSW Film Review: collective:unconscious
An anthology feature that would make Jung proud
"...From an inspired concept by executive producer Dan Schoenbrun, collective:unconscious is the most complex and cohesive anthology film since..."

March 14, 2016 Screens Post by Sean L. Malin

Spectrum Theatre Company's Juneteenth Chronicles
With this play, Crystal Bird Caviel honors ancestors who were slaves and her colleague, the late Dr. Billy F. Harden
"...which is being given a staged reading by Spectrum Theatre Company this weekend. As Caviel is directing that reading,..."

June 15, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

ProArts Collective
After a cruel 2005, ProArts is moving forward in the new year, with its first stage show, Kissing the Goodbye, by award-winning Austin writer Zell Miller III
"...For ProArts Collective, 2005 was a cruel year. In the spring came..."

March 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Review: Hyde Park Theatre's Caught
Theatrical bait and switch drives this intriguing, infuriating play
"...The play begins with Hyde Park Theatre serving as a pop-up gallery showcasing a handful of..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Zach Theatre's Once
This musical disarms the cynicism of our age with the sweet story of a guy and a girl who bond over music
"...that has by now taken the place of our collective limbic system, then Once is a gentle story (book..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

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
"...of the traditional performance spaces from a city, and theatre companies wind up making some crazy stuff...."

Nov. 3, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Zach Theatre's The Great Society
Robert Schenkkan's smart script and remarkable ensemble work make this a powerful look at LBJ's White House years
"...Theatre companies typically plan their seasons out well in advance,..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

African-American Theatre Symposium II
"...Progressive Arts Collective's Second Sym-posium for African-American Theatre Artists and their Allies..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Arts Feature

Review: Hyde Park Theatre’s Caught
Theatrical bait and switch drives this intriguing, infuriating play
"...The play begins with Hyde Park Theatre serving as a pop-up gallery showcasing a handful of..."

Aug. 28, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: City Theatre’s The Importance of Being Earnest
The air’s a tad thin in this production of Oscar Wilde’s work
"...of Victorian entitlement and excess – as the City Theatre ensemble does with its current production of his 1895..."

June 8, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

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