Rogue Performance Venue: Paradise lost
James Cotton thought he'd found an ideal spot for his new theatre, but he may be forced to leave over conflicts with a neighboring rehearsal studio for bands
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Robert Faires, Dec. 22, 2006
365 Days/365 Plays: Week 7
The yearlong festival of plays by Suzan-Lori Parks continues with seven short plays presented by Red Then Productions in Week 7
Dec. 22, 2006
It's a Wonderful Life, 70s Christmas Special, Starring the Fonz
Rob Nash's It's a Wonderful Life, 70s Christmas Special, Starring the Fonz is a masterful melding of Seventies television and Frank Capra's film, but unless one has studied either subject in depth, the meeting proves perplexing
Hannah Kenah, Dec. 22, 2006
A By-No-Means-Comprehensive List of Austinite Comics Writers and Artists
Some of the most illustrious comics creators to have made their home in Austin sometime between 1960 and 2006
Dec. 22, 2006
'Take Me to Bed or Lose Me Forever'
Volitant Gallery's exhibition "Take Me to Bed or Lose Me Forever," which both employs and questions many of love's clichés to reflect on our experience of the emotion, is a smile and a good laugh
Nikki Moore, Dec. 22, 2006
Edmond Bulldogs: MTV Sends Comedy Troupe Into Overdrive
Fresh from being featured on MTVOverdrive.com's the Stew, comedy troupe the Edmond Bulldogs is back in town to whip its local fans into a frenzy
Wayne Alan Brenner, Dec. 15, 2006
365 Days/365 Plays: Week 6
The yearlong festival of plays by Suzan-Lori Parks continues with seven short plays presented by Hands On in Week Six
Dec. 15, 2006
Culture Flash!
Grammy recognition for Conspirare, an encore and more NEA support for Tapestry's The Souls of Our Feet, and giant sunflowers for the Mueller redevelopment
Robert Faires, Dec. 15, 2006
The Nutcracker
Everything about Ballet Austin's 44th annual production of The Nutcracker breathes artistry, with numerous disparate elements coming together seamlessly, thanks to choreographer Stephen Mills
Barry Pineo, Dec. 15, 2006
Reckless
Throughout the City Theatre Company production of Reckless, a Christmas tree remains stationary center stage, but that's about all that's still in this flighty black comedy
Patti Hadad, Dec. 15, 2006
'Beverly Penn: Weeds'
Beverly Penn's sculptures of weeds in bronze, brass, steel, and nickel are not only stunningly beautiful, they also help us redefine the nature vs. technology dichotomy
Nikki Moore, Dec. 15, 2006
Rob Nash: Bedford Falls, by way of Television City
Austin solo performer Rob Nash is moving to Los Angeles, and as a parting Christmas gift, he's created a holiday special that never was:It's a Wonderful Life, 70s Christmas Special, Starring the Fonz
Barry Pineo, Dec. 15, 2006
The Santaland Diaries
The Santaland Diaries, as staged by the Zachary Scott Theatre Center, lets you laugh at the ridiculousness of American Christmas customs and yet leaves you feeling a bit more merry
Hannah Kenah, Dec. 8, 2006
Kitsch Kringle
What we really want when we want Santa
Nikki Moore, Dec. 8, 2006
Xmas Unwrapped: Doff we now our gay apparel
After a powerhouse first year of sold-out shows, critical awards, and company growth, the shrewd women of Shrewd Productions are returning to their debut effort, the holiday burlesque Xmas Unwrapped!
Hannah Kenah, Dec. 8, 2006
Austin Eurythmy Ensemble: Our bodies, our instruments
With their performance of Touched Twice, the members of the Austin Eurythmy Ensemble mark 10 years of embodying sound through movement
Barry Pineo, Dec. 8, 2006
'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
Patti Hadad, Dec. 8, 2006
365 Days/365 Plays: Week 5
The yearlong festival of plays by Suzan-Lori Parks continues with seven short plays presented by Hyde Park Theatre in Week Five
Dec. 8, 2006
Review: Different Stages' Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge
Christopher Durang's holiday spoof is a kamikaze hayride into a merry miscellany of Christmas entertainments
Patti Hadad, Dec. 1, 2006
Dan Dietz: Breath in Denver
A smoking ban extended to theatres threatens to suck the air out of a Denver production of Austinite Dan Dietz's play tempOdyssey, but where there's a will ...
Dan Dietz, Dec. 1, 2006
'Review: Testsite 06.5: I Want to See My Skirt'
Inspired by 1960s images of a Nigerian girl, filmmaker Cauleen Smith and poet A. Van Jordan create a beautiful Testsite collaboration that imagines her journey to womanhood but also reveals how we see ourselves
Nikki Moore, Dec. 1, 2006
Austin Symphony: Meeting the orchestra the first time
The Austin Symphony gets in touch with our inner child through a concert featuring some of the classical music that most people first heard when they were young
Barry Pineo, Dec. 1, 2006
365 Days/365 Plays: Weeks 3/4
The yearlong festival of plays by Suzan-Lori Parks continues with seven short plays presented at the Blanton Museum in Week Three and seven more by Different Stages in Week Four
Dec. 1, 2006
Ballet East: An expression of Hope
Ballet East hasn't changed its name to Alvin Ailey West, but with a fourth choreographer from the prominent dance troupe having set work on the Austin company, it could
Robert Faires, Dec. 1, 2006
Review: UT Department of Theatre & Dance's The Way of the World
Despite the script's dizzying mishmash of complications, student production transports you to another time and place
Barry Pineo, Dec. 1, 2006
Finding Hope ... in Bed!
Tim Miller's latest trip to Austin finds the noted performance artist optimistic about being gay
Robert Faires, Dec. 1, 2006
Curatorial Reportage
The Blanton Museum's ever-shifting WorkSpace offers up-to-the-minute views of what's happening in contemporary art
Amanda Douberley, Nov. 24, 2006
365 Days/365 Plays: Over the river, but in the River of Spirit
The local launch of the 365 Days/365 Plays project saw
hundreds of people, including playwright Suzan-Lori Parks,
crowd onto the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge for a dramatic
spectacular
Robert Faires, Nov. 24, 2006
E-flux Video Rental Austin: Keep circulating the tapes
E-Flux Video Rental has come to Austin, bringing more than 600 short and feature-length art videos that you can watch at Arthouse or take home to view at no charge
Robert Faires, Nov. 24, 2006
Frozen
The premiere production of the City Theatre Company is excellent – a simple and powerful staging of Bryony Lavery's Frozen, a difficult drama about a serial killer and forgiveness
