Austin Film Festival: Science Fiction vs. Science Fact

The facts of the matter must serve the characters and story

"...more. The later declaration becomes even more important because actors will gravitate to stories in which the science fiction..."

Oct. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Review: Austin Opera’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sharp Sondheim staging could benefit from some musical raggedness

"...It was also only a matter of time before Austin Opera would give it a go. its first musical..."

Feb. 1, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Austin Shakespeare's Sense and Sensibility

Putting the pedal to the metal bolsters Jane Austen's classic work

"...witty 1811 novel, Sense and Sensibility, as performed by Austin Shakespeare...."

Nov. 18, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

In 1990, Austin Audiences Watched Slacker... and Saw Themselves

Richard Linklater’s indie milestone celebrates 30 years

"...the only destination is wherever you end up. But Austin could have told them what was coming 11 months..."

July 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin-Based Choreographer Hopes to Make a "Social Justice Summer"

With some crowdfunding support, Charles O. Anderson will be able to make dances for this time

"...ending: beginning work on two dance projects that the Austin-based dancer/choreographer had received important commissions for, and ending work..."

June 12, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Film Festival Brings Paul Dano's Wildlife to Town

The actor becomes director with literary family drama

"...film and stage performances to his credit than most actors can hope for in a lifetime. Now Dano has..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Five Recommended Arts Events In Austin This Weekend

Weather’s lovely, isn’t it? Just right for going out into the city.

"...1) Last week Flatbed Headquarters had all of its..."

April 26, 2018 Arts Post

Silent Sky at Austin Playhouse

This luminous staging of Lauren Gunderson's play brings wonder to the universe and makes it at once vast and intimate

"...in the theatrical firmament given a luminous staging by Austin Playhouse...."

Sept. 30, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The 22nd Annual Austin Film Festival

Hybrid film delves into the Mineola Swingers Club trials

"...which will have its North American premiere at the Austin Film Festival, explores the true story of a small..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Screens Feature by Caitlin Moore

Austin Playhouse's The Norwegians

C. Denby Swanson's comedy with nice hit men is a blast of cool fun, with a hint of danger just below the ice

"...gentleman scribes, it should be noted. With The Norwegians, Austin playwright C. Denby Swanson flips the script. Instead of..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Dig Deeper: The Austin Underground Film Festival

The third annual Austin Underground Film Festival

"...Friday at the new Salvage Vanguard Theater in East Austin, the Austin Underground Film Festival will celebrate its third..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Austin Shakespeare Festival: Raising the Curtain for ASF

The Austin Shakespeare Festival has been invited by gaming guru Richard Garriott to perform regularly at the Curtain, his scaled-down replica of the Globe Theatre

"...The Austin Shakespeare Festival called its recent performance on a scaled-down..."

May 4, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Confidential

Interview With Actor Russell Crowe

"...Crowe has lost his beloved leather jacket somewhere in Austin. His outbound flight back to Los Angeles is scheduled..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Question of Equity

Is It Time for Austin Actors To Go Union? And Vice Versa?

"...to exchange, final adjustments to make. And for the actors, this is their last shot to find their feet,..."

June 9, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Sudden, Silent Exit

Director Mark Ramont Leaves Austin

"...finished packing his belongings into a truck and left Austin, Texas, for good. He had told no one in..."

July 21, 1995 Arts Feature

Looking for Las Vegas

An Austin playwright discovers Sin City by going to Louisville

"...If I've learned one thing from life in the theatre, it's that miracles don't like questions...."

May 5, 2006 Arts Feature by Dan Dietz

Playing 'House' (and 'Garden')

At Austin Playhouse, running Alan Ayckbourn's paired comedies side-by-side is double the pleasure, double the fun

"...lark it must be for the audience, this whole paired-comedies-performed-simultaneously-in-adjacent-theatres thing, watching actors dash off stage in one play,..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Most Valuable Players

Brief profiles of 40 Austin actors who have distinguished themselves through the quality of that acting, the recognition they've garnered for it, and the singular qualities they brings to Austin's theatre community.

"...They're what you think about when you think about Austin theatre: the actors. Oh, sure, the scene is more..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mother Courage

Melba Martinez's legacy at Mary Moody Northen Theatre

"...tenure as artistic director of the Mary Moody Northen Theatre. Tackling epic works like the nine-hour Pulitzer Prize-winning drama..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Homecoming Queen

Many actors leave Austin seeking a career on the stage and are never heard from by the folks in their old hometown. But Austin native Starla Benford has come home as the star of a national tour. She talks about starting out at Harvard, making her mark as a professional, and nine months on the road with The Vagina Monologues.

"...Every season sees a handful of actors who have distinguished themselves on local stages take their..."

June 8, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Krapp's Last Tape / Hughie

Pairing of Krapp's Last Tape and Hughie reveals haunted old men and masterful acting by Michael Stuart

"...Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape and Eugene O'Neill's Hughie by Actors Theatre Austin, so much alike – and not simply..."

May 22, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Making Play Pay

Is anyone making a living at acting? Bueller?

"...Our Cost of Art examination of pay for actors in Austin shows just how tough it can be..."

Jan. 22, 2015 Arts Post by Katherine Catmull

Humana Festival of New American Plays

A report from Louisville, where Austin theatre artists stood tall

"...tough. During the five weeks they were at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, where their work The Method Gun..."

April 2, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Changing of the Bard

Austin Script Works director Dan Dietz passes the pen to Colin Denby Swanson

"...wrangling playwrights and driving the big bus that is Austin Script Works, Dan Dietz is ready to relinquish the..."

May 21, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Shanon Weaver's Top 10 Theatrical Performances of 2017 (the Second Half)

The year was well-served by actors who could channel spookiness, rebellion, despair, and dance fever

"...1) KRISTIN CHILES IN THE UNDERSTUDY (Southwest Theatre Productions) Chiles perfectly captured the look of sheer controlled..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

'The Bowie Project: A Rock & Roll Soundpainting'

Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke serve as inspirations for Ariel Dance Theatre's new dance-and-music collaboration

"...fan," admits the artistic director of Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre. But with a husband who is, in her words,..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash! March 2016

Honors for Dietz, compassion for ASO, and China for the ballet

"...Breaking news on Austin's cultural scene this month includes national recognition for a..."

March 23, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Local Heroes

The 2015 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...living it. The ever-active, productive music director-composer-performer came to Austin in 1989 to obtain a master's degree in children's..."

May 29, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Humana Festival of New American Plays

Local theatre artists play a major role in this year's festival of new drama

"...junkies stream to our town, but for the country's theatre freaks, it's the time to head en masse to..."

March 26, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Most Valuable Players

A Guide to Austin Stage Actors

"...MVP for: Subterranean Theatre Company, The Public Domain..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Arts Feature

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