Letters at 3AM: Amber's Question

The question 'What's your favorite word?' launches a contemplative journey toward the answer

"...some years back; Shaina, friend of m'lady Jazmin; and Amber, of whom I knew nothing. On their cross-country drive,..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Amber Current Flowing From My Mind

Drowning Johnny Bush's spasmodic dysphonia in a "Whiskey River"

"...Feeling the amber current flowin' from my mind..."

April 6, 2007 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Mike Ooi (Officer Robert Douglas), Pet Dick, Jarrott Productions Amber Quick (Abby Pollock), Pet Dick, Jarrott Productions Roderick Sanford..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Street Corner Arts' The Butcher of Baraboo

This hilarious production of Marisa Wegrzyn's black comedy starts strong and just keeps getting funnier

"...family drop by for a visit. Valerie's sister-in-law Gail (Amber Quick) happens to be the town cop who suspects..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees

E.A. Poe musical Nevermore leads the way with 11 noms

"...de los Maniquís Megan Ortiz, Puff the Magic Dragon Amber Quick, Charlotte's Web Gricelda Silva, Rosita y Conchita..."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Year of the Booster

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...just named as the winner that by the time Amber Quick showed up to collect her award for performance..."

May 25, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill

"...Tale is like exploring your grandmother's attic. Awash in amber light and shadowy corners and filled to the very..."

March 24, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Review: Zach Theatre's The Girl Who Became Legend

World premiere of epic Americana folktale delights young and old

"...and lyricist Sarah Saltwick and musicians/actors/lyricists Helyn Rain Messenger, Amber Quick, and Paul Sanchez, local artists all – would..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Ground Floor Theatre’s Unexpected Joy

Sitcom sheen overwhelms this musical’s stage pleasures

"...musical duo. When her tightly wound conservative daughter Rachel (Amber Quick) and rebellious teenage granddaughter Tamara (Caroline Mullins) arrive..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Theatre en Bloc's The Secretary

Kyle John Schmidt's new comedy takes dead aim at our national gun obsession and hits it with laughs

"...people! And by the end of this extremely engaging, lightning-quick and whip-smart comedy-turned-drama written by Kyle John Schmidt and..."

March 30, 2018 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Street Corner Arts' Pocatello

Rich performances highlight the pain, hope, and heart in this staging of Samuel D. Hunter's family drama

"...keep his marriage together as his alcoholic wife Tammy (Amber Quick) slowly rots while dealing with their angsty teen..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Austin Shakespeare's A Streetcar Named Desire

This thoughtful take on Tennessee Williams' classic subtly pits the Old South against the New North

"...natural, quirky, and awkward in all the right places. Amber Quick absolutely shines as Stella Kowalski, bringing a strong..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Cyrano de Bergerac

Rostand's homely hero earns a handsome production from Austin Shakespeare

"...Cyrano's cousin and love interest, played by the talented Amber Quick. It's evident why Cyrano would fall for this..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Review: Zach Theatre’s Roe

Revised text of the abortion rights drama proves that timing is everything

"...McCorvey aka "Jane Roe" (a thoroughly engaging, always interesting Amber Quick) and her gutsy young attorney Sarah Weddington (a..."

April 14, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Zach Theatre's Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch

Surprisingly minimalist adaptation of beloved kids book still enchants

"...Paul Sanchez as Mr. Smith, the newspaper stand operator; Amber Quick as Ms. Todd, the grocery store operator; and,..."

May 6, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Elizabeth Cobbe's Top 10 Arts Entrances of 2019

It was the onstage arrivals – some creepy, some hilarious, all welcome – that made this year distinctive

"...3) AMBER QUICK broke and entered in Street Corner Arts' The..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Zach Theatre's Sunday in the Park With George

Zach relalizes the Sondheim musical with near flawless execution but has little in the way of emotional reward

"...heart for a character so confined by circumstance, and Amber Quick and Amy Downing deliver great performances from the..."

June 15, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Jarrott Productions’ The Father

The play presents dementia from the sufferer’s perspective, but it suffers from a shortage of emotions besides exasperation

"...tell the story, including David Jarrott as Andre and Amber Quick as Anne. The pace of the short script..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

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

"...9) AMBER QUICK IN POCATELLO (Street Corner Arts) The cream of..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Charlotte’s Web at Zach Theatre

In this stage adaptation of E.B. White’s classic, music and a sense of family connect to each of us and connect us all to each other

"...of Winnie Hsia's serene Charlotte, Joseph Quintana's self-serving Templeton, Amber Quick's jaundiced sheep, and the excitable geese of Amanda..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Pleasure of the Paynes 2016

Annual theatre awards think Terminus is the living end

"...Featured Actress Amber Quick, A Streetcar Named Desire..."

Oct. 27, 2016 Arts Post

Zach Theatre's One Man, Two Guvnors

In every respect, this production of Richard Bean's updated farce artfully crafts an environment of laughter

"...cast members display a like commitment to comedic craft; Amber Quick turns Dolly, the love interest for Burke's Francis,..."

June 17, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Top 10 Theatre Performances of 2015

The Austin stage actors who gave the most impressive performances in 2015 just made it look so damned easy

"...4) Amber Quick as Stella in A Street­car Named Desire (Austin..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

The Edwards Impact

Texas Democratic Party praises former presidential hopeful.

"...race, and Texas Democratic Party chairman Boyd Richie was quick to point that out today. In an unusual step,..."

Jan. 31, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dueling Dickens

Two productions of a seasonal classic raise the spirits, with Zach Theatre's A Christmas Carol vs. Penfold Theatre's A Christmas Carol Classic Radiocast

"...transformation is brimming with exuberant joy. The very talented Amber Quick serves up a merely unpleasant Scrooge in the..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Five Things to Relish About the Stage Over Thanksgiving

Plan your theatrical December

"...true joy in decades." Starring Michelle Alexander, Caroline Mullins, Amber Quick, and Cathie Sheridan. Dec. 3-19. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun.,..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

2019 B. Iden Payne Award Winners

Five shows share top honors with four awards each

"...Featured Actress Amber Quick, Your Mother’s Copy of the Kama Sutra..."

Nov. 6, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...the Kama Sutra Carla Nickerson, Monroe/Notes From the Field Amber Quick, Sunday in the Park with George/Your Mother’s Copy..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

2018 B. Iden Payne Award Winners

Top honors go to Drowsy Chaperone and Fixing Troilus

"...Featured Actress Amber Quick, The Secretary..."

Nov. 7, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...the Dog in the Night-Time Robert Matney, Henry IV Amber Quick, Pocatello/The Secretary..."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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