'Surprise Annie'

Who the hell is Annie La Ganga?

"...Physical Sensation and The Casket of Passing Fancy and Wallace Shawn's X-rated, never-before-produced-in-America A Thought in Three Parts. But..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Long Fringe Review: Drawing a Paycheck

An ode to local artists who still don't make a living at it

"...Annie La Ganga always knows what I need. I show..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Arts Post by Jillian Owens

Surprise Annie

This show is two glorious, uncut hours of Annie La Ganga manifesting theatre

"...Surprise Annie 12 surprise venues www.rubberrep.org Through Oct. 29 Running time:..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Discomfort Zone

How far can Rubber Repertory push you?

"...started auditioning for its new show – the company's last before an "indeterminate hiatus" as half of its producing..."

April 13, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Alone in the Lab

FronteraFest gives solo performers plenty of room to experiment

"...she performed a solo show in FronteraFest's Long Fringe, Annie La Ganga wasn't really going solo. "I had two..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

The Major Arcana

Monologist Annie La Ganga enchanted a crowd with tales of tarot decks and her personal connections with the cards

"...decks of cards, has a long and interesting history. Annie La Ganga, as embodied in five-foot-something of faux-redheaded and..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Let's Make Love Tonight!

The comedian's tales about sex are often uproarious and always intimate

"...What to say about Annie La Ganga's one-woman show? (Well, sort of one-woman show..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

The 25th Annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

The lowdown on the 2017 submissions, judges, 10 finalists, and the prize-winning stories

"...In a large number of this year's entries, including the 10 finalists,..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Arts Events of 2011 in No Particular Order

How festival goodness and powerful art exhibits made 2011 a year to remember

"...the above two festivals – all praise that Bearded Lamb...."

Jan. 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Do Tell

The Living Room makes a space for everyone's stories

"...Garcia-Crow, was running the evening's festivities, buzzing around the classroom at the Casa de Luz educational community center. Without..."

March 2, 2012 Arts Feature by Jillian Owens

I'm Totally Inviting You Into My House This Weekend

No, for real. Hey, c'mon, wipe your goddam feet

"...events. This one's the brainchild of Elizabeth Doss and Annie La Ganga, who figured people would enjoy seeing the..."

May 3, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The 24th Annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

The lowdown on the 2015 submissions, judges, 10 finalists, and the prize-winning stories

"...The voices you can't get out of your head. Relatives, bosses, teachers, friends, enemies, yourself, voicing criticism or comfort,..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Unfinished Business

The 23rd annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...So a storyteller, two playwrights, and two novelists walk into a bistro...."

Feb. 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Change of Venue

This year, FronteraFest is takin' it to the streets – and a chapel, a bookstore, a home ...

"...a home base for Long Fringe shows for the last five fests, audiences have been conditioned to expect their..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

News/Print

Sci-fi, slam, and sainted stoners: what's happening in books this week

"...found at www.armadillocon.org... Central Texas sent two teams to last weekend's National Poetry Slam in Detroit, the Austin Poetry..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Books Column by Kimberley Jones

Singled Out

Eight solo performances to watch out for in FronteraFest 2012

"...Playwright Doss (Hillcountry Underbelly) takes the experimental aspect of FronteraFest..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Bedside Manner: Come Back, Cotter

Temperature's rising, we fall to reading in the conditioned air.

"...longtime significant other of that force of nature called Annie La Ganga. And, visiting Annie for an interview, I..."

July 9, 2012 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 10 Theatrical Delights of the Latter Half of 2011

Recapping the fightin', spoonin', boppin' stage sensations of 2011's summer and fall

"...performances. I offer my chapeau and a round of applause to these 10 truly delightful experiences, listed in no..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Jillian Owens

Dining for One at the Rubber Repstaurant

Austin’s Rubber Repertory provided, I mean, anything you desired

"...until the project was over. Because this thing, this latest happening from Rubber Repertory, if you published a review..."

Jan. 27, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Home Is Where the Art Is

Time for FronteraFest's 'Mi Casa Es Su Teatro' fun

"...spread out this year's offerings are, it's best to plan your outing. Fortunately, FronteraFest has provided a handy map..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

FronteraFest Schedule

"...will feature a work that was commis-sioned by the playwrights organization Austin Script Works. The 2009 Short Fringe runs..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Arts Feature

Your Saturday’s a Boldly Bookish Thing

Immerse yourself in local stories of print and voice

"...bed covered with vintage mystery paperbacks, your new audio player vibrating the air with an old Caedmon recording of..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Q&A Hole Returns for Another Year

Now: What's the hardest thing about keeping New Year's resolutions?

"...Thick of It: Not making them in the first place...."

Jan. 5, 2015 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Judges

"...Bill Cotter was born in Dallas in 1964. His fiction and essays have appeared in..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Books Feature

The Q&A Hole: Why Didn't the World End?

With: John Erler, Annie La Ganga, Arcie Cola, Owen Egerton, and more

"...WHY DIDN'T THE WORLD END LAST THURSDAY?..."

Dec. 24, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Long' Haul

Delivering the goods on the 2012 FronteraFest Long Fringe

Feb. 3, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Beam Me Up, Literati

Monofonus Press' Teleportal Readings 3 teams up with McSweeney's

"...live readings from Ausitn's Bill Cotter (Fever Chart) and Annie La Ganga (Stoners and Self-Appointed Saints), teleportal readings by..."

March 29, 2010 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Anything Goes

That free-for-all spirit is part of the kick of FronteraFest

"...stake on the part of those on the stage, exhilarates. Seeing so many people taking risks is a perfect..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires