Wharton Dancer

The flourishing legacy of the late Lone Star dramatist Horton Foote

"...and Castleberry note that "only one other American writer, August Wilson, had ever completed such an ambitious and unprecedented..."

March 12, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Working Playwright

Steven Dietz just wants to get in, roll up his sleeves, and make the words better

"...a director with writers such as Lee Blessing and August Wilson as they were developing new scripts. "I was..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Object Lesson

In Sherry Kramer's new play, things that are ordinary become magical: flowers, Barbies, even the writer herself

"...Menagerie by Tennessee Williams or The Piano Lesson by August Wilson. Or Sam Shephard's Buried Child, in which the..."

May 16, 2008 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

In Memoriam: Boyd Vance

Boyd Vance, founder and director of Pro Arts Collective, acclaimed musical theatre performer, and leader in nurturing and promoting African-American arts for a quarter of a century, has died

"...but dramas, too, giving Austin its first taste of August Wilson with Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and its first..."

April 15, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Dog' Has Its Day

Pro Arts Collective premieres Suzan-Lori Parks' breakthrough drama Topdog / Underdog.

"...its track record with dramas from Lorraine Hansberry to August Wilson, Topdog/Underdog is a natural fit, but it's also..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

A weekly rundown of the latest news in Austin's visual and performing arts scene

"...Actress Tony Award last year for her performance in August Wilson's King Hedley II. The two will talk about..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

The "first lady of Austin theatre" -- actress and educator Nan Cameron Elkins, whose credits included more than 300 Austin theatre productions and teaching speech and stage skills to thousands of Central Texas students -- has taken her final bow.

"...be produced in September by Austin's Rude Mechanicals), and August Wilson's King Hedley II. The State Theater Company production..."

April 6, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...12. (tie) Fences, by August Wilson; The Iceman Cometh, by Eugene O'Neill..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top Ten Stage

Top Ten Theatrical Experiences of 1997

"...earth and wood and ghosts and passion, heated by August Wilson's funny, gutsy script and the breath and blood..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...several-month period. However, should Titanic choose to dock in August, the trickle-down effect is bound to be enormous. Not..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah, Maxwell Caulfield, Elizabeth Berkley, Bridgette Wilson...."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...May-August 2001: Alas, Poor Yorick (Fool's Guild Productions) P: Michael..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Butthole Surfer Watch!

"...Buttholes without risking personal injury? Well, besides the upcoming (August 8) appearance on the David Letterman show, expect to..."

July 12, 1996 Music Column

Austin ISD Ponders College Readiness at Area High Schools

Good examples are out there – can they be replicated?

"...12 college credit hours to increase from 9.8% in August 2021 to 25% by August 2026. The data presented..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Media Watch: Local News

The Statesman and its suitors, and the TV shuffle

"...the wind, put the Statesman up for sale in August, along with 28 of its other newspapers. A family-owned..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Live Shots

Brian Setzer Orchestra, Br5-49

"...Backyard, August 6..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Music Feature

Articulations

"...that you've accomplished through the years. Just ask Alice Wilson, who's bidding farewell to the Zachary Scott Theatre Center..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Blazier Elementary, which will open in Southeast Austin in August. The new boundaries are supposed to relieve overcrowding at..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature

Entrances & Exits

Comings and Goings on the Theatre Scene

"...by Adrienne Martini and Robert Faires Alice Wilson photograph by Todd J. Wolfson They come and go...."

Sept. 5, 1997 Arts Feature

How Austin Handles Mental Health Emergencies

Police, EMS, and Integral Care work together to serve people in psychiatric crisis

"...choices. (An example, said Integral Care practice administrator Laura Wilson-Slocum, would be someone experiencing delusions about crossing a highway..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Food-o-File

More Lone Star master sommeliers, Hatch chiles return, and foodies see if their brains are bigger than their stomachs

"...After 11 years, chef/owner Theresa Wilson has decided to close her French fine-dining restaurant Aquarelle..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

History in the Making

A new exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center proves that no job is too small when it comes to 'Making Movies'

"...I wanted to try to say something," explained Steve Wilson, the HRC's associate curator of film. "I let the..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

George W. Bush is named as a defendant in Texas Funeral Services Commission whistleblower Eliza May's lawsuit against the state.

"...statutes at some of its Dallas-area funeral homes. In August of 1998, after a lengthy investigation of the company,..."

April 21, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Stamp, Pernilla August...."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Without Evidence: Executing Frances Newton

Another Texas death row case marked by official carelessness, negligence, and intransigence

"...every possible court," Harris Co. Assistant District Attorney Roe Wilson told the Los Angeles Times in November. "She killed..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Roots of the Left

Scholz Garden recalls a storied political and cultural past.

"...the one place in town where an under-21 Eddie Wilson could score a beer without getting hassled. Scholz was..."

July 4, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

'The NFL Beat': So It Starts …

A first look at fantasy football rookie RBs

"...expected, possibly garnering mid-second-round consideration for redraft leagues in August barring injury...."

May 5, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"...Eddie Wilson: I'd been out there in Marin [County, Calif.,] trying..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Four of Six: 3rd Court of Appeals

This year, four of the court's six seats are contested

"...as the local senator, reportedly signed off on Waldrop's August 2005 appointment...."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postscripts

A young Texas writer who found success in Hollywood, and a new book of photographs by one of Austin's most experienced photographers.

"...In August 1970, Armadillo World Headquarters owner Eddie Wilson received a..."

March 16, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

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