Theatre Review: Is Paradise Lost in Arcadia?

Watching the unpredictable and the predetermined unfold at Austin Playhouse

"...into, if not for grounding performances and strong direction. Austin Playhouse embraces the idea, encouraging the audience to look..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Theatre Review: Born With Teeth

Marlowe’s mad and Shakespeare’s sad in Austin Playhouse production

"...lives or dies by the skill of the players. Austin Playhouse’s production has found two perfectly capable actors in..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Exploring the "Other"

Ben Wolfe on the risks of going native in The Explorers Club

"...twinge of discomfort arises watching The Explorers Club at Austin Playhouse, the kind you get when you’re genuinely not..."

April 20, 2016 Arts Post by Shanon Weaver

Twice That Jazz

Double the mayhem, double the heat when Austin Playhouse and Georgetown Palace both stage Chicago

"...on to stage it locally. Exhibit A: productions by Austin Playhouse and Georgetown Palace Theatre, both opening Friday and..."

May 29, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily

Austin Playhouse's Sherlockian pastry may be light, but Jason Newman's Great Detective is seriously good

"...Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey LilyAustin Playhouse at Highland Mall, 6001 Airport www.austinplayhouse.com Through Dec...."

Dec. 5, 2014 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Venus in Fur

A spirit of fun drives this Austin Playhouse comedy about power plays in the bedroom and the theatre

"...Austin Playhouse at Highland Mall, 6001 Airport, 512/476-0084 www.austinplayhouse.com Through..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

And Then There Were None

With Christie's classic, Austin Playhouse delivers a fun evening of good, old-fashioned whodunitry

"...And Then There Were NoneAustin Playhouse at Highland Mall, 6001 Airport, 512/476-0084 www.austinplayhouse.com Through..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing

The script for this baseball play is a bit wobbly, but Austin Playhouse fields a strong production for the win

"...and the Kansas City Swing, now at bat for Austin Playhouse, throws a bit of a curveball with the..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Luv Doc Recommends: Storie Productions presents Square One by Steve Tesich

Austin Playhouse, Friday, January 14, 2005

"...Traditionally in Austin you have up to a year to take down..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Actors' Inequity

The Cost of Art IV: The artists onstage in Austin aren't just not paid what they're worth, many aren't paid at all

"...For my first play in Austin, in 1984, I was paid $93 – about $210..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Want More Arts Space?

Take 10 minutes and fill out the Artspace Market Survey

"...If you believe that Austin doesn't have enough spaces where visual artists, actors, musicians,..."

Jan. 7, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

C. Denby Swanson's The Norwegians

The Austin playwright's comedy about polite Minnesota hit men finally opens at home after hit runs in NYC and Ohio

"...Most Austin-based playwrights would have followed the script's completion with a..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...visual arts, and theatre. The nominations for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards, covering the period from May 1,..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Making Room to Play

Create Space Austin kicks off the drive to secure more performing venues in the city

"...Two things happen when a roomful of Austin theatre artists gather with no audience present: They start..."

April 15, 2016 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Outstanding!

Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...the future. That said, the nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards, covering the period from May 1,..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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

"...Amber Quick as Stella in A Street­car Named Desire (Austin Shakespeare) More badassery in the role than is usually..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Survey Says: Creative Spaces Needed

Artspace Market Survey results get presented tonight

"...you recall a survey about creative space needs in Austin conducted last fall by Minneapolis-based nonprofit developer Artspace Projects...."

July 22, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Most Valuable Players

A Guide to Austin Stage Actors

"...Recent Roles: Bellomy, The Fantasticks, Austin Playhouse, 2001; Owen, Light Up the Sky, Austin Playhouse,..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Arts Feature

In Memoriam: Ken Johnson

Remembering the versatile theatre artist, who died March 2

"...One of Austin's most versatile theatre artists and a key player in..."

March 8, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...2015, and April 30, 2016, the members of the Austin Critics Table have agreed on the most outstanding work..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Nowhere to Play

The Cost of Art, Part I: Austin's growth and rising rent take out theatre venues, one by one

"...venues shrinking instead of growing, as the population of Austin and, with it, the population of creative individuals in..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Superlatives

The 2008-2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...On Monday, June 1, the Austin Critics Table handed out its annual awards for outstanding..."

June 5, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Austin's award season starts in dramatic fashion on Monday night..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List

What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise

"...As noted elsewhere on this site, Austinites are wasting no time in taking their art online,..."

March 24, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

2019 Arts Hall of Famers Announced

Bravo, Harden, Kinney, and Sawyer to be inducted this year

"...The Austin Critics Table has named the 18th group of individuals..."

May 7, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

2017 Payne Theatre Award Winners

Lotta love for Nevermore, Drowning Girls, Agent Andromeda

"...at the 43rd annual awards ceremony, held at the Austin Scottish Rite Theater Monday, those they loved they loved..."

Oct. 25, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

DVDanger: Follow

Owen Egerton on VOD, plus Antibirth

"...Austin's film festivals are often a prime launching pad for..."

Aug. 27, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Spectrum Theatre Company's Spunk

This Austin company weaves three classic tales by Zora Neale Hurston into a spirited service full of sass and grit

"...the blues, and mostly, with a wealth of spunk. SpunkAustin Playhouse at Highland Mall, 6001 Airport www.spectrumatx.com Through July..."

July 29, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Year of the Booster

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...state of our city, the 24th edition of the Austin Critics Table Awards would have been a tonic. Even..."

May 25, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Spectrum Theatre's Tribute to Boyd

African-American company's gala salutes the great Boyd Vance

"...African-American theatre in Austin is getting a major boost these days, and one..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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