What in Our House?

Theatrical perversity in Chicago: the Austin connection

"...There's an unusual tone in Kenneth Wayne Bradley's voice. It's far beyond sadness. It's a type of..."

July 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Actors From the London Stage

You can imagine five actors performing all of Macbeth, but you need to see it

"...for the Actors From the London Stage during their residencies at the University of Texas over the past eight..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

More budgetary bloodshed in the UT College of Fine Arts, as Daniel Johnson, nationally renowned early music specialist and director the UT Early Music Ensemble for 17 years, has been cut loose from the School of Music.

"...UT Releases Early-Music Director..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Who Wants to Be a Theatre Geek?

A quiz to find out who knows what about theatre in Austin.

"...Okay, class, if you think I've been spouting off here, week after week, just to hear..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

The winners of the 26th annual B. Iden Payne awards for local theatre..

"...Payne Pleasures 2000..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Austin Playwright-Performer Provides a New Kind of Documentation in (Un)Documents

In an award-winning solo show, Jesús I. Valles sits down, alone with family

"...Paper, what is it good for? Absolutely everything. And nothing at all...."

Feb. 15, 2019 Arts Feature by Beth Sullivan

All Over Creation: Acknowledged Gains

When we honor the living, we all get something out of it

"...Last week's column was about recognizing the achievements of friends when they've passed. This..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Austin Creative Alliance

After a decade of leading the arts service organization, Latifah Taormina retires

"...ad thinking the post she was applying for would be "a nice part-time job and a good way to..."

April 29, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Memoriam

Jason Ansara Brooks, who directed, choreographed, and was performing in Pro Arts Collective's production of 'Black Nativity,' died Tuesday, Dec. 13, days before the show's closing performances

"...ProArts Collective has suddenly lost another member of its creative family, just months after the unexpected..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Houston's Miller Outdoor Theatre and Paul Beutel: They're Playing His Song

After 35 years in Austin, former Paramount Theatre Director Paul Beutel is headed home to Houston to be the Miller Outdoor Theatre's first artistic director

"...After 35 years of making invaluable contributions to capital city culture, Austin Arts Hall of..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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

"...arts for a quarter of a century has died. Boyd Vance, founder and director of Pro Arts Collective and..."

April 15, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

St. Ed's Director Fired

Melba Martinez, artistic director at Mary Moody Northen Theatre for the past 12 years, has been fired from that position

"...Melba Martinez, artistic director at Mary Moody Northen Theatre for..."

July 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Boone to Austin Theatre

In 10 years of leading Frontera productions, Vicky Boone has touched many lives and changed the community.

"...To begin with, the stage scene would be missing several of..."

May 4, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Heart of The Beast

Can Donald Byrd Make Art of True-Life Violence?

"...It won't be long before we get a national touring production of..."

May 9, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Going the Distance

The International Movement of Sharir Dance Company

"...first time flying here directly from Israel instead of breaking up the trip with a stop in New York..."

May 2, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Polishing Elephants

On Finishing a Dance

"...When the words "The End" are typed? When the brush is set down? When it's first performed for the..."

April 28, 1995 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Finding Refuge

UT theatre students cross borders with the acclaimed artists of the Moving Company in Refugia

"...Millions fleeing Syria for safe haven in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq. Hundreds of thousands entering the U.S...."

Feb. 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ashes, Ashes

In UT's staging of this postapocalyptic fairy tale, we can't help be sucked into the magic of the infinite hole

"...B. Iden Payne Theatre, through Nov. 17..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Slaughter City

Rarely has Austin seen a play or production with as much of a social conscience as Naomi Wallace's Slaughter City, as staged by the UT Department of Theatre & Dance

"...B. Iden Payne Theatre, through March 9..."

March 9, 2007 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Ennio, the One-Man All-Star Living Cartoon

The Austin debut of Italian performer Ennio Marchetto was something of a disappointment, but his energetic display did provide 70 minutes of mindless fun

"...B. Iden Payne Theatre..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Arts Review by Belinda Acosta

Ennio: Fine 'Tooning

Austin gets its first look at Ennio, the 'living cartoon' whose life-sized paper-doll impressions have made him a comedic sensation around the world

"...store out of her dress, a Mexican-wrestler-cum-action-hero running for president, Star Trek improv – but it has yet to..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Shivering the Timbers

The Dirigo Group's 'Gypsy Chain' Speaks for the Trees

"...On September 17, 1998, a 24-year-old activist named David "Gypsy" Chain..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

MoM's Kids

A Partial Who's Who at MoMFest 2000

"...The Dirigo Group Accepting the B. Iden Payne awards last week for Outstanding Actor and..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Dance Repertory Theatre's 2019 Fall for Dance

In works ranging from tender to tense, the student dancers in the UT Department of Theatre & Dance embodied the spirit of "I can do anything"

"...& Dance, were tearing up the stage of the B. Iden Payne Theatre. Inspired and energized, each dancer embodied..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Austin Improv

Three of Austin's top improv troupes get to play away this summer

"...polished, clever, and successful ones. Last week, it was Confidence Men, whose improvised playlets channel the testosterone-fueled attitude and..."

July 2, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Canción del Cuerpo'

Five dancers from UT cross cultures to partner with five dancers from Colombia

"...Dance may be a universal language, but dancers can still face a..."

March 5, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Working Playwright

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

"...Some mornings, just before he dashes off to the University of Texas campus..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Drive, He Said

In its 13th year, Jason Neulander shifts Salvage Vanguard Theater into overdrive

"...Here's the thing about Jason Neulander of Salvage Vanguard Theater: You don't have..."

April 14, 2006 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Culture Flash!

Art in Public Places sets a fingerprint at the forensics lab, and Austin theatre is all over the map – of the U.S.

"...• Art in Public Places officially unveils the new work "Elevated Prairie" on..."

May 13, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Charlie Victor Romeo

In Charlie Victor Romeo, New York City theatre company Collective: Unconscious acts out in-flight catastrophes mined from actual Cockpit Voice Recorder transcripts, and it's effective beyond all hype, beyond any amount of technical chicanery enjoined to provide fright in more fabricated productions.

"...Charlie Victor Romeo: Letter Perfect..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

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