Short Cuts

South by Southwest announces 2001 call for festival volunteer workers, and other news and events of interest to the local film community.

"...local comic/punk rocker/bon vivant Jerm Pollett of Mr. Sinus Theater 3000 fame. Admission is $5. More info at 867-1839......"

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Adriene Mishler: Making her 'Assumption'

For this active Austin actress, there was something special about Refraction Arts' hillbilly/kung fu/rock & roll 'Hamlet'

"...the somewhat hidden and more than a little mysterious Blue Theater, behind the Goodwill center on Springdale Road. An..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Assumption

'The Assumption' is Refraction Arts Project's very modern and entertaining take on 'Hamlet' – a Shakespearean satire of all things hillbilly and all things Eastern, set to a rock & roll beat

"...Blue Theater, through Nov. 10..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Ubu Ubu Ubu

A troupe of homeschooled students enrolled in Zach's Performing Arts School takes on the mad world of Alfred Jarry's 'Ubu,' 'pschittens' and all, and makes it a nonsensical delight

"...plays would have inspired a rumpus that reduced the Blue Theater to rubble. But the matinee this past Sunday..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

FronteraFest 2005

"...of 90 minutes or less, filling nights at the Blue Theater), Bring Your Own Venue, and other FFest spinoffs..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Arts Review

Being Edmundo

In her new cabaret performance piece Edmundo, writer and actor Jennifer Haley dallies with a man who needs to have it all.

"...new show Edmundo, which opens this week at the Blue Theater...."

Oct. 18, 2002 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

There Will Be Blood

... And bloodsuckers and zombies and ghosts and murderers all over our stages this week

"...their own tales to share. Thu.-Sat., Oct. 22-31. 8pm. Blue Theater, 916 Springdale, 927-1118. $7-15 (pay what you wish,..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

IPic Will Be Second Austin Cinema to Reopen

Local branch of luxury chain firing up starting June 11

"...Thursday through Sunday – making it the second indoor theater open in the city during the coronavirus pandemic...."

June 9, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bui Is the Warmest Color

Albert Bui's latest endeavor warms us to a modern lez love-story

"...on a cool (warm?) promo for the new film, Blue Is the Warmest Color, opening today in Austin...."

Nov. 1, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

10 That Get 10s in 2003

"...a talented creative team on a quest through the Blue Theater to discover our fascination with all things North...."

Jan. 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

A Time for Magic

The State Theater Company feels the time is right for magic, and so has a gift to offer this holiday season: the tale of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Little Prince told in story and song by John Scoullar and Rick Cummins.

"...beautiful boy, blond and uniformed in red, white, and blue, with stars on his shoulders and black boots on..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Review: Austin Playhouse's Previews of Departing Attractions

Twenty years in the making, Lowell Bartholomee's latest collection of short plays is worth the wait

"...publication reviewed, a collection of his short works. The Blue Theater playbill described that production – with the self-deprecating..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Southwest Theatre Productions' Sweat

This production brings home the plight of the American blue-collar worker with sympathy

"...The American blue-collar worker has not had it easy in recent years...."

Jan. 25, 2019 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Fleet Foxes’ Crack-Up

Northwest folk beardos enter bold new territory

"...shifted dramatically since the band’s 2011 sophomore effort Helplessness Blues. On Wednesday, for the first of two sold-out shows..."

Aug. 17, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Coming Attractions

The latest on Blue Starlite's big move, Drafthouse Mueller's opening day, and AFS Cinema's work in progress

"...Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In gets a little less urban..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Casket of Passing Fancy

One man’s experience is only a hint of what Rubber Rep’s offering newest entails

"...Blue Theater..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

'Kidnapped by Craigslist': See the incredible obsessive postings!

How two theatre grads from St. Edward's turned the online phenomenon into a wildly successful play

"...with Shrewd Productions and opening this week at the Blue Theater, you'll find references to vegans, Round Rock Donuts,..."

July 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Electric Exchange

Theatre, dance, music, and film meld and get supercharged in the Fuse Box Festival

"...Project was even grander in scope, transforming the entire Blue Theater into an installation that explored the idea of..."

April 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Assumption

Part Southern rock opera and part 'Hamlet,' Refraction Arts' comedy is totally captivating and hilarious

"...Blue Theater, through Dec. 21 Running Time: 1 hr, 50..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Culture Flash

The Paynes peregrinate to the Parish and choreographer Allison Orr returns to Venice

"...• The Austin Circle of Theaters' 31st annual B. Iden Payne Awards has a location!..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Message in a Can

What's been scrawled on bathroom walls inspired the songs and stories of 'StallGraffiti ATX'

"...collaborators' efforts can now be seen onstage at the Blue Theater...."

June 3, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Down at the Jinn Mill

Austin's dirigo group prepare to premiere the best new play one could wish for

"..."Friday, February 18th," says the playwright. "At the Blue Theater."..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Theatre Thievery: The Sequel

Over the Christmas holiday weekend, two more Eastside theatres, the Vortex and Arts on Real, were burglarized

"...Given that two months earlier, the Blue Theater on Springdale was broken into and had some..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Earth Moves

For choreographer Ellen Bartel, dance does make the world go 'round

"...Brenda Meets Barbara, performed at the Blue Theater, stunned the audience with its tightly synchronized movement,..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Institutionalized Innovation

In its 11th year, the annual Austin theatre celebration FronteraFest is as edgy as ever.

"...so longer productions, 90 minutes or less, at the Blue Theater), BYOV (Bring Your Own Venue, in which participants..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Pains of Youth

In the iron belly muses production of Pains of Youth, a group of young, wealthy medical students in 1920s Austria have, well, a lot of sex with each other, and while the actors work it for all they're worth, the quick tempo and constant physical movement lead to a lack of clarity in the story and a lack of, well, sexiness in the sex.

"...Blue Theater, through April 26..."

April 11, 2003 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Celebrity Crush '03

In the best Hollywood tradition, the good folks at Refraction Arts Project have created a sequel to 2002's Celebrity Crush, and the new series of sketches and films about obsessions with and fixations on various celebrities, old and new, has as much to recommend it as the old.

"...Blue Theater, through March 29..."

March 21, 2003 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

My Education, Halley, Maserati

Music Showcase

"...My Education, Halley, MaseratiBlue Theater, Friday, March 14 While most folks bombarded either..."

March 14, 2003 Music Review by Michael Chamy

FronteraFest 2003

It's time again for that annual performance jamboree FronteraFest, and time to mark its first decade of presenting Austin with adventuresome new theatre, comedy, dance, and spoken word by anyone with the courage or folly to take a stage.

"...will run Jan. 21 to Feb. 2 at the Blue Theater, 916 Springdale. The Long Fringe Bring Your Own..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Celebrity Crush

We've all got 'em, crushes on celebrities. At least, that's the premise of Refraction Arts' Celebrity Crush, and a bunch of talented artists reveal theirs in some quite entertaining ways.

"...Celebrity Crush: Got Love?Blue Theater,..."

March 8, 2002 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

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