Fractured Greeks: Great Deeds, Human Follies Fractured Greeks

If any company in Austin is equipped to handle the mythological heft of the Greek tragedies, it's VORTEX Repertory Company, and under the direction of Bonnie Cullum, Fractured Greeks, a collection of scenes taken from and inspired by the Trojan War plays of Euripides and Sophocles, holds together pretty well.

"...tragedies, it is VORTEX, and under the direction of Bonnie Cullum, this fractured collection holds together pretty well...."

May 26, 2000 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Dark Goddess: Remembrance of Deities Past

Skipper Chong Warson reviews the VORTEX Repertory Company's ritual theatre piece Dark Goddess.

"...-- still, the piece, conceived by VORTEX artistic director Bonnie Cullum, is an acknowledgment of and honor to all..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Arts Review by Skipper Chong Warson

Exhibitionism

Dickens' a Tale of Two Cities: Immediate, Raw Storytelling

"...a mix of verve and passion, intimacy and grandeur. Bonnie Cullum, VORTEX's producing artistic director, takes the helm, clearly..."

March 5, 1999 Arts Review

Charles Stites' New One-Man Show Straitjacket Is Fun – Scary Fun

Charles Stites has another one-man show, and this time he's climbing into a Straitjacket for fun. Scary fun.

"...have a lot of support this time around with Bonnie Cullum and the team at the Vortex, so I'm..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Vortex Repertory Company's Last: An Extinction Comedy

The magic cast by the company of this devised show pulls laughs from the impending demise of the planet

"...will have had to see Vortex Producing Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum perform on stage. Please, Bonnie: Don't let it..."

April 12, 2019 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Dark Goddess Phenom

"...female divinity. Dark Goddess is its name, and director Bonnie Cullum says the show, now in its third run,..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Five Live and Legendary Austin Performances This Month

Local stages shake with terror, delight, and motion this September

"...devised work of dance theatre, conceived and directed by Bonnie Cullum, with contributions from the ensemble, choreography by Toni..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

How Austin's Performing Artists Are Reopening Their Spaces

After months behind screens, the folks who run the city's theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs are welcoming audiences back inside

"...get a first-hand view of how it's done right. Bonnie Cullum..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All the Neighborhood's a Stage in the Drive-Through Vortex Odyssey

The Vortex keeps things safe, sacred, and mythically provocative in their newest stage spectacle

"...and volunteers under the direction of Vortex Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum, who conceived the show while trying to imagine..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Theatres Are Moving the Stage Beyond Zoom

Companies thinking outside the boxes bring theatre to your radio, your mailbox, and your neighbor's yard

"...Bonnie Cullum, Vortex artistic director: On March 14, we closed..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Elizabeth Cobbe's Top 10 Arts Entrances of 2019

It was the onstage arrivals – some creepy, some hilarious, all welcome – that made this year distinctive

"...4) BONNIE CULLUM has been running the Vortex for decades, and..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Robert Faires’ Top 10 Treasures in Theatre of 2018

It was a year in which theatre making the political personal left the deepest impressions

"...1) PERFORMANCE PARK (Vortex Repertory Company) Producing Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum marked her company's 30th anniversary with a celebration..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Critics Table's Crème de la Crème

The winners of the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Dream Come True Award Bonnie Cullum for conceiving Performance Park..."

June 5, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Vortex's Vampyress

Chad Salvata’s gothic opera is the perfect treat for the season of ghouls, sensual and spooky

"...The soul, then, must be the performances. Director Bonnie Cullum assembles a fierce, passionate cast of women whose..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Ethos' Atlantis: A Puppet Opera

This new musical take on the fall of Atlantis pulls us into an ancient place, powered by myth and ritual

"...in the vivid hues of storybooks and dreams. And Bonnie Cullum directs it all with the gravitas of a..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Pythia Dust

The Vortex's star-spanning musical is out of this world, but it doesn't really go anywhere

"...Planet, anyone?) This production, directed by Vortex Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum, is a remount of the 2004 version, which..."

March 6, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Never Mind the Polar Kind, Austin Has Its Own Vortex

And that irrepressible powerhouse of theatre is about to turn 25

"...hole and all of it directed by the unstoppable Bonnie Cullum and her commited-to-theatre squad of creative commandos...."

Jan. 9, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Terminal Stage

With 'Adam Sultan,' playwright Steve Moore again reflects on friendship and mortality in Austin

"...terms of theatre is historically interesting. Whether it's what Bonnie [Cullum] is doing, which I don't think anybody else..."

April 5, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Elementals: Earth

Vortex Repertory Company's ritualistic celebration of earth may make you want to dig your toes into the dirt

"...down – but Vortex Artistic Director and Earth Mother Bonnie Cullum keeps the work moving steadily forward and even..."

March 29, 2013 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Elementals: Water

This Vortex dance exploring water as sacred is often beautiful but not always deep

"...Under the direction of Vortex Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum, and with choreography from Toni Bravo, the Vortex..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Sarah Silver Hands

The magic in this new fairy-tale opera lies in its look more than its story

"...Like most Vortex shows, the design is stunning. And Bonnie Cullum's steady directorial hand guides the talented ensemble to..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Sleeping Beauty

The strength of Vortex's original musical adaptation is in its imagination

"...at the Vortex is a show with a vision. Bonnie Cullum (also the producer and director) and Content Love..."

April 30, 2010 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Oceana

The Vortex's latest theatrical immersion in myth sinks you down 20,000 leagues

"...realized of these folkloric explorations that Vortex Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum has assembled. It has the power to pull..."

May 22, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The Austin Critics Table has honored seven more pioneers in the Austin arts community

"...Bonnie Cullum (Vortex Repertory Company) – director, artistic director, company..."

May 1, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Memoriam

Remembering one of the Vortex Repertory Company's most stalwart supporters

"...theatre's life, from facility repairs to performance. Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum notes: "Shekhar was one of the best things..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Troades

This new adaptation of The Trojan Women is fueled by an earnestness that is the show's blessing and its curse

"...spelled out the bitter toll that war always exacts. Bonnie Cullum's adaptation of The Trojan Women, with text by..."

March 28, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Dragonfly Princess

Despite its fairy-tale trappings, ethos' opera The Dragonfly Princess takes us down a dark path of intrigues, heresy, power struggles, and death

"...The same may be said for director Bonnie Cullum, who's been leading us through ethos' amazing worlds..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

East Austin Live: Strength in numbers

"...this initiative the kickoff it deserves, Vortex Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum is hosting an East Austin Live launch party..."

April 27, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Trickster

Vortex Repertory Company's latest production, about those weaselly mythological misfits who pull pranks and break rules, Trickster, is an extravaganza

"...burlesque, and staging and costumes that are very elaborate. Bonnie Cullum's concept of those weaselly mythological misfits who pull..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Vampyress

October is a fitting time for the Vortex to premiere Chad Salvata's opera 'Vampyress,' about a ghoulish countess who killed 600 women so she could bathe in their blood

"...In telling her story, Salvata, director Bonnie Cullum, and the Vortex team draw on associations with..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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