Getting Kids Into the Act

Curtain up on GRRL Action and Vortex Summer Youth Theatre

"...play, the winner of a 2004 Oregon Book Award. Bonnie [Cullum, Vortex's producing artistic director] was one of the..."

July 22, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...Sleeping Beauty, Content Love Knowles & Bonnie CullumOriginal Score..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dream Come True

Back home in Texas, Lisa Scheps finally gets her place to play!

"...theatres on the Eastside have been really, really wonderful. Bonnie Cullum [at the Vortex] and all the folks at..."

March 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Mail to the Chief

Vortex Repertory joins 27 other theatre companies from coast to coast in readings of 'Dear George: Letters to the President,' a theatrical presentation of actual letters from Americans across the country

"...reading in the president's home state, Producing Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum will employ the talents of Mick D'arcy, Karen..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

Rob Nash's latest gets a holdover, and those truly were picketing clowns

"...price at $5, $10, or $15. As Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum puts it, "We know the economy in Austin..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2003-2004

The full list of nominations for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Jo Beth Henderson and Bonnie Cullum, Pythia Dust..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dark Goddess 2004

Director Bonnie Cullum makes a point of pulling you out of the modern world for Dark Goddess 2004 so you might be more receptive to its mythic message of the power of transformation

"...No doubt that's why director Bonnie Cullum makes such a point of pulling you out..."

March 12, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Pythia Dust

The folks at ethos boldly go where no one has gone before with Pythia Dust, an outer space musical revue that feels at once brand new and yet curiously familiar

"...moves choreographed by performer Jo Beth Henderson and director Bonnie Cullum, which have our three cosmic guides smartly shimmying..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2002-2003

The full list of nominations for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Bonnie Cullum, The Music of Erica Zann..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Black Tower

In The Black Tower, the experimental performance company ethos creates another theatrical museum through which audiences may examine living dioramas populated by Greek gods engaged in struggles with each other as old as the human race.

"...the piece than the design work or direction of Bonnie Cullum or the performances of Wendy Goodwin, Joe McDonald,..."

April 25, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Way We Were

On the eve of his move to New York City, playwright and Austin Script Works Artistic Director John Walch reflects on the development of Austin's theatre scene during his time here.

"...you actually get to know. From Dave Steakley to Bonnie Cullum, they're reflecting a certain personality. There's an honesty..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Arts Feature by Molly Beth Brenner

Moby Dick

In Kirk Smith's stage adaptation of Moby Dick, language comes forth in great waves, in storms of words, soaking our brains with images of the sea, of a white whale, and of a mad captain's pursuit of it, and while the Vortex Repertory Company Summer Youth Theatre production may not always convey every nuance of every line, it does communicate the feel of a life at sea, danger and dread, and the roles played by Destiny and Death.

"...very much a philosopher's version of Moby Dick. Director Bonnie Cullum has drawn her disparate band of players into..."

July 26, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Invasion of the Kiddie-Lit Plays

Characters from children's literature storm Austin-area stages in July.

"...the mad Captain Ahab seeks the great white whale. Bonnie Cullum (The Music of Erica Zann) directs a cast..."

July 5, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Music of Erica Zann

Vortex Repertory Company's The Music of Erica Zann brings H.P. Lovecraft's "The Music of Erich Zann" to the stage as a chamber opera, and the result is a fever dream, a hallucinatory state in which you're overwhelmed by strange visions and a palpable sense of anxiety and apprehension.

"...Zann" to the stage as a chamber opera, director Bonnie Cullum and her team of creators immerse us in..."

May 31, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Uncaged

Wayne Alan Brenner's friend Sylvia has an opinion about the Vortex Repertory Company's workshop performance Uncaged: The public deserves more for its money than an end-of-the-workshop variety show unless what's onstage is well-performed and original, and except for a handful of pieces by a few participants -- most notably the emcee Ratgirl -- she thinks this isn't.

"...their talents would've been better used elsewhere. As would Bonnie Cullum's, the director's; she usually works with much more..."

June 29, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hyperzoo: History Behind Bars

In Hyperzoo, an installation featuring historical and mythological figures in cages, director Chad Salvata and his artistic team juxtapose ghastly horror with great beauty in a series of dreamy, stunning images.

"...Chad Salvata and his artistic team -- production manager Bonnie Cullum, installation director Ann Marie Gordon, illumination director Jason..."

May 25, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Articulations

More Austin theatre turning up in New York: Despair’s Book of Dreams and Lipstick Traces set for spring 2001 runs.

"...took home five, including Outstanding Director of Musical for Bonnie Cullum and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical for..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

Hay Fever: Child's Play

"...an imposing title, but under the guidance of director Bonnie Cullum, the works that grew from an ongoing Vortex..."

June 25, 1999 Arts Review

Bard Choices

Two Directors on Making Shakespeare Contemporary

"...had a good time with Old Will so far. Bonnie Cullum is directing Romeo and Juliet for VORTEX Repertory..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Programs That Let Austin Youth Speak Out A Stage of Their Own

"...During auditions for the program, she approached producer Bonnie Cullum and director T'Cie Mancuso with a story of..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Arts Feature by Danielle McClelland

Whatever Now

A Report on Heather Woodbury on the Verge of Fame

"...book me in a more timely fashion?" They recommended Bonnie [Cullum, of VORTEX Repertory Company]...."

April 25, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Play's the Thing

Nine local directors on the secrets of season selection

"...balance the needs of the artists," says Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum. "Because we are doing almost exclusively new work,..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

2010 B. Iden Payne Awards

Four shows took home nearly half the honors at this year's ceremony

"...Murder Ballad Murder Mystery, and Vortex Producing Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum accepted the featured actor in music theatre awards..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2010 B. Iden Payne Awards

The homegrown musical of mayhem in the swamp leads the nominations with 11

"...remount of Sleeping Beauty, as adapted by Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum and Knowles, scored eight nominations, including nods for..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Most Memorable Theatrical Offerings That I Chanced to See in 2005 (A Hierarchical List)

'Chronicle' theatre writer Barry Pineo names his 10 favorite stage productions of 200

"...Sleeping Beauty (Vortex Repertory Company) An original musical by Bonnie Cullum and Content Love Knowles, with more than a..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Articulations

Austin loses a longtime artist, Mickey Joe Mayfield, and Vortex Repertory Company gains a managing director, Barry Pineo.

"...one on to do the same for Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum, who has held the position by default since..."

May 31, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Elytra: New Synthesis

With Elytra, the artists of the Vortex Repertory Company and Ethos achieve a new level in integrating cyber-opera style and story.

"...Once again, director Bonnie Cullum deserves credit for orchestrating these strange elements into..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Vortex Becomes Safe Haven for Protesters on Sunday as Part of Call for Theatres to #OpenYourLobby

“Police will not be allowed to enter”

"...Vortex co-founder and Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum is eager to offer their space as a..."

June 5, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

10 Recommended Arts Events This Fall

So much creative energy flowing to quench your cultural thirst

"...arrangements – and the whole thing is directed by Bonnie Cullum. Note: Puppets, yes, but this ain't a kiddie..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Events Post

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees

E.A. Poe musical Nevermore leads the way with 11 noms

"...Direction Bonnie Cullum, Atlantis: A Puppet Opera Jenny Larson, Dani Girl..."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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