Causing Trouble as We Smiled: A Dusty Story

Playwright Timothy Braun remembers the canine companion who changed his life

"...I-35. He became an unofficial mascot of Salvage Vanguard Theater, was at the Fusebox hub every night of the..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Arts Feature by Timothy Braun

Judas Priest Slam Dunks First Night at ACL Live

British steelers ram it down in one fell swoop. Tonight follows!

"...Downing than Downing himself even, Richie Faulkner now plays six-string fuse and solo spotlight to riff brigadier Andy Sneap,..."

May 29, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Liz Fisher Wins Princess Grace Award

Austin theatre artist receives national arts scholarship

"...Productions' Deus Ex Machina (which Fisher also wrote); or Breaking String Theater's Vodka, Fucking, and Television. (And that's not..."

Oct. 16, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Brandi Carlile’s Cathartic Second Act

Austin City Limits taping prompts waterworks

"...and Phil Hanseroth flourishing behind the addition of a string quartet next to the drummer and opposite a keyboadist...."

April 11, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Secret History of the Off Center

Looking back at the former home of the Rude Mechs and why it mattered

"...Rudes' rumpus room: Physical Plant, Deborah Hay, Salvage Vanguard Theater, 33 Fainting Spells, Terry Galloway, Rubber Repertory, dirigo group,..."

June 30, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...quartet's approach may be elemental, but they rekindle the glass-breaking Saturday night spirit of their forebears. – Greg Beets Beth..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Only the Fourth Wall Is Forever

After 10 years, Salvage Vanguard Theater is moving on

"...on one wall in the lobby of Salvage Vanguard Theater's headquarters on the Eastside of Austin, Texas...."

June 24, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Spaced Out

Salvage Vanguard, Tapestry Dance lose their home spaces

"...their longtime homes, you can now add Salvage Vanguard Theater and Tapestry Dance Company...."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Gusev

Breaking String's Gusev is a remarkable, feverish journey through the human condition

"...In the new play Gusev from Breaking String Theater Company, a group of Russian soldiers are..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Grand Designs of Ia Ensterä and Jason Amato

"...Uncle Vanya, Breaking String Theater (2011). From the Chronicle review: "The first..."

July 17, 2015 Photo Gallery

Welcome to the Machine

2014-15 Austin Music Industry Awards results

"...the Austin Convention Center (see SXSW supplement) – by breaking off the technical categories into a separate night. That..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Consummate Artistry

The 2013-14 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Theatre and Dance's Anything Goes; Zach Theatre's Les Misérables; Breaking String Theater's Three, or The Sound of the Great..."

June 6, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fighting City Hall

What began as a play for Austin by a Ukrainian playwright has become a dispatch from the front lines of a war

"...a company so he could mount them in Austin (Breaking String Theater, named for that distinctive sound in Act..."

May 2, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Reasons I Stayed in Love With Theatre in 2013

Austin thespians played for keeps, with boundless commitment and imagination, in the year's most memorable theatre

"...3) 'I AM THE MACHINE GUNNER' (Breaking String Theatre) Lives during wartime – a mob thug..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Dulcey and Roxy at City Hall'

Russia's Maksym Kurochkin weaves our town into his new play

"...last year when he was the featured playwright for Breaking String Theater's second New Russian Drama Festival. The strong..."

Nov. 6, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Three, or the Sound of the Great Existential Nothingness

Breaking String Theater blows some life into the dusty corpse of Anton Chekhov with this new adaptation of 'Three Sisters'

"...the Great Existential NothingnessThe Off Center, 2211-A Hidalgo, 512/784-1465 www.breakingstring.com Through Aug. 17 Running time: 1 hr., 35 min...."

Aug. 16, 2013 Arts Review by Matthew Irwin

Acting Tipsy

Local thespians reveal how they tackle the challenge of playing drunk onstage

"...do with finding characters than with bonding the ensemble. "Breaking String's production of The Seagull broke a lot of..."

July 5, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Best in Show

The 2012-13 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...The Poison Squad; Rude Mechanicals' Now Now Oh Now; Breaking String Theatre's Vodka, Fucking, and Television; Ballet Austin's The..."

June 7, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: Golden Years Wagoneers

Wagoneers ready a resurgence

"...he replied, referring to 1989's Good Fortune. "It's worth breaking up over. I just didn't write good enough songs...."

April 12, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

New Russian Drama Festival

Austin gets another taste of contemporary Russian drama, and so does actor Joey Hood

"...Drama Festival, taking place Feb. 7-10, at Salvage Vanguard Theater. Highly prized and prize-winning Austin actor Joey Hood will..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Vodka, Fucking, and Television'

For Breaking String's latest show, the whole world is watching

"...This Saturday, Dec. 8, Breaking String Theater breaks out of theatre's traditional confines with..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Vodka, Fucking, and Television

Breaking String's production is fun, but the script gets self-indulgent a little too often

"...Fucking, and TelevisionHyde Park Theatre, 511 W. 43rd, 479-7529 www.breakingstring.com Through Dec. 15 Running time: 1 hr...."

Dec. 7, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

Raising Their Voices

An Austinite in Russia hears theatre's rising dissent

"...Doc ticket, you can go to the Moscow Art Theater, where the mainstage will undulate, tilt, and rotate at..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Arts Feature by Graham Schmidt

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

For the 20th time, a big hand for the nominees if you please

"...Housebreaking, Poison Apple Initiative..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All Over Creation: Assumptions and Definitions

Seeing what's new in theatre requires letting go of old notions

"...mysterious, primitive, and downright repulsive rituals of unenlightened times. (Breaking String Theater's highly entertaining production continues at the Off..."

March 23, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Moscow Now, Here

The New Russian Drama Festival opens a hotline to the culture of Russia today

"...Graham Schmidt, founder and producing director of Breaking String Theater, started the New Russian Drama Festival last..."

March 9, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Top 10 Theatrical Delights of the Latter Half of 2011

Recapping the fightin', spoonin', boppin' stage sensations of 2011's summer and fall

"...1) THE ENSEMBLE OF '69 LOVE SCENES' (Gnap! Theater Projects)..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Jillian Owens

Ghosts

All the elements fuse to create a genuinely satisfying evening of theatre

"...Penfold Theatre Co. and Breaking String Theater – two strong companies in their own..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Uncle Vanya

The design impresses, but the actors struggle against a noisy air conditioner

"...www.breakingstring.com..."

July 1, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Top of the Line

The nominees for the 2011 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Brothers Grimm, The Hidden Room Theatre and Trouble Puppet Theater Company..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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