Capital T Theatre's The Hunchback Variations and ...Faustus

The company's pairing of two Mickle Maher one-acts gets lit about art in a sublime way

"...Oh, reader. Occasionally there is a work of stagecraft that is so remarkable,..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Capital T Theatre's It Is Magic

This captivating staging of Mickle Maher's comedy debates theatre's enchantments where Macbeth meets "The Three Little Pigs"

"...and he puffed, and he ... yeah, you know the rest...."

Nov. 15, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Capital T Theatre's Year of the Rooster

Behind the black comedy of Eric Dufault's cockfighting play is a stunning indictment of hypermasculinity

"...Capital T Theatre Artistic Director Mark Pickell is, pardon my..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Hand to God at Hyde Park Theatre

Capital T Theatre delivers a fast-paced, funny take on this tale of a demonic hand puppet in a church basement

"...It's interesting that Hand to God doesn't have a lot..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees

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

"...E.A. Poe may not have gotten much love in his lifetime, but he..."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2015

Wild theatrical energy and masterful performances were the hallmarks of outstanding theatre in 2015

"...1) Thr3e Zisters (Salvage Vanguard Theater)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Examining the Sins and Virtues of Hypermasculine Theatre

When is violence in theatre too much?

"...This past June, a Chicago theatre company became the focus..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

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..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Robert Faires' Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2016

Works that struck a nerve with the political state of our city and our nation stood out in this year's outstanding theatre productions

"...1) ZELL MILLER III In a year when extraordinary tensions made America's political landscape a battleground, no local..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2017 Payne Theatre Award Winners

Lotta love for Nevermore, Drowning Girls, Agent Andromeda

"...The theatre fans who voted for this year's B. Iden..."

Oct. 25, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Robert Faires' Top 10 Theatre Treasures of 2019

History came alive and exceptional ensembles propelled the year's most memorable shows

"...1) HAMILTON/JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Broadway in Austin/Texas Performing Arts) The 4-year-old..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Theatre Thinker

In the online dialogue about the art of the stage, Travis Bedard is a star

"...If you're reading this at two o'clock in the morning, there's a good..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Robert Faires' Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2017

From monsters to mountains, wolves to wild horses, the year came alive with figures boldly created onstage

"...1) LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (National Theatre of Scotland/Texas Performing..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Theatre in the Round (Rock)

Penfold Theatre makes its entrance up north – where it's always wanted to be

"...The past decade has seen more than 50 theatre companies..."

Aug. 6, 2010 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

"...1) 'SLIP RIVER' (UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance/Cohen New Works Festival) Spiriting..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Creative Capital?

In the City of Ideas, the people with ideas are dancing with day jobs.

"...Jill Bedgood cracked one day, in a bathroom down the hall from her office. It was 1983...."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Michael Erard

The X Files' Mitch Pileggi at Zach Theatre

What conspiracy brought X-Files star Mitch Pileggi back to Austin, Zach, and Walter Skinner all at the same time?

"...On Sunday, Jan. 24, while more than 16 million viewers were getting their first look at..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

He Happy Is

For Mark Pickell, Capital T Theatre is a source of joy

"...To look at Mark Pickell, you wouldn't know he's just..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Capital T Theatre had a reason to crow at the..."

May 27, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...After poring over the hundreds of stage productions, concerts, and..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Actors' Inequity

The Cost of Art IV: The artists onstage in Austin aren't just not paid what they're worth, many aren't paid at all

"..."I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage...."

Jan. 23, 2015 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

What in Our House?

Theatrical perversity in Chicago: the Austin connection

"...There's an unusual tone in Kenneth Wayne Bradley's voice. It's..."

July 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...After poring over the hundreds of stage productions, concerts, and..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Dreaming ART

This year in Austin, autumn brings a Spring Storm, and with it Actors Repertory of Texas, the realization of the city's long-cherished dream of a locally based professional theatre company.

"...What's wrong with this picture? A play titled Spring Storm..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Critics Table Tops at 25

The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...A lot of stage productions, concerts, and art exhibitions were mounted..."

May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...After poring over the hundreds of stage productions, concerts, and..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

Blackbird

Capital T and Hyde Park Theatre deserve better than this David Harrower script

"...Hyde Park Theatre, through Oct. 11..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobb

2007-2008 B. Iden Payne Award Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...PLAY FOR YOUTH..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

2008 Payne Awards Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...2007-2008 B. Iden Payne Award Nominations..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

Pleasure of the Paynes 2014

The 'Fix' was in at the 40th theatre awards ceremony

"...The "bitin' pains" – that's now how I'll think of..."

Nov. 4, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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