Austin Theatres Harvest New Dramas Bumper Crop of Plays

"...when it is further along in the process. The Capitol City Playhouse program, headed by the theatre's Associate Artistic..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Arts Feature

The Naked Play

The Power of Play Readings

"...Austin playwright (Becoming Brontë), who is literary manager for Capitol City Playhouse and guiding light for its New Voices..."

May 5, 1995 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Entranced

Remembering one who fascinated us all: Karen Kuykendall, 1937-2007

"...called The Necessary Luxury Company had a run at Capitol City Playhouse. I threw him a preopening night party..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Memoriam: Boyd Vance

Boyd Vance, founder and director of Pro Arts Collective, acclaimed musical theatre performer, and leader in nurturing and promoting African-American arts for a quarter of a century, has died

"...Huston-Tillotson College, a debut that led Michel Jaroschy at Capitol City Playhouse to invite Vance to stage the Fats..."

April 15, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Not Your Father's Musical (Or Your Kid's, For That Matter)

Three local shows show breaking into song ain't what it used to be

"...1990, the show sold out all 26 performances at Capitol City Playhouse. Just goes to show that you don't..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

On the Right Path

Playwright Tom White reflects on his latest work, The Misses Overbeck, and on the 30 years of playwriting that preceded it

"...produced by Michel Jaroschy at the now sadly defunct Capitol City Playhouse. "I've always been kind of mystified as..."

May 21, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Articulations

News of the death of longtime Austin actress Judi Sklar Becker and the birth of a new era at Hyde Park Theatre, with Ken Webster as Producing Artistic Director, Subterranean Theatre Company as producing company in residence, and Austin Script Works as a producing partner for FronteraFest.

"...Sklar, a 5'1" bundle of energy who appeared at Capitol City Playhouse in that theatre's productions of Oliver! and..."

June 22, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Automated Body Project

In The Automated Body Project, Sharir + Bustamante Danceworks' latest attempt at synthesizing dance and technology, the company took a step back from larger venues and as a result, the humanness and beauty within the movement became more evident.

"...in smaller, more intimate venues like Synergy Studio and Capitol City Playhouse to productions in larger proscenium venues like..."

May 4, 2001 Arts Review by Dawn Davis Loring

Articulations

Austin native Starla Benford brings The Vagina Monologues to town, Kerthy Fix takes Heaving Shadows at the Skin Show to Chicago, and where does rm 120 theatre go?

"...the 1986 production of A Streetcar Named Desire at Capitol City Playhouse, Rose in Fences, among many others --..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

A new CEO for ARTSCenter Stage; some bad luck for a pair of former Austin actors.

"...the 1986 production of A Streetcar Named Desire at Capitol City Playhouse -- the good news was a job..."

June 23, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

In Memory of Michel

"...their own, founder and longtime Managing Artistic Director of Capitol City Playhouse, Michel Jaroschy, at a memorial service on..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Arts Column

Spectrum Theatre Company's Juneteenth Chronicles

With this play, Crystal Bird Caviel honors ancestors who were slaves and her colleague, the late Dr. Billy F. Harden

"...had appeared in dozens of shows with ProArts Collective, Capitol City Playhouse, Live Oak Theatre, State Theatre Company, Zach..."

June 15, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The South Bank

"...lot. Heading north, it means you're moving toward the city's performing arts treasure trove -- some two dozen spaces..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art Transplant

The Move Toward a Cultural Center in Downtown

"...instruments, playing experimental rock in front of the Little City Coffeehouse; and two doors down, under an awning for..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Introducing the 2019 Class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The stories behind the art transformers of this year's Hall of Fame inductees

"...June 3, at 7pm in a ceremony at Cap City Comedy Club, 8120 Research. Here are introductions to these..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

In Memoriam

"...Another longtime friend of Capitol City Playhouse has died. Ken Murphy, a devoted volunteer..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Arts Column

Paynes on Parade

"...Payne Awards ceremony on Sunday, the big winner was Capitol City Playhouse's production of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Arts Column

In Memoriam: Ken Johnson

Remembering the versatile theatre artist, who died March 2

"...to help integrate local stages. Johnson ran the Twin City Theater Guild in Greenville for a couple of seasons..."

March 8, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Articulations

A Hand for Jess

"...artists, and generally further the operatic arts in this city for more years than just about anyone else, living..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Who Wants to Be a Theatre Geek?

A quiz to find out who knows what about theatre in Austin.

"...what? a. The Majestic b. The Royale c. The Capitol d. The Lyric..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

As Queer As It Gets

Christian McLaughlin, the Balzac of Melrose Place

"...less subtle flyers, however, went up all over the city and that night, someone from Capitol City Playhouse attended,..."

June 12, 1998 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Articulations

A Tree for T.J.

"...Worthy Causes Get to the Austin Music Hall pronto! Capitol City Casa de Juego, the big concert fundraiser for..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Arts Column

Page Two

Welcome to the Austin That Was.

"...soon enough to have experienced some part of the city that once defined it, that captured the capital city..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Column by Robert Faires

Dream On

Austin Museum of Art Re-Examines Its Downtown Plans

"...visually distinctive structure that boasted a sense of the city and its playful spirit, as well as a number..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gifts of the Magi

A conversation about community and creativity with three wise men of the Austin arts

"...time they've been witness to great changes in the city, and as the longtime artistic directors of Zach Theatre,..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Arts Feature 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.

"...and Equity actors from both Austin and New York City bring life to this drama by Tennessee Williams, while..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

"...The city's delay in finding a new Director of Cultural Affairs..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Home Improvement

Live Oak Theatre and the Overhaul of the State

"...-- better known in these parts as the Austin City Council -- but on September 25, they proved themselves..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Karen Kuykendall: In Memoriam

When this performer and friend of the arts died on Oct. 31, the city lost the grandest of its grande dames

"...they accomplished and what they gave back to their city, in who they knew and how they socialized. Karen..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Homecoming Queen

Many actors leave Austin seeking a career on the stage and are never heard from by the folks in their old hometown. But Austin native Starla Benford has come home as the star of a national tour. She talks about starting out at Harvard, making her mark as a professional, and nine months on the road with The Vagina Monologues.

"...to Austin, Academy Award in tow, to show the city where she once trod the boards how well she's..."

June 8, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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