Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2015

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

"...In Lola Pierson's irreverent take on Chekhov, those siblings pining for Moscow became the Waiting Dead,..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pleasure of the Paynes 2015

Big wins for Am I White?, Heathers at the 2015 theatre awards

"...fittingly enough, for Thr3e Zisters, its zombified take on Chekhov; Doctuh Mistuh Productions, which received five awards for its..."

Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Awards 2014-2015

"...Scenic Design award for her work on We Play Chekhov/Detroit/The Tempest/Thr3e Zisters, was also this year's recipient of the..."

June 2, 2015 Photo Gallery

Gay Place: Laissez Lez...

OUTsider, Valentine's and Mardi Gras make this one big gay week

"...THR3E ZISTERS A little gender twist on Mr. Chekhov never hurt no one. p.s.: The sisters? Zombies, of..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Five Excellent Things to Do in Austin this Weekend

Aside from enjoying this, we mean, ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS weather

"...us that this tongue-in-cheek critique of the playwright Anton Chekhov – in which his famous three sisters are dug..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gay Place: $$ for Cats

Laugh out loud and support some baby Bobcats

"...THR3E ZISTERS A little gender twist on Mr. Chekhov never hurt no one. p.s. The sisters? Zombies, of..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: Big Blue Body

GIAC's Nina Diaz is her own dang thang

"...THR3E ZISTERS A little gender twist on Mr. Chekhov never hurt no one. p.s. The sisters? Zombies, of..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: GSC - the Place to Be

Hoof on down to the Longhorn home of gender diversity as the GSC celebrates 10 years

"...THR3E ZISTERS A little gender twist on Mr. Chekhov never hurt no one. Plus: zombies. Thu.-Sat., through Feb...."

Jan. 23, 2015 Column

The Gay Place: HelloDolly!

Two doors down (or so), they're thowing a party for Dolly

"...THR3E ZISTERS A little gender twist on Mr. Chekhov never hurt no one. p.s. The sisters? Zombies, of..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Pleasure of the Paynes 2014

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

"...Theatrical Event We Play Chekhov, Breaking String Theatre..."

Nov. 4, 2014 Arts Post 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

"...named for that distinctive sound in Act II of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard) but also founded a New Russian..."

May 2, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Downton Abbey: 'Come to Bed and Dream of Ragtime'

Everyone's so well looked after at Downton Abbey

"...course. Oh, Daisy. Don’t you know the rules of Chekhov’s rejection letter? Naturally, Alfred learns that he’s gotten a..."

Feb. 3, 2014 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt

Dial 'M' for Murder

This Fifties suspenser shows its age in UT's production, which never quite generates all the suspense it could

"...would ever bother to see a Shakespeare or a Chekhov. But it does mean things need to move quickly,..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Christopher Durang

Tony-winning playwright takes up residence at Texas State

"...Drama days with Sigourney Weaver, how he feels about Chekhov now that he's older, how it felt to win..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'The Funnybun Family Picnic'

In her new play for children, Emily Ball Cicchini clowns around with an Arthur Miller classic

"...with plots. I've done it before with Ibsen and Chekhov and Mamet. This time, I took the parody a..."

July 12, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Letters at 3am: Doppelgängers

Across generations and geography, doppelgängers emerge

"...record of the 20th century. The caption reads: "Anton Chekhov's The Three Sisters is produced in 1903 by the..."

March 8, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Top 10 Arts Events of 2012

Remembering the year onstage in dynamic acting, atmospheric design, and unexpected beauty

"...also loved her staging of The Bear by Anton Chekhov, and I've never even met him...."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Let’s Start at the Very Beginning

Great short stories, great first lines

"...dog.” – “The Lady With the Dog” by Anton Chekhov..."

Nov. 27, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Is Life Worth Living?

This obscure Irish comedy really answers the question: Why do we need theatre?

"...sermons." But after a few weeks of nonstop Ibsen, Chekhov, and Strindberg, strange things start happening: suicides, beatings, murders,..."

July 13, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Bedside Manner: A Phone Is Not a Book

Turning a page on a bad habit

"...Selected Stories by Anton Chekhov: I’ve returned to these stories many, many times over..."

May 29, 2012 Books Post by Amy Smith

Moscow Now, Here

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

"...sometimes characterized as "the Russian Shakespeare" – to Anton Chekhov and Konstantin Stanislavski and to the new Russian dramatists..."

March 9, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

All Over Creation: Home-Cooked Art

You can't beat the taste of a concert or play reading made in your own home

"...Legacy of Light), some less sober (literally – for Chekhov's Three Sisters, everyone had to knock back a shot..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

God of Carnage

This show offers a gleeful thrill like that long, first drop on a roller coaster

"...for just as sure as the gun that brother Chekhov brings on in act one will be fired in..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Top Chef Texas, Week 7: What's Your Damage, Heather?

In which Heather establishes herself as Our Villain

"...to trust your partner not to fuck everything up. (Chekhov's voiceover?)..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Uncle Vanya

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

"...get of this Breaking String Theater production of Anton Chekhov's classic play will be a striking one, for Ia..."

July 1, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

That Fighting Spirit

TV Titan Phil Rosenthal chronicles his misadventures in Russia in Exporting Raymond

"...produced some of the world's great storytellers, like Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, and the great theatre artist Constantin Stanislavski...."

Oct. 22, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

2010 B. Iden Payne Awards

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

"...Brock's sound design); and Breaking String Theater's production of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, with six (production of a comedy;..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wharton Dancer

The flourishing legacy of the late Lone Star dramatist Horton Foote

"...seems like nothing is happening in his plays, like Chekhov, but the more you work on them, streams open..."

March 12, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Classics Comeback

Are the great dramas of yore reclaiming their place on Austin's stages?

"...too? And Sartre? And Molière? And Sheridan, Coward, and Chekhov?..."

July 3, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Most Memorable Locally Produced Live Performance Offerings That I Chanced to See in 2008

Chronicle Arts writer Barry Pineo on the most memorable moments onstage in 2008

"...Company) A funny, moving two-hander featuring two characters from Chekhov's The Seagull. Directed by Will Hollis Snider...."

Jan. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

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