Austin Shakespeare Festival: Raising the Curtain for ASF

The Austin Shakespeare Festival has been invited by gaming guru Richard Garriott to perform regularly at the Curtain, his scaled-down replica of the Globe Theatre

"...has now invited the company to perform at his Curtain Theater on a regular basis. Garriott caught a performance..."

May 4, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Headlong Dance Theatre: Fusion Cuisine

This Philadelphia troupe's mix of theatre and movement creates something tasty

"...Sitting in a darkened theatre, just before the curtain rises, one never knows exactly what will be served..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Arts Feature by Andrew Long

This Is Who We Are #5: Salvage Vanguard Theater's Death of a Cat

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...death, prove captivating, particularly as realized in Salvage Vanguard Theater's world-premiere production. It's both funny and creepy to see..."

May 8, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Behind the Curtain

The Texas Documentary Tour: Amy Grappell's 'Light From the East'

"...first theatrical collaboration between New York's La MaMa Experimental Theater troupe and a Ukrainian group performing Light From the..."

July 8, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Romeo and Juliet

Despite some casting questions, the Baron's Men create a moving and involving version of this well-known tragedy

"...Romeo and JulietCurtain Theater, 7400 Coldwater Canyon Dr. www.thebaronsmen.org Through Apr 26..."

April 18, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

Drive, He Said

In its 13th year, Jason Neulander shifts Salvage Vanguard Theater into overdrive

"...Here's the thing about Jason Neulander of Salvage Vanguard Theater: You don't have to pry the words out of..."

April 14, 2006 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...half-dozen titles, SXSW Film has finally drawn back the curtain on its 2016 lineup...."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Play On!

In the backstage comedy Anton in Show Business, playwright Jane Martin wittily paints the contemporary stage as a madhouse overrun by loons and lunatics so preoccupied with money, image, and themselves that they can hardly be bothered to create art. And the State Theater Company's production takes us inside the insanity with an air of playfulness that keeps the audience primed for a good time.

"...A similar familiarity marks the State Theater Company's production of Anton. The way that director Scott..."

March 30, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Working Worked Out

Theaterless Theater Corps, Rude Mechanicals, KAIROS! Co.

"...'99, SoHo Think Tank's festival of fringe theatre, Austin's Theaterless Theater Corps, Rude Mechanicals, and KAIROS! Co. faced the..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Days of Future Past

The history of Salvage Vanguard Theater's unlikely sci-fi success, The Intergalactic Nemesis

"...Intergalactic Nemesis, is still feeling the love. Salvage Vanguard Theater's affectionate spoof of the cliff-hangers of yesteryear, performed in..."

July 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

First They Take Manhattan … Then They Don’t

The Alamo Drafthouse abandons the Upper West Side

"...Curtain Call on Broadway: Almost a year and a half..."

Oct. 1, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

W is for Windows

UPDATE: W Hotel management start repairs, ACL continues shows

"...repairs are undertaken. However, ACL Live at the Moody Theater has confirmed that, except for tonight's Wine Down Wednesday,..."

June 29, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: Zombie Ball: The Party To Die For

ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Saturday, October 29, 2011

"...some will want to know what's behind the white curtain enough to actually lift it. Store-bought costumes offer their..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Fantastic Fest: 'Nevermore'

One-man Poe show closes festival

"...Technically, Fantastic Fest ended on Thursday: But the final curtain did not fall until Saturday and the last Austin..."

Oct. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Live Shot: Hi, How Are You Day

Mental health considered in 78% superb Daniel Johnston tribute

"...admonished host Andy Langer Tuesday night at the Moody Theater. Austin’s most polarizing singer, Bob Schneider, had just delivered..."

Jan. 23, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

St. Vincent Connects the Dots

Day-Glo dominatrix subjugates the Moody in first of two shows

"...as St. Vincent, October’s Masseduction. Thursday at the Moody Theater, the first of two nights locally on the Fear..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

2014 Austin City Limits Music Festival Line-up

Hip-hop tops the two weekends with ladies close behind

"...Tickets hit the streets at 10am, and the curtain’s now up. Festival czars C3 Presents revealed the line-up..."

April 22, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Prison Buff

Peeking Behind the Curtain of Incarceration

"...telling one's story builds connections, I realize the power theater might have in this place." Although Bertie misses classes..."

April 6, 2001 Books Feature by Amanda Eyre Ward

Playing 'House' (and 'Garden')

At Austin Playhouse, running Alan Ayckbourn's paired comedies side-by-side is double the pleasure, double the fun

"...between two shows, coordinating the timing so their respective curtains fall at precisely the same moment. You'd think it..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

There Will Be Blood

... And bloodsuckers and zombies and ghosts and murderers all over our stages this week

"...a full production of the classic tragedy, and the Curtain Theatre's, where Austin Shakespeare is serving up a bloody..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Try To Remember

How two kids from UT changed the course of the American musical

"...hit. The show sold out the 400-seat X Hall Theater and led to Jones being asked to direct the..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Great Artdoors

Summer's here, and the time is right for outdoor performances all over Central Texas

"...are a dozen events worth noting. Something for Nothing Theater: Two Gentlemen of VeronaThrough May 18. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. Ramsey..."

May 17, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Productions and performances, from the fantastic to the unfortunate

"...In Trouble Puppet Theater Co.'s staging of Undark, crafted by Artistic Director Connor Hopkins,..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Nothing Succeeds Like Access

"...hard of hearing. Some theatres, such as the State Theater, have separate booths for audio-describers so their activities can..."

June 11, 1999 Arts Feature by Dawn Davis

How Austin's Performing Artists Are Reopening Their Spaces

After months behind screens, the folks who run the city's theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs are welcoming audiences back inside

"...Co-founder and co-owner, Fallout Theater..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fair Youth Make Fairer Shakespeare

Two fine chances to see young people make the Bard come alive

"...for a public performance in the Austin Scottish Rite Theater, 207 W. 18th. You can catch it Fri., June..."

June 21, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Shakespeare Around Austin

Productions this fall show us there's no limit to how the Bard's plays get done

"...of the McCullough Theatre (and one night in the Theater Barn of the Winedale Historical Center), this troupe of..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Club

Aaron Mace's Church of the Friendly Ghost rattles the fringes of creative and musical expressionism

"...Inside a dark room at the Salvage Vanguard Theater, a man stands behind a table alight with burning..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...but I must say ... to this day, the curtain-rod dress from the 1976 "Went With the Wind" sketch..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Who Wants to Be a Theatre Geek?

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

"...b. Shakespearean scholar and director c. Founder of UT's Curtain Club d. First artistic director for an Austin theatre..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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