The Time Machine: Top Hits of Every Decade for a Century

Montopolis goes multimedia and transtemporal in live concert

"...my first theatre gig – The Red Balloon, with David Yeakle. And I know him from Trouble Puppet –..."

Jan. 11, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pleasure of the Paynes 2015

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

"...David Yeakle For his outstanding legacy of movement theatre..."

Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Gricelda Silva, Equal Parts Pragmatism and Whimsy

For five years, the actress has been among the busiest and best on Austin's stages

"...the guidance of Tongue & Groove Theatre Artistic Director David Yeakle. "He made everything so fun and inspiring," she..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

King of Hearts

Tongue and Groove's stage adaptation of the anti-war cult film looks lovely but breezes by too quickly

"...Tongue and Groove Artistic Director David Yeakle has always had a way with fables, and..."

June 5, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Wiz

The whole ROYGBIV takes center stage in Austin Community College's brightly colored and dazzlingly designed Oz musical

"...Smalls' music, David Yeakle's direction, and Sadé M. Jones' choreography push the..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Live Feed

Jason Phelps turns to his theatrical past to nourish the present with a Feast of My Heart

"...be dubbed the "rebel theatre" crew: Jason Neulander and David Bucci with Salvage Vanguard Theater. Steve Moore with Physical..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Eggheads'

Novelist Joseph Skibell reflects on his adventures in the screen trade that produced this screwball comedy

"...T&G hit, the equally loopy Eggheads, which Artistic Director David Yeakle has dusted off for a new run. Joseph..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Terminal Stage

With 'Adam Sultan,' playwright Steve Moore again reflects on friendship and mortality in Austin

"...his future wife returning home from a wake for David Yeakle, the artistic director of Tongue and Groove Theatre...."

April 5, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Seven Wonders of the World (Plus One)'

A surreal musical recording of the 1940s yields a charming stage spectacle today

"...attention to various American landmarks. But Seven Wonders director David Yeakle embraces the constraints of the album to put..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

'Seven Wonders of the World (Plus One)'

Tongue and Groove Theatre revives an odd little show that's truly dreamy

"...temple to skyscraper, classical drama to screwball romance." Director David Yeakle had a ball with it, however, playing up..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Incredible Shrinking Man

This shadow-theatre staging of the sci-fi classic is, indeed, incredible

"...effects don't work, well, you forgive it because Director David Yeakle, Musical Director Justin Sherburn, and their incredibly shrinking..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Top 10 Most Memorable Locally Produced Live Performance Offerings That I Chanced To See in 2010

A theatre year of staged fantasies, musical fun, and crazy families

"...The most charming live cartoon fantasy imaginable. Directed by David Yeakle...."

Jan. 7, 2011 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Red Balloon

This revival of the 2008 hit is utterly original and transcendently human

"...brilliant piece of theatre. While I don't think director David Yeakle and his team, which includes an energetic, animated,..."

May 28, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

'Silent Stage'

Four artists have turned the house they share into a retro-cinema with a twist

"...features the talents of Tongue and Groove Theatre regulars David Yeakle, Mark Stewart, and Hilah Johnson, plus music by..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Superlatives

The 2008-2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Barnes (arts), Clare Croft (dance), Erin Keever (visual arts), David Mead (music), Joey Seiler (theatre), and Jeanne Claire van..."

June 5, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Barnes (arts), Clare Croft (dance), Erin Keever (visual arts), David Mead (music), Joey Seiler (theatre), and Jeanne Claire van..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fantasmaville

Raul Garza's timely drama challenges the change that's brewing in Austin

"...forward. That could be detrimental, but Garza and director David Yeakle imbue the ensemble with enough interest to make..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

2007-2008 B. Iden Payne Award Nominations

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

"...David Yeakle (The Red Balloon)..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

2008 Payne Awards Nominations

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

"...David Yeakle (The Red Balloon)..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

2008 B. Iden Payne Awards

Big love for UT in this year's nominations for the annual ACoT theatre honors

"...Kim Adams, and Tiffany Knight; and designs by Sarah Davidson (set), Katy Hallee (lighting), and Susan Branch (costumes). The..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Red Balloon

Tongue and Groove Theatre's new show leaves you feeling like something dark and heavy has been lifted up and carried far, far away

"...Director David Yeakle's staging looks to meld physical performance with the..."

July 18, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

FronteraFest Short Fringe Week One

The first week brought packed houses, captivating shows, and the promise that the rest of the fest will be just as magical

"...same day. This aged pooch, however, is played by David Yeakle (replete with a definitively doggy bandana). The play..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

A Thought in Three Parts

In staging Wallace Shawn's famously unproduced and pornographic A Thought in Three Parts, it'd be so easy to stumble or misjudge, but Rubber Repertory has gotten almost everything stunningly right

"...few of the quotidian and exotic joys within it. David Yeakle, ladies and gentlemen, performing at the very pinnacle..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

An Arabian Midsummer Night's Dream

An Arabian Midsummer Night's Dream doesn't do justice to Shakespeare's comedy, but the goodwill, visual splendor, and flashes of magic in Tongue and Groove Theatre's show can transport you halfway 'round the world

"...Tongue and Groove artistic director David Yeakle and his sizable company work overtime at seasoning..."

July 28, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

An Arabian Midsummer Night's Dream

Tongue and Groove Theatre and Ararat Restaurant launch a new outdoor theatre space with some belly-dancing, scimitar-wielding Shakespeare:'An Arabian Midsummer Night's Dream'

"...show is directed by Tongue and Groove artistic director David Yeakle, who, after 11 years of renting playing space,..."

July 21, 2006 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Cream of the Crop

Nominations for the 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Harriman (music), Erin Keever (visual art), Sondra Lomax (dance), David Mead (music), Tommy O'Malley (theatre), Joey Seiler (theatre), Jeanne..."

May 19, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Most Memorable Theatrical Offerings That I Chanced to See in 2005 (A Hierarchical List)

'Chronicle' theatre writer Barry Pineo names his 10 favorite stage productions of 200

"...an oddly transcendent performance by Blake Smith. Directed by David Yeakle...."

Jan. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Three Cuckolds

At the Blue Theatre, you can see an outstanding example of commedia dell-arte in Tongue and Groove Theatre's awesomely entertaining production of 'The Three Cuckolds'

"...adapted by Bill Irwin and further adapted by director David Yeakle – no slaves to historic or modern convention..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Return to Clod-Cuckold-Land

Director David Yeakle revisits 'The Three Cuckolds,' the commedia classic that got his Tongue in Groove

"...say that he was pleased to hear that director David Yeakle was mounting his adaptation of The Three Cuckolds..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...Barnes (arts), Jamie Smith Cantara (theatre), Sondra Lomax (dance), David Mead (music), Tommy O'Malley (theatre), and Jeanne Claire van..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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