Getting Physical

Anna Deavere Smith returns to Austin to investigate the resilience of the human body

"...and around the world – in performances at the Zachary Scott Theatre Center. Each performance will include a post-show..."

May 12, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

An 'Our Town' for Our Town

With 100 Austin stories, Zach builds a city on a stage

"...Thornton Wilder – you know the one, the one done so often all across this land that we've all..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Blown Sideways Through Life

Tour de force describes what actress Barbara Chisholm's performance in 'Blown Sideways Through Life,' Claudia Shear's autobiographical journey through the workplace

"...Zachary Scott Theatre Center Whisenhunt Arena Stage, through March 6..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Twisted Olivia

You might not expect a New York drag queen to transport you into the pages of a 19th-century English novel, but that's precisely what happens in Twisted Olivia: A Meditation on Oliver Twist, a new solo show by Everett Quinton which keeps audiences alternately laughing and spellbound in a parade of wonders.

"...Zachary Scott Theatre Center Whisenhunt Arena Stage, through March 9..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Culture Cash

Austin's artists and arts groups are working hard to survive the economic downturn, and now more than ever it's essential for the city that they do.

"...Seattle, and Los Angeles last year. And these companies don't just produce; they have facilities to support as well..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Big career moves for a couple of Austin playwrights and big parties thrown by a couple of Austin arts organizations.

"...Zachary Scott wasn't always just a name on a theatre...."

March 9, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Theatre Critics Table Nominations 1997

"...Schooner, Austin Theatre for Youth The Gospel at Colonus, Zachary Scott Theatre Grease, Mary Moody Northen Theatre Peter Pan,..."

May 9, 1997 Arts Feature

Hanging Up the Torches

After 20 years of juggling fire and other foolery, the Flaming Idiots are calling it quits.

"...to indoor theatres with several sold-out runs at the Zachary Scott Theatre Center; appearances on national television, including The..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Blood Fest

Comedy-horror provides plenty of GIF-able gags

"...by: Owen Egerton. Starring: Robbie Kay, Seychelle Gabriel, Tate Donovan, Jacob Batalon, Barbara Dunkelman, Zachary Levi and Owen Egerton...."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Austin Theatre: That was the year that was

Three of Austin's finest theatre folk - director/actress Lorella Loftus, director Sonnet Blanton, and lighting designer Jason Amato - describe how 2006 was for them and the local stage scene

"...that was and the year that will be. We don't have enough space in print to do justice to..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

New Elf in Town

Flaming Idiot Rob Williams trades his torches for the pointy little slippers of David Sedaris' department-store elf in 'The Santaland Diaries'

"...So just because Rob Williams is donning that gay apparel with the starburst collar and the..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Applause! Applause!

The full list of winners for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...the State Theater Company's I'm Not Lying and the Zachary Scott Theatre Center's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? received..."

June 11, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

From the Ridiculous to the Sublime

How do you take Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and, in less than a month, condense it into a 100-minute one-man play, with the actor playing 20 characters from the novel plus a New York City drag queen? Everett Quinton and Eureka, veterans of the fabled Ridiculous Theatre Company and creators of Twisted Olivia, explain how they did it.

"...Quinton found an opportunity to return to Dickens when Zachary Scott Theatre Center Artistic Director Dave Steakley invited Quinton..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Age of Aquarius

With a new production of the "American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" Hair, director Dave Steakley caps 10 years of making the Zachary Scott Theatre Center rock -- and so much more.

"...so the most likely place for it is the Zachary Scott Theatre Center. Zach has mounted so many pop-based..."

July 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Misery

In bringing Stephen King's Misery to the stage, the Zachary Scott Theatre Center production paint the story's characters in the most awkward fashion possible and mixes horror and comedy to a degree that's confusing.

"...Misery: King Overthrown Zachary Scott Theatre Center..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Who Wants to Be a Theatre Geek?

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

"...9. Before it was the Zachary Scott Theatre Center, Zach was named what? a. Little..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Evita: Over the (Big) Top

Director Dave Steakley, in daring to formulate an answer to the question "What if Fellini had directed Evita?" has pulled off a brazen, vast-scaled circus of a production, a completely over-the-(big)-top sensation of a theatre experience.

"...Zachary Scott Theatre Center,..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

A Dynamic Greater Than You Can Imagine

Buckminster Fuller believed pieces of things could be combined in new ways to create a powerful new dynamic. Now, playwright Alice Wilson is combining her words with Bucky's life for a dynamic new solo show. Wayne Alan Brenner gets the story.

"...scientist, because Wilson is the former artistic director of Zachary Scott Theatre Center, and she's recently finished writing a..."

March 31, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Articulations

Critix Pix

"...Fifty productions earned nominations, the most favored being the Zachary Scott Theatre Center productions of The Who's Tommy (11..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The South Bank

"...facility was complete, the longtime community company became the Zachary Scott Theatre Center. Meanwhile, a few miles to the..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2007 B. Iden Payne Awards: Prize night

Running down the winners at this year's awards from the Austin Circle of Theaters

"...At Home With Dick 2, Libby Dees singing "You Don't Know This Man" from Mary Moody Northen Theatre's production..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...patrons Sarah and Ernest Butler took the lead, first donating $2.5 million toward the project, then giving $1 million..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Take Me Out

Zachary Scott Theatre Center's production of the baseball drama Take Me Out is powerful evidence that theatre is also a team sport and we're all playing together

"...Zachary Scott Theatre Center Kleberg Stage, through May 6..."

April 13, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Present Laughter

You may think you know what a Noël Coward comedy is like, but the Zachary Scott Theatre Center production of Present Laughter is light years ahead of your expectations

"...Zachary Scott Theatre Center Kleberg Stage, through March 11..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Plaid Tidings

Zachary Scott Theatre Center's charming production of Plaid Tidings, the sequel to the hit musical revue Forever Plaid, proves you can never have too much of a good thing

"...Zachary Scott Theatre Center Groten Stage, through Dec. 30..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

The Rocky Horror Show

The Zachary Scott Theatre Center revival of 'The Rocky Horror Show' provides Austin, and especially fans of all that is Rocky, with an experience worthy of the word classic

"...Zachary Scott Theatre Center Kleberg Stage, through Nov. 12..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Keepin' It Weird

It is a rare piece of theatre that can be uplifting, enlightening, and disturbing all at once, and 'Keepin' It Weird' is such a piece

"...Zachary Scott Theatre Center Groten Stage, through Sept. 17..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Holiday Productions

Five performing arts groups that revive holiday-themed shows every December share the traditions they've developed within these seasonal traditions

"...is unquestionably a major tradition qualifier – is the Zachary Scott Theatre Center's Rockin' Christmas Party, now in its..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Shear Madness

Zach's spirited revival of 'Shear Madness,' that audience-interactive murder mystery-comedy, just might be the kind of confection your dayjob-wearied mind could use

"...Zachary Scott Theatre Whisenhunt Arena Stage, through Sept. 25..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crowns

The Zachary Scott Theatre Center production of Crowns sings a joyous hosanna to the African- American tradition of the church hat

"...CrownsZachary Scott Theatre Center Kleberg Stage, through Nov. 14..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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