Elizabeth Cobbe's Top 10 Arts Entrances of 2019

It was the onstage arrivals – some creepy, some hilarious, all welcome – that made this year distinctive

"...5) ELIZABETH GEORGE rose to the surface in the UT Department..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Anything Goes

That free-for-all spirit is part of the kick of FronteraFest

"...by the playwrights organization Austin Script Works: "Apocalypse," by Elizabeth Cobbe (Jan. 16); "Larius Likler," by Aimée Gonzales (Jan...."

Jan. 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

FronteraFest 2007: The lowdown

"...by Max Langert (Jan. 31); and "Ohio Trip," by Elizabeth Cobbe (Feb. 7)...."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Feature

I'd Like to Thank ...

The 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Ryzin (arts), and Holly Williams (dance); and the Chronicle's Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Heather Barfield Cole (theatre), Patricia Hadad (theatre),..."

June 9, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Out of Ink 2012: Sound Off

Eight playwrights wrote 10-minute plays, and the audience lived happily ever after

"...unexpected, rambunctious criminals in a library, and Chronicle reviewer Elizabeth Cobbe's "Unfair Practices at the DPS," which pits the..."

April 27, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

All Over Creation: Re: Views

What makes a review a review?

"...As Elizabeth Cobbe wrote when I invited Chronicle Arts writers to..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Playboy of the Western World

As the weather cools, Different Stages brings the warmth of rural Ireland to town in its staging of J.M. Synge’s ‘The Playboy of the Western World’

"...Cole Wimpee's infatuated fluttering cousin of Pegeen. Amy Lewis, Elizabeth Cobbe, Martina Ohlhauser, and Rosanna Butler delightfully fuss and..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Fuse Box: Now with more electricity

The newly expanded Fuse Box Festival continues to shower sparks across Austin, with the second week packing in even more new dance, theatre, screenings, bands, and art

"...Ohio Trip, by Elizabeth Cobbe, directed by Sharon Sparlin. Cobbe's slide show about..."

April 20, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Ruud and Kate Watson (visual arts); and the Chronicle's Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Michael Kellerman (music), Hannah Kenah (theatre), Rachel..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...J. Friedenthal (theatre) and Claire Canavan (theatre); the Chronicle's Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Melany Jean (visual arts), T. Lynn Mikeska..."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Ryzin (arts), and the Chronicle's H.C. Arnold (visual arts), Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Jonelle Seitz (dance), Shanon Weaver (theatre), and..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

Top honors to Salvage Vanguard's Thr3e Zisters, LOLA Austin's Femme Bohème, and Texas State's Kiss Me, Kate

"...and Jeanne Claire van Ryzin (arts); and the Chronicle's Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Caitlin Green­wood (visual art), Adam Roberts (theatre/classical..."

June 5, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Everything Is Exemplary

The 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Solo Gallery Exhibition (tie) “Contamination | Pollination: Elizabeth McDonald,” Pump Project “Dave Culpepper: Wake Me When It’s..."

June 3, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Fall Arts Issue Critics Picks

From the arts harvest, our critics pluck choice treats

"...loving the music and snickering at the sackbut. - Elizabeth Cobbe..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Ryzin (arts) and the Chronicle's Salvador Castillo (visual arts), Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Amanda Douberley (visual arts), Michael Kellerman (music),..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cream of the Crop

Nominations for the 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Ryzin (arts), and Holly Williams (dance); and the Chronicle's Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Heather Barfield Cole (theatre), Rachel Koper (visual..."

May 19, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...Barnes (arts) and Andrew J. Friedenthal (theatre); the Chronicle's Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre) and Robert Faires (arts); Central Texas Live..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...and Jeanne Claire van Ryzin (arts), and the Chronicle's Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Caitlin Greenwood (visual arts), Seth Orion Schwaiger..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

Giving a lot of sweet bouquets (and taking their sweet time doing it)

"...and Jeanne Claire van Ryzin (arts), and the Chronicle's Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Jonelle Seitz (dance), Jillian Owens (theatre), and..."

June 8, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

For the 20th time, a big hand for the nominees if you please

"...and Jeanne Claire van Ryzin (arts) and the Chronicle's Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Jillian Owens (theatre), Jonelle Seitz (dance), and..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...be good's Claire Ruud (visual arts); and the Chronicle's Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Michael Kellerman (music), Jonelle Seitz (dance), Avimaan..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Superlatives

The 2008-2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Ruud and Kate Watson (visual arts); and the Chronicle's Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Rachel Koper (visual arts), Jonelle Seitz (dance),..."

June 5, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Critics Table's Grand Tales

The winners of the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Barnes (arts) and Andrew J. Friedenthal (theatre); the Chronicle's Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre) and Robert Faires (arts); Central Texas Live..."

June 4, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Critics Table's Crème de la Crème

The winners of the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...J. Friedenthal (theatre) and Claire Canavan (theatre); the Chronicle's Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Melany Jean (visual arts), T. Lynn Mikeska..."

June 5, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Arrogant Review

"...Dear Editor, I was both amazed and disappointed by Elizabeth Cobbe's review of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley [Arts..."

Dec. 18, 2017 Postmarks

Five Arty Things to Do: Nov. 3-5

That number again is: Five. Yes, five arty things.

"...us know what happens, yes? Because Chronicle theatre critic Elizabeth Cobbe has this to say about the Groundswell Theatre..."

Nov. 2, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Critics Table Tops at 25

The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Claire Canavan (theatre); the Chronicle's Sam Anderson-Ramos (visual arts), Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Jonelle Seitz (dance), and Robert Faires (arts);..."

May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Year of the Booster

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Ryzin (arts), and the Chronicle's H.C. Arnold (visual arts), Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Jonelle Seitz (dance), Shanon Weaver (theatre), and..."

May 25, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Embarrassment of Riches

"...Dear Editor, Despite insistence to the contrary, Elizabeth Cobbe's review of Everything Is Established read like a..."

Feb. 25, 2015 Postmarks

Five Excellent Things to Do in Austin this Weekend

Aside from enjoying this, we mean, ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS weather

"...2. THR3E ZISTERS Our theatre reviewer Elizabeth Cobbe assures us that this tongue-in-cheek critique of the..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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