Austin's Artspace Crisis and Microvenues

Are home art galleries and mini-performance venues the answer to the space crunch?

"...such as the Vortex, the Off Center, Hyde Park Theatre, and Salvage averaged 75-100 seats. While modest arts spaces..."

June 22, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Learning Curve

Lessons from the Long Center's first six months

"...Theatre people have a saying: There's the show you rehearse,..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Local Comedy Stories of 2023

New venues, new faces, new experiments

"...shows often sell out months in advance. 3) Paramount Theatre Gets Big Laughs..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Qmmunity: Carnival of Queers

A carnival of queer cavorting will delight your senses this weekend

"...farewell performance from Dylan Garsee. Sat., Sept. 16, 7pm. Fallout Theater, 616 Lavaca. $15. falloutcomedy.com...."

Sept. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Pride Week Commences

Party with Qmmunity, That Time of the Month, and Andy Campbell

"...Norman, Jessica Soukup, and more. Sat., Aug. 3, 10-11pm. Fallout Theater, 616 Lavaca. $10 online; $12 at the door...."

Aug. 2, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Long live the long weekend

"...Trix, Ralphie Hardesty, and more! Sat., May 26, 8-9pm. Fallout Theater, 616 Lavaca. $12...."

May 25, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...the closings of Black Mountain Arts, the Public Domain Theatre on Congress, Lyons-Matrix Gallery, Galeria Sin Fronteras, and Electric..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Movies, Comedy, Books, and More Recommended Arts Events

Find an art that fits your tastes

"...Through April 21, Georgetown Palace Theatre..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Faster Than Sound: White Horse and Sagebrush Regular Jordan Matthew Young Rises on The Voice

"You're just cool, man." – Nick Jonas

"...of the myriad honky-tonk locals muted by the gig fallout, the 35-year-old bandleader and side player returned home to..."

April 9, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Moontower Comedy 2019: Joel Kim Booster

The L.A. comic on the politics (and bravery) of being hot

"...AC: You came to comedy by way of theatre. Do you feel like that theatrical sensibility is coming..."

April 24, 2019 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

Five Recommended Arts Events This Weekend

In which your cultural FOMO is subdued via this handy listicle

"...and events bringing the laughs at ColdTowne and the Fallout Theater – and there’s even a Spider House show..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Pavilion

Director Dave Steakley and three outstanding Austin actors make a visit to The Pavilion, Craig Wright's bittersweet drama about two old flames who meet again at a high school reunion and ponder time's ability to widen chasms as well as heal wounds, time well spent.

"...The Pavilion: Time Well SpentZachary Scott Theatre Center Whisenhunt Arena Stage,..."

June 7, 2002 Arts Review by M.B. Rice

Blur

As produced by Hyde Park Theatre, playwright Melanie Marnich's Blur draws the audience along in a briskly-paced, dynamic ride.

"...Blur: We All Have SomethingHyde Park Theatre,..."

April 5, 2002 Arts Review by M.B. Rice

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...her trepidatiously in the aisle of the Texas Union Theatre when I ran across her at some screening or..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

This is Our Youth

The characters in Kenneth Lonergan's This is Our Youth are coping with the fallout from having grown up in dysfunctional families and tangled in friendships that were often abusive reiterations of those families, and Saints and Poets Theatre bring them to pure, unfiltered life, every twitch and slouch, every blame and whine and burst of cheap violence.

"...Hyde Park Theatre,..."

July 20, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Third Time’s the Charm for Lysistrata Comedy Festival

The all women and nonbinary comedy festival returns with more venues, more laughs

"...We Asian regularly sells out its monthly show at Fallout Theater. This will be the troupe’s first headlining spot..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Qmmunity: The RuPaul Express

Join the Ru-volution in Austin at one of our local Drag Race watch parties

"...Back to You Austin Rainbow Theatre presents the regional premiere of Chris Rivera's story of..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Pumpkin Spice Homoscopes

The seasons are changing, so find a new queer event to enjoy!

"...from Dylan Garsee. Sat., Sept. 9 & 16, 7pm. Fallout Theater, 616 Lavaca. $15. falloutcomedy.com...."

Sept. 8, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Come Sail Away

Queer Black Women Alliance sets sail for a Juneteenth boat party, plus Pride-themed provisions

"...performing a curated display of absurdity. Third Tuesdays, 8pm. Fallout Theater, 616 Lavaca, 616/676-7209. $10 presale; $12 door. falloutcomedy.com...."

June 16, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Stick Together

In light of frightening futures, the queer community must stand together

"...The Bull-Jean Book Party Celebrate writer and theatre artist Sharon Bridgforth's new collectionbull-jean & dem/dey back, featuring..."

May 12, 2023 Column by James Scott

Lights, Camera, Stupidity in Austin-Made Satire

Bryan Connolly's Make Popular Movies spoofs how films are (and aren't) made

"...scene himself. Connolly said, "We went to the Hideout Theatre, the Fallout Theater, every improv show in town, and..."

March 31, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: It Takes a Village

Plus new queer music, queer history dishing, and the return of Gender Unbound

"...Sandra Valls and Crist Guzman. Tue., Sept. 17, 7:30pm. Fallout Theater, 616 Lavaca. $25...."

Sept. 13, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Articulations

In the wake of the horrible tragedy at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, some words of comfort and encouragement from Tuna producer Charles Duggan.

"...point. I know that this is part of the fallout of the day's horrors and loss, and will pass,..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Parks, Gardens, Pisces, and More Arts Events for the Week

Get out and get arty, away from the SXSW crowds

"...Saturday 9, Fallout Theater..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Opera Fights, Puppet Plays, and More Arty Events

Get an arts fix this week

"...Friday 1-Sunday 3, Georgetown Palace Theatre..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Top Five Scene Shakers

Qmmunity counts five major queer scene shake-ups in 2023

"...While Hughes took to the stage in Austin Rainbow Theatre's first-ever production, Basüra set to work revamping Rain's show..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Transitioning to the Big Screen

For Qmmunity Editor James Scott’s birthday, and Transgender Awareness Week, five trans movie recommendations

"...last rewatch of this classic was at the Paramount Theatre during a double feature with The Strangers. It checks..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Queer Comedy Pipeline

Ivy Le talks the impact of Tongue in Cheek, a queer comedy open mic providing fertile ground for Austin's LGBTQ comics

"...Patrick Sirois, and Maxine Dillon. Sat., Sept. 30, 7pm. Fallout Theater, 616 Lavaca. $10. instagram.com/thisisyoursigncomedy...."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by James Scott

Review: Wise Guy Theater Co.’s Dead. Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the End

Theater becomes theatre as Fallout comedy club experiments with drama

July 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Jenny Nulf's Top 10 Films of 2022

"...brought back the joy of going to a movie theatre and hearing everyone around you gasp and scream at..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

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