FronteraFest

On a wet and shivering Saturday night, FronteraFest offered something, finally, to combat the chill outside: the warmth of great performers.

"...Hyde Park Theatre, Jan. 25..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

An Idiot at FronteraFest

Diary of getting a homegrown 25-minute play onto the stage for Austin's biggest annual performance festival

"...and I have ideas that turn out terribly. All of this was proven thoroughly as I prepared a 25-minute..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Arts Feature by T. Lynn Mikeska

FronteraFest 2013

Performance jamboree's 20th brings back old faves and welcomes new stars

"...All it takes is a serious milestone like a 20th anniversary to make you want to get the old..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

FronteraFest Celebrates 30 Weird and Wild Theatrical Years

New and returning artists flock to this year’s 30th edition of the theatre fest

"...FronteraFest might have reached the big 3-0, but it’s not..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

FronteraFest Schedule

"...The foundation of FronteraFest is the Short Fringe, five weeks of performances..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Arts Feature

FronteraFest: The Basics

"...Twenty-one years in, I expect you know the who-what-when-wheres of this winter wonderland of original performance, but a brief..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

An Open-Door Policy for Performance Art at FronteraFest

Austin’s innovative and egalitarian gathering keeps its public service mission

"...It is often in its absence that the worth of a thing..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

FronteraFest Is Back to Push New Boundaries

The theatrical fringe festival proves there's still space to experiment in a crowded Austin

"...performance festival returns after a two-year pandemic hiatus. In 2023, FronteraFest will be a collaboration between Hyde Park Theatre..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

FronteraFest 2003

It's time again for that annual performance jamboree FronteraFest, and time to mark its first decade of presenting Austin with adventuresome new theatre, comedy, dance, and spoken word by anyone with the courage or folly to take a stage.

"...bickering couple and the talking cow? The virtual world of interior design and geekish attention to furniture arrangement? Are..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

FronteraFest 2007: The lowdown

"...Now that you've met a few of the players, it's time to figure out what to..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Feature

Portraits of the Artists as FronteraFest Regulars

Why they perform year after year after year

"...Since 1993 the uniquely Austin event known as FronteraFest has been allowing anyone with an idea for a..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

FRONTERAFEST 2002 DAILY SCHEDULE

"...for Short Fringe are $10 each general admission and $12 each for "Best of ..." performances. A Five-Night Fest..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Summer of Solo Shows: The Second Wave

In Austin theatre, solo shows sometimes come in waves, as in the second half of August, which has four one-person theatrical vehicles opening the same weekend

"...for long – the monologue has been a staple of local stages for a good two decades now –..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

FronteraFest Schedule

"...Solo spoken-word performance that centers on the last king of Seville...."

Jan. 9, 2004 Arts Feature

Stories, Operas, and Meet-Cutes: The Week in Arts

Brett Goldstein brings the laughs, Zach Theatre conjures a comet, and more arty events

"...a narcoleptic who falls in love with his straight best friend (Keanu Reeves), a Prince Hal-esque rich kid tender..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by Kat McNevins

Anything Goes

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

"...The hidden lives of flight attendants. And artists. And actors who do children's..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Risk Immersion

Time again to sink deeply into FronteraFest's exhilarating experiments in performance

"...FronteraFest, our annual jamboree of homegrown performance, where anyone and..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Excitingly Unpredictable

The best fringe since fashion week, FronteraFest 2015 promises a month of exhilarating alternative performance

"...and performance enthusiasts gear up for a second round of celebrating and events. January is when Hyde Park Theatre..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

FronteraFest Short Fringe: Week 3

No one would ever plan a night of theatre such as the night of theatre that was the FronteraFest Short Fringe Best of Week 3, but it set a high-water mark for entertainment

"...FronteraFest Short Fringe: Week 3..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

A 'Postmarks' 'Shot in the Dark'

"...Editor, I would like to respond to the review of my FronteraFest Short Fringe Best of Week performance of..."

Feb. 1, 2007 Postmarks

Five Arty Events: Jan. 12-14

The year continues! The present trips into the future! Who'd'a thunk?

"...Second week of January, and how are those resolutions holding up?..."

Jan. 11, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Classics Comeback

Are the great dramas of yore reclaiming their place on Austin's stages?

"...this summer, you bump into another Grand Old Geezer of Western Drama somewhere on the Austin theatre scene. As..."

July 3, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Fringe @ the Hideout

"...FronteraFest, the oldest and largest performance festival in the Southwest,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature

2016 Long Fringe Canceled

Permit issue leads FronteraFest to shut down part of festival

"...For the first time in its 23-year history, FronteraFest has canceled an entire portion of the..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Knot a Secret

After 17 years, playwright Hank Schwemmer is finally getting seen

"...outnumbering cedar trees now – you'd think the production of several short dramas by a local writer wouldn't occasion..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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

"...FronteraFest Short Fringe Week One..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Backward 'Spin'

Catherine Berry explains how to reverse engineer your very own musical

"...to sleep with "Send in the Clowns" every night of your life. Stephen Sondheim still won't come knocking on..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Short Fringe @ Hyde Park Theatre

"...turned its stage over to Austinites for five solid weeks of unjuried, uncensored theatrical adventures of 25 minutes or..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature

Courting Ecstasy

Exploring the Landscapes of Playwright Lisa D'Amour

"...by Bret Brookshire There must be a bar- room of people in Austin -- aged late 20s, sensibilities vaguely..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Down at the Jinn Mill

Austin's dirigo group prepare to premiere the best new play one could wish for

"...and their bass-heavy comrades, hunting pheasants with a Remington 12-gauge, and parsing the philosophies of Wittgenstein. He's also a..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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