Zach Theatre's Heisenberg

In Simon Stephens' play, we observe the unlikely pairing of two people as an experiment in risk and change

"...her share of hard lessons by her early 40s. Harvey Guion's Alex is the direct opposite: reserved and concise,..."

July 6, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Zach Theatre's A Christmas Carol

This slick and polished musical adaptation of the Dickens classic serves up holiday cheer in abundance

"...at the heart of it all. As Ebenezer Scrooge, Harvey Guion is delightful. A perfect curmudgeon at first, Guion..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

El Paraiso

The Rude Mechs took a road trip to see the Marfa lights, and their journey has been translated by playwright Kirk Lynn, director Shawn Sides, and a gifted ensemble into a raucous, sweet, funny, fanciful meditation on the tension between desire and intellect, and heaven as embodied in the land called Texas.

"...conjured by Jeremy Lee's sound; Carra Martinez's Mercedes and Harvey Guion's Wittgenstein shiftily eyeing each other over shot glasses..."

May 17, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Articulations

Another Austin theatre company suffers a mid-performance disaster and responds to it with resourcefulness and pluck, and the Austin Community College Drama Department marks Shakespeare's 437th birth with an all-star "Billy Bash."

"...students and guest artists Andrea Osborn, Damian Gillen, and Harvey Guion, and the Billy Bash, for which he's secured..."

April 20, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

A Christmas Carol

Zach Theatre's musical mashup of Christmases Past and Present puts bumps in Scrooge's journey

"...he should be, while Scrooge himself, perfectly portrayed by Harvey Guion, is equally crotchety and unapproachable. As Belle, Sara..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Irving Berlin's White Christmas the Musical

Zach Theatre delivers a sentimental stroll through a winter wonderland, with exceptionally strong dancing

"...to the chagrin of her stern boss, General Waverly (Harvey Guion, excellent as ever), and the delight of her..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck's tale of the Great Depression is delivered with beauty and power

"...law, no longer sure what either means. Some, like Harvey Guion's ebullient Pa Joad and Paul Mitchell Wright's genial..."

March 27, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Omnium Gatherum

The Zachary Scott Theatre Center production of 'Omnium Gatherum' starts as captivating, then rounds a hairpin turn to become compelling

"...they are in this Zachary Scott Theatre Center production. Harvey Guion is pitch-perfect with Roger's bulldog bark. His blunt..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Talking Through 'That Day'

Two plays – Omnium Gatherum and The Guys – try to express what happened on September 11

"...of campaign season theatre. The production stars Janelle Buchanan, Harvey Guion, Helen Merino, Carla Nickerson, Erik Parillo, Brian Coughlin,..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Double D'Amour

In one week, Austin is blessed with two theatrical projects by gifted playwright Lisa D'Amour: her 16 Spells to Charm the Beast, a curious romance between a big-city enchantress and the fairy-tale beast who adores her; and Nita and Zita, a cabaret in which the ghosts of two sisters relate the story of their lives as a vaudeville team and as eccentric "gypsy ladies" in New Orleans in dance numbers, songs, and malapropisms.

"...suitor at bay. A fine cast -- Monika Bustamante, Harvey Guion, and Cyndi Williams, with Lana Dieterich as the..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Austin helps the Lysistrata Project become the Little Peace Project That Could, the Long Center says "no thanks, after all" to the $25 million in Waller Creek tunnel bond money, and Austin Shakespeare Festival launches a new reading series.

"...Manager Ian Manners and featuring Corey Gagne, Tom Green, Harvey Guion, Don Howell, Patricia Pearcy, Guy Roberts, David Stahl,..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Hamlet: Words, Words, Words

Despite the presence of a talented ensemble, the Austin Shakespeare Festival production of what most of the English-speaking world considers the greatest play ever written is a thin Hamlet of watered-down performances and even more diluted directorial choices.

"...King Claudius, creating a dichotomy of power and self-consciousness. Harvey Guion is double-cast as the Ghost of Hamlet's Father..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

The Metamorphosis

Capturing the creepy power and tone of Franz Kafka's novella The Metamorphosis, in which a man awakes one morning to find himself turned into a giant beetle, in a stage production may be as difficult as capturing the rare Megolaponera foetens. Still, the Refraction Arts / Public Domain co-production of The Metamorphosis is a valiant attempt, and possible required viewing for any Kafka aficionado.@META_Category_arts: Review

"...bringing Gregor to his sad end. Lana Dieterich and Harvey Guion, as Mom and Pop, provide an effective good..."

June 22, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Cripple of Inishmaan

The company of Different Stages' production of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan bring the script to life, but to in the eyes of reviewer Rob Curran, they work too hard to get a chance to enjoy it.

"...for the audience's cruel pleasure. As the gossip, Johnnypateenmike, Harvey Guion walks the tightrope between despicable voyeur and indispensable..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Arts Review by Rob Curran

Iphigenia Crash Land Falls on the Neon Shell That Was Once Her Heart

This update of a Greek tragedy has a modern look but the same old sense of the inevitable

"...Mical Trejo's news anchor; in the grasping machinations of Harvey Guion's scheming father and the slurred speech and blurred..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Articulations

The UT symposium "From Text to Performance: Law and Other Performing Arts" proved to be a stimulating blend of scholarly thought, intellectual inquiry, thoughtful performance, amicable conversation, fiery debate, and amusing anecdotes.

"...and a Shylock played as a traditional villain (actor Harvey Guion employing a thick accent, broad gestures, and an..."

March 15, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Awards 2013

Arts writers raise their glasses to outstanding art in list of nominees

"...Harvey Guion, All My Sons..."

May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All My Sons

When an outstanding free production of a classic drama can't draw a crowd, we all lose

July 27, 2012 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Zach Theatre

The theatre is giving away a free wedding to some homegrown George and Emily

"...other notable local actors, including Janelle Buchanan, Lana Dieterich, Harvey Guion, Billy Harden, Marco Perella, Scotty Roberts, and, as..."

March 26, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Measure for Measure

Setting Shakespeare's play in 1920s Savannah makes for a more resonant and timely drama

"...he defends one of his confederates in debauchery to Harvey Guion's gruffly proper Escalus, also in seersucker, and turns..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...Harvey Guion, Omnium-Gatherum..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2002-2003

The full list of nominations for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Harvey Guion, Proof..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

16 Spells to Charm the Beast

Playwright Lisa D'Amour's 16 Spells to Charm the Beast is an urban fable of loneliness and love set in a whimsical world where furry brutes pine for sophisticated housewives; at its best Salvage Vanguard Theater's production casts its own spell, capturing us in a thrall of poetic visions reflecting natural desire and supernatural devotion.

"...pretending to be "Mr. Helicopter," a manufacturer of helicopters, Harvey Guion breezily affects the continental savoir-faire of a B-movie..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Proof

In David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Proof, mathematicians are shown to be unsure about many things -- the work they do, the methods they use, their lives, even their sanity -- and the State Theater Company's production beautifully captures the uncertainty of this world.

"...of the people they care for. As the father, Harvey Guion provides a tender portrait of a man overly..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...Harvey Guion, El Paraiso..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Fringe @ Blue Theatre

"...of Schnitzler's erotic masterpiece, starring Babs George, Paul Norton, Harvey Guion, and Tom Green; and Strindberg's penetrating exploration of..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Arts Feature