Mr. Not So Frivolous

Wallace Shawn bares all about writing, why he does theatre, and that play with all the sex in it

"...the world as Shawn writes about it, the London theatre company and venue were threatened with loss of grant..."

May 11, 2007 Arts Feature by Spencer Parsons

Stage Top 10s

Top Ten That's Really 13 (and Could Easily Have Been 20) Theatre Experiences of 1996

"...to Pieces, The Gospel at Colonus (Hopeful Monsters/Frontera@Hyde Park Theatre, Zachary Scott Theatre Center): What are the odds? In..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rattling Our Stage

A Survey of Austin's Rebel Theatre Scene

"...to conjure dread in the heart of a poor theatregoer. It suggests self-proclaimed artistes in black turtlenecks spewing stream-of-consciousness..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Feature

Star Chambers

Take a peek behind the dressing room doors of Austin theatre through the lens of photographer Bret Brookshire.

"...Dressing rooms are hallowed spaces. They may not always look like..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Stages of Inebriation

To drink or not to drink – for local thespians, no question

"...Want to hear some good drinking stories? Ask theatre people. Between their research for playing soused characters, work..."

July 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Kids in Black

That innocuous-seeming crew of people listed beneath the actors in every program, who scurry around in black backstage and hover over the proceedings in the sound and light booth, may not be well-known to most theatregoers, but this silent, hidden army is all-powerful. Techies get almost no share in the glory, but they run the world, and here's how.

"...less opens -- in their studios or the empty theatre. This silent, hidden army is creepily all-powerful. Without the..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Before EAST? During EAST? Something Other Than EAST?

We totally <3 that East Austin Studio Tour, but hold on a minute

"...3. PARALLELOGRAMOPHONOGRAPH’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY Austin’s favorite improvisers celebrate their..."

Nov. 11, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

South of France by Southwest

In keeping a journal during my five days in Cannes, where my first feature, 'Room,' premiered internationally, it occurred to me that it's the creative energy in Austin that has carried me this far.

"...7:45am – Austin: My partner, and Austin theatre director/actor, Carlos Treviño and I are at the airport..."

May 27, 2005 Screens Feature by Kyle Henry

The Shows Must Go On(line)

More Austin performers take their acts to the internets for streaming

"...Burns – you know: the esteemed Matriarch of The Hidden Room – will be joining actors from the U.S...."

March 19, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Alex Gibney Strikes Again

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief premieres

"...filmmaker Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, the Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side, The Armstrong..."

March 29, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

New Year's Eve Events

"...($48). But true hustlers can get it all, plus room, starting at $479. It only comes once a year,..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Features Feature by Wells Dunbar

New Year's Eve Events

"...Wayne Alan BrennerClubsSPEAKEASY Round the alleyway to the Speakeasy's hidden entrance, and you'll find the swankiest send-off to aught-three...."

Jan. 2, 2004 Features Feature by Wells Dunbar

'Austin Secrets'

Handling real people's secrets sends improv pros places they've never been before

"...wildly popular improv show ever mounted at the Hideout Theatre, and its current run has sold out every performance...."

March 18, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Warning! Nudity!

Austinites love to shed their clothes, and a number of them do it onstage -- what's up with that? Some of the city's most nakedness-prone actors, performance artists, and directors expose their reasons to arts writer Ada Calhoun.

"...local spirit of au naturel carries over into the theatre community, where actors frequently get naked onstage. Just scan..."

April 14, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

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

"...half-dozen arts writers are handing out honors to local theatre artists in the Continental Club, and the next, a..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

Tlamatcanemilitzli Trilogy: Brutal Search for Peace

"...John Henry Faulk Theatre, through October 18 Running Time: 2 hrs..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Arts Review

Brass Ring Lessons

How TexARTS' first two go-rounds in staging classic musicals are helping to make its new Carousel ride a winner

"...is about as easy nowadays as finding an affordable two-bedroom in South Austin. But time was, those metallic hoops..."

June 22, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Live Music to See This Weekend

Your cheat sheet for three days of fun

"...Empire Control Room Fri., July 28, 8pm..."

July 28, 2017 Music Post by The Music Staff

The Choice Is Yours

Rubber Repertory's Casket of Passing Fancy makes you 500 offers you can't reuse

"...at Luby's Cafeteria with me and his partner in theatre, Matt Hislope. He's talking about an experience they had..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Letters at 3AM

Seniors graduate into the world of the Bush junta.

"...did) than what we usually mean when we say "theatre." But circus is at the core of theatre. It's..."

June 13, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Pie to widespread River City acclaim late last year. (Room 710, 8pm) -- Greg Beets..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Letters at 3AM

They may not truthfully reflect the way we live, but sometimes the big and small screen present honest explorations of the way we dream. The year 2000 gave us some exceptionally fine works in this regard.

"...watching a film that can do that. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (opening next week in Austin on January 12)..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

The World Is Your Cubicle

Making it work, geography of no consideration

"...the biological side of relationships sustained by technology, local theatre maven Beth Burns is taking her decade of improv..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Paradise

Ten years after Gravity, Alejandro Escovedo finds his "Paradise."

"...the perfect storm. Conquistadors once told of this oasis hidden in the wilds of Central Texas. Place looks deserted...."

June 28, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Chow Downtown

Dining in the Heart of Austin

"...rough limestone and the floors were well-worn hardwood. The room had two levels and a lovely little courtyard out..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Food Feature

Dance Fever

With Hot September Flurries, a corps of Austin choreographers burn up the Blue all month long

"...What the dance community could really use is a room of its own, so to speak, a prominent, easily..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Stage Uncaged

How a performative open mic From Iowa became a theatrical springboard in Austin

"...pale hands, his olive eyes agleam. He's talking about theatre, about comedy improvisation, about living in Austin because there's..."

April 15, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Exhibitionism

Big Stinkin' International Improv Fest: Full-Out Fun and No Net

"...The Velveeta Room & the Paramount Theatre, Thursday & Friday, May 22..."

May 30, 1997 Arts Review

Exhibitionism

Chronicle Art Reviews

"...Paramount Theatre, through November 23 Running Time: 2 hrs, 15 min..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Arts Review

How Austin's Theatrical Couples Keep Romance Alive Love's Labors Won

"...the stage door that reads "Love Shack." Because the theatre is one of those places -- like summer camp..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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