Sundance Announces Shorts Program

Texans get the nod

"...its 2010 short film program yesterday, and a handful of Texans made the cut, including Park City regulars the..."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Ashes, Ashes

In UT's staging of this postapocalyptic fairy tale, we can't help be sucked into the magic of the infinite hole

"...B. Iden Payne Theatre, through Nov. 17..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Outstanding!

Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...This is the 15th year that local critics have put their heads..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Understanding Islam

Steve Moore's latest play makes a pilgrimage to the truth of a misunderstood faith

"...Islam, much less comprehend it. Sure, it rose from the same soil as the faiths embraced by most Americans,..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Salvage Vanguard Theater

After 13 years of presenting theatre in other peoples' space, Salvage Vanguard Theater has acquired its own home

"...They started by doing it in bars. Then they were..."

May 5, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Author? Author?

Who really wrote Shakespeare's plays? Writer Amy Freed plays the question for laughs.

"...did this middle-class schlub from a backwater burg in the Warwickshire sticks, the largely unlettered son of an illiterate..."

March 31, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mi Casa Es Su Teatro

The unexpected is to be expected when it comes to FronteraFest's Mi Casa Es Su Teatro, which features everything from monologues to musicals to martial arts in theatres, living rooms, and bathrooms around Austin

"...The unexpected is always to be expected when it comes..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Memoriam: Boyd Vance

Boyd Vance, founder and director of Pro Arts Collective, acclaimed musical theatre performer, and leader in nurturing and promoting African-American arts for a quarter of a century, has died

"...A true theatrical dynamo and an artist who led the way in..."

April 15, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Elaborate Life

His love of theatre has led 'Aida' director Matt Lenz on an amazing journey

"...Some people have a tremendous passion for theatre. Talking with Matt Lenz, you get a clear sense..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Calling All Lonely-Hearts

IMAX movies and swingin' singles meet up, make out, at i-mixers.

"...There's nothing worse than being single during the holidays. Oh,..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Coming Home

Steve Balgooyen knows the Vietnam War drama Tracers quite well, having been involved in five different productions, and he hopes the sixth, which he's staging at St. Edward's University, will bring the stories of Vietnam to still more audiences and perhaps heal some of the wounds it has left.

"...Though they were inflicted decades ago, the wounds are still raw...."

June 28, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Central Texas writer Tom Grimes has a play date in L.A., Deborah Hay duets with Baryshnikov in Brooklyn, and Jouét flies off to Louisville, plus legislative applause for Austin musicals Jouét and Oliver!

"...On the Road Again Again..."

June 1, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Real Estate and Perfect Mates

The Year in Austin Culture

"...1. Cabaret (UT Performing Arts Center) There is glitz and glamour and "big production values" and..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...That Transported Me1. Lipstick Traces (Rude Mechanicals) In getting their version of Greil Marcus' massive social history to the..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Eulogy for an Empty House

"...Last week saw the closing of a very special arts space, The Public..."

July 9, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Working Vacations

Theaterless Theater Corps, Rude Mechanicals, KAIROS! Co.

"...When Ice Factory '99, Soho Think Tank's festival of fringe theatre, rocks the City That Never Sleeps this..."

July 9, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Theatre Baby In, Theatre Out

"...The Austin theatre community is a little bit bigger this..."

May 14, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

It Was a Very Good Year

Jason Phelps on 12 Months of Exceptional Stage Projects

"...Brookshire Some years in a life stand out from the rest. They may be distinguished by some monumental change..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Film at Wit's End

An Interview With Stan Brakhage

"...Stan Brakhage, the de facto Godfather of American experimental cinema, is the..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Screens Feature by Jerry Johnson

Stage Top 10s

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

"...1. (tie) The Bacchae: Torn to Pieces, The Gospel at Colonus (Hopeful..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Look Back in Wonder

The British Invasion, Part One: Theatre, 1956-1996

"...The atlas has London sitting several thousand miles from Austin...."

Nov. 8, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Perfect Expression

Erik Ehn on Making Big, Cheap Theatre With Frontera

"...year's RAT Conference in Seattle, where artists from independent theatres throughout the U.S. gathered to talk about their work..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

A Drag Fest, Nutcracker, and Puppets in This Week’s Events

Lots of weekend events to keep you occupied

"...raise you to respect drag performers because any child of mine would need to be appreciative of the arts...."

Dec. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Pride Calendar

A buffet of June Pride events in Austin

"...and only so much energy this gay little iced coffee can give me: This is the energy I feel..."

June 7, 2024 Column by James Scott

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

For His Dance (Re)current Unrest, Charles O. Anderson Keeps Moving

Through the pandemic and other obstacles, the choreographer and UT teacher continues to adapt

"..."Like so many of us, these pandemics – COVID-19 and ongoing systemic racism..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Memoriam: Frank Benge

Remembering the artist, critic, and man of the theatre

"...On March 14, Central Texas theatre lost one of its most ardent and active players,..."

March 18, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Qmmunity: It Takes a Village

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

"...last weekend and it was an absolutely beautiful reminder of the importance of chosen family and queer villages. Blood..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

In Memoriam: Rhoda Winter Russell

Movement therapy pioneer who knew the greats of dance has died

"...July 26, Austin lost a resident with an extraordinary history in dance. As an aspiring dancer in the Forties..."

Aug. 1, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Terrence McNally Knows About Lasting Impact

About to open a new play at Zach Theatre, the Tony Award-winning playwright talks about what endures

"...On May 19, the Tony Award-winning playwright of Master Class and Love! Valour!..."

June 7, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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