Top 9 Theatre Productions of 2009 That Did Ascend the Brightest Heaven of Invention

A year of failed romances, Greek myths, and more that were staged so ingeniously

"...as Rauschenberg's work, this boisterous joyride was so exhilarating that when it ended, I wanted it to start all..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 9 Most Memorable Locally Produced Live Performance Offerings That I Chanced to See in 2009

A theatre year of crazy families, love lost and found, and lots of dancing

"...3) 'HOUSE OF SEVERAL STORIES' (IMAGINE THAT PRODUCTIONS) A mother (Lauren Lane), a daughter (Meredith..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Southwest Theatre Productions' Trade With Klan

In Donald E. Baker's new drama, the utter plainness of an Indiana small town makes its devotion to the KKK all the more shocking

"...Imagine for a moment Trump's world order gone awry. I..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Five Austin Arts Events That Celebrate Nature

Because you know we’re all just a bunch of animals

"...all the rest of this big blue marvelous rock that we've been spinning on for millennia now. The environment...."

Aug. 26, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Let's Fix That

How New Plays Are Developed in Austin

"...Caspers wears a crew-cut and projects a bossy demeanor that makes him seem as much a drill sergeant as..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel Alive

A quintessential coming-of-age soundtrack to score the next spiral

"...just some "girl band," instead denoting themselves a band that plays from their dicks … while happening to be..."

June 10, 2022 Music Feature by Mars Salazar

Imagine, Nation

Using play to map the emotional terrain of 9 / 11

"...me a long time," says Courtney Sale. And by that, the master's of fine art candidate means longer than..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Down the Drain

The leads put so much of themselves in this new play that it transcends fiction

"...www.it-productions.org..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...House of Several Stories, Imagine That Productions..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

House of Several Stories

Imagine That's inaugural Equity production is a House united by brilliance

"...you'll find a note from dramaturge Kasey Korth saying that the play has been called "an absurdist comedy"; that..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

My First Mister

"...a highball glass, it does boast one lasting distinction. That would be the splendid performance by Sobieski, who ends..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Tony Visconti Part 2 (The Encores)

"...parties start getting fidgety. File it under the theory that focused concentration requires some sort of reset every 60..."

June 23, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

A Writer's Vision(s)

A playwright hallucinating crazed figures makes for a frenetic, fast-paced riot

"...If the setup seems a bit silly, that's good – because Vision(s) is flat-out funny. Boulanger's humor..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The boy wizard rides again and this outing proves zippier and spookier than the previous two.

"...and more macabre than Chris Columbus’ two previous plodding productions...."

June 4, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Austin Musical Theatre Hits the Heights

That's Show Biz!

"...young men dash onto the tape-lined section of linoleum that denotes the "stage" in this cafetorium serving as a..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Arts Feature

The Iron Man

Longtime local stage phenom Ken Webster has a record to rival that of a Baseball Hall of Famer

"...times – and even if you didn't already know that for a fact, you could tell it from the..."

April 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Gallows

Another found-footage horror film that's best left unfound

"...nonetheless become a quite popular subgenre, although I suspect that has more to do with a movie studio’s bottom..."

July 10, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Man With the Iron Fists

Wu-Tang Clan firebrand RZA branches out into directing a martial arts film.

"...loving, accurate homage to the legendary Shaw Brothers films that first inspired the chopsocky-mad lad to bring the pain..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Articulations

Are We Not Theatregoers?

"...In these frequently arts-hostile times, it's easy to imagine that the only people left who still like the..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Horror Unearthed: The Return of Confessions of a Serial Killer

The lost Austin horror classic finally gets the respect it deserves

"...It’s said that after the failure of his debut feature, the artsy..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crank: High Voltage

If Takashi Miike happened to be possessed by the spirit of Chuck Jones, the result might turn out something like this sequel.

"...I was sitting around my flat scoping old Toho productions and wondering why the whole kaiju eiga ("giant monster")..."

April 24, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Doctor Death

Checking in with Hospital Productions

"...sense pulls me to the underground lair of Hospital Productions. Located in the basement of Jammyland Music at 60..."

Feb. 8, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Still Now

Shrewd Productions' Still Now provides a fresh perspective on cancer through butoh

"... Through Oct. 4 Running time: 1 hr., 20 min. www.shrewdproductions.com..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

A Career Hooligan Looks Back, But Mostly Forward

Robert Rodriguez on a lifetime of innovation and the movie, 'El Mariachi,' that started it all

"...of amassing the soul-crushing mountain of student loan debt that you will incur over four years spent learning film..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two: As Tears Go By

The sound will live forever; the memories never die

"...afternoon. The sweep and sway of the leaves more imagined than real; this is Austin, Texas, not Bartonsville, Vermont...."

Feb. 19, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Dream On

Austin Museum of Art Re-Examines Its Downtown Plans

"...and Guadalupe photograph by Jana Birchum Think "dream house." Imagine that years ago, you envisioned the ideal home for..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sxsw

"...what about the Tejano Concert at the City Coliseum that same night -- all night? Matador showcase at Liberty..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

The New Atticus Finch

Richard Thomas deconstructs an icon in To Kill a Mockingbird

"...In every play, there is one pivotal scene that the audience would imagine would be rehearsed to perfection...."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Terminal Stage

With 'Adam Sultan,' playwright Steve Moore again reflects on friendship and mortality in Austin

"...That was the chill I experienced a year ago when..."

April 5, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Age Onstage

Getting Specific About Age in subUrbia and Hot Flash!

"...are this isn't the first time you've been asked that question, and chances are it won't be the last...."

April 4, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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