Hey, Jude

The talented Mr. Hickey deftly clambers up that old ladder (ladder, ladder, ladder) of success

"...necessary to achieve the high level of craft that Jude Hickey has achieved...."

June 8, 2012 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Vodka, Fucking, and Television

Breaking String's production is fun, but the script gets self-indulgent a little too often

"...restrained Vodka (Joey Hood) and the smarmy, overdressed Television (Jude Hickey) defend themselves against the indomitable power of the..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

The Aliens

This fierce work of theatre feels like unrehearsed life at its most casual and intense

"...this show is the acting; but if you've seen Jude Hickey or Joey Hood perform before, then that'll come..."

April 6, 2012 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pinkolandia

This drama of Chilean exiles in Wisconsin is a play of rare beauty that speaks to loss, hope, and regret in ways we seldom see

"...Jude Hickey and Martinique Duchene-Phillips shine as those parents, exiles..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

Flush

Ariel Dance Theatre's Gyre Project ends on a visually thrilling but confusing note

"...context of reality TV, with four competitors (Andrea Ariel, Jude Hickey, Adriene Mishler, and Steve Ochoa) suspended somewhere over..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

The Pillowman

Hyde Park Theatre has mounted an excellent production of The Pillowman, Martin McDonagh's immensely challenging tale of gruesome crimes, accountability, and storytelling

"...a little boy's bedroom in a nightmarish fairy tale. Jude Hickey is phenomenal in the lead role; his Katurian..."

June 22, 2007 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Are We on the Edge?

In The Bateman Trilogy, about a family of working-class suburbanite Texans, Ken Webster reveals a fine playwright's voice to go along with his strong directorial style

"...truly challenging obstacles that life throws in people's paths. Jude Hickey (a recent arrival to Austin and already a..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

K2

Director Blake Yelavich opens his production of K2 with an image that is theatrical in the extreme, powerful and breathtaking, but sadly his Arts Entertainment Group production has no thrills left after that, leaving the show to the mercies of Patrick Meyers' long, tedious, sometimes silly script.

"...Jude Hickey plays Harold, and, just as in Tricks (also..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

You Ain't Alone

Ellen Bartel continues to process loss and grief through art in this four-work concert

"...and last works. In "Nebraska Sky," a video of Jude Hickey and Scott Roskilly's shared domestic life was a..."

May 29, 2015 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Top 10 Theatrical Wonders of 2012

History plays with contemporary urgency and giddy surprises made the year memorable in theatre

"...silences more than words. Beautifully acted, with a fearless Jude Hickey scratching 130 layers under his character's skin just..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 (+1) Theatrical Joys of 2012

Recalling a year of Shakespeare on bikes, masterful Miller, and a one-woman eco-soap

"...Ken Webster and the dynamic trio of Jon Cook, Jude Hickey, and Joey Hood...."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Jillian Owens

Bridge/Tunnel

Ready|Set|Go! transmutes leaden limbs to golden motion

"...Delperdang, Alyson Dolan, Amy Myers, Scott Roskilly, Stephanie Chavez, Jude Hickey, Janna Rock, Joey Hood, Amy Benenate, Alex Miller,..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dream Cabinet

A haunted house that deals in the ghosts of regret, lost love, and dream

"...lady, hoochie-coochie dancer, and his wife. As the Strongman (Jude Hickey) enters the picture, however, the mystery that's got..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

Big Range Austin Dance Festival 2012, Program A

BRADF 2012's opener embraced the experimental but showed deep thinking and skilled execution

"..."I made promises! People were depending on me!" Once Jude Hickey carried her back to the group, another carried..."

June 29, 2012 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Civilization (All You Can Eat)

Jason Grote's play comes off as fuzzy, especially in the half-light of SVT's staging

"...is that there is a big hog (played by Jude Hickey). He's hungry and he's mad. This big, angry,..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

At Home at the Zoo

Palindrome makes Albee's old/new play remarkable, insightful, and unsettling

"...Zoo (the one that was written first) features Peter (Jude Hickey) and Jerry (Nigel O'Hearn). Peter is an educated,..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Melancholy Play

A funny, charming, truly sweet staging of a play that's not melancholy at all

"...performances. Each member of the ensemble – Nathan Brockett, Jude Hickey, Bernadette Nason, and Corley Pillsbury – brings a..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

The Glass Menagerie

TexARTS succeeds in telling the story of Williams' sadly sweet play clearly

"...is narrated by Amanda's son, Tom, played here by Jude Hickey. Interestingly, Thomas was Williams' given name, and it's..."

March 5, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Leave It to Beverly

This send-up of sitcoms can't solve its problems as smoothly as the old shows it spoofs did

"...Lisa del Rosario always give the show a lift. Jude Hickey's spot-on channeling of Agnes Moorehead on Bewitched, complete..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Method Gun

With this play about theatre and tigers, the Rude Mechs earn their stripes forever

"...and especially the five performers: Thomas Graves, Heather Hanna, Jude Hickey, Hannah Kenah, and Lana Lesley. They've sussed the..."

May 1, 2009 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

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

"...mother; even in the deliberate steps and singing of Jude Hickey's seductively epicene Achilles, we feel the burden of..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Top 10 Parts and Wholes (In No Particular Order), Plus One Standout

Chronicle Arts writer Hannah Kenah on her favorite moments onstage in 2008

"...5) Jude Hickey's balls-to-the-wall performance in Hamilton Township (Salvage Vanguard Theater)..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Still Fountains

Michael Mitchell's paired one-acts depict characters with a lot bottled up inside

"...of longing and regret is powerful. Not to slight Jude Hickey and Gina Houston, who contribute keen, intelligent work..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Dug Up

Cyndi Williams pens a gothic ghost story, and what a demented, dramatic tale it is

"...you, or haunt you till the day you die. Jude Hickey has a knack for portraying innocence acutely, and..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Cyndi Williams

The Austin playwright unearths the inspiration for her spooky new play

"...from place to place, and my friends, the actors Jude Hickey and Jessie Tilton, asking me if I would..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

2007-2008 B. Iden Payne Award Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...Jude Hickey (Hamilton Township)..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

2008 Payne Awards Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...Jude Hickey (Hamilton Township)..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

Hamilton Township

Salvage Vanguard turns Jason Grote's new play into a rare slice of performance: funny, frightening, visceral, violent, and totally unforgettable

"...first 15 minutes or so somewhat nervously, but once Jude Hickey's nameless guy shows up outside some sliding-glass doors..."

June 13, 2008 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Thrush: A Play With Songs

Caridad Svich's 'Thrush' takes place in a war-ravaged world, but the writer's ill-conceived structure and Salvage Vanguard Theater's slow and sentimental production makes that world surprisingly dull

"...awkward with their prop guns, halfhearted in their cruelty. Jude Hickey comes closest to seeming desperate; and Mark Stewart..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

The Glory of Living

As staged by Hyde Park Theatre, Rebecca Gilman's 'The Glory of Living' walks a tightrope between offensive slurs and comical jabs over solemn social issues

"...favorite HPT faces, such as Skola, Monika Bustamante, and Jude Hickey, are dead-on. Director Ken Webster has his actors..."

March 31, 2006 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

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