Hyde Park Theatre's The Flick

Annie Baker's drama movingly shows us that the drama in a movie theatre isn't only on the screen

"...In Hyde Park Theatre's production, smartly staged by Artistic Director Ken..."

July 22, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Hyde Park Theatre's My Season With the Astros, Expos, and Phillies

One man's sports obsession becomes a charming one-act exploration into mediocrity

"...We all have preoccupations, obsessions, and passions. But Ken Webster – actor/director/producing artistic director at Hyde Park Theatre..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Hyde Park Theatre's Wakey, Wakey

This production of Will Eno's solo show puts us at ease with our mortality through a captivating talk from a dying man

"...year and is now receiving its second-ever production at Hyde Park Theatre, would like us to change that, and..."

March 9, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Review: Hyde Park Theatre's Caught

Theatrical bait and switch drives this intriguing, infuriating play

"...The play begins with Hyde Park Theatre serving as a pop-up gallery showcasing a..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Radio :30

Chris Earle's psychological drama 'Radio :30' shows how advertising works, through a deejay's emotional collapse while he's recording a spot for a burger joint

"...by eggshell foam squares pasted to the walls of Hyde Park Theatre's stage, Ron talks to us as he..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Hyde Park Theatre's Hot Dogs at the Eiffel Tower

Maggie Gallant relates her search for her birth parents with slow-burn storytelling that captivates with its blend of cheekiness and honesty

"...powerful human desire to belong. Under the direction of Hyde Park Theatre Artistic Director Ken Webster, the tale feels..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Hyde Park Theatre's The Moors

This production of Jen Silverman’s play is an engaging cocktail of Gothic mystery, modern absurdity, and stunning surprises

"...Good evening. I trust you are well, Dear Theatre Patron. Please forgive the Victorian nature of my communications,..."

July 14, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

The Realistic Joneses at Hyde Park Theatre

With Will Eno's comic drama, HPT brings a funny kind of fear to the 'burbs

"...To anyone who saw the Capital T Theatre production of Lisa D'Amour's Detroit at Hyde Park Theatre..."

March 18, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Hyde Park Theatre's A Doll's House, Part 2

Like its source material, this sequel from another mother entertains and inspires on its own terms

"...mother. Audiences during Ibsen's day, who came to the theatre to avoid inconvenient social issues like "the women question"..."

March 8, 2019 Arts Review by Bob Abelman

Review: Hyde Park Theatre's St. Nicholas

Conor McPherson revival is a retelling of a tall tale worth repeating

"...debut in 1998, was staged in Austin by by Hyde Park Theatre in 2006, and is being staged there..."

March 21, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Hyde Park Theatre's The Wolves

This fun, honest, real production of Sarah DeLappe’s play zeroes in on the best part of playing a sport: being on a team

"...Traditionally, athletes and theatre geeks are oil and water, but I have a..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Hyde Park Theatre's John

In playwright Annie Baker's fun twist on haunted house tales, you learn what it is to be watched

"...on the genre in John, currently being produced by Hyde Park Theatre...."

March 17, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Hyde Park Theatre's Death Tax

This production of Lucas Hnath's play questions who really pays when the Reaper comes calling – and before

"...Under Artistic Director Ken Webster's direction, Hyde Park Theatre has found a perfectly..."

July 5, 2019 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Hyde Park Theatre's Confessions of a Mexpatriate

Raul Garza's solo show tells us that finding your true self in another country isn't easy

"...plays, as he demonstrated recently in the Ground Floor Theatre premiere of another Garza play, There and Back. As..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Hyde Park Theatre's The Antipodes

A ton of tales enliven this play by Annie Baker, but what do they tell us about the state of storytelling?

"...In Hyde Park Theatre's staging, the stories spun around the sturdy,..."

July 27, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Hyde Park Theatre's The Quarry

Greg Pierce's play is rough and has sharp edges, but in the end there is heart that is worth discovering

"...In the play by Greg Pierce at Hyde Park Theatre, Jean lives by herself in a house..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Review: Hyde Park Theatre’s Caught

Theatrical bait and switch drives this intriguing, infuriating play

"...The play begins with Hyde Park Theatre serving as a pop-up gallery showcasing a..."

Aug. 28, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Hyde Park Theatre’s Radio :30

Riveting revival of a dark comedy overcomes an outmoded script

"...The one-act play received a 2006 staging at the Hyde Park Theatre, where it now returns for a revival..."

July 11, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Short Fringe @ Hyde Park Theatre

"...As before, all Short Fringe performances are at Hyde Park Theatre, 511 W. 43rd, at 8pm. All tickets..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature

Who Wants to Be a Theatre Geek?

A quiz to find out who knows what about theatre in Austin.

"...1. On average, how many productions does the Austin theatre community mount or present in Austin during a year?..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Robert Faires' Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2016

Works that struck a nerve with the political state of our city and our nation stood out in this year's outstanding theatre productions

"...tensions made America's political landscape a battleground, no local theatre artist took to the front lines as often or..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Examining the Sins and Virtues of Hypermasculine Theatre

When is violence in theatre too much?

"...This past June, a Chicago theatre company became the focus of national attention when the..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

The Dumb Waiter

In Capital T's simple, elegant staging of the Pinter classic, it's what isn't said that matters

"...a great service. Her program notes for Capital T Theatre's run aptly refer to the play as a "comedy..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Capital T Theatre's The Hunchback Variations and ...Faustus

The company's pairing of two Mickle Maher one-acts gets lit about art in a sublime way

"...Capital T Theatre brings yet another Mickle Maher play (two short plays,..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Song About Himself

Walt Whitman's spirit logs on to social media with imagination in this Mickle Maher drama

"...scenario hard to picture, let me direct you to Hyde Park Theatre, where Capital T Theatre's spare yet fully..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Robert Faires' Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2017

From monsters to mountains, wolves to wild horses, the year came alive with figures boldly created onstage

"...1) LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (National Theatre of Scotland/Texas Performing Arts)/THR3E ZISTERS (Salvage Vanguard Theater) In..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Theatre Performances of 2015

The Austin stage actors who gave the most impressive performances in 2015 just made it look so damned easy

"...Odysseus Rex in Year Of The Rooster (Capital T Theatre) Liebrecht killed as the drug-addled fighting cock. Also he..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Theatre Critics Table Nominations 1997

"...The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced nominations for their fifth annual..."

May 9, 1997 Arts Feature

World Theatre Day

On March 27, you may encounter theatre where you least expect it

"...This Saturday, March 27, get ready for theatre to come out of the theatre and into your..."

March 26, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Theatre Duos & Trios of 2014

Remembering a year in theatre in which performers distinguished themselves in twos and threes

"...Top 10 Theatre Duos and Trios of 2014..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

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