The Iron Man

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

"...That's Ken Webster, who's once again flying solo on the stage..."

April 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bateman Rises

No, citizen, that's not a typo

"...Ken Webster of Austin, Texas, spends a lot of time..."

May 22, 2012 Sports Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

2016 Long Fringe Canceled

Permit issue leads FronteraFest to shut down part of festival

"...from fest co-producers Christina J. Moore of ScriptWorks and Ken Webster of Hyde Park Theatre announced that the 2016..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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

"...10 years; actor Katherine Catmull (The Homecoming) and actor/director Ken Webster (The Homecoming): 11 years; actors David Stahl (Tons..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

More Than Just the Facts, Ma'am

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum's exhibition on Davy Crockett features a short stage show with the hero of the Alamo appearing live and in person. The two Austin actors who alternate in the show describe how they bring that King of the Wild Frontier to life day in and day out.

"...title of colonel in Tennessee, after the wars," says Ken Webster, tugging at the bottom of his fringed leather..."

June 14, 2002 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crafting the Song

Austin theatre actor Robert Fisher has the heart of a rock & roller, the work ethic of a medieval craftsman, and the style of a Bob Fosse. Either he's in the wrong business or he is, as playwright Kirk Lynn calls him, "a wonder."

"...ever worked with," says Subterranean Theatre Company Artistic Director Ken Webster. "He doesn't have a big ego, either. He's..."

March 16, 2001 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Articulations

News of the death of longtime Austin actress Judi Sklar Becker and the birth of a new era at Hyde Park Theatre, with Ken Webster as Producing Artistic Director, Subterranean Theatre Company as producing company in residence, and Austin Script Works as a producing partner for FronteraFest.

"...Oliver! and Wings and at Hyde Park Showplace in Ken Johnson's production of his original comedy Duet in B..."

June 22, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Emperor Jones

"...photograph by Kenny Braun David Jones stands onstage, listens, watches. An elegant..."

April 30, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Poetry in Emotion

Katherine Catmull never intended to pursue a career in acting. In fact, she seriously avoided it for as long as she could, choosing instead to earn her degree in English literature. Why is revealed in this profile of one of Austin's most sophisticated and literate performers.

"...understand the line of her unfamiliar cheek. Having just woken from a slumber of almost 25 years, she was..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

A Talent for Deception

When Joey Hood is onstage, you want to buy whatever he's selling

"...The Collection, when he hears his director and co-star Ken Webster, in the midst of his curtain speech to..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

St. Nicholas

In 'St. Nicholas,' Conor McPherson wrote one hell of a one-man show, and Ken Webster executes it beautifully, making this tale of vampires seem as it might really be real

"...a fright fest. It is a simple story. But Ken Webster, as our guide for the evening, manages to..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

House

As Victor, a septic tank salesman burying a shitload of anger in Daniel MacIvor's solo show House, Ken Webster brings the house down, then builds new theatre for the audience.

"...Ken Webster brings the house down, starting with the fourth..."

June 29, 2001 Arts Review by Rob Curran

FronteraFest B.O.?

We're not talking about greasepaint and patchouli oil, friend

"...FronteraFestis none other than Hyde Park Theatre's award-winningest director, Ken Webster. We recently sat down with him – literally,..."

Jan. 25, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

He Happy Is

For Mark Pickell, Capital T Theatre is a source of joy

"...sense of humor," says Hyde Park Theatre Artistic Director Ken Webster, who's both directed Pickell and been directed by..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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

"...The Bateman TrilogyKen Webster..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

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

Hey, Jude

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

"...will alibi me. "Jude Hickey is phenomenal," wrote Hannah Kenah in her Austin Chronicle assessment of the actor in..."

June 8, 2012 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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

"...play would be painful if not handled properly. Fortunately, Ken Webster and his cast and crew are equal to..."

June 22, 2007 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Articulations

Frontera names Subterranean Theatre Company the new producing company in residence at Hyde Park Theatre.

"...Theatre. The independent company fronted by director and actor Ken Webster will use the theatre as its home base,..."

May 25, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Thom Pain (based on nothing)

Thom Pain (based on nothing) leads us down a strange road, but Ken Webster's sublime acting makes the trip worth taking

"...dark asks the audience if it likes magic. As Ken Webster, playing the title role, begins his first story..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll

Portraying the radical bastards of Eric Bogosian's one-man show 'Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll,' Ken Webster is a babbling bear on crystal meth

"...Ken Webster is wearing a camouflage jacket and panhandling to..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Blue Surge

Director Ken Webster has made a career out of discovering quirky, funny scripts by young playwrights that entertain as they offer insight into our culture, and that describes Rebecca Gilman's Blue Surge perfectly

"...then you should enjoy this latest offering from director Ken Webster and Hyde Park Theatre. Webster has made a..."

April 2, 2004 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Actors' Inequity

The Cost of Art IV: The artists onstage in Austin aren't just not paid what they're worth, many aren't paid at all

"...all but one. I'm now married to that producer/director/actor, Ken Webster, who now runs Hyde Park Theatre and pays..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Quake

Every visit to Hyde Park Theatre brings a discovery of something new, and in the case of Quake, it's playwright Melanie Marnich, whose surrealistic tale of a woman in search of a perfect love, a big love, a love that makes the earth move, is witty and perceptive.

"...Hyde Park Theatre Artistic Director Ken Webster, who helms this production, has done some amazing..."

June 6, 2003 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Raised by Lesbians

In the Subterranean Theatre Company production of Raised by Lesbians, writer Leah Ryan and director Ken Webster transport the audience to the heart of The Who's "Teenage Wasteland," dealing with adolescence, lesbians, and men and women's notions of each other without laughing at teens or distorting them with nostalgia.

"...On their dream scooter, writer Leah Ryan and director Ken Webster transport the audience to the heart of the..."

April 13, 2001 Arts Review by Rob Curran

The Lonesome West

Hyde Park's return to Martin McDonagh territory is as wickedly delicious as the potato alcohol his play's bickering brothers gulp down

"...a successful run last year with McDonagh's The Pillowman, Ken Webster and Hyde Park Theatre have returned to the..."

March 21, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Radio: 30

Hyde Park Theatre revives its production of Chris Earle's play Radio: 30, which creates a pitch-perfect rendering of emotional breakdown in the recording studio

"...Mical Trejo as Radio: 30, under the direction of Ken Webster at Hyde Park Theatre...."

July 7, 2006 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Not Just the Goofy Guy

The Actor Behind the Antics of Michael Stuart

"...seriousness with which he takes his craft. According to Ken Webster, who has directed Stuart in nine shows over..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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

"...demeanor. Throughout the interrogation, the court-appointed lawyer, a paternal Ken Bradley, pries into the heart of this amoral soul..."

March 31, 2006 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Ham

Hans Frank's 'Ham' offers a political drama in which a seemingly good man experiences a dangerous pressure from all sides

"...on the northern edge of the South, and director Ken Webster creates a laid-back, still atmosphere in which the..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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