Liz Fisher Wins Princess Grace Award

Austin theatre artist receives national arts scholarship

"...Liz Fisher may be spending most of the next six..."

Oct. 16, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Penfold Theatre's Ghost Quartet

Among the threads of this darkling tapestry are spirits of malice and mayhem and longing and love

"...if the Princess Grace Foundation saw fit to give Liz Fisher, the director of this Ghost Quartet, an award..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Reefer Madness

Local Arts Reviews

"...a herky-jerky freak-out worth half the price of admission. Liz Fisher doesn't know, not if playing the initially pure..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Playing God – Literally

A smartphone's all you need to let loose your inner Zeus and control the action in Deus Ex Machina

"...play grew out of a discussion between Whirligig co-founders Liz Fisher and Robert Matney – who are married to..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Talent for Deception

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

"...and help him move there. That loyal pal, Robert Fisher, fetched him, and Hood arrived in his new home..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bombs in Your Mouth

Two siblings mourning their jerk of a dad are cause for hilarity rather than grief

"...Ken Webster's direction realizes the full potential of this script. It starts strong..."

March 20, 2009 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Invisible, Inc.

The Hidden Room Theatre's impressive new show is both a play about magic and a performance of magic

"...Hidden Room's Rose Rage), and Topflyte's stage assistant, Ladyfingers (Liz Fisher) – are the hottest thing in Prohibition-era New..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

The Love Sonatas: Take five (and put 'em all on stage)

The HBMG Foundation revs up Manuel Zarate's cycle of five plays, staging them all in repertory over two weeks

"..."The foundation brings together arts, technology, and business," says Liz Fisher, the foundation's marketing and programs manager. "We foster..."

May 23, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Minus Tide

In the provocative new drama Minus Tide by Austin playwright Kimberly Burke, distance can make it hard to tell clouds from mountains and abuse from love

"...to the care that director Ellie McBride and actors Liz Fisher and Colum Morgan have taken in crafting the..."

June 2, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Review: Zach Theatre's The Girl Who Became Legend

World premiere of epic Americana folktale delights young and old

"...world premiere production on the Zach's Kleberg stage under Liz Fisher's always creative direction...."

Sept. 22, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Penfold Theatre's Henry V

This production in the park makes Shakespeare’s epic history into a satisfying show for a summer evening

"...Director Liz Fisher has chosen a contemporary military theme for this..."

June 14, 2019 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Critics Table's Grand Tales

The winners of the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...was nominated, including an award for the direction by Liz Fisher and the ensemble work by the six-actor cast...."

June 4, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Robert Faires’ Top 10 Treasures in Theatre of 2018

It was a year in which theatre making the political personal left the deepest impressions

"...dark heart of white racism, it was no joke. Liz Fisher's taut staging and the cast's above-and-beyond commitment to..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Street Corner Arts' We Are Proud to Present ...

Street Corner Arts' staging is more than exceptional theatre; it asks thought-provoking questions about authority, perspective, and intention

"...some of the best ensemble work and direction (by Liz Fisher) that you'll see in Austin. The design is..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Shrewd Productions' The Afterparty

We’re invited to hobnob with history’s great minds up on the astral plane

"...in the story emerges in Act II, as Claire realizes that she has (a) been turned into a star..."

June 29, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Street Corner Arts' Constellations

The company moves through Nick Payne's play in ways that make its multiple variations quick and fresh

"...Under Liz Fisher's direction, the Street Corner Arts production moves at..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Deus Ex Machina

Deus Ex Machina lets audiences literally play god and choose what happens to the House of Atreus

"...seek tried-and-true classics for consumption. But fear not: Director/playwright Liz Fisher's Deus Ex Machina provides a highly accessible experiment..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Matney vs. Cancer – FIGHT!

Artists and supporters from across Austin's theatre community unite behind actor Robert Matney to KO the Big C

"...in which the gentlemanly Matney and his wife, actor-director Liz Fisher, are held and how many different parts of..."

June 28, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Vodka, Fucking, and Television

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

"...by the chemistry of the show's likeable cast and Liz Fisher's strong directorial choices, like the television in the..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

The Dragon Play

Jenny Connell's drama lets us see ourselves reflected in the mythical beast's scales

"...at the stroke of his onetime love, and in Liz Fisher's pained shoulder roll, suggesting the ache of a..."

April 13, 2012 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Moscow Now, Here

The New Russian Drama Festival opens a hotline to the culture of Russia today

"...here in a staged reading and directed by actor Liz Fisher (Uncle Vanya), sounds about as autobiographical as a..."

March 9, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Uncle Vanya

The design impresses, but the actors struggle against a noisy air conditioner

"...are some really fine actors in this show – Liz Fisher, Anne Hulsman, Robert Matney, and Matt Radford among..."

July 1, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Hunter Gatherers

Modern couples revert to savagery in a savagely funny diorama come to life

"...are hosting the meal in their Richard-built, corrugated-steel-and-concrete house. Liz Fisher plays Wendy, a somewhat thwarted sybarite currently suffering..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Buy Local, Get 'Happy'

Help Austin film The Happy Poet see the world

"...major roles with the actors (including Chris Doubek and Liz Fisher) already in mind...."

May 28, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Dug Up

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

"...to laugh at life's shit storm. Combine that with Liz Fisher's femme fatale, and this is one sensationally acted..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Did You Say Love?

A chick and a dude productions pays tribute to love in their original production Did You Say Love?, but unfortunately, the show creates little stir and minimal interest

"...sexy actor seduce the audience, as here or during Liz Fisher's libidinous confessions in "All She Wants." "What's wrong..."

April 9, 2004 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...Barnes (arts) and Andrew J. Friedenthal (theatre); the Chronicle's Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre) and Robert Faires (arts); Central Texas Live..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Ryzin (arts) and the Chronicle's Salvador Castillo (visual arts), Elizabeth Cobbe (theatre), Amanda Douberley (visual arts), Michael Kellerman (music),..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Review: Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat

If you happen to go, bring a toddler in tow

"...you seeThis crazyass plot just makes no sense to meLiz Fisher directs, but what is she after?Besides plenty of..."

March 3, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Robert Faires' Top 10 Theatre Treasures of 2019

History came alive and exceptional ensembles propelled the year's most memorable shows

"...The cast and band were intoxicating, the direction by Liz Fisher invigorating...."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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