Five and a Half Things About Sheryl Cole's Re-Election Kick-Off

SMDs to education, the Capitol Complex to … lipstick?

"...tapping different sources of support Like her colleague Mike Martinez, Cole serves in one of two seats informally reserved..."

Nov. 30, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Adriene Mishler: Making her 'Assumption'

For this active Austin actress, there was something special about Refraction Arts' hillbilly/kung fu/rock & roll 'Hamlet'

"...was born into the Austin theatre community. Her mother, Melba Martinez, was the longtime artistic director of the Mary..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

MACC Mommy

Managing the busy new Mexican American Cultural Center is inspiring work for Amparo Garcia-Crow

"...grand opening, Garcia-Crow is working with Special Events Coordinator Melba Martinez (also a longtime theatre director and actress) in..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Victory Rose

By any other name

"...Rose, a new large-canvas painting by theatre artist/visual artist Melba Martinez. The piece is actually a natural outgrowth of..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Food-o-File

A Majestic future for Grape Vine Market? Plus: Noodle-ism and Mangia aren't just local favorites.

"...a Halloween party for kids of all ages. Dr. Melba Martinez and her drama students from UT will be..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Ham

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

"...business with that region's leisurely air and courtliness. When Melba, a woman with a mentally challenged grandson, asks Ham..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Martinez Issue Complex..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Column

Melba Martinez, Inspirational

"...Dear Editor, I was one of Melba Martinez's students before she became artist director of MMNT...."

Aug. 17, 2004 Postmarks

Martinez Issue Complex

"...we would like to begin by saying that Dr. Melba Martinez is one of the most creative people we..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Postmarks

Mother Courage

Melba Martinez's legacy at Mary Moody Northen Theatre

"..."Small" isn't a word for which Melba Martinez has much use. She may accept it as..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

St. Ed's Director Fired

Melba Martinez, artistic director at Mary Moody Northen Theatre for the past 12 years, has been fired from that position

"...Melba Martinez, artistic director at Mary Moody Northen Theatre for..."

July 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Revolution in Acting

The SITI Company's J. Ed Araiza is transforming the way Austin actors view their art

"...is getting an early taste of this revolution because Melba Martinez, head of the St. Edward's theatre department, has..."

April 9, 2004 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

A Raisin in the Sun

For their production of A Raisin in the Sun at St. Edward's University, director Melba Martinez has her designers and cast support Lorraine Hansberry's play in almost every conceivable way, and the rewards to be reaped from their investment are great.

"...changed the lily-white face of 1950s Broadway theatre. Director Melba Martinez has her designers and actors support Hansberry's play..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Articulations

Austin helps the Lysistrata Project become a global phenomenon, and Governor Rick Perry and Austin Mayor Gus Garcia speak out in favor of the Long Center.

"...students, led by Mary Moody Northen Theatre Artistic Director Melba Martinez, and one by local actors at the Lounge,..."

March 7, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Kentucky Cycle

The Mary Moody Northen Theatre's decision to stage Robert Schenkkan's monumental The Kentucky Cycle is laudable, and the St. Edward's University student actors and their Equity counterparts put their all into every moment of effort, but the production's nuggets of brilliance are lost in technical inadequacies, inconsistent acting, and awkward staging.

"...in even choosing to stage this work, Artistic Director Melba Martinez and her St. Edward's staff should be congratulated...."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Kentucky by Way of Austin

A decade after The Kentucky Cycle's premiere, the hometown of playwright Robert Schenkkan has the opportunity to experience the work's power in with a homegrown production at the Mary Moody Northen Theatre.

"...Melba Martinez, who is directing the production at St. Ed's,..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All My Sons

There is potential in this material for overwrought melodrama, but as realized on the Mary Moody Northen Theatre stage, Miller's morality play has a simmering urgency.

"...stage, Miller's morality play has a simmering urgency. Director Melba Martinez takes the drama slow and steady, allowing her..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Frailty, Thy Name Ain't Woman

"...accomplished artists Babs George, Jill Parker-Jones, and Jenny Larson. Melba Martinez directs. It runs through November 18. 448-8484... And..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Lend Me a Tenor

Need a laugh? St. Edward's University has the cure with Lend Me a Tenor, which features a tremendous amount of acting talent, most of it student, working their butts off to entertain you.

"...undeniable strength of the St. Ed's production, directed by Melba Martinez, is the acting. John Neisler is on the..."

July 6, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Arts Board Love Stories

That special thing that happens between artists and boards of directors can be a lot like a love relationship: Intimate. Fulfilling. Long-term. Working as one body. However, it can be and often is complicated.

"...Crow has just co-founded another new company, PrismWorks, with Melba Martinez and Linda Crockett. "Why does there have to..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Death of a Salesman

On a Mary Moody Northen Theatre stage painted with splashy autumn colors evoking fallen leaves, Melba Martinez and Michael Massey, co-directors/designers of this production of Death of a Salesman, take their audience on a trip through the dying world of Willy Loman, and a powerful trip it is.

"...then, must go to St. Edward's University and co-director/designers Melba Martinez and Michael Massey for attempting this dramatic monolith...."

Oct. 20, 2000 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Barefoot in the Park: In the Pleasure of Their Company

The Mary Moody Northen Theatre revival of Barefoot in the Park, Neil Simon's early comedy about newlyweds in a nosebleed-high love nest, can't disguise the shortcomings of Simon's script, but with the vitality that Director Melba Martinez and an expressive, animated cast bring to the production it's always pleasant just being in the characters' company.

"...and large, that's true of the show overall. Director Melba Martinez has cast it with artists who are expressive..."

July 7, 2000 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Austin Theatre Critics Table 1999-2000 Winners

The Austin Theatre Critics Table presented its eighth annual awards for achievement in the Austin arts in a lively ceremony at the Continental Club

"...Supporting Actress, Drama Melba Martinez, Under a Western Sky..."

June 2, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Theatre Critics' Table 1999-2000 Nominations

"...Melba Martinez, Under a Western Sky..."

May 12, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Riders on the Storm

With The Leaf Storm, choreographer José Luis Bustamante and songwriter Lourdes Pérez have become the wind, blowing past boundaries between artforms to share their vision in collaboration and spinning elements of their lives into an artistic whirlwind.

"...the Sharir + Bustamante Danceworks company with special guest Melba Martinez, this section of The Leaf Storm reveals a..."

May 5, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Between Worlds

Cine las Americas Festival of New Latin American Cinema

"...performances from Garcia Crow, St. Edward's University theatre professor Melba Martinez, and Eduardo Garza...."

April 21, 2000 Screens Feature

Overlapping Fireworks

It’s been six long years since Frontera artists Vicky Boone, Margery Segal, and Annie Suite have all worked with each other on a play, but the threesome still send off fireworks together, as C. Denby Swanson

"...do this play.' I was concerned about language. And Melba [Martinez, the program's artistic director] said, 'Oh no we..."

April 7, 2000 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Exhibitionism

Picasso at the Lapin Agile: Expecting the Best

"...young cast, despite their exuberant and dedicated performances. Director Melba Martinez has succesfully translated the positive energy of the..."

July 9, 1999 Arts Review

Art Fun in the Summertime

May

"...a Parisian cafe. Revived by St. Edward's Theatre Dept. Melba Martinez directs. July 1-18, Thu-Sat, 7:30pm, Sun, 2pm. Mary..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Seasons in the Sun

"...drama Black Elk Speaks, by John Neihardt, directed by Melba Martinez (November 10-22); A Day in Hollywood... A Night..."

June 5, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

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