Out of Ink 2016: Carry On

As usual, ScriptWorks' annual showcase of 10-minute plays is a bit rough but shows the promise of creative minds

"...the many annual events on Austin's arts calendar, ScriptWorks' Out of Ink is among the smallest. Each year, in..."

May 6, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

ScriptWorks' Out of Ink 2019: Artificially Intelligent

The 10-minute plays in this year's edition of the annual showcase venture outside the comfort zone

"...It's the climax of Jason Rainey's play, "Everyone Who Loves Me," one of..."

May 3, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Out of Ink 2017: Object Lessons

This year’s crop of new 10-minute plays captures the apprehension in the air but with creativity and craft

"...again and again in Object Lessons, the 19th edition of ScriptWorks' annual Out of Ink showcase. The eight 10-minute..."

May 5, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

ScriptWorks’ Out of Ink 2022: Unusual Embrace

Short-form showcase spotlights local artists in 10 minutes or less

"...Ten-minute plays are the amuse-bouche of theatre. Unlike their main course counterparts, these bite-sized nuggets..."

April 29, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Tim Doyle Draws "Lost Austin" Out of the Past and Onto Your Walls

The popular artist reveals his newest prints at Parts & Labour

"...Obama poster, right? Where Doyle's version is a portrait of Optimus Prime?..."

Oct. 20, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Like, Maybe Get Your Ass Out of the House This Weekend?

Because this is the live *everything* capital of the world, after all

"...I turned 50 yesterday. So while you're busy STAYING OFF MY GODDAM LAWN, maybe check into a few of..."

June 22, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Random Acts of Magic

The 2015 batch of Out of Ink 10-minute plays is a satisfying buffet of silliness and thoughtfulness

"...second answer is, they're all roles played by one of the actors in Random Acts of Magic, this year's..."

May 1, 2015 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Ink Tank Lab

The art collective take the gloom out of doomsday in 'Armageddon Outta Here'

"...The end is nigh, and Ink Tank Lab is ready. The artist collective, comprised of..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Review: Austin Playhouse's Previews of Departing Attractions

Twenty years in the making, Lowell Bartholomee's latest collection of short plays is worth the wait

"...Lowell Bartholomee gathered, and this publication reviewed, a collection of his short works. The Blue Theater playbill described that..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Of Cactuses, Crickets, and Cars

Cataloguing the diverse wonders of FronteraFest Long Fringe 2006

"...crickets and an imaginary village in Maine. The tale of a sheltered young woman who gives her cactus a..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Many Worlds of Author Marshall Ryan Maresca

The Austin-based maestro of Maradaine writes and sells at a steady and impressive pace

"...Marshall Ryan Maresca's debut novel, The Thorn of Dentonhill, came out from DAW Books in February of..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Gifts of Literary Delight for You or Anyone Lucky Enough to Be Your Friends or Family

Sentence yourself to a long stretch of reading pleasure

"...read books that enrich your life? That make you think, make you laugh, maybe make you cry or rage..."

Nov. 28, 2022 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Anatomy of a Print

Artist Lance Letscher and Slugfest print studio team up to produce a labor of something like love.

"...Lance Letscher runs his X-Acto blade along the outlines of a lithograph. He slices deeply into the paper,..."

April 5, 2002 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Red Ink Hits the Fan

City Manager Toby Futrell says the budget won't balance without years of tax hikes and service cuts

"...the city money mavens' dismal job bearable. The word of the day earlier this month, when Futrell & Co...."

May 30, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Lot of Cojones and a Little Faith

The art of Micael Priest

"...On Thursday afternoon, two days before the opening of Micael Priest's exhibit at the South Austin Museum of..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

The Luv Doc: Coming Out Unscathed

You're kind of a superhero when you're unconscious

"...to dodge the bullets (kinda Matrix style?) and come out unscathed. What does it mean? - Michelle..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Column by The Luv Doc

The Most Memorable Moments of Sunday’s ACL Fest Weekend Two

Urban Heat, Faye Webster, and BIA getting sturdy

"...Mid-afternoon acts provided the most interesting moves on Sunday of ACL Fest’s Weekend Two, unfortunately matched with sweltering temps...."

Oct. 17, 2022 Music Post by Laiken Neumann

Austin Playhouse Opens New Venue with Lowell Bartholomee’s Previews of Departing Attractions

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll … possibly think of Walter Matthau?

"...and socially awkward excitement. To experience the confounding spectrum of what it means to be human in a world..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Lost Art of Being Offensive

Swimming in satire with cartooning documentary Mr. Fish

"...not just a problem for newspapers, but a reflection of a broader issue. He said, "It's a failure of..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

India Ink

The Literary Coming of the Second Continent

"...Seventies, I had a girlfriend who was a devotee of the guru Meher Baba (of "Don't Worry, Be Happy"..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Michael J. DiLeo

Doug Dorst puts the S. in 'Ship of Theseus' with this JJ Abrams Collaboration

The author presents his new literary creation at BookPeople tonight

"...Doug Dorst, author of Alive in Necropolis ( runner-up for the 2008 Hemingway..."

Dec. 9, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs

The Death of Indie Labels: Reports Have Been Exaggerated

"...-- 28,000 -- which is the staggeringly absurd number of albums released last year. Some people play around with..."

May 2, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

The X-Files' Invisible Ink

The Truth Is Out There -- Somewhere

"..."The Truth Is Out There -- Somewhere" was originally published in the Los..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Screens Feature

Write of Passage

As Austin upstart Badgerdog Literary Publishing prepares to relaunch 'American Short Fiction,' it's preparing high-needs students to express themselves on the printed page

"...2003, Melanie Moore bought a defunct publication with plans of reviving it to its former glory. It was the..."

May 13, 2005 Books Feature by Nora Ankrum

Stick-and-Poke Tattoos and the Intimacy of Discomfort

Getting stuck with artist Lauren Dunkin (aka Dopetoast)

"...Lauren Dunkin is a classically trained artist of many media (watercolors, acrylic, ceramics, and more), but right..."

Aug. 3, 2019 Arts Post by Sam Russek

Ink & Paper & the Dark Ambience of Demdike Stare

Because one thing leads to another until we’re all, you know, dead

"...I’ve been listening to the intense, tenebral noisefests of Demdike Stare for about a year now, having been..."

Sept. 18, 2017 Design Post by Memory Harker

Myth, Blood, and Ink

What people have invested in the debate over the de la Peña diary : which suggests that famed Alamo legend Davy Crockett was executed by Santa Anna and not in the heat of battle : is not some mere fandom or kitsch, but a genuine passion for how the story of Texas is written and how it affects real life. It may no longer matter how Crockett was killed, but it does matter how we now allow him to live.

"...voice and his controversial narratives survive in the form of a massive, 680-page diary that details his eyewitness account..."

May 5, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Austin’s Double Dose of Hot Sweet Ink

Raw Paw and Pastelegram paper the town with wonders

"...and their boundless talents and energy. The unceasing culturistas of Pastelegram and those curatorial things they do...."

Oct. 13, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

"Renee Lai: A Study of Fences" at grayDUCK Gallery

In her grayDUCK Gallery solo exhibition, the artist sees more than what these barriers keep out

"...Artist Renee Lai is on the fence about fences. What exactly is their purpose? In "A Study..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

Margot and Brewster Get Their (Red) Ink On

"...Daryl Slusher and Jackie Goodman likewise had many years of boom before confronting the bust. Even Will Wynn, Raul..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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