All the Hill Country's a Stage

No matter where you are in the Hill Country, you're never too far from a theatre. From Boerne to Kerrville, Marble Falls to Uvalde, community theatres are enthusiastically serving up choruses of "76 Trombones" and Odd Couples with a Lone Star twang, as well as some theatrical surprises.

"...such as Ingram's Point Theatre and New Braunfels' Circle Arts Theatre, have been serving up drama for decades, but..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

A new CEO for ARTSCenter Stage; some bad luck for a pair of former Austin actors.

"...CEO for ARTS..."

June 23, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The House That PAC Built

"...In the children's rhyme that takes its name from..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List

What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise

"...you may have questions about when or if some arts happenings are coming back. Well, we have answers...."

March 24, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Articulations

A family of Austin artists faces deportation, playwright Cyndi Williams gets some recognition in Big D, and Arts Center Stage both gives and gets.

"...deportation has prompted their many friends in the Austin arts scene to seek help and support for them, but..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

Another hefty infusion of cash for the Long Center, and no money necessary to see the new Austin Museum of Art exhibition

"...The folks over at ARTS Center Stage say they're near the end of Phase..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Learning Desire

MindPop thinks about arts education in whole new ways, and what a difference it makes

"...he knows that students who become involved in the arts stay in school longer and are more likely to..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Reports on The "Three 'J's" of Austin culture And Lily Tomlin At UT.

"...with three 'J's. But given how much the local arts scene has benefited from the mighty support and advocacy..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Gifts of the Magi

A conversation about community and creativity with three wise men of the Austin arts

"...responsible for their share of great changes in the arts scene. Perhaps most interestingly, if you speak with them..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Owing to budget woes in the College of Fine Arts, the UT PAC Prop Shop is closed for business, and local choreographers and dance companies earn national awards and international gigs.

"...one more resource in the ongoing battle by Austin performing arts groups to create maximum theatre on minimum budgets:..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

Palmer Design Team Named

"...about the Palmer project heretofore unreported in this column. ARTS Center Stage, the nonprofit at the helm of the..."

June 4, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Don't Forget the Children

AISD races and bond proposals

"...She says that with concerns about student attainment and low-performing schools like Johnston High and Pearce Middle potentially facing..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Scrambles for Another Bond Election

Volunteer Citizens' 2008 Bond Advisory Committee considering proposed projects, mostly driven by essential repairs, swelling student numbers, and changing curriculum requirements

"...for 600 students, now houses more than 900 and starts serving lunch at 10am to fit them all in...."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Critics Table Winners 2000-01

"...its annual awards for outstanding achievements in the Austin arts in a brisk ceremony at the Bad Dog Comedy..."

June 15, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Don't Dissolve District

"...for the entire package. However, in my heart of hearts I'm just one of those sticks in the mud..."

May 1, 1998 Column

Dreaming ART

This year in Austin, autumn brings a Spring Storm, and with it Actors Repertory of Texas, the realization of the city's long-cherished dream of a locally based professional theatre company.

"...gaggle of professional thespians -- among them, local theatre stalwarts Janelle Buchanan, Thomas C. Parker, Lana Dieterich, Babs George,..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

1999 Critics' Table Nominations

"...recognized achievements in dance, classical music, and the visual arts as well as theatre. The awards will be announced..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Feature

Articulations

Palmer Push

"...step closer to becoming a 21st-century home for the performing arts in Austin. Or its mottled shell could be..."

March 13, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Art Aid

In the wake of Katrina, Austin artists do their part to help

"...the critical needs of evacuees from Hurricane Katrina, Austin arts organizations and individual artists, musicians, comedians, puppeteers, drama educators,..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Heather Barfield Cole

Proposition 5: The Middle School at Edwards Aquifer

The controversy over the proposed Southwest middle school has a long history

"...public hearings, including new science labs and a central performing arts center to service the whole district...."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Articulations

Austin architectural firm TeamHaas was tapped as the new design team for the proposed Long Center for the Performing Arts.

"...After a few years of lemons for the Long Center, TeamHaas is getting ready to make lemonade. The Austin..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

A Pulsating Light From Brazil

Quasar, Brazil's most celebrated modern-dance troupe, brings its ferocious athleticism to Austin to launch the UT Performing Arts Center's new ArtesAméricas initiative spotlighting artists of Latin America.

"...launch the inaugural season of ArtesAméricas, a new UT Performing Arts Center initiative focusing on artists of Latin America,..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Downtown's New Year

"...up progress on the hotel? Sorry, no. The Convention Center's official sleepover headquarters is still looking at a January..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Articulations

A new economic report shows the arts in Texas to be fundamental part of the economy, and Austin theatres enjoy a booming beginning to 2001.

"...The Arts Make Cents..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Game-Changers

The 2009 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...but all that flourishing activity in the visual and performing arts today can be traced back to individuals who..."

May 29, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bass Concert Hall

The UT Board of Regents has upgraded the fire and safety upgrade of Bass Concert Hall to a $14.7 million renovation of the 3,000-seat hall

"...project since 2003. Firm principal Stan Boles specializes in cultural-arts facilities and has worked extensively on university campuses; plus,..."

June 2, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bass Delay Gives Groups Room to Play

UT delays Bass Concert Hall renovations for local art schools

"...from April 2006 to April 2007 gave those Austin arts organizations a new lease on life. With the opening..."

April 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Changing Face of Downtown

"...The same architects who brought you the Austin Convention Center (including its expanded version) and the Austin Bergstrom International..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

Home Improvement

Live Oak Theatre and the Overhaul of the State

"...photograph by John Anderson..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Man of the Theatre

Memories of Capitol City Playhouse's Michel Jaroschy

"...birthday, the shock waves were felt in many, many hearts across this city. Every one of them has a..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Arts Feature

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