Taking a Look at the Neighborhoods That Will Be Changed the Most by Project Connect

Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign

"...Project Connect was pitched to voters in 2020 as a..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

UT's Public Arts Program Debuts an Ambitious New Project

Landmarks presents Ann Hamilton’s O N E E V E R Y O N E at the Dell Medical School

"...photographed like this in the series of public art projects that she calls O N E E V E..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Project Connect: Central Corridor Options

Last public workshop considers the future of high-capacity transit

"...12, at Midway Field House on East Riverside, the Project Connect Central Corridor study team hosted the last public..."

April 18, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Robert Rodriguez Brings His Next Project Back to Austin to Trailblaze Safe Production Protocols

Troublemaking in the time of pandemic

"...Rodriguez always saw this as an Austin project, right back from when he first conceived of it..."

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Entrances & Exits

Comings and Goings on the Theatre Scene

"...young artists and a professional children's theatre program -- Project InterAct, for which Wilson was artistic director for nine..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Arts Feature

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...powerful investigation of racial ambivalence, O.T., ASW helps underwrite projects by its members and, most important in getting from..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

Time Code

"...that, like last year's indie upstart The Blair Witch Project, may very well threaten the established rules of Hollywood..."

May 12, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Walk in the Woods

Robert Redford and Nick Nolte walk the Appalachian Trail in Bill Bryson's memoir

"...veterans, Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. Watching these two interact and listening to their wizened characters’ riffs amid gorgeous..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Most Valuable Players

A Guide to Austin Stage Actors

"...MVP for: Onstage Theatre, Project InterAct..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Arts Feature

On the Funding Front

New funding helps the Blanton get wired and kids at Zach and KHDC get inspired

"...from AT&T to enhance its educational programs: PlaySpace, offering interactive plays for preschoolers; Project InterAct, touring professional productions of..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Invasion of the Kiddie-Lit Plays

Characters from children's literature storm Austin-area stages in July.

"...who has run away with an owl. Judy Matetzschk (Project InterAct) directs. Through July 14, Dougherty Arts Center, 1100..."

July 5, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

"...with the theatre, first as the artistic director of Project InterAct, Zach's professional children's theatre program, and since 1989..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Startup Showcases Sign Language Based Artificial Intelligence at SXSW

No credentials needed for “AI for good” and coffee at Fairmont Hotel

"...week Austinites and visitors alike have the opportunity to interact face-to-face (so to speak) with an AI program that..."

March 12, 2019 Food Post by Alexandra Detmar

Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The Austin Critics Table has named the fifth group of individuals to be inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...Ken Webster, actor, director, company founder (Project InterAct, Performing Players of Austin, Subterranean Theatre Company, Hyde..."

April 21, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Touching All Those Hands

Remembering Boyd Vance, his life and legacy

"...enough to include me in some of his theatrical projects. He invited me along on his first foray into..."

April 29, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Man Who Laughed

More remembrances of Boyd Vance

"...that he was in on the joke. During his Project InterAct years with Zach, Boyd enraptured AISD children, not..."

April 29, 2005 Arts Feature

As Theatre for Children Matures

In 40 years of nurturing young people's love for the stage, Coleman Jennings has helped a profession develop, too

"...found their own companies. In Austin, companies such as Project InterAct, Pollyanna Theatre Company, and Second Youth Family Theatre..."

April 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Day on Craigslist Austin

Inspired by Craig's call for democracy and Michael Ferris Gibson's documentation of it, I set out one morning to see what the good people of Austin were serving to their neighbors

"...teachers, schools, and nonprofits. Included on Austin's Wish List: Project InterAct and Performing Arts School (Zachary Scott Theatre Center),..."

March 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

Homecoming Queen

Many actors leave Austin seeking a career on the stage and are never heard from by the folks in their old hometown. But Austin native Starla Benford has come home as the star of a national tour. She talks about starting out at Harvard, making her mark as a professional, and nine months on the road with The Vagina Monologues.

"...I was focused on the callbacks for these lovely projects that I already had going. I called my agent..."

June 8, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cool City: Getting Down With the Grid

Everybody's excited about the Pecan Street Project – they're just not sure what it is

"..."I love the Pecan Street Project," someone told Brewster McCracken at a recent event. "But,..."

Sept. 4, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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.

"...an honest-to-Thespis pro company? After watching the collapse of project after project, from the TransAct Theatre to Actors Repertory..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Being a Winedaler Without the Class

Two theatre professionals explain how Shakespeare at Winedale changed their lives, even though they were never part of the program

"...items. Joe Stevens, who was directing shows for Zach's Project Interact theatre company, saw them and asked me to..."

July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Leslie Bonnell

Articulations

Austin playwrights are drawing attention around the nation, and one theatre company is getting hit by the Macbeth curse smack in the face.

"...Dancer, which was commissioned by Zachary Scott Theatre Center's Project InterAct, developed by InterAct, and given its world premiere..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Supper Club Gives Artists of Color Important Space to Be Seen and Heard

Elia Alba’s multifaceted project at the UT Visual Arts Center

"...Elia Alba is doing in The Supper Club, a project of hers that's now in its seventh year. The..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Theatre Critics Table 2000-2001 Nominations

The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts.

"...Steal, State Theater CompanyProduction, MusicalThe Butcher's Daughter, Refraction Arts Project..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

Pilot Program

The Latino Comedy Project eyes a move to TV with El Channel

"...Adrian Villegas first started working with Austin's Latino Comedy Project, he was a little younger, a little heavier, and..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

365 Days/365 Plays: Over the river, but in the River of Spirit

The local launch of the 365 Days/365 Plays project saw hundreds of people, including playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, crowd onto the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge for a dramatic spectacular

"...for the local launch of the 365 Days/365 Plays project. Not that you really needed much of a clue;..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Zachary Scott Theatre Center: Enter stage left, a new managing director

After a national search, the Zachary Scott Theatre Center found its new managing director, Elisbeth Challener, right in its own back yard

"...the raising of more than $20 million for capital projects. That last fact is especially appealing to the Zach..."

June 22, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

New Drama in Austin: The History Lesson

"...in Austin. Over at UT, Smalley founded the Shoestring Project to aid student writers in getting their work staged...."

March 12, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Help Desk

How to interact at SXSW Interactive

"...I'm coming into town for SXSW Interactive and hoping to meet people who can help me..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Column by Michael Agresta

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