Critics Table Tops at 25

The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Lavery, The Drowning Girls Mark Pickell, Song About Himself Rudy Ramirez, A Perfect Robot Dave Steakley, The Great Society..."

May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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

"...with a surprising and delightful 21st century sass. And Rudy Ramirez's staging of "Sawing a Woman in Half," with..."

May 5, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Vortex Repertory Company's Underground

Driven by Lisa B. Thompson's powerful text and masterful acting, this new drama drops a truth bomb

"...Johnson – and the ever vigilant eye of director Rudy Ramirez (an exemplary artist/activist himself) results in a hypnotically..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Glass Half Full Theatre's Don Quixote de La Redo

This imaginative spin on Cervantes tells of walls and the stories that inspire us to tear them down

"...the span of 80 minutes, Reck and her castmates Rudy Ramirez, Gricelda Silva, Indigo Rael, and Marina DeYoe-Pedraza take..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

OUTsider Review: Promised Land

Rudy Ramirez and his quest for queer belonging

"...Rudy Ramirez describes his work by saying, “If you like..."

Feb. 21, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Rachel Van Middlesworth

OUTsider Fest's Wild Roots

The third annual international queer arts festival returns this week

"...celebrated trans performance artist Cassils, award-winning Austin theatre artist Rudy Ramirez presents his journey of self-discovery in “Promised Land:..."

Feb. 14, 2017 Arts Post by Rachel Van Middlesworth

Vortex Repertory’s A Perfect Robot

Sarah Saltwick’s timely script elegantly explores the tension between idealized automatons and messy humans

"...layers of high-tech cacophony to the mix. Furthermore, under Rudy Ramirez's direction, every single performance is noteworthy. From Joey..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Critics Poll

"...Alejandra Ramirez: Seu Jorge, ACL Live at the Moody Theater..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Examining the Sins and Virtues of Hypermasculine Theatre

When is violence in theatre too much?

"...Rudy Ramirez, a multifaceted artist, director, teacher, and Ph.D. student..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Pleasure of the Paynes 2016

Annual theatre awards think Terminus is the living end

"...home the award for production of a drama, with Rudy Ramirez honored for his direction. The lead actress and..."

Oct. 27, 2016 Arts Post

Gay Place

The Gender Unbound Art Fest will spotlight the work of trans, intersex, and gender nonconforming artists and musicians

"...Sky Candy and Rudy Ramirez present Agent Andromeda: The Orion Crusade This queer-pos,..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Tegan and Sara fill our pop culture void

"...Sky Candy and Rudy Ramirez present Agent Andromeda: The Orion Crusade It's a..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Cyndi Lauper and aGLIFF just wanna have fun

"...Sky Candy and Rudy Ramirez present Agent Andromeda: The Orion Crusade It's a..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

A slow week, but there's still fun to be had

"...gives her take here. Directed by Shrewd company member Rudy Ramirez, this play puts the focus on women and..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Summer is the best time to get outside and play like a kid

"...her take here. Directed by Shrewd Productions company member Rudy Ramirez, this company puts the focus on women and..."

July 29, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Shrewd Productions' Hold Me Well

Playwright Eva Suter's reworking of Othello in a world without men depicts love in many forms with power and beauty

"...came from a joke. Playwright Eva Suter and director Rudy Ramirez were guessing at what was left as far..."

July 22, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Gay Place

Krudas Cubensi will blow yer mind and make you move

"...gives her take here. Directed by Shrewd company member Rudy Ramirez, this company puts the focus on women and..."

July 22, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

DJ GirlFriend continues to make space for queers and also raise funds for some hard-workin' orgs

"...gives her take here. Directed by Shrewd company member Rudy Ramirez, this company puts the focus on women and..."

July 15, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place: Last Gasp

The annual Splash Days ritual is back

"...an all (mostly) bwah extrah-vah-gahn-zah hosted by the fantabulux Rudy Ramirez. Sat., Sept. 5, 9pm. The North Door, 502..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

El Nogalar

Teatro Vivo's El Nogalar provides a context for examining social class in contemporary Mexico

"...Directed with a loving and highly personal touch by Rudy Ramirez (be sure to read his director's note in..."

June 19, 2015 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

This Is Not a Gay Column

AIDS awareness, Liberace, Scruff, and crafty prep for Queerbomb make a week in gay

"...Emma When You Need Her Rudy Ramirez directs this Shrewd Productions and Vortex Repertory celebration..."

May 15, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: We Need Emma

Emma Goldman play opens just in time

"...Emma When You Need Her Rudy Ramirez directs this Shrewd Productions and Vortex Repertory celebration..."

May 8, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: Anything ...

Selena's birthday week is Dreaming of You

"...Emma When You Need Her Rudy Ramirez directs this celebration of Emma Goldman. To wit:..."

April 10, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Tempering Fire

Boring down into a quote from Michael King's "Firestarter" column

"...In the piece, King quotes, among others, local actor/director Rudy Ramirez...."

March 27, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Point Austin: Firestarter

If you want to protest institutional racism, pick an actual target

"...not "getting the joke." On that subject, local actor/director Rudy Ramirez aptly posted, "Yeah. I got that. Still not..."

March 27, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Changelings

The Vortex's staging of Reina Hardy's magical new play, Changelings, casts a uniquely compelling spell

"...better to tackle this tricky material than renowned director Rudy Ramirez, whose previous projects point toward an affinity for..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Still Now

Shrewd Productions' Still Now provides a fresh perspective on cancer through butoh

"...we hear. That said, the production, as directed by Rudy Ramirez, manages to show us something new about a..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Where the Girls Go/ATX: Make-It-Last Edition

Yer best bets to find the QTs of ATX all weekend long

"...Friday: Be enthralled tonight at Cosmicomics – an aerial..."

June 27, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Our gay chamber celebrates 17 years of working toward economic equality for all

"...COSMICOMICS Rudy Ramirez, Ginger Snaps, Sky Candy urged forward by that..."

June 20, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Sky Candy Takes on Italo Calvino's COSMICOMICS

Aerialist dancers defy gravity in stunning adaptation this weekend

"...Director Rudy Ramirez blames romance for the spark of this fantastic..."

June 18, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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