Spaced Out

Salvage Vanguard, Tapestry Dance lose their home spaces

"...Coincidentally, both companies moved into their current venues – SVT's on the Eastside at 2803 Manor Road and Tapestry's..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Drive, He Said

In its 13th year, Jason Neulander shifts Salvage Vanguard Theater into overdrive

"...stages and beyond. He's excited to tell you about SVT's successes and failures, its history and its future, and..."

April 14, 2006 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Only the Fourth Wall Is Forever

After 10 years, Salvage Vanguard Theater is moving on

"...SVT is having to go somewhere else now, and nobody..."

June 24, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Most Valuable Players

A Guide to Austin Stage Actors

"...Recent roles: Robert, Wallpaper Psalm, SVT, 2001; ensemble, American Demons, SVT, 2000; Mysterion, The Intergalactic..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Arts Feature

Decade on the Vanguard

No. 10 looks like the best Salvage Vanguard birthday ever!

"...long since crossed the age threshold into undeniable adulthood, SVT is still going strong, with Jason Neulander, poster boy..."

March 26, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

Henson supports The Jungle, Margraff's back, and coming soon to a cinema near you: The Intergalactic Nemesis

"...since Jason Neulander produced her work so regularly at SVT – two productions each of her operas Wallpaper Psalm..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Days of Future Past

The history of Salvage Vanguard Theater's unlikely sci-fi success, The Intergalactic Nemesis

"...and hooked them on plays. But despite that success, SVT artists are "looking to break out of the bars..."

July 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hamilton Township

Salvage Vanguard turns Jason Grote's new play into a rare slice of performance: funny, frightening, visceral, violent, and totally unforgettable

"...30, just before the opening-night performance of Hamilton Township, SVT's world premiere production of the play by Jason Grote,..."

June 13, 2008 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Salvage Vanguard Theater: Neulander ends his run

After 13 years of running Salvage Vanguard Theater, Artistic Director Jason Neulander is moving on

"...was always at the helm, beating the drum for SVT...."

Dec. 14, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Salvage Vanguard Theater

After 13 years of presenting theatre in other peoples' space, Salvage Vanguard Theater has acquired its own home

"...plays – in their very own space. Last week, SVT artistic director Jason Neulander inked a lease on a..."

May 5, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

UT Opera scores a wealth of green while ALO is in the black, and Salvage Vanguard Labor Party wins a vote of financial confidence

"...pay an annual stipend of $5,000 to each of SVT's Resident Company Members (currently playwright/actor Dan Dietz, composer Graham..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Best Salvage Vanguard Holiday Ever

Like those Christmastime baskets full of cheese logs, summer sausages, miniature jars of jellies, etc., The Best Salvage Vanguard Holiday Ever features a diverse little gathering of tasty treats -- in this case, five-minute plays on a common theme -- and it's fun to snack on.

"...like so many pecans in a fruitcake. And the SVT folks bring other companies into the mix, too, providing..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Young Guns and Typewriters

"...Bucci's part in the formation of Salvage Vanguard Theater (SVT) is more straightforward. While attending Brown University in Providence,..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Arts Feature

The Bob Dylan Nobel: Live From Stockholm

Local Dylan scholar reports from Sweden on Prize festivities

"...arrived, when I watched the premiere of the official SVT (think PBS) documentary on Dylan as literary figure. Sir..."

Dec. 11, 2016 Arts Post by David Gaines

The ATX Arts Scene Will Fill Your Saturday but Good

So much to do in this town, and here are just a few excellent ideas

"...but those Penny Van Horn portraits are still in SVT's lobby, awaiting a chance to return the pleasure of..."

July 22, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Moving Real Strange for Free

Butoh performances by Spank Dance Company

"...got Adam on board, and it was off to SVT for the four of you?..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Salvage Vanguard Theater: Countdown to blastoff for 'Intergalactic' tour

Salvage Vanguard Theater launches 'The Intergalactic Nemesis,' its homegrown spoof of sci-fi serials, on a mission to seek out new life and new civilizations – or at least new fans – in seven cities across the country

"...the caffeinated confines of Little City a decade ago, SVT's homegrown spoof of sci-fi serials from the Golden Age..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

ALO has blood on the tracks in 2006, and Salvage Vanguard lands a new office

"...businesses at 501 Studios. Their phone still rings at 474-SVT-6, but to visit their digs, you now need to..."

March 11, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Among Us

The gypsy feet of playwright Ruth Margraff keep wandering back to Austin, and we're fortunate that they do

"...a staunch Austin advocate of Ruth Margraff. In 1996, SVT premiered her opera Wallpaper Psalm, then revived it with..."

May 7, 2004 Arts Feature by Cyndi Williams

Articulations

Salvage Vanguard Theater loses Dan Dietz as co-Artistic Director, the National Endowments for the Arts loses its new director, and the Rude Mechanicals sell out their Mid-America tour of Lipstick Traces.

"...Dietz Steps Down at SVT..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Turner Is Worthy

"...live and therefore permeate our lives. With Altamont Now, SVT produced a self-reflexive text which implicates this oh-so-hip theater..."

Sept. 25, 1998 Column

Rattling Our Stage

A Survey of Austin's Rebel Theatre Scene

"...swollen excitement, bizarre, grotesque fantasy, and foul, unpolished reality. SVT has riffed off of Tennessee Williams (Stranger Desire), turned..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Feature

New Solo Performance Shows How Black Mothers Are Left Doubly Unprotected by the Constitution

Taji Senior's amendment puts the country’s foundational document on trial

"...version of amendment that emerged drew the attention of SVT Artistic Director Kate Taylor, who was interested in producing..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Salvage Vanguard Theater’s Antigonick

This production gives an ancient tale a fresh look and feel while retaining its tragic power

"...you may not know who she is/ that's okay." SVT co-producing Artistic Director Diana Lynn Small has infused this..."

March 29, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Mayor's Omnibus Resolution: A Year Later

Twelve months after Mayor Steve Adler rolled out his plan to save live music and the arts, what's happened?

"...of 10 years in June, which displaced not just SVT but also other groups that used it as a..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Live Feed

Jason Phelps turns to his theatrical past to nourish the present with a Feast of My Heart

"...Ruth Margraff piece.'" (Shawn Sides of the Rudes and SVT Artistic Director Jenny Larson are also directing.)..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Change of Venue

This year, FronteraFest is takin' it to the streets – and a chapel, a bookstore, a home ...

"...Fringe for the performance jamboree's full 21-year history and SVT being a home base for Long Fringe shows for..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Creative Things I Lucked Into in 2013

Remembering the year thick with superlative works of art onstage and in galleries

"...oils in stunning Old Master style by ALONSO REY (SVT Gallery); and Tom White's first art show ever, his..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Not Just Some Clown from New York City

Mark Gindick brings his 'Wing-Man' to Austin

"...tour, he's just decided to brighten the stage at SVT because – why?..."

Jan. 1, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Portraits of Presidential Losers All Over the Walls

SVT Gallery goes national with its newest exhibition

"...And these images run chronologically along the walls of SVT's Lobby Gallery, where they'll be on display until the..."

Sept. 19, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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