State Theater Company: Kanoff Terminated

Just two weeks into what was to be his sixth season with the State Theater Company, Scott Kanoff was booted from his job as producing artistic director

"...fully realized – season with the State Theater Company, Scott Kanoff was booted from his job as producing artistic..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

A new name for the merged Paramount Theatre/State Theater Company and a new artistic director.

"...director of the Austin Theatre Alliance -- will be Scott Kanoff, current literary manager and resident director at the..."

July 28, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Play On!

In the backstage comedy Anton in Show Business, playwright Jane Martin wittily paints the contemporary stage as a madhouse overrun by loons and lunatics so preoccupied with money, image, and themselves that they can hardly be bothered to create art. And the State Theater Company's production takes us inside the insanity with an air of playfulness that keeps the audience primed for a good time.

"...Theater Company's production of Anton. The way that director Scott Kanoff and his creative team portray the myriad absurdities..."

March 30, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...and rehabilitate it. John Bernardoni, Charles Eckerman, and Steven Scott formed a corporation, acquired the lease, and in 1975,..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Arts Board Love Stories

That special thing that happens between artists and boards of directors can be a lot like a love relationship: Intimate. Fulfilling. Long-term. Working as one body. However, it can be and often is complicated.

"...filled. The State Theater Company counts about 20. Zachary Scott Theatre Center has 50. "It's huge. Huge," grins Ann..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

A Time for Magic

The State Theater Company feels the time is right for magic, and so has a gift to offer this holiday season: the tale of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Little Prince told in story and song by John Scoullar and Rick Cummins.

"...now music hall, now ballad. Challenges abound for director Scott Kanoff, for not only must he present a story..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Nickel and Dimed

The State Theater Company's 'Nickel and Dimed' makes Barbara Ehrenreich's book about the desperate plight of the working poor flesh and blood, immediate and urgent

"...Director Scott Kanoff has assembled a strong, experienced cast, and he..."

April 15, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Mrs. Warren's Profession

The State Theater Company's scintillating revival of Mrs. Warren's Profession moves George Bernard Shaw's characters beyond the politics for which they serve as mouthpieces and fills them with the breaths and gestures and expressions of people who live.

"...for which they serve as mouthpieces. State Artistic Director Scott Kanoff and his skilled cast have accomplished that in..."

March 28, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Dinner With Friends

The State Theater Company's production of Dinner With Friends brings into crystalline focus the many facets of friendship and love that playwright Donald Margulies has exposed in his Pulitzer-winning script, and does so with crisp timing, finely blended humor, and moments of genuine theatrical honesty.

"...this could have made for a static evening, director Scott Kanoff generally manages to maintain tension and interest through..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Review by M.B. Rice

The Tempest

In the State Theater Company's new staging of The Tempest, director Scott Kanoff offers a carefully considered, vividly imagined, and vividly theatrical exploration of Shakespeare's text, sounding its themes of family, aging, freedom, justice, and mercy.

"...to the terrorists sowing blood on our soil. Director Scott Kanoff wisely leaves us to come to any such..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Virtual Devotion

Scott Kanoff launches his tenure as the State Theater Company's new producing artistic director with Eric Coble's Virtual Devotion, and while the performances and design work are laudatory, they're brought to bear on a lackluster script that looks poor in comparison to the least that, say, MAD TV has to offer.

"...Eric Coble's Virtual Devotion is the inaugural offering from Scott Kanoff, the State Theater Company's new producing artistic director...."

Dec. 8, 2000 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Telling His Own Story Fearlessly

With his theatrical memoir "I'm Not Lying," Jaston Williams proves there is more to the man than Tuna.

"...So I went to Scott [Kanoff, State Theater Company artistic director]. I said, "I've..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Payne Pleasures 2004

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

"...and Groove Theatre's The Comedy of Errors, and Zachary Scott Theatre Center's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and It..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Scott Kanoff, The Idiot..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Ones We Owe

Barbara Ehrenreich's 'Nickel and Dimed' lionizes America's minimum-wage heroines

"...in Austin, directed by State Theater Company Artistic Director Scott Kanoff and starring Megan Cole, last seen locally playing..."

April 1, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

American Fiesta

The American Theatre Critics Association has awarded Steven Tomlinson's American Fiesta its 2005 M. Elizabeth Osborn New Play Award

"...and were developed during the tenure of artistic director Scott Kanoff. The State will revive Tomlinson's monologue for a..."

March 31, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

State Theatre Company

It's a new year, and the State Theater has a new artistic director, who has announced some new additions to the theatre's season

"...was appointed acting artistic director following the termination of Scott Kanoff last October, has been named to the job..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Three Scrooges

Three different stage versions of 'A Christmas Carol' are playing this season, and one of them is sure to please the discriminating Dickens-lover in your household

"...on over to the State Theater, where Artistic Director Scott Kanoff is treating Austin to its first look at..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

I'm Not Lying

You think you know who Jaston Williams is, but unless you've seen his autobiographical solo show I'm Not Lying, you don't. Not by a very long shot.

"...the production. While Williams had plenty of help – Scott Kanoff's work is about as invisible as a director's..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Articulations

Two theatre companies may have to cancel shows if they don't raise funds by a certain date; ACoT gets down to business; and Hogg Auditorium is headed for a makeover.

"...friendship of Roy Bedichek, J. Frank Dobie, and Walter Prescott Webb and their love of Austin, specifically Barton Springs...."

Nov. 21, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Be Aggressive

On one level, Annie Weisman's Be Aggressive skewers SoCal culture, from Spanish stucco to smoothie shops, but at its heart this tale of a cheerleader whose mother has just died shows us with humor and affection how to deal with the unexpected holes in our lives.

"...never gives them less than their emotional due. Director Scott Kanoff serves her well in this regard, much as..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Shout!

Annie Weisman's satiric drama Be Aggressive, receiving its area premiere from the State Theater Company, gives a shout out to cheerleading as an outlet for teenagers to make themselves heard.

"...to take part in that reading.) STC Artistic Director Scott Kanoff, coming off an especially strong season that included..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Little Prince

There are some lovely moments in the musical version of The Little Prince produced by the State Theater Company, and the cast does a fine job of bringing to life Antoine de Saint-Exupery's unusual characters, but the tension that makes the book so special is too often exchanged in the musical for language that is cheery and precious.

"...are some lovely moments in the production directed by Scott Kanoff for the State Theater Company. The cast does..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Arts Review by Molly Beth Brenner

Never Give Up

Don Toner's 13 years as producing artistic director of the State Theater Company have been full of struggles, but in Toner's world, struggles are good. They bring understanding, richness, beauty, and in his case, a new theatre and a loyal company.

"...In the next few months, a new artistic director, Scott Kanoff, will take the baton from Toner and lead..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2002-2003

The full list of nominations for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...The Pavilion, Zachary Scott Theatre Center..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...The Laramie Project, Zachary Scott Theatre Center..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2003-2004

The full list of nominations for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Zachary Scott Theatre Center..."

May 14, 2004 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.

"...Who Steal, Carter LewisProduction, DramaCircumference of a Squirrel, Zachary Scott Theatre Center..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

Applause! Applause!

The full list of winners for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...State Theater Company's I'm Not Lying and the Zachary Scott Theatre Center's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? received three..."

June 11, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Shows in 2003 That Shed Light in a Dark Year

"...5) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Zachary Scott Theatre Center) Forty years after Edward Albee unleashed his..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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