Actors' Inequity

The Cost of Art IV: The artists onstage in Austin aren't just not paid what they're worth, many aren't paid at all

"...– plus one Equity company without a venue, Austin Shakespeare. Because Texas is a right-to-work state, actors don't need..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Top 10 Creative Things I Lucked Into in 2014

In 2014, reality and fantasy battled it out in theatre and art that was equally exquisite and unnerving

"...8) HENRY V (Austin Shakespeare/Red Then Productions) Another remounting, this time the Chronicle's own..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

All's Well That Ends Well

In 7 Towers Theatre's staging of the Bard's tragicomedy, comic relief is never too far behind the tense moments

"...That Ends Well isn't among the most celebrated in Shakespeare's comedic oeuvre, perhaps because it's generally considered a tragicomedy,..."

July 25, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Smith

The Dog That Didn’t Bark

A few Sixth Street joints closed doors, but Relay weekend was quiet

"...posted no note about its closing), Sixth Street haunts Shakespeare’s, the Blind Pig, Old School Bar & Grill, and..."

April 2, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Othello

In jeans and T-shirts, five British actors summoned Othello's pride and Iago's envy with relentless ferocity

"...do, American actors will never equal British ones in Shakespeare, at the very least because they have not the..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

Othello

With a gripping turn by Andrew Bosworth, this City Theatre production of Shakespeare's tragedy belongs to Iago

"...I've heard Othello labeled one of three risky Shakespeare plays that, if performed badly, will earn a lot..."

March 8, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Pride and Prejudice

Austin Shakespeare turns Jane Austen's rich novel into a fine evening of smart theatre

"...Theatre at the Long Center, 701 W. Riverside, 474-5664 www.austinshakespeare.org Through Nov. 25 Running time: 2 hr., 30 min...."

Nov. 23, 2012 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Wizard World: The Wit and Wisdom of Patrick Stewart (Abridged)

Captain Picard talks Shakespeare, airline travel, and free drink

"...the half hour chat stretched from his approach to Shakespeare to his role speaking out against domestic violence...."

Oct. 28, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rose Rage

The Bard is rampant and rules this Hidden Room.

"...brilliant Rose Rage, a slashed and burned presentation of Shakespeare's language that retains all the most fertile parts of..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

The Taming of the Shrew

On the farm, Present Company offers as pleasant an evening as you'll spend with a shrew

"...has returned to Rain Lily Farm to present a Shakespeare play in one of the more idyllic theatre settings..."

May 4, 2012 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Well

Despite the author's absence, Different Stages delivers a fine production

"...the play, Lisa is the playwright, the autobiographer. Had Shakespeare penned a work in which he addressed the audience..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Moved to Texas with an all-female cast, the Bard's comedy is a summer escape

"...Women's Theater Collective stages a version of one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies: A Midsum­mer Night's Dream, that famous..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Mr. Show Busy

Michael McKelvey's just a guy who cain't say no (to musicals)

"...Stephen's Episcopal School, St. Edward's University, Austin Playhouse, Austin Shakespeare, Zilker Theatre Productions, TexARTS, Penfold Theatre Company, his own..."

July 22, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Tragedy of Arthur

This novel shows an impressive commitment to presenting an entirely real-feeling fake

"...House publication of a previously unheard-of play by William Shakespeare, called The Most Excellent and Tragical Historie of Arthur,..."

April 15, 2011 Books Review by Kimberley Jones

Humble Boy

With this comedic riff on Hamlet, the production's strength is in the acting

"...fencing scene (albeit without foils) and actual lines from Shakespeare's play. And the tragic plot, of course, with Felix's..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

The Taming of the Shrew

Shakespeare's troubling comedy, done old-school, gets a new lease on life

"...woe/Than this of Kate and her Petruchio." Sure, when Shakespeare originally penned those lines, the couple in the couplet..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Hideout Improv Marathon

Eight players improvise for 40 hours straight to help save their artistic home

"...two-thirds days, with a different format every hour (Improvised Shakespeare! Soap Opera! After School Improv! Start Trekkin'!) and an..."

June 26, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM

Homer, the epic poet of ancient Greece, invented the cinematic close-up

"...By the end of Luther's century, William Shakespeare was creating a panorama of individuals unheard of in..."

April 24, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

An Ideal Husband

Austin Shakespeare delivers a gorgeous production that savors Wilde's wit

"...Since the early Eighties, Austin Shakespeare has dedicated itself to producing the works of the..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Tutto Theatre Company

Dustin Wills' new play reconsiders Hamlet through a quintet of Ophelias

"...and is directing this production, is fascinated by what Shakespeare doesn't tell us. "It's so shrouded in mystery," he..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Princes to Act

"...Being Involved With Anything At All Related To William Shakespeare At Any Time On Any Level Ever..."

Aug. 21, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Speak the Speech

"...and say that simply because Kurosawa chose to ignore Shakespeare’s language, his movie isn’t as good as it could..."

Aug. 19, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Twelfth Night

Scottish Rite Theatre serves up Shakespearean comedy with actors who know their stuff

"...The outdoor summer Shakespeare festival has become a tradition for many theatregoers. The..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Arts Organization Staffs: Another round of changes at the top

Two theatre companies add managing directors, and a children's choir makes a switch in artistic leadership

"...Austin Shakespeare has had artistic directors throughout its 23 years –..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: Cowboy Jack Clement's Home Movies

Gift guide

"...Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: Cowboy Jack Clement's..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Actors From the London Stage

You can imagine five actors performing all of Macbeth, but you need to see it

"...– and only five actors – performing one of Shakespeare's plays. It's quite another to see it yourself. I'd..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

De-Spurring the Moment

The making of the 2007 Out of Bounds Improv Festival

"...my mother wit," as Petruchio explains to Kate in Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew...."

Aug. 31, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

After a Fashion

This week, your Style Avatar sounds a bit like Homer in the Flaming Moe episode of The Simpson's: Mow, Mow, Mow, mow, mow

"...He's the president of the board at the Austin Shakespeare Festival, and he invited me to attend a gala..."

May 11, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Plump Jack

The cast of the UT opera theatre production of Plump Jack performs admirably, but the score and direction make the glorious rogue Falstaff just a drunken fat crook

"...than five different operas. Most take their storyline from Shakespeare's domestic farce The Merry Wives of Windsor, but this..."

April 27, 2007 Arts Review by Iris Brooks

Hamlet

Vortex Repertory Company's new production of Shakespeare's Hamlet has a strong contemporary feel, but ultimately it diminishes some of the power of the tragedy

"...last she's accomplished by shearing away great swaths of Shakespeare's verse, particularly where the Bard is at his most..."

March 23, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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