The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Stages of Inebriation

To drink or not to drink – for local thespians, no question

"...a bottle of whiskey provided by our fearless director, Sonnet Blanton. And usually we would kill that bottle right..."

July 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Home Is Where the Art Is

Time for FronteraFest's 'Mi Casa Es Su Teatro' fun

"...with Keri Boyd directing Noel Gaulin, Kelly Hasandras, and Sonnet Blanton from a script by Blanton; and Briana McKeague's..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

FronteraFest 2013

Performance jamboree's 20th brings back old faves and welcomes new stars

"...Cabaret), actor/director Jenny Larson (Salvage Vanguard Theater), and director-writer Sonnet Blanton and the Popworks gang, and more are coming...."

Jan. 11, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Agnes & Alfred: A Relationship Forged in Fire

Steve Moore and Carlos Treviño's Physical Plant Theatre Returns

"...is entering, and Joey's sitting there, and I asked Sonnet Blanton, "What do you think Joey's thinking about right..."

Sept. 24, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gay Place: Vagina

At last, a place for your… you know…

"...Get off guy-style with Jay Byrd (and special guest Sonnet Blanton), poet Bret Beene, trip-hopper Ejede, erotic master Michael..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

One Manly Bedpost

The saucy ladies of Bedposts let the boys run amok

"...month's show is December 8, featuring Jay Byrd & Sonnet Blanton, poet Bret Beene, trip-hopper Ejede, erotic master Michael..."

Dec. 7, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

Flush

Ariel Dance Theatre's Gyre Project ends on a visually thrilling but confusing note

"...is smart and thrilling, as is the script by Sonnet Blanton (who also co-directed with Ariel), and together they..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Third Time's the Charm

Andrea Ariel keeps going back to the Gyre, diving deeper and finding deeper truths

"...us. I am also thrilled to be collaborating with Sonnet Blanton, who is co-director and writer. She brought us..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fuse Box by Day

Schedule

"...Blanton Museum of Art, Congress & MLK 7pm..."

April 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Assumption

Part Southern rock opera and part 'Hamlet,' Refraction Arts' comedy is totally captivating and hilarious

"...If they haven't received enough plaudits, co-directors and creators Sonnet Blanton and Julia M. Smith deserve even more. With..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Adriene Mishler: Making her 'Assumption'

For this active Austin actress, there was something special about Refraction Arts' hillbilly/kung fu/rock & roll 'Hamlet'

"...retreats out to a ranch in Blanco that [co-director] Sonnet Blanton's family owns – what we were calling Buck..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

2007 B. Iden Payne Awards: Prize night

Running down the winners at this year's awards from the Austin Circle of Theaters

"...Ron Berry, Rebecca Beegle, Sonnet Blanton, Jeffery Mills, Chase Staggs, and Cyndi Williams, The..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2007 B. Iden Payne Awards

More than 60 shows scored nominations for ACoT's annual theatre honors

"...lucky seven are for Production of Music Theater; directors Sonnet Blanton and Julia M. Smith; Smith's choreography; the original..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Taking the World Stage

How more theatre made Here is getting Out There and what that means

"...very collaborative. That's an emerging thread around here," says Sonnet Blanton of the piece that she developed with Julia..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Outstanding!

Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Cohen New Play AwardThe Assumption, Rebecca Beegle, Ron Berry, Sonnet Blanton, Jeffery Mills, Chase Staggs, Cyndi Williams..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Theatre: That was the year that was

Three of Austin's finest theatre folk - director/actress Lorella Loftus, director Sonnet Blanton, and lighting designer Jason Amato - describe how 2006 was for them and the local stage scene

"...responses, but here's a sampling of comments from director Sonnet Blanton (Refraction Arts), director/actress Lorella Loftus (Renaissance Austin Theatre..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

The Assumption

'The Assumption' is Refraction Arts Project's very modern and entertaining take on 'Hamlet' – a Shakespearean satire of all things hillbilly and all things Eastern, set to a rock & roll beat

"...The Assumption, conceived and directed by Sonnet Blanton and Julia M. Smith, is Refraction Arts Project's..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Mi Casa Es Su Teatro

The unexpected is to be expected when it comes to FronteraFest's Mi Casa Es Su Teatro, which features everything from monologues to musicals to martial arts in theatres, living rooms, and bathrooms around Austin

"...reruns, doctor visits, her ears. Written and performed by Sonnet Blanton. 1011 Avondale (15 min.)..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin at FringeNYC: Big Apple Bouquets

Austin's three entries in this year's New York International Fringe Festival earned some real attention, ranging from the respectable to the rave

"..."With 'The Philomel Project: a barbarous pleasure,' the directors Sonnet Blanton and Julia M. Smith have given Ovid's ancient..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...Sonnet Blanton & Julia M. Smith, The Philomel Project: we..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Performances That Transported Me in 2004

Robert Faires lists his favorite theatre, dance, and classical productions of 2004

"...us. Refractions all-female ensemble, led by Julia Smith and Sonnet Blanton, took a bolder tack, getting in your face..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Becoming Birds

'The Philomel Project' allows myth to take wing at the Blue Theater

"...read the myth of Philomel in Ovid's Metamorphoses," says Sonnet Blanton, co-director with Julia M. Smith of The Philomel..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Backward 'Spin'

Catherine Berry explains how to reverse engineer your very own musical

"...to be able to do it, so I got Sonnet [Blanton] on board, and that was going to be..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

American Arcana

The U.S. of Cyndi Williams' American Arcana is a country unraveling, and Refraction Arts' production portrays this with a sense of urgency and tension

"...escalating tension to this Refraction Arts production, and director Sonnet Blanton moves them through this crumbling world with the..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Star Play

Part vaudeville comedy, part poem, part search for philosophical meaning, part fairy tale, Michael Arthur's The Star Play produced at MOMFest by the New York-based 2texans theatre company, makes a wish for love and finds it in the most unlikely places.

"...Sonnet Blanton directs the play to highlight its immediacy and..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Articulations

Where to find this year's Critics Table Awards party and what former Austin actress Sharron Bower is up to in NYC.

"...featured a number of former local actors, among them Sonnet Blanton (A Family Affair at The Public Domain) and..."

May 26, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires