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.

"...A theatre company might not have a board, and then suddenly it..."

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

Articulations

A historic merger between the Paramount Theatre and the State Theater Company.

"...Paramount & State Merge..."

March 31, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

Sandbox: Young at Heart

"...Williams does. His original play, produced by One Theatre Company, is like fizzy cherry pop at the end of..."

July 16, 1999 Arts Review

Articulations

Cultural Projects A-Boomin'

"...the city's longest-awaited cultural improvements is realized as the State Theater Company debuts its new mainstage, with stadium seating..."

April 9, 1999 Arts Column 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.

"...through April 2001. Participating critics this year include Austin American-Statesman staff reporters Michael Barnes and Jeanne Claire van Ryzin..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

Top 10 Performances That Transported Me in 2004

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

"...5) Death of a Cat (Salvage Vanguard Theater) Death and laughter walked hand in hand down the..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Leading off the new year with good news: an arts success story from the Paradox Players and grants for Austin artists from the NEA.

"...Secondly, while the State Theater Company has been affected by the economy, it..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

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

"...6) "I'm Not Lying" (State Theater Company) This theatrical self-portrait from Jaston Williams was..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Director Don Toner makes his exit from the State Theater Company, and Austin creeps back into the pages of American Theatre magazine.

"...Don Toner, producing artistic director for the State Theater Company and Live Oak Productions for the past..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

Hay Fever: Child's Play

"...State Theater, through June 27 Running time: 2 hrs..."

June 25, 1999 Arts Review

Top 10 Most Memorable Theatrical Offerings That I Chanced to See in 2004 (A Hierarchical List)

Barry Pineo lists his favorite stage productions of 2004

"...3) Nightswim (State Theater Company) Playwright Steve Moore's uniquely Austin rumination on..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

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

"...informal affiliation of arts writers, consisting of the Austin American-Statesman's Michael Barnes (arts), Jamie Smith Cantara (theatre), Randy Harriman..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Telling His Own Story Fearlessly

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

"...As seen in its initial run at the State Theater in June, the show is a self-portrait on..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Applause! Applause!

The full list of winners for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art, as presented during its annual ceremony at the Capitol City Comedy Club.

"...the awards, it was a banner year for the State Theater Company, which practically swept the Drama category and..."

June 6, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

People and organizations on the move: KMFA and the Austin Circle of Theatres look for new homes, and Austin Theatre Alliance CEO Dan Fallon and KMFA Director of Broadcast Operations Randy Harriman leave their respective companies.

"...When the Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company merged two years ago, the boards of..."

June 28, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

Director Don Toner announces a new theatre company for himself, David Stevens announces his departure from Chorus Austin, and UT's Department of Art & Art History announces a rare meeting of critical minds.

"...leave his post of producing artistic director of the State Theater Company, Don Toner made it clear that he..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

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

"...Well, apparently ParaState didn't cut it. Neither did the State-a-mount. No, in..."

July 28, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Culture Cash

Austin's artists and arts groups are working hard to survive the economic downturn, and now more than ever it's essential for the city that they do.

"...in economic activity per annum. That's 12.2% of total state fiscal resources, 12.3% of total expenditures, 13.6% of gross..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Real Estate and Perfect Mates

The year 2000 in the Austin arts, with Top 10 lists by Chronicle Arts critics and their picks for stories and personalities of the year.

"...past 12 months have been very much about real estate and perfect mates, as an increasing number of local..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Access Arts Summer Events

"...State Theater Company's Hay Fever (AD): June 19, 8pm, at..."

June 11, 1999 Arts Feature

Top 10 Performances of 2004 That I Ruminate Over After the Dust Has Settled

Heather Barfield lists her favorite stage performances of 2004

"...6) David Stahl in Nightswim (State Theater Company) Stahl's precision and strength of heart were..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Heather Barfield Cole

Payne Pleasures 2004

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

"...Ken Bradley, Josh Meyer, and Catherine Berry) and the State Theater Company production of The Woman in Black (nominated..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tale of a Tale Spinner

How a ballplayer, a piano player, beatnik poetry, and Lubbock made Terry Allen an epic storyteller.

"...the song cycle composed for the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company about a guitarist whose wild life ends in a..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Oklahoma!, A Macbeth, and Art were the big winners at the 27th Annual B. Iden Payne Awards.

"...2001. This year, the Payne Awards returned to the State Theater, site of the 25th Payne Awards ceremony, and..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

It may still be too hot to frolic in the noonday sun, but it's not too hot to put on a show to help someone in need, and that's what a number of Austin artists are up to this month, raising funds for flood victims in Houston and an Austin musician with a spinal cord injury.

"...to Jones Hall, the Alley Theatre, and the Wortham Theater Center. The Austin Theatre Alliance has enticed most of..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Kids in Black

That innocuous-seeming crew of people listed beneath the actors in every program, who scurry around in black backstage and hover over the proceedings in the sound and light booth, may not be well-known to most theatregoers, but this silent, hidden army is all-powerful. Techies get almost no share in the glory, but they run the world, and here's how.

"...recent triumph was A Macbeth (not Hamlet) at the State Theater. In this production, a long rain falls --..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Jumping on the Bard-wagon

With the arrival of September, Austin is again awash in Shakespeare. Five productions -- from a minimalist Romeo and Juliet to a deconstructed comedy goofing on all the plays -- are currently playing Central Texas stages.

"...The State Theater Company is closing its 1999 season with a..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

A Name for a Ghost to Mutter

In her new script A Name for a Ghost to Mutter, playwright Cyndi Williams uses the fuel for great drama: colorful writing, focus on relationships, big climax, tidy resolution. But while all the hard parts are accounted for, all the right moves taken, the play stops just short of smoking.

"...State Theater,..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Arts Review by Rob Curran

Real Estate and Perfect Mates

The Year in Austin Culture

"...3. The Collected Stories of Billy the Kid (Doghouse Theater) Andre Carriere's adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's poetic novel proved..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Nominations for the 2004-2005 B. Iden Payne Awards

A complete list of all Payne Award nominees.

"...of Tears: Walking the Choctaw Road, Ballet Austin/Pollyanna Theatre Company..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Arts Feature

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