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Questions About Proposition 4
"...Prop. 4 is that it will give Zachary Scott Theatre Center $10 million to build a third performance space...."

Oct. 24, 2006 Postmarks

Bernadette Nason
When Onstage Theatre Company was founded 10 years ago, Bernadette Nason told Michael Stuart he'd direct her in the one-woman comedy 'Shirley Valentine' one day – and now that day has come
"...Bernadette Nason is a familiar presence in Central Texas theatre, and even if you don't know her, your children..."

July 7, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Reckoning
A traveling troupe of actors in medieval England stumble upon a mysterious murder and end up single-handedly inventing the morality play.
"...and instead embark on a wholly new form of theatre, one with the town’s own murder mystery at its..."

April 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Star Chambers
Take a peek behind the dressing room doors of Austin theatre through the lens of photographer Bret Brookshire.
"...part, but they are sacred ground. Whatever miracles the theatre can be said to work begin there. In these..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations
In Memoriam
"...his own life in Chicago. Martin formed the local theatre company with his friends Steve Moore and Daniel Aukin..."

May 8, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Winter Classic
South by Southwest 1998
"...of seven musicians from Russia, the Netherlands, the United States, and Zaire. Driven by two piston-like trumpets, a dexterous..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Articulations
Avenue Activity
"...that corner have a lot to celebrate. Live Oak Theatre, which produces out of the State Theatre at 719..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism
"...MAN OF LA MANCHA: MIRROR OF PERSISTENCE State Theatre, through October 12 Running time: 2 hrs, 15..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Arts Review

Top 10 Hits
Proposed Budget Cuts Have Some Singing the Blues
"...council is listening. A unique entity in the United States, the AMN was initially born out of the buzz..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Articulations
RAT Droppings
"...on the Drag. These particular savvy scavengers are actually theatre artists, mostly with smaller, poorer independent companies around the..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Arts Column by Robert Faires

A Christmas Carol
The State Theater Company brings its artistry to bear on that most conventional show of the season, 'A Christmas Carol,' and delivers a perfectly packaged production
"...State Theater, through Dec. 18..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

The Story of Davy
The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum devotes a summer film series to that immortal coonskin cap-wearer, Davy Crockett.
"...start shooting in town soon), the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum has kicked off an entire summer devoted..."

June 7, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Valentine's and Beyond With This Weekend's Recommended Events
From dark stories to romantic dance
"...Thursday 13, State Theatre..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Golden Girls on Stage, Xmas Parties Galore, Satangeddon, and More Events
Your recommended arts events for the weekend
"...Through December 22, McCullough Theatre..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Jess Williamson, Stay Black & Live, Babestock, and More Crucial Concerts
Recommended shows for the week in Austin
"...in the Heart” leg returns her to her home state. Over two nights at Antone’s, Williamson will bring 2023's..."

June 14, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Review: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 Scales Down Tolstoy’s Masterwork
War and Peace goes pop in new Zach Theatre production
"...of 1812 are the reason people fear for the state of Broadway. It’s another of those slightly arch works..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Sanctuary City Is Ground Floor for Compassion
Andrea Nuñez directs Martyna Majok’s theatrework for GFT
"...sanctuary city – especially not if Texas’ increasingly dystopia-adjacent state legislature has its way, right? – but right now..."

June 2, 2023 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mr. Roosevelt
A comedian returns to Austin to care for her sick cat and confront her past
"...we selfishly expect things to remain preserved in the state in which we last left them, like a favorite..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

The Virtues of Gossip
Can theatre gossip bond the people who share it?
"...But I don't buy it. See, I'm in theatre, and if there's one thing theatre people like better..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Zootopia
These animated Disney critters are fun, topical, and inclusive
"...clothes-wearing predators and prey alike have evolved to a state where they can live and work together in relative..."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wish I Was Here
Zach Braff explores life in one's late 30s: troubles with unruly kids, ailing parents, and creative aspirations complicated by financial realities.
"...I’m not one of Garden State’s belated haters. Zach Braff’s of-the-moment picture of generational anomie..."

July 25, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Luv Doc Recommends: Sick
Hyde Park Theatre, Friday, November 20, 2009
"...for insanity. You can’t just wander around in a state of bliss for no reason without checking someone else’s..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

August Rush
August Rush is a rather prosaic, oddly anxious, contemporary take on Oliver Twist, with Robin Williams – in nasty-man twee mode – thrown in for bad measure.
"...to the semi-icky man while living in an abandoned theatre filled with other young castaways from society. Will his..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lions for Lambs
Robert Redford's Lions for Lambs, in which he co-stars with Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise, is a piece of nervy political theatre that argues against individual complacency in wartime.
"...who must acknowledge her own complicity for today’s political state of affairs. The other two segments are less captivating..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Top 10 Most Memorable Locally Produced Live Performance Offerings That I Chanced to See in 2006 (A Hierarchical List)
"...1) American Fiesta (State Theatre Company) Steven Tomlinson's theatrical ode to cookware and..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Return
Sarah Michelle Gellar plays a woman who keeps seeing a dead murder victim in her dreams, so of course she must get to the bottom of this mystery.
"...most of the movie as if in a fugue state, a condition shared by the audience as it also..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Benefits Round-up: See Art, see Art run, see Art run and dance
Support your local nonprofits by buying prisoner art for the Inside Books Project, running a 5K for the Paramount and State theatres, and listening to Latino artists for the Austin Latino Theater Alliance
"...• The State and Paramount theatres present their first Arts Run, consisting..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Arts Feature

Culture Flash!
The Art Palace glows in the 'Times,' and Dan Dietz gets a hearing at the Kennedy Center
"...part of the Page-to-Stage New Play Festival, in which theatre companies from throughout the region around Washington, D.C., present..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Benchwarmers
Another comedy from ex-SNLers, along with Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder and baseball's Reggie Jackson.
"...the television, and bad baseball movies are in the theatre. The Benchwarmers is the latest comedy from Adam Sandler’s..."

April 14, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Kissing the Goodbye
Dying and the worth of individual lives are treated with a refreshing and uplifting respect in Zell Miller III's family drama 'Kissing the Goodbye'
"...State Theatre, March 25..."

March 31, 2006 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

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