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John Walch's new plays -- the monologue The Circumference of a Squirrel and the epic The Dinosaur Within -- are inextricably linked: In their ambitious scope, in their genesis, and in the amount of national attention they're generating for this award-winning Austin playwright.

In the Zachary Scott Theatre Center production of playwright John Walch's The Circumference of a Squirrel, the story of a son struggling with the burden of his father -- a tale of rebellion and acceptance that belongs to every family and every generation -- is rendered so personally, in details both uncommon and illuminating, that it is nevertheless fresh and absorbing.

A Guide to Austin Stage Actors

Austin artists and arts companies continue to hit the road at a breathless pace.

The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts.

The scoop on the 2000-01 Austin Critics Table awards ceremony

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

Big career moves for a couple of Austin playwrights and big parties thrown by a couple of Austin arts organizations.

Austin playwright John Walch goes to Louisville for its festival of new plays; Vincent Kitch goes to Washington for Americans for the Arts; and Everett Quinton goes to Seattle for a new production of Twisted Olivia.

Pat Jasper gets a Valentine's tribute for her years at Texas Folklife Resources, and playwrights John Walch and Paullette MacDougal enjoy a couple of out of town openings.

Nominations for the 2000-01 B. Iden Payne Awards for theatre excellence

Playwright Adam Sobsey cooks up some drama at Central Market, the UT Department of Theatre & Dance serves up six weeks of new works, and UT student Kristi McGarity snags the 2001 SEAMUS / ASCAP prize.