Decade on the Vanguard

No. 10 looks like the best Salvage Vanguard birthday ever!

"...school grads from Brown showed up in town, proclaimed themselves a theatre company, and aimed to prove it by..."

March 26, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Chronicles of Riddick

Vin Diesel revs up the sci-fi franchise.

"...Karl Urban, Alexa Davalos, Linus Roache and Keith David. The Chronicles of Riddick, David Twohy’s sequel to his surprise..."

June 11, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

It's the Thoughts That Count

Comics to cut through everything

"...standing at my kitchen counter at some ungodly hour the other morning drinking coffee and reading One Hundred Demons..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Books Feature by Marion Winik

‘Hillsborough’ (Do Not Read This in the UK)

Controversial documentary kicks off ESPN “Soccer Stories” series

"...today, 96 soccer fans were crushed to death in the overcrowded stands at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England. Just..."

April 15, 2014 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

The Beautiful Game

The scene at Fado's was a madhouse for the Champions League Final

"...The Champions League Final...."

May 23, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

Hang the DJ

The new political theatre invites you into its messy, sexy conversation

"..."Theatre gets to create a topic of conversation for a..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Epiphanies for the Blind

Who's Teaching Who at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired?

"...for a carnival-like parade of odd couples and unexplainables, the bizarre sights that cause my occasionally visiting father to..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Penfold Theatre’s Around the World in 80 Days

This original, gender-bending theatrical take on Jules Verne’s adventure tale is a grand story told with delightful imagination

"...for gentlemen: How long does it take to circumnavigate the globe? A woman, one Phyllida Fogg, declares that she..."

June 23, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Luv Doc: A Rock-Solid Friend

Any wedding planner who claims to actually know the difference between shrimp and flamingo is blowing puce up your rosebud

"...I just found out yesterday that she is inviting the boyfriend of one of my other friends and they..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

TV Review: ‘The Girl’

HBO Film examines Hitchcock's obsession with Tippi Hedren

"...In the new HBO film The Girl, a troubled figure of..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...In the Nineties, Austin's cultural scene could afford to dream big...."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Last Sunset

The day the DEA came for Dan Del Santo

"...This is the story of a family trauma. The loss of a..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Music Feature by Anne Sherwood

How the West Was Sung

The Newton Boys Soundtrack: An Oral History

"...THE NEWTON PLAYERS..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

The Verde Report: Sizing Up Austin FC’s Roster After Offseason Makeover

Retooled and refreshed, ATXFC is carrying plenty of confidence into a crucial second season

"...more depth, and in an instant you can see the competition out on the field is much, much different..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Black as Your Lungs, Black as Pitch

First-Place Winner

"...Crackling sausages, scrambling eggs. A baby making cry or laugh sounds on the couch. I woke up..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Books Feature by Greg Koehler

Elgin Agrarian Community Promises Co-op Living on the Blackland Prairie

“It’s like an urban twist on traditional farming.”

"...On Friday afternoons, residents of the Elgin Agrarian Community will knock off work, return to..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

1, 2, Tres, Cuatro: The Name Game

What's in a name? Plenty if you're a WIMP or WEENIE!

"...Two of the smartest, coolest, hippest, hardest-working women I know in Austin..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Among Us

The gypsy feet of playwright Ruth Margraff keep wandering back to Austin, and we're fortunate that they do

"...suspect that she is a vital voice in shaping the future of American theatre. She has a shy angel..."

May 7, 2004 Arts Feature by Cyndi Williams

A Revolution in Acting

The SITI Company's J. Ed Araiza is transforming the way Austin actors view their art

"...and currents push some actors this way, some that. Others clump together, nearly still, only their heads moving in..."

April 9, 2004 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Wandering Preachers, Holy Fools

What best describes the modern playwright? Itinerant preacher? Holy fool? Several artists with an intimate knowledge of the playwriting life offer their views in this roundtable discussion.

"...The playwright today as itinerant preacher. Thinking about some of..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...That Transported Me1. Lipstick Traces (Rude Mechanicals) In getting their version of Greil Marcus' massive social history to the..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...Top 10 Theatrical Productions of 19991. Lipstick Traces (Rude Mechanicals) This was..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

How Does an Artist Get a Passport?

Two Austin playwrights join dozens of writers from across the hemisphere to 'dream the Americas'

"...We have been Dreaming the Americas...."

March 16, 2007 Arts Feature

Austin Theatre Critics' Table 1999-2000 Nominations

"...The Austin Theatre Critics' Table have announced nominations for their..."

May 12, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

B. Iden Payne Award Nominations, 1999-2000

"...On Monday, August 14, the Austin Circle of Theatres released its nominations for the..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Most Valuable Players

A Guide to Austin Stage Actors

"...On the scene since: 1988..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Arts Feature

Articulations

Robert Faires corrects an omission in his review of The Cry Pitch Carrolls and tells you where to find an umbrella.

"...Cry Oops!..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Salvage Vanguard Theatre The Cry Pitch Carrolls (Salvage Vanguard Theater)

"...Salvage Vanguard Theatre The Cry Pitch Carrolls (Salvage Vanguard Theater) Losing your..."

May 25, 2001 Music Review by Greg Beets

The Cry Pitch Carrolls

The Cry Pitch Carrolls uses three crotchety old widows, a homeless mother and child, and a poodle to address the darker shadows of religion and memory, and Salvage Vanguard Theater's revival of Ruth Margraff's opera is a plush, cloudlike dream.

"...The Cry Pitch CarrollsThe Off Center, through Nov. 23..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

The Cry Pitch Carrolls: Winter Wonderland

RobertFaires examines Salvage Vanguard Theater's production of The Cry Pitch Carrolls

"...The Cry Pitch Carrolls: Winter Wonderland..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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