The Frank Mills Call It Quits After 500th Show

Why is one of the city’s top improv troupes breaking up?

"...The Frank Mills, one of this city’s most acclaimed improv..."

Dec. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival 2016: The Frank Mills, Loverboy, People of Earth

These three improv troupes gave us an earful at this year's OoB

"...in front of you, it becomes as audible as the words they speak. Indeed, it's in the words the..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Comedy Out the Wazoo and In Your Weekend: Now!

Unless you'd rather just, what, twiddle your thumbs until Moontower?

"...You know the Moontower Comedy Festival's coming up fast...."

April 9, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Buckman in the Aisles!

These are the people in your grocery store

"...So I'm walking down one of the beverage aisles in what I think of as my..."

May 22, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

T.J. & Dave: Masters of the All Made Up

One of improv's leading duos is on Film at SXSW and live at Spider House

"...Austin is so packed to the rafters with improvisers right now that you may be..."

March 13, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

FronteraFest 2007: The lowdown

"...Now that you've met a few of the players, it's time to figure out what to go..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Feature

Out of Bounds: The lineup

"...The sixth annual Out of Bounds Improv Festival runs Aug...."

Aug. 31, 2007 Arts Feature

The Pinnacle of 10 Years' Worth of Comedy Festivals?

OOBs, they did it again

"...Tell you what: They done did it...."

Sept. 4, 2011 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Salvage Vanguard Theater: The rebel sets down roots

After 13 years of staging shows in bars and other companies' theatres, Salvage Vanguard Theater is opening its own all-purpose arts space in a 9,600-square-foot warehouse on Manor Road

"...Time was, Salvage Vanguard Theater spent all its time in bars. That is, that's..."

June 8, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Out of Bounds: The Lineup

"...The ninth annual Out of Bounds Comedy Festival runs Aug...."

Aug. 27, 2010 Arts Feature

Merlin Works Institute and Gnap! Theater Season: Making the improv pie higher

Austin's strong improv scene is about to get even stronger, with a new training center and performance space

"...venues catering almost full-time to improv, three festivals on the calendar that spotlight improvisers, and three local troupes being..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Arts Feature by Avimaan Syam

Free Night of Theater 2007: See a bit of drama, on the house

Time again for your annual chance to sample what area thespians do, at no cost

"...Free theatre. A great way to get people to sample some..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2006 B. Iden Payne Awards: Payne, Payne, who got the Payne?

When the Austin Circle of Theaters handed out its B. Iden Payne Awards for 2005-2006, it was 'American Fiesta' that, well, bowled over the rest of the nominees

"...On Monday, Oct. 30, when the Austin Circle of Theaters handed out its B. Iden..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

From the Archives: Organizing Outside the System – Deborah Shaffer and The Wobblies

Our 1981 interview with the filmmaker behind the classic doc

"...The history of union activism in America has rarely been..."

May 3, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Off the Cuff and in Your City

A roundup of Austin improv schools

"...Consider improvisation, comedic and otherwise. What it takes to make something out of nothing..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Young Poisoner's Handbook

"...Sheen, Roger Lloyd Pack, Charlotte Coleman, Paul Stacey and Frank Mills. Loosely based on the real-life misadventures of Great..."

April 19, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ballet Austin's Grimm Tales Gets Brutally Frank

Stephen Mills and company embody an artist’s fabulous vision

"...Once, in a thriving city by a river, there was a company of dancers who brought to their..."

March 29, 2019 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Critics Table's Grand Tales

The winners of the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Anyone who has attended previous awards ceremonies hosted by the Austin Critics Table – most often, lengthy affairs that..."

June 4, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The AggreGAYtor: December 26

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...names, Newt Gingrich faces reality, and Mark Regnerus chokes the ideological chicken. Today’s AggreGAYtor’s back again, doin' a little..."

Dec. 26, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Turn Out the Lights, the Election's Over

New Council, AISD, ACC boards set for action in 2019

"...Ellis and incumbent Sabino "Pio" Renteria have triumphed in the last remaining Austin City Council races, while Arati Singh..."

Dec. 11, 2018 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: December 6

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Rubio gives a sound bite, Scott Evans rips from the headlines, and One Million Moms skip the commercials. Today’s..."

Dec. 6, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Rancho Alegre Conjunto Music Fest, Borzoi, International Jazz Day, Ladyfang, Juan Wauters, and more

"...If higher education should be free, then music festivals should be, too. Because once Band becomes..."

April 29, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...Members of the Austin Critics Table have considered the hundreds of stage..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Cream of the Crop

Nominations for the 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Local critics have put their heads – and pens – together to recognize the..."

May 19, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Capital T Theatre had a reason to crow at the Austin Critics..."

May 27, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...and gave me a piercing look. Queued up at the vinyl room register in Waterloo Records, I flashed back..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...What do the creator of the 10,000 hour rule, a Supreme Court..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Ransom Center's "Vaudeville!"

This exhibition reveals how the history of that entertainment form is really the history of the U.S.

"...These days, a list like that might lead you to..."

June 8, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Critics Table's Crème de la Crème

The winners of the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...The crowd could hardly compete with the one packed into..."

June 5, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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