Strange Visitor From Another Planet

Hip-hop poet Zell Miller III is special, one of those people who radiate energy like the brightest of stars breaking through clouds on the darkest of nights

"...the Austin performance community as an actor with Frontera Productions. This weekend at the Vortex, for three nights only,..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Payne Pleasures 2004

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

"...starred them turned out to be the most favored productions in this year's nominations for the B. Iden Payne..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Applause! Applause!

The full list of winners for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...the awards ceremony, the big winner was Zilker Theatre Productions, which netted five awards for its Hillside Summer Musical..."

June 11, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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

"...pens – together to recognize the year's most exceptional work in theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art. On..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Stage Frights

"...us, as this week's "Arts Listings" prove. Eight theatre productions boast some Halloween/supernatural/horror connection, one classical musician is masquerading..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Arts Feature

Growing Pains

Austin Theatre for Youth Builds on First Season

"...enough spirit, then Austinites would flock to see their productions and they would prosper. This belief inspired many a..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Outdoor Concert Kicks Off the Zach Theatre Season

Music, moonlight, and Mickey Mouse thrills audience and performers alike

"...provide jobs for artists and create meaningful and relatable productions without a traditional theatre space. He said, "[Songs Under..."

March 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Dina Barrish

All the Way With LBJ's Play

Bill Rauch talks staging 'All the Way' and 'The Great Society'

"...is carried into this play. Once again, Robert's writing works at all levels of age in the audience. There..."

Oct. 9, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...pens – together to recognize the year's most exceptional work in theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art. The..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary

Visionary Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin films the Royal Winnepeg Ballet’s rendition of the Dracula story.

"...tone in their films and have created bodies of work that are, for want of a better term, pure..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Too Much Caffeine Woman

Watching Jean Caffeine's eyes light up.

"...Jean Caffeine is an easy interview. Her eyes light up when talking about many subjects -- art, punk..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

After Life

"...in one by one, emerging from a hazy white light into the waiting area of what appears to be..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been

Austin Community Television's First Quarter-Century

"...his job (and would later be known for his artwork for ZZ Top), moved to Taylor to start a..."

June 5, 1998 Screens Feature by Michael Bertin

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...cult and global get their day in the Documentary Spotlight with Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks looking at..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Young Guns and Typewriters

"...Currently, the spotlight beams on two local playwrights, working for fresh --..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Arts Feature

Sxsw

"...What I'm Thinking, bassist Sarah Brown emerges in the spotlight as a songwriter -- R&B queens Irma Thomas and..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Ground Floor Theatre's Long Comeback

With Gibberish Mostly, Lisa Scheps' company makes its long-awaited return to the stage scene

"...this week, with the premiere of Gibberish Mostly, a work by Austin playwright Max Langert, the theatre will have..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Announces Gaming Award Nominees and Hosts

WWE star Xavier Woods to co-host ceremony in March

"...across all platforms and genres. Dishonored 2 – Bethesda Softworks / Arkane Studios DOOM – Bethesda Softworks / id..."

Jan. 25, 2017 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?

The Artists' Recent and Upcoming Projects

"...The rest of the fall, Maness will be building productions for the UT Department of Theatre & Dance and..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Feature

If It's Summer, It Must Be Shakespeare

Summer is the time for Shakespeare, so naturally here are a couple of the Bard's plays being staged in the Austin area -- Julius Caesar from the Austin Shakespeare Festival and Two Gentlemen of Verona from Different Stages -- and directors Paul Norton and Norman Blumensaadt to explain how they came to produce them this season.

"...the Austin Critics Table for his body of acting work this past season, and he is a former artistic..."

June 27, 2003 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...are Enron's executives, who conned investors and their own workers by inflating their profits with hot air and creative..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Column

Exhibitionism

My Children! My Africa!: Schoolbells in the Revolution

"...Fugard's play, co-produced by First Stage Productions and Zachary Scott Theatre Center at the Whisenhunt Arena..."

June 11, 1999 Arts Review

How Austin's Theatrical Couples Keep Romance Alive Love's Labors Won

"...Beggar's Opera): five years; actors Janelle Schremmer (Water Into Light) and Troy Schremmer (Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet): five..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Naked Play

The Power of Play Readings

"...the finery of the costumes, the brilliance of the lighting. Imagine a theatrical production in which the words sound..."

May 5, 1995 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...D: Channing Godfrey Peoples A former beauty queen turned hardworking single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Reasons (+3) I Stayed in Love With Theatre in 2014

Valentines to theatre and comedic craft played a large part in making 2014 a memorable year in theatre

"...in this touring show. It reared enchantingly in the light and galloped away with my heart...."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Blood, Sweat, and Cheers

This play about competitive cheerleading doesn't always fly as high as its heroines, but the athleticism is awesome

"...In the new show from Mr. and Mrs. Danger Productions, directed by Roy Janik, they are backed by a..."

June 7, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The FronteraFest Way

Christi Moore's top rule for producing the annual festival: Just say 'yes'

"...with each one unique and having its own distinctive light plot, sound, set – which must be able to..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Magic Time

Oh, the sights you'll see at First Night Austin

"...area artists on the heart of the city to work their creative wonders on the urban landscape. In the..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Chosen One

Director Jamie Babbit sounds off on 'The Quiet' – Burnt Orange's first national release – and its discomfiting implications

"...Quiet is the first film from Austin-based Burnt Orange Productions to secure national distribution – via Sony Pictures Classics..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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