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"...guiding hand can be felt in every broadcast. She works hard behind the scenes, booking the interesting guests and..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

Play On!

In the backstage comedy Anton in Show Business, playwright Jane Martin wittily paints the contemporary stage as a madhouse overrun by loons and lunatics so preoccupied with money, image, and themselves that they can hardly be bothered to create art. And the State Theater Company's production takes us inside the insanity with an air of playfulness that keeps the audience primed for a good time.

"...This is the same territory plowed by Moss Hart's Light Up the Sky and George Kelly's The Torch-Bearers, that..."

March 30, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

Chronicle arts reviews

"...Johnson achieves a rare, gut-wrenching earnestness that sets his work apart from the average collection of emotional-roller-coasters-on-canvas. Johnson's sentiments..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Arts Review

Weekday Events to Make It a Craft Night, Movie Night, Trivia Night, and More

There's also some events during the day

"...smash with their 1985 supernatural gorefest Demons that they lightly rewrote the script and created alleged sequel Demons 2..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Faster Than Sound – Relocations & Precautions: Austin Recording Studios During COVID-19

Big Orange and Cacophony engineers relocate as recording industry tiptoes back into the studio.

"...With few in-person sessions so far, mixing and mastering work sustain his business...."

July 17, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

In Praise of Designers

A show of gratitude as two of our finest, Ia Ensterä and Jason Amato, depart Austin

"...The artists who provide a stage production's sets, costumes, lighting, sound, and other design elements deserve much more attention..."

July 17, 2015 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Excitingly Unpredictable

The best fringe since fashion week, FronteraFest 2015 promises a month of exhilarating alternative performance

"...and events. January is when Hyde Park Theatre and ScriptWorks' FronteraFest begins, kicking off a month of some of..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Lasting Commitments

The 2008 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...who seem ever-present on the cultural front, doing whatever work is necessary for the performing and visual arts to..."

May 23, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

On the Case: No. 1

The Burnt Orange kids take on 'The Cassidy Kids': No. 1 in a series

"...very adult crisis as their DVD-extra reunion brings to light clues that their precocious detective work actually sent an..."

July 29, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

FRONTERAFEST 2002 DAILY SCHEDULE

"...a Bitch Being Rich" by David Gunderson (Austin Script Works commission)..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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"...Having worked at Dreamers before, during, and after Kelly Petrash's brief..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Column

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Letter to Isaac

"...do with bandwidth and IPOs. He reflected much more light than he ever knew. He was a fighter of..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Column

"My Uncle Has a Barn...."

Theatre Is Thriving in Some Surprising Places Outside Austin

"...beloved of car dealerships -- perches atop one building, working his simian wiles on motorists hurtling past on Hwy..."

June 20, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Floral Realness, a John Aielli Experience, Spooky Movies, and More Recommended Events

Fill your weekend with the wild and weird

"...writing nonprofit Austin Bat Cave. This group provides cost-free workshops in multiple genres – including journalism, crucial for future..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List

What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise

"...– House, remaining performances through Mar 28 canceled Jarrott Productions– Mother of the Maid 3/26-4/12, postponed until 2021, new..."

March 24, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

All Over Creation: My Kind of Town

A trip to see theatre in Chicago brings one writer closer to home

"...feel for the theatre being made there by seeing productions and meeting area artists. Last summer, we decamped to..."

June 22, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

All Over Creation: So Little, So Much

When it comes to the theatrical, the smart choice is to go bare

"...thought of this bit of stage trickery? They were delighted – like children witnessing a magic act. And indeed,..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Red Light Winter

The script's faults and poor production choices hinder Displaced Theatre's debut

"...Red Light Winter..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Entranced

Remembering one who fascinated us all: Karen Kuykendall, 1937-2007

"...sure of that. She might announce herself with a slightly too loud greeting to the first person she saw,..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

"...Academy, said the plan would call for Webb to work closer with its feeder elementary schools. "Many of our..."

April 27, 2007 News Feature

Romeo and Juliet

That Mother of Invention Productions has chosen Romeo and Juliet as its premier offering is admirable, but this new Austin theatre company's reach exceeds its grasp

"...That Mother of Invention Productions has chosen this towering dramatic achievement as its premier..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Good Humor Man

Former 'Seinfeld' writer Pat Hazell is funny, upbeat, generous, and, oh, yeah, he lives here now

"...because I'm looking for them, is the toys. "We're working on the second touring show of Bunk Bed Brothers,"..."

May 26, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Born in the Barn

How Shakespeare at Winedale spawned some of Austin's – and the country's – best theatre

"...German farming settlement where Ayres has been exploring Shakespeare's work since 1971). Some auditioned for productions with existing companies...."

July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Theatre Critics Table 2000-2001 Nominations

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

"...One Flea Spare, School of Night Productions with Frontera@Hyde Park Theatre..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

Articulations

For the new year, resolve to support the new in the local arts scene. Here are several new projects that would welcome support.

"...lists in this issue will reveal how vital new work and new companies are to this community. So, why..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Triumph in River City

With The Music Man, Austin Musical Theatre creates a River City that's bigger than some by-god real Texas towns. But it's a show whose heart may be the biggest thing of all.

"...All of it is meticulously laid out in Willson's delightful book and lyrics, pillaged from his childhood memories of..."

May 19, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Fringe @ the Off Center

"...Congress, and The Off Center, 2211-A Hidalgo. Two additional productions will "bring their own venues." Following are schedules for..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature

"We'll Always Have 807 Congress"

The Raging of the Elements, or Indoor Theatre in Austin -- Al Fresco

"...days a year, the warming glow of the various light fixtures during a performance, not to mention the body..."

June 25, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Exhibitionism

Altamont Now: Maybe Later

"...is being made gets buried beneath the barrage of lights!camera! action! that bloat the Warehouse stage...."

Sept. 11, 1998 Arts Review

Exhibitionism

The Food Chain: Great Taste, Less Filling

"...is stuck under Silver's glass and a pinpoint of light is focused on it until the poor, innocent foible..."

March 20, 1998 Arts Review

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