Robert Faires' Top 10 Theatre Treasures of 2019

History came alive and exceptional ensembles propelled the year's most memorable shows

"...4) NOTES FROM THE FIELD (Zach Theatre) Anna Deavere Smith trusted her documentary report on..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

MerlinWorks Works the Improv Wizardry at ZACH

Teaching that whole yes-and thing at the city's shiny core of theatre

"...powerhouse of improv training, has been working out of ZACH Theatre for the last couple of years...."

Jan. 16, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: Zach's The Rocky Horror Show Still Tasteless, Plotless, Pointless, and Perfect

Cult classic is a welcome jump to the left, step to the right

"...It takes center stage in the current Zach Theatre production. But with props available for purchase in..."

April 18, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Top 10 Reasons I Stayed in Love With Theatre in 2013

Austin thespians played for keeps, with boundless commitment and imagination, in the year's most memorable theatre

"...1) 'SLIP RIVER' (UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance/Cohen New Works Festival) Spiriting its audience beneath..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Theatre en Bloc's Cry It Out

This production tackles the huge challenge of exploring motherhood and class, and can't quite have it all

"...the so-called Mommy Wars, and to the credit of Theatre en Bloc's production of Cry It Out, the play..."

May 11, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

UT Department of Theatre & Dance: Gotta sing! Gotta dance!

The new Musical Theatre Pilot Project aims to prepare UT undergrads for belting for Broadway

"...If you seek entertainment of the musical theatre variety in the Austin area, you probably go to..."

April 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Playback – Antone's New Booker: Zach Ernst

Did Clifford Antone know he was grooming his nightclub's future booker when he mentored Zach Ernst?

"...A decade ago, Zach Ernst sat quietly in the back of a classroom..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Spectrum Theatre Company's Juneteenth Chronicles

With this play, Crystal Bird Caviel honors ancestors who were slaves and her colleague, the late Dr. Billy F. Harden

"...which is being given a staged reading by Spectrum Theatre Company this weekend. As Caviel is directing that reading,..."

June 15, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Theatre Duos & Trios of 2014

Remembering a year in theatre in which performers distinguished themselves in twos and threes

"...Top 10 Theatre Duos and Trios of 2014..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

Top 10 Wonderful Things About Austin Theatre in 2008 (In No Particular Order)

Chronicle Arts writer Avimaan Syam recalls 2008, in the theatre

"...1) Ophelia (Tutto Theatre Company) Full of magic moments and dramatic direction, Ophelia..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Avimaan Syam

A Guide to Austin's Musical Theatre Scene

"...getting that razzle-dazzle rush that stage musicals provide. The theatre scene is bustling with Broadway-brand beltin' and steppin', with..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Zachary Scott Theatre Center: Ciccolella's curtain call

After a successful eight-year run as managing director, Ann Ciccolella is making her exit from the Zachary Scott Theatre Center

"...who have our exits and entrances. Over at the Zachary Scott Theatre Center, there's a major player who's making..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Zachary Scott Theatre Center: Enter stage left, a new managing director

After a national search, the Zachary Scott Theatre Center found its new managing director, Elisbeth Challener, right in its own back yard

"...When the Zachary Scott Theatre Center went hunting for a new managing..."

June 22, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'The Santaland Diaries': Zach's New Home for the Holidays

When it has three popular shows and only two theatres to run them in, what does Zach do? Turn the old bicycle shop next door into Santaland.

"...Here's a conundrum. You're the Zachary Scott Theatre Center, the most popular producing theatre in..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Zachary Scott Theatre Center: Home improvements turn Zach black

Zach goes dark this fall to make long-desired theatre renovations

"...The local theatre schedule will be a little less crowded this fall,..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Zachary Scott Theatre Center: A stage for a diva

The new theatre being built by the Zachary Scott Theatre Center already has a name: the Karen Kuykendall Stage, in honor of the Austin native and award-winning performer

"...The new theatre being built by the Zachary Scott Theatre Center is..."

April 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Theatre of the First Water

Zach makes a big splash on the national theatre scene as the first resident theatre to get to produce Tony winner 'Urinetown'

"...The latest evidence that the Zachary Scott Theatre Center is making a big splash on..."

April 22, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Zachary Scott Theatre Center

The National Endowment for the Arts is giving the Zachary Scott Theatre Center $40,000 toward a production of 'Porgy and Bess' to be staged in 2007

"...The folks at the Zachary Scott Theatre Center were ready to spring forward last..."

April 14, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Quinton's Back at Zach

'Twisted Onion' star Everett Quinton joins the cast for Zach's 'House Arrest'

"...theatrical adaptation of Oliver Twist is coming back to Zach this summer. Artistic Director Dave Steakley has corralled Ridiculous..."

July 9, 2004 Arts Feature

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.

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

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

Austin Theatre Critics' Table 1999-2000 Nominations

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

May 12, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Personnel Department: New Hires at Conspirare and the Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Personnel changes at local arts organizations continue, with the arrivals of a new executive director at Conspirare and a new business manager at the Mary Moody Northen Theatre

"...to the recently announced departures of Ann Ciccolella at Zach and Richard Buckley and Tamara Hale at Austin Lyric..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Theatre Town Meeting

"...Austin this August? That's RATs as in Regional Alternative Theatres, or Raggedy Ass Theatres, or Raving Anarchic Thespians, or..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Review: Hideout Theatre’s Bah, Humbug!

Fun Dickensian long-form is a short-term cure for the pandemic blues

"...sentimental A Christmas Carol (currently on stage at the Zach through Jan. 2) still resonates and the Dickensian voice..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: The City Theatre’s An Ideal Husband

It’s the girls gone Wilde that rule this rendering

"...Several things about City Theatre's earnest but obtrusively low-budgeted production of this period piece..."

March 11, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

The New Topfer Theatre at Zach Scott Photo Gallery

Oct. 5, 2012 Arts Feature

Dueling Dickens

Two productions of a seasonal classic raise the spirits, with Zach Theatre's A Christmas Carol vs. Penfold Theatre's A Christmas Carol Classic Radiocast

"...stage productions within months. This year, in Austin, two theatre companies roast this old chestnut, doing so through creative..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

'The Gospel at Colonus'

After 17 years, Zach Theatre revives this spirited mix of soulful music and Greek tragedy

"...modern playgoers a window into the catharsis experienced by theatre's earliest audiences. It was something rapturous to witness...."

March 28, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Terrence McNally Knows About Lasting Impact

About to open a new play at Zach Theatre, the Tony Award-winning playwright talks about what endures

"...three artists being given a Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre honor at the 2019 Tonys. On June 14, Jeff..."

June 7, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Year Later, the Time Is Right for Another Conversation About Notes From the Field

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, Zach Theatre streamed its staging of the 2019 production and led a discussion on Zoom

"...Part of what we value in theatre is the room it provides for ideas to be..."

June 19, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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