One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Nuff Said, Wear Red

What do rockabilly cult figure Johnny Legend, women's health care advocate Marcia Ball, and hit-and-run victim Slim Richey have in common? This weekend.

"...Zach Ernst knows a little about herding. Before he stepped..."

March 30, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...the same country house with their two girlfriends. Cast: Zach Gilford, Jena Malone, John Slattery, Gabrielle Union (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye: Owning It

Oprah Winfrey expands her brand to a new network

"...a show about reforming hoarders, and Master Class, a first-person, autobiographical, "how I made it" series – the episode..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Austin Shorts at Sundance

David Lowery and the Zellner Bros. to do the 'Dance

"...for meaning in the aftermath of a relationship."Andy and Zach" (Director and Screenwriter: Nick Paley) – When Zach decides..."

Dec. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

After a Fashion

Bachelorette parties in gay bars: Sure. Why wouldn't we want to celebrate your wedding?

"...have to do without me ... at least in person. But that doesn't mean you can't go. Get your..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Delicious Collisions

What a difference a year makes with Ann Ciccolella at Austin Shakespeare's helm

"...years, to leave her position as managing director of Zach Theatre. She thought she'd get a regular job and..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Nothing Less Than Magical

Veterans of the Zilker Summer Musical recall enchantment on the hillside

"...productions, community productions at Austin Civic Theatre (what's now Zach Theatre), and the occasional touring show. So the city's..."

July 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Karen Kuykendall: In Memoriam

When this performer and friend of the arts died on Oct. 31, the city lost the grandest of its grande dames

"...walking among us, Karen Kuykendall is the kind of person they mean. Not that she was physically imposing; on..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

Stephen remembers husband-in-law Rollo

"...thought he was a brilliant storyteller and the funniest person I'd ever met … and of course I wanted..."

April 27, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

365 Days/365 Plays: Over the river, but in the River of Spirit

The local launch of the 365 Days/365 Plays project saw hundreds of people, including playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, crowd onto the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge for a dramatic spectacular

"...event. And by people in charge, I mean the Zachary Scott Theatre Center staff, but chiefly Artistic Director Dave..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Getting Physical

Anna Deavere Smith returns to Austin to investigate the resilience of the human body

"...through theatrical portraits she created of some signature local personalities she'd interviewed: Molly Ivins, Eddie Wilson, Ann Richards, Cynthia..."

May 12, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hang the DJ

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

"...hilarious and ickily-named Urinetown: The Musical opens at the Zachary Scott Theatre Center. So it's a fine time to..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Good Woman of Setzuan

If Brecht's The Good Woman of Setzuan drags some, the actors in the Vortex Summer Youth Theatre production don't, and that keeps the evening engaging

"...a vague, ongoing political argument that waffles around a person's capacity to be both good and entrepreneurially successful. It's..."

July 30, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

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.

"...body, he's an imposing figure, in actuality he's as personable a Brit as you'd ever want to meet...."

June 27, 2003 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

bee luther-hatchee

It's rare for a piece of theatre staged in Austin to touch an issue close to the city's heart, and that immediacy by itself recommends bee luther-hatchee. But what makes the Zachary Scott Theatre Center production more worthy of attention is the skill with which it serves up the thorny issues authenticity of voice and artistic representation by people of different cultures.

"...Zachary Scott Theatre Center Whisenhunt Arena Stage,..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Our Town, Our Time

Zachary Scott Theatre Center's production of The Laramie Project retells the story of Matthew Shepard's murder in a compelling, heartfelt way, but it also tells a town's story and gives us the opportunity to see our town in its reflection.

"...the footfalls of a ghost, echoes hauntingly through the Zachary Scott Theatre Center. There, through the talents of an..."

March 15, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Warning! Nudity!

Austinites love to shed their clothes, and a number of them do it onstage -- what's up with that? Some of the city's most nakedness-prone actors, performance artists, and directors expose their reasons to arts writer Ada Calhoun.

"...nudity, actor Michael Miller is probably Everyman -- the person for whom baring it all in front of a..."

April 14, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Exhibitionism

"...THE TAFFETAS: POPTO-BISMOL Zachary Scott Theatre Center, through January 1 Running Time: 1..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Arts Review

Elisabeth Moss Might Just Be Her Own Character

The actor headlines SXSW in opening night film Us, and probes the cost of fame in Her Smell

"...at play that uses her power of manipulation for personal advancement, and we feel like that’s okay...."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Danielle White

Dr. Lonnie Smith’s B-3 Love Affair

Getting existential with the organ’s greatest suitor

"...recording a series of soul-jazz master classes. Antone’s booker Zach Ernst swears Smith ranks right alongside Prince and Solomon..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

A Diva's Best Friend

Stuart Moulton knows what becomes a legend most. Just ask Carol or Charo or Eartha or Elaine ...

"...at Scottish Rite Theatre), his love of cabaret and personal efforts to connect with its finest artists have almost..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

From the Ridiculous to the Sublime

How do you take Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and, in less than a month, condense it into a 100-minute one-man play, with the actor playing 20 characters from the novel plus a New York City drag queen? Everett Quinton and Eureka, veterans of the fabled Ridiculous Theatre Company and creators of Twisted Olivia, explain how they did it.

"...Quinton found an opportunity to return to Dickens when Zachary Scott Theatre Center Artistic Director Dave Steakley invited Quinton..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Great Critic Test

How Much Do You Really Know About These Freaks?

"...it leaves a few gaps that perhaps only a person fully immersed in the profession of criticism could truly..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Sxsw

"...year's South by Southwest conference? You are only one person, with two legs, three days, and four nights. You..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Terrence McNally on Art and Commerce

The Tony-winning playwright talks about the business of show

"...world premiere of his play Immortal Longings at Austin's Zach Theatre on June 20 provided an opportunity to discuss..."

June 6, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Live Feed

Jason Phelps turns to his theatrical past to nourish the present with a Feast of My Heart

"...Vanguard Theater for which Phelps not only performs eight personally commissioned solo works by eight different playwrights but wears..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Entranced

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

"...with a slightly too loud greeting to the first person she saw, carefully pitched just above the drone of..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'He's Forked Himself'

Our Full conversation with Louis Dubose about 'The Hammer'

"...will talk to, and they have to vet the person, before you can have access to the leadership. She..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Blood and Guts and Dirt and Joy

Michael Miller may appear at first meeting to be withdrawn, but he is absolutely present onstage and off, and his willingness to "get dirty" with his characters and continuous challenge to himself to be better make this seemingly reserved actor one of Austin's best.

"...about what motivates him as an actor and a person as he is unafraid to "get dirty" with his..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Between the Lines

"...his family too. But the other side of the person who insisted he be called "Fun Man" consisted of..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Books Review

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