Feast of My Heart

Jason Phelps' show of solo performances about compassion are proof that one person can make a difference

"...present hometown heroes whose theatrical offerings are ever welcome (Zell Miller III, C. Denby Swanson, Daniel Alexander Jones, Kirk..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Live Feed

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

"...Lynn, Lisa D'Amour, Erik Ehn, Ruth Margraff, Dan Dietz, Zell Miller III, C. Denby Swanson. The material produced by..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Beauty Is the Best Priest: Short Plays of the Harlem Renaissance'

ACC's Department of Drama polishes a few rare gems by black women playwrights

"...abandoning her daughter as a child. In 1925, May Miller, who would become the most widely published African-American female..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Voices of Rhythm

Spoken word added spark, but dance still spoke the loudest in Tapestry's show

"...the rhythms spoke louder than the voices. Spoken-word master Zell Miller III offered ruminations and motivations, and while the..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

ProArts Collective

After a cruel 2005, ProArts is moving forward in the new year, with its first stage show, Kissing the Goodbye, by award-winning Austin writer Zell Miller III

"...one by an Austin playwright, the gifted and award-winning Zell Miller III (The Evidence of Silence Broken, Mad Izms),..."

March 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Zach Theatre's Notes From the Field

This production of Anna Deavere Smith's provocative docudrama calls out America's criminal justice system

"...the workload: Michelle Alexander, Carla Nickerson, Kriston Woodreaux, and Zell Miller III...."

March 15, 2019 Arts Review by Bob Abelman

Ground Floor Theatre's White Rabbit Red Rabbit

In Nassim Soleimanpour’s play, what happens is as much a surprise for the actor as for the audience

"...list. But the impressive likes of Owen Egerton and Zell Miller III and Esther's Follies' Shannon Sedwick are also..."

March 23, 2018 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Robert Faires' Top 10 Classical Music / Dance Treasures of 2016

The richest work in dance and classical music this year ran the gamut from a dance in a backyard pool to an opera about Cold War brainwashing

"...steps personal and political context, especially when embellished by Zell Miller III's urgent, trenchant spoken word...."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tapestry Dance’s One Step at a Time

The rhythm tap company’s production offers not just wonderful dance but perhaps the most necessary commentary of this electoral season

"...what came before. That message is made explicit by Zell Miller III, Austin's indispensable wordsmith, who serves as the..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Austin's April Dancers

A month flooded with movement closes with Jennifer Sherburn's Arena and Tapestry's Passing It Forward

"...and prejudice around us? With the spoken-word wizardry of Zell Miller III and diverse music from jazz to hip-hop..."

April 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

FronteraFest 2013

Performance jamboree's 20th brings back old faves and welcomes new stars

"...Jan. 24: Zell Miller III, playwright/performer – "oh ... Shhhhhhh ... my..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tapestry Dance Company

Poet Zell Miller III joins the dancers of Tapestry to make music together

"...spoken word into the mix, with poet/hip-hop theatre artist Zell Miller III – an "inventive and incendiary wordsmith" and..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2007-2008 B. Iden Payne Award Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...Zell Miller III (Radio Silence)..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

2008 Payne Awards Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...Zell Miller III (Radio Silence)..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

Black Arts Movement: BAM! The sound of creativity

Who's bringing the dance, theatre, spoken word, and jazz to ProArts' second BAM! performing-arts festival

"...Spelman College in Atlanta, with local lights such as Zell Miller III, Chandra Washington, and the performers of UpRise!..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Summer of Solo Shows: The Second Wave

In Austin theatre, solo shows sometimes come in waves, as in the second half of August, which has four one-person theatrical vehicles opening the same weekend

"...• B-Boy Bluez – Author/poet/performer Zell Miller III (Kissing the Goodbye; my child, my child,..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Theatrical Treasures & Pleasures of 2005

'Chronicle' Arts Editor Robert Faires lists his favorite theatrical productions of 2005

"...10) The Evidence of Silence Broken (Hyde Park Theatre) Zell Miller III's hip-hop history of his growth from boy..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Pork Chop Wars: Big Enough to Tell the Story

With her new 'performance novel,' Laurie Carlos can finally tell her family's story with the epic, operatic form it deserves

"...here to explore, fail, develop, and thrive. Thanks to Zell Miller III, Sharon Bridgforth, Omi Osun Olomo, Florinda Bryant,..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Conference Confluence

Austin hosts not one, but two national conferences on the arts the same weekend in June

"...collaboratively. Each of the project's four teams – playwright Zell Miller III, musician Phillip Owen, and dramaturg Vicki Stroich;..."

June 10, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mmmm! Mmmm! Good drama!

Austin Script Works has four new scripts just out of the oven that it wants you to sample

"...Wind Runners and Myth Makers by Zell Miller IIISaturday, Oct. 30, 8pm..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Do Kill the Messenger

Guest performers bring cameo cutups to Tongue and Groove Theatre's production of The Comedy of Errors

"...June 18: Zell Miller III, poet and actor..."

June 11, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Zell Miller III10pm, Hole in the Wall Not to be..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Sex, Lies and Fairytales

Sharir+Bustamante Danceworks' season opener seemed to be about journeys, with six choreographers charting the ways we get from here to there and what they mean

"...flowing water and the moon and spoken word by Zell Miller III to supplement danced expressions of anxiety and..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Articulations

An era ends: After 10 years, Vicky Boone resigns as artistic director of Frontera Productions.

"...home for such outstanding local talents as Steven Tomlinson, Zell Miller III, and Sharon Bridgforth, and such out-of-town talents..."

April 27, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

Big career moves for a couple of Austin playwrights and big parties thrown by a couple of Austin arts organizations.

"...Denby Swanson, author of the Chronicle Arts profile of Zell Miller III and the plays Waterless Places and God..."

March 2, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

In Memoriam

"...spoken words and poetry from Stazja McFayden and Graffito (Zell Miller III), and songs and music from Laura Scarborough,..."

April 30, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

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

There's also some events during the day

"...Issue 51 from August 22, 2008) and poet/theatre artist Zell Miller III holds the title until 2027, and to..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Outstanding!

Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...My Child, My Child, My Alien Child, Zell Miller III..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year

"...voice to historical figures: the six wives of Henry VIII. The moment the houselights went down, it became clear..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

The Game-Changers

The 2009 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...and championed, from the internationally known Annie Sprinkle, Tim Miller, and Karen Finley to locals Zell Miller III, Rob..."

May 29, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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