Laughter on the 23rd Floor

A cast that knows funny lands the laughs in Neil Simon's comedy about comedy

"...laughs with a light touch. And in contrast, there's David Stahl and Jenny Larson, neither of whom is afraid..."

March 18, 2011 Arts Review by Robert Faires

A Flea in Her Ear

Seeing actor David Stokey in the Mary Moody Northen Theatre production of A Flea in Her Ear, carrying off the spectacle of a man whose life has utterly unwound for the most preposterous of reasons, provides a refreshing reminder of the pleasures of farce.

"...for the most preposterous of reasons -- and seeing David Stokey carry that off in the Mary Moody Northen..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Arts Review 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

"...Smith Cantara (theatre), Randy Harriman (music), Sondra Lomax (dance), David Mead (music), and Jeanne Claire van Ryzin (arts); and..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Payne Pleasures 2004

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

"...David Yeakle, The Comedy of Errors..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Private Lives

In Austin Playhouse's production of Private Lives, an excellent ensemble mines Noël Coward's witty wordplay and his characters' spectacular self-absorption with comedic aplomb

"...dueling former spouses Amanda and Elyot, Babs George and David Stahl are superb. The pair are ably assisted in..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Twelfth Night

The latest production of Twelfth Night from the Austin Shakespeare Festival is full of such strange staging, acting, set, costumes, and sound that viewers end up with less a romantic comedy and more a mass of whirling, flailing confusion.

"...Two performances stood out. David Stokey's Sebastian was earnest youth personified, and he made..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2002-2003

The full list of nominations for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...freelance writers Jamie Smith Cantara (theatre), Sondra Lomax (dance), David Mead (music), and Duncan Goodrich (art); and Austin Chronicle..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Payne Pleasures 2004

Sam Bass Theatre's Forever Plaid took top honors at the 30th anniversary B. Iden Payne Awards

"...David Stahl (Travesties)..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fall to Grace

Shot in Austin with a mostly local cast and buoyed by a fine, evocative score, Fall to Grace is a quiet little ensemble film that pulses with its own unique heartbeat.

"...Pozehl, Jessica Roque, Gabriel Luna, Bhagirit Crow, Julia Polozova, David Stokey, Bill Johnson, René Alvarado, Amparo Garcia and Cassidy..."

June 16, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Good Doctor: Chekhovian Longing

The State Theater Company production of The Good Doctor

"...can coax laughter from an audience. And watching, say, David Stokey offhandedly proclaim his nonexistent expertise in dental surgery..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler

Changing her story isn't easy for Ibsen's heroine, but it is funny

"...mammies just like her. Meanwhile, George (portrayed smartly by David Stokey) follows on the heels of Hedda, hoping to..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Boeing-Boeing

Austin Playhouse succeeds in booking a funny flight to Madcap Farce City

"...Many comic moments were brought to the fore by David Stokey (as the thrice-engaged Bernard) and Zach Thompson (Bernard's..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

A Flea in Her Ear

This Feydeau farce is like an apple pie: familiar, and it tastes good going down

"...that her husband, upstanding insurance salesman Victor Emmanuel Chandebise (David Stokey), is having an affair, because he has recently..."

April 10, 2009 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Underpants

To get into The Underpants, as it were, director Don Toner has deployed a reliable ensemble of able actors, who deliver a friendly poke in the ribs about matters a little farther south

"...and her suitors: the flamboyant poet Versati, played by David Stokey with lace cuffs, a pencil-thin moustache, and extravagant..."

May 28, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Love! Valour! Compassion!

The Zachary Scott Theatre Center's production of Terrence McNally's Tony-award winning Love! Valour! Compassion! may last three hours, but it captured every second of my attention, weaving themes of family and forgiveness into a moving experience.

"...Blaylock as Bobby, the divine Quincy Kuykendall as Gregory, David Stokey as Arthur, and Nicholas Rodriguez as the gorgeous..."

April 4, 2003 Arts Review by Molly Beth Brenner

Dinner With Friends

The State Theater Company's production of Dinner With Friends brings into crystalline focus the many facets of friendship and love that playwright Donald Margulies has exposed in his Pulitzer-winning script, and does so with crisp timing, finely blended humor, and moments of genuine theatrical honesty.

"...about her true nature. Even Tom (expertly performed by David Stokey), who starts the play as the simple villain,..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Review by M.B. Rice

Light Up the Sky

For the debut of his new Austin Playhouse company, Don Toner provides a time-travel trip back to 1948 with old Moss Hart and his play about putting on a play, Light Up the Sky. And the trip is one sure to leave a smile.

"...opinion sails forth on a frigate of slang-tinged attitude; David Stokey is a hypersensitive director, crying at the drop..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top of the Line

The nominees for the 2011 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Party, Texas State University Department of Theatre and Dance David Mark Cohen New Play Award..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Theatre Critics' Table Nominations 1998

"...during which the members of the Table will honor David Mark Cohen and John Bustin, both of whom died..."

May 15, 1998 Arts Feature

Theatre Critics Table Nominations 1997

"...Anna Hanks, Austin American-Statesman; John Bustin, West Austin News; David Mark Cohen, Texas Triangle; Jerry Conn, Westlake Picayune; and..."

May 9, 1997 Arts Feature

Postmarks

Light Rail, Green Politics, and much ado about the city's growing pains.

"...phenomenally talented voices of John Paul Shepard, Adam Dudley, David Stokey, Edi Patterson, Gray Haddock, Claire Hamilton, Ellie McBride,..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Column

Austin Theatre Critics' Table Awards 1998

"...honored two of its founding members, John Bustin and David Mark Cohen, both of whom died in the past..."

June 5, 1998 Arts Feature

1995 Austin Critics' Table Nominations

"...Jamie Smith, Austin American-Statesman; John Bustin, West Austin News; David Mark Cohen, Texas Triangle; Jerry Conn, Westlake Picayune; and..."

May 12, 1995 Arts Feature

Inherit the Wind

Austin Playhouse revival reminds us that the war between creationists and Darwinists still isn't finished

"...covering the beat (played with snappy, exquisite precision by David Stokey), but it's only Stahl and Stuart who are..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Articulations

Despite the economic downturn, Arts Center Stage is moving forward in its campaign to build the Long Center for the Performing Arts, and two of Austin's gay playwrights have cause to be happy.

"...couple has become a film by Susan Turley, starring David Christopher, David Stokey, and Cory Schneider, and the Austin..."

March 8, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The M.O. of M.I. (The Modus Operandi of Male Intimacy)

"...Starring: Edwin Neal, Lane West, Luis Olmeda, Titos Menchaca, David Christopher, David Stokey and Cory Schneider. Based on a..."

March 5, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Night Hank Williams Died

Austin Playhouse's revival of 'The Night Hank Williams Died' boasts a strong script and acting but so carefully skirts anything ugly or messy that it's all surface: bloodless, polished, and clean

"...come from trying to please the men around her. David Stokey is unsettling as the power-abusing sheriff. Janet Hurley..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...and was a bit stiff). When Mr. Pineo finds David Stokey as Sebastian to be the only one who..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

SXSW Film Reviews

"...Jeff Stolhand; with Uygar Aktan, Garry Peters, Steven Prince, David Stokey...."

March 15, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael King

Articulations

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

"...Dirk van Allen, Thomas C. Parker, Mary Agen Cox, David Stokey, and Ellsworth Schave. The production runs January 11-28..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

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