25 Minutes and Nothing to Lose

Onstage, as in life, the impulse to be adventurous is often curbed by Practical Concerns, but FronteraFest is a performance jamboree that gives artists the freedom to go for broke.

"...That, my friends, is one reason why FronteraFest is a blessing on our cultural scene...."

Jan. 11, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Welcome Place

FronteraFest `98: Bigger but Still Room for Everyone

"...Me Blue/Window Me Sky photograph by Brett Brookshire In FronteraFest, it is hard to tease out who is most..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Arts Feature

Alone in the Lab

FronteraFest gives solo performers plenty of room to experiment

"...The first time she performed a solo show in FronteraFest's Long Fringe, Annie La Ganga wasn't really going solo...."

Jan. 13, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

2016 Long Fringe Canceled

Permit issue leads FronteraFest to shut down part of festival

"...For the first time in its 23-year history, FronteraFest has canceled an entire portion of the festival. Late..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Change of Venue

This year, FronteraFest is takin' it to the streets – and a chapel, a bookstore, a home ...

"...Come January every year, FronteraFest fans begin flocking toward Hyde Park Theatre and Salvage..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Anything Goes

That free-for-all spirit is part of the kick of FronteraFest

"...else will you find such oddities and wonders but FronteraFest, the annual jamboree of homegrown performance where anyone and..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Institutionalized Innovation

In its 11th year, the annual Austin theatre celebration FronteraFest is as edgy as ever.

"...Referring to FronteraFest, Austin's annual performance festival, as an institution might seem..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Skimming a Long

A roundup of the 2009 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...Arts team hit the first week of the 2009 FronteraFest Long Fringe to let you know how 11 of..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Arts Feature

Close to the Edge

The Chronicle Arts team hits the 2002 FronteraFest Long Fringe to find how close to the edge this year's artists take us.

"...common threads in the diverse works that comprise a FronteraFest Long Fringe is rarely easy, but this year's crop..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gods and Idols

Though rough, Jason Rainey's ambitious, funny exploration of faith is something to believe in

"...mostly abandoned – but part of the point of FronteraFest is giving plays room to develop, and there's plenty..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

Going Postal

This tale of a wayward letter is best when the talk stops and the players just dance

"...the Back Pack did for the first week of FronteraFest's Short Fringe, and found the dance-based caper to be..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Singled Out

Eight solo performances to watch out for in FronteraFest 2012

"...Historically, solo performances have accounted for many of FronteraFest's most outstanding works. Here are eight of this year's..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Risk Immersion

Time again to sink deeply into FronteraFest's exhilarating experiments in performance

"...FronteraFest, our annual jamboree of homegrown performance, where anyone and..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Going Long

The Chronicle Arts team hits the new FronteraFest Long Fringe to see how local artists expanded their visions in response to the first festival opportunity to produce full-length works. Nine shows are reviewed.

Feb. 4, 2000 Arts Feature

Little Mother

Despite lovely shadow puppetry and a sensual score, this tale of an anguished couple feels incomplete

Feb. 1, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Gruesome Playground Injuries

Kelsey Kling makes a distinguished directorial debut with Rajiv Joseph's gem of a love story

Feb. 1, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

West Side Terri

Terri Mowrey's solo show is a vivacious love letter to West Side Story and how movies move us

Feb. 1, 2013 Arts Review by Robert Faires

'Long' Haul

Delivering the goods on the 2012 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...During the first week of the 2012 FronteraFest Long Fringe, the Chronicle Arts team loaded up on..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dispatches From the Edge

A roundup of the FronteraFest 2001 Long Fringe.

"...As if the original version of FronteraFest, the annual performance jamboree, didn't give Austinites enough theatre..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dispatches From the Edge

Rounding Up the 2001 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...And that's just the first act. This FronteraFest production of Ann Ciccolella's original script is, in a..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Dispatches From the Edge

Rounding Up the 2001 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...there is some redeeming quality here. As expected from FronteraFest, production values are bare bones. The set is rehearsal..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Going Long

Scoping Out the Long Fringe of FronteraFest 2000

"...Introduction The debut of the Long Fringe at FronteraFest 2000 gave area artists their first shot at producing..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Home Is Where the Art Is

Time for FronteraFest's 'Mi Casa Es Su Teatro' fun

"...Every FronteraFest has its unexpected and offbeat moments, but the one..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

About This Long

Measuring the creativity of the 2008 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...When it comes to the FronteraFest Long Fringe, just how long is long? By that,..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long on Creativity

In its 14th season, FronteraFest is as inventive, surprising, and out there as ever

Feb. 2, 2007 Arts Feature

Of Cactuses, Crickets, and Cars

Cataloguing the diverse wonders of FronteraFest Long Fringe 2006

"...breaking plates. A spoof of the Faust legend. Every FronteraFest features an almost dizzying range of dramas, and this..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Going Long

Scoping Out the Long Fringe of FronteraFest 2000

"...two about the biz. Building on that mentor relationship, FronteraFest veterans Daniel Alexander Jones and Grisha Coleman have imagined..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Going Long

Scoping Out the Long Fringe of FronteraFest 2000

"...two of this treasure's pearls as part of the FronteraFest 2000 Long Fringe. Though very different works, the one-acts..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Skipper Chong Warson

Culture Flash

Free museums, FronteraFest applications, Gray's tap award, and new Salon leaders

"...• Applications are available for FronteraFest 2009, running Jan. 13-Feb. 14, 2009. Download applications from..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Arts Column by Robert Faires

PostFest

Organizers of Three Recent Arts Festivals Pass on Lessons Learned

"...FronteraFest Maybe it takes a Texas native to ride herd..."

March 10, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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