High School Thesps Earn More Than Applause

New area musical theatre awards announce first nominations

"...More than 100 high schoolers from across the area packed into the Long..."

March 21, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

2016 High School Musical Nominees

Theatre awards' third year boasts 28 schools, 136 nominees

"...The T-shirts told the tale: "Eat. Theatre. Sleep. Repeat." How else to explain the insane level..."

March 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards Goes Digital

The Long Center’s annual celebration of excellence in high school musical theatre moves center stage to center screen

"...The Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Award show is like a mash-up..."

May 29, 2020 Arts Feature by Nataleah Small

High School Musical Nominations Out!

In the theatre awards' second year, 26 area schools earn noms

"...breakfast treat: the nominations for the second Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards...."

March 7, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

College approaches, but that's no reason to stop singing and dancing.

"...Rulin and Bart Johnson. I confess to being a High School Musical virgin, but I’ve always admired the way..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'High School Musical': From the Disney Channel straight to Austin High

Disney's made-for-cable phenomenon High School Musical is jumping from the small screen to the stage, and Austin High is one of seven schools chosen to premiere the official stage adaptation

"...made-for-cable movie about kids putting on a show. Disney's High School Musical (and that purposefully generic title tells you..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

High School Musical ... or Drama in the Theatre?

McCallum's Rent due to launch this weekend, despite AISD.

"...thanks for this brave production go instead to McCallum High School principal Mike Garrison, Theatre at McCallum Fine Arts..."

July 14, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Austin High School Mascot Challenge

"...encourage our readers to vote for their favorite Austin high school mascot in the Austin Mascot Challenge. The finalists..."

Oct. 17, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Lege Lines: School Finance Math; Tax Plans Diverge; Veteran Benefits Restricted; and More

Is school finance dead this session?; House and Senate tax plans split; Lege restricts veterans' benefits; and more

"...School Finance: Add Cash, Subtract Reform..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Paramount Theatre Gets Spooky for Panic at the Paramount

Season of horror classics to get you revved up for Halloween

"...weather isn't getting you in the mood, the Paramount Theatre is getting ready to shake those bones with their..."

Sept. 18, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Theatre Review: Exit Strategy

Or, how one scrappy school strives for salvation

"...teacher. I spent more than a decade in middle schools, testing the strength of my own candlelight. I left..."

July 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Theatre Review: The Baron’s Men Presents Romeo and Juliet

The Curtain Theatre’s BYOB outdoor production is a magical night out

"...I don’t care what decades of strangled high school readings might have done to the text. What..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Austin Musical Theatre Hits the Heights

That's Show Biz!

"..."The Farmboys" in Austin Musical Theatre's Gypsy. photograph by Kenny Braun..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Arts Feature

Youth Theatre Programs In Brief

"...Summer Youth Theatre (VORTEX Repertory Company): Free theatre training for teens with..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Arts Feature

Lisa Scheps' Ground Floor Theatre

The tireless advocate for the underserved has built a home for their stories

"...Classy and a bit sassy, this woman of the theatre stands at center and begins her melody, a symbolic..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Arts Feature by Jenn Lewis

Theatre's Great Historian The Essential Oscar

"...Austin theatre has many heroes who are diligent and accomplished but..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Arts Feature

Capital T Theatre's I and You

Lauren Gunderson's play uses Whitman's "Song of Myself" as a vehicle for two teens on the cusp of adulthood to explore identity

"...Lauren Gunderson's play I and You features two high school students who are tasked with delivering a speech..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Family and Staff Dismayed at Dobie Middle School’s Likely Closure

Austin ISD could face state takeover if school remains open

"...meeting between Austin ISD leaders and the Dobie Middle School community. Over a hundred students, parents, teachers, and staff..."

April 18, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Theatre Review: Broad Theatre’s Hungry Teenage Track Stars

A satiating tale of feminine strength

"...of the rich spectrum of human emotions. And Broad Theatre’s production of Hungry Teenage Track Stars showcases that emotional..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Youth Theatre, Late Movies, Brat Dances, and More Recommended Events

It's not scorching! Get out while you can!

"...Summer Youth Theatre Presents Thrive, or What You Will..."

July 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Robert Faires' Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2017

From monsters to mountains, wolves to wild horses, the year came alive with figures boldly created onstage

"...1) LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (National Theatre of Scotland/Texas Performing Arts)/THR3E ZISTERS (Salvage Vanguard Theater) In..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ethan Hawke Pens a Valentine to Theatre in A Bright Ray of Darkness

His new novel is also a prayer for the stage and a reminder of the healing power of performance

"...fault: infidelities – and he played Hotspur in a high-profile production of Henry IV on Broadway. It may be..."

April 23, 2021 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

"...In this era of fake news, serious theatre artists are making sure there is an element of..."

March 15, 2019 Arts Review by Bob Abelman

The X Files' Mitch Pileggi at Zach Theatre

What conspiracy brought X-Files star Mitch Pileggi back to Austin, Zach, and Walter Skinner all at the same time?

"...in 1994 was languishing in the ninth circle of theatre hell. When he could have been in front of..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Whopping Bond and a New Eastside Plan ... at High Speed

AISD board just misses a billion dollar bond, races to fix Eastside High

"...Sell a bond election and save a school...."

March 1, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Permanent Record Theatre's Dry Land

With this production, this company makes a bold debut and a fierce statement about life for teenage girls

"...period trig. But make no mistake, while run-of-the-mill mundane high school happenings compose the bulk of these clandestine conversations,..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

High Tech Meets High Art in UT's CAET Initiative

New center teaches art students technical and computer skills

"...into bizarre forms at warp speed. Even something as high-brow and historically analog as fine arts education can’t resist..."

Feb. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

Hidden Room Theatre Resurrects King Lear

The once-popular but now obscure revision of Shakespeare's play by Nahum Tate is revived, complete with happy ending

"...resuscitating King Lear. Oh, not the one from your high school English class. Not the gut-wrenching, head-in-the-oven saga of..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Stephanie Carll

Theatre en Bloc's The Secretary

Kyle John Schmidt's new comedy takes dead aim at our national gun obsession and hits it with laughs

"...Shirley, the lovable and dotty secretary at the high school, has done did it again. She took her..."

March 30, 2018 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Herb Alpert’s School of Music

Trumpeter’s alums include Waylon, Satchmo, and Karen Carpenter

"...itself. Now 80, he performs at the One World Theatre on Monday and Tuesday with his wife, original Sergio..."

Sept. 24, 2015 Music Post by Greg Beets

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