Top 10 Gifts From 2010 (In Random Order)

Savoring 2010's immaculate acting, arresting beauty, and over-the-top comedy

"...2) ANNIE BAKER AT HYDE PARK THEATRE Ken Webster, HPT's artistic director, consistently finds..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Arts Feature by Avimaan Syam

Vigil

This play about death is so funny you feel healthier after than you did before

"...Hyde Park Theatre, 511 W. 43rd, 479-7529 www.hydeparktheatre.org..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Circle Mirror Transformation

Hyde Park Theatre brings Annie Baker’s Obie-winning comedy to well-acted, entertaining life

"...Hyde Park Theatre, 511 W. 43rd..."

July 23, 2010 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

The Collection

In the true spirit of Pinter, Hyde Park Theatre's production is delightfully maddening

"...Hyde Park Theatre, through Oct. 10..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the state, and beyond

"...be released on bail while awaiting trial. – J.S. Hyde Park Baptist Loses Appeal..."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature

Hyde Park Market, Deli & Organic Grocery

With 150-plus beers, Boar's Head meats, and pork rinds, Hyde Park has struck gold

"...Hyde Park Market, Deli & Organic Grocery 4429 Duval St...."

Jan. 23, 2009 Food Review by Lee Nichols

The Lonesome West

Hyde Park's return to Martin McDonagh territory is as wickedly delicious as the potato alcohol his play's bickering brothers gulp down

"...Hyde Park Theatre, through March 29..."

March 21, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Top 10 Favorite Arts Events Across The Disciplines (In No Particular Order)

Chronicle Arts writer Wayne Alan Brenner on his favorite arts events in 2007

"...4) Thom Pain (based on nothing) (Hyde Park Theatre) Do you like magic? Hyde Park Theatre's..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Featuring Loretta

This Canadian comedy set in a seedy motel room can't seem to get past a certain level

"...Hyde Park Theatre, through Sept. 29..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Teacher Found Guilty of Injuring Child

Jurors find teacher at Hyde Park Baptist Church's day-care center intentionally injured at least one young child in her care

"...a Travis Co. jury found a teacher at the Hyde Park Baptist Church's day-care center had intentionally injured at..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Yoga Drama

For a year, Austin will be practicing daily public acts of creative expression through the national festival 365 Days/365 Plays

"...The playwright Suzan-Lori Parks also practices yoga. She knows about breath, observation, repetition,..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

The Evidence of Silence Broken: Becoming Zell

How Zell Miller III came to be an acclaimed poet-performer is revealed in 'The Evidence of Silence Broken,' his hip-hop performance piece

"...to learn this hometown hero's secret origin. Miller credits Hyde Park Theatre Artistic Director Ken Webster with making that..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Blue Surge

Director Ken Webster has made a career out of discovering quirky, funny scripts by young playwrights that entertain as they offer insight into our culture, and that describes Rebecca Gilman's Blue Surge perfectly

"...Hyde Park Theatre, through April 17..."

April 2, 2004 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Betty Baker Rules

Love her or fear her, Austin's land-use queen rules the city her own way

"...Niyanta Spelman, a Livable City board member active in Hyde Park neighborhood issues, served with Baker before moving to..."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Saving Woody and the Woodburn

In the late Seventies, Betty Baker lent a hand to help rescue a cat named Woody and ultimately the old house on whose roof the cat was stranded

"...In the drawn-out development battle between the Hyde Park Baptist Church and its Hyde Park neighbors, there..."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Perdita

Perdita, playwright Monika Bustamante's chilling exploration of what can happen when loss barrels its way through everyday lives, is one of the most tightly crafted and beautifully written works of the year, and its production at Hyde Park Theatre is of sterling quality.

"...Hyde Park Theatre, through Sept. 27..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Review by Molly Beth Brenner

FronteraFest 2003

It's time again for that annual performance jamboree FronteraFest, and time to mark its first decade of presenting Austin with adventuresome new theatre, comedy, dance, and spoken word by anyone with the courage or folly to take a stage.

"...Rumsfeld, Translated Into English"? If so, hie thee to Hyde Park Theatre, where performers of all stripes are already..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Smooth Ride

When Lana Dieterich is acting, nothing seems calculated or forced, no step is false. Her performances are smooth as glass, as silk, as a ride on the bike that she pedals regularly around her Hyde Park neighborhood.

"...the actress can be seen pedaling regularly around her Hyde Park neighborhood...."

Sept. 20, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

HPBC Extended

"...The Hyde Park Baptist Church has requested and received from the..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Marion Bridge

In Marion Bridge, playwright Daniel MacIvor reveals how the death of a parent causes a major shift in the lives of three sisters, and the actresses who play them in Hyde Park Theatre's production fit so naturally in these characters' skins that they project a sense of belonging together and to the lives they describe.

"...Marion Bridge: Tectonic Plates ShiftingHyde Park Theatre,..."

May 31, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Blur

As produced by Hyde Park Theatre, playwright Melanie Marnich's Blur draws the audience along in a briskly-paced, dynamic ride.

"...Blur: We All Have SomethingHyde Park Theatre,..."

April 5, 2002 Arts Review by M.B. Rice

Fresh Plus -- Minus Dave

Hyde Parkers mourn Dave Rackel's departure from the Fresh Plus grocery store.

"...week Dave Rackel, the popular store manager of the Hyde Park Fresh Plus and for many regulars the face..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

News shorts

"...More than 10 years in the making, the Hyde Park Neighborhood Plan NCCD (Neighborhood Conservation and Combining District)..."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Readers Poll

"...HONORABLE MENTIONCastle Hill Cafe, Shady GroveFrench FriesHyde Park Bar & GrillRUNNERS-UPCentral Market, McDonald's..."

May 25, 2001 Food Feature

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Warren Chisum -- whose bill to exempt Hyde Park Baptist Church (and other rapaciously expanding practitioners of..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Who Wants to Be a Theatre Geek?

A quiz to find out who knows what about theatre in Austin.

"...Theatre magazine? a. Salvage Vanguard Theater's Jason Neulander b. Frontera@Hyde Park Theatre's Vicky Boone c. Zachary Scott Theatre Center's..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Everyone's a Critic

The theatre community sounds off on critics as artists.

"...Austin she also worked as a stage manager at Frontera@Hyde Park and her husband did freelance lighting design. According..."

July 28, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Going, Going, Gone?

Gary Bradley agrees to sell 1,000 acres of land to the city

"...used the opportunity to reveal his feelings regarding the Hyde Park Baptist Church dispute, from which he routinely recuses..."

March 17, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City

The Waiting Game

"...Well, it's hard to say. Feelings were mixed among Hyde Park neighborhood supporters when the City Council handed down..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Exhibitionism

(Re)Flex: Opposing Dance Camps

"...Hyde Park Theatre, through June 26 Running time: 1 hr,..."

June 18, 1999 Arts Review

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