Jason Phelps & Co.'s Landfallen – the lost and found

This new work of dance-theatre takes us on journeys through wild wastes and personal histories, but leaves us in a place of hope

"...lost and found, a new work of dance-theatre by Jason Phelps & Co., we are conscious of journeys –..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Live Feed

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

"...Jason Phelps was hungry...."

Dec. 12, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

It Was a Very Good Year

Jason Phelps on 12 Months of Exceptional Stage Projects

"...photograph by Bret Brookshire Some years in a life..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Playwright’s Final Play Might Have Died With Him, but a Community Joined Together to Ensure Its Survival

Saving Jason Tremblay’s Gretel! The Musical

"...That story is and is not Jason Tremblay's. It's not his in that he didn't write..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Painting With Sound

"...Walter Thompson (r) leads Joshua Taylor and Jason Phelps in a "sound painting."..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Feast of My Heart

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

"...Feast of my HeartSalvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd. www.jasonphelpscreates.com Through Dec. 20 Running time: 1 hr., 30 min...."

Dec. 19, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Invisible Moments: Sleepy, Dreamy, Pleasing Invisible Moments

With its sleepy, dreamy atmosphere, repetitious images, and low-key, self-referential presentation, Jason Phelps and Stephen Pruitt's installation-cum-performance piece Invisible Moments is one of those works that audiences are going to either love or hate.

"...linger for audiences observing this installation-cum-performance piece, created by Jason Phelps and Stephen Pruitt with the help of some..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

1995 Austin Critics' Table Nominations

"...Jason Phelps, The Water Principle..."

May 12, 1995 Arts Feature

The Dumb Waiter

In Capital T's simple, elegant staging of the Pinter classic, it's what isn't said that matters

"...more moments pass before one of the men, Gus (Jason Phelps), stirs, beginning a routine of repetition as he..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Active Listening

Dance artists Heloise Gold and Julie Nathanielsz, and a new 'Gold Show|Rose Show'

"...says that she's collaborating on a piece with actor Jason Phelps, naturally, you want to know what the piece..."

May 30, 2014 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Exhibitionism

Race of the Ark Tattoo: Trap Doors in the Mind

"...But in Race of the Ark Tattoo, Foster (Jason Phelps) has no memory. He explains early on that..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Arts Review

Top 10 Reasons (+3) I Stayed in Love With Theatre in 2014

Valentines to theatre and comedic craft played a large part in making 2014 a memorable year in theatre

"...13) JASON PHELPS IN FEAST OF MY HEART (Jason Phelps &..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Swimmers Look to Dominate in Beijing

(Along with that Phelps guy)

"...Aquatics. Yes, the reigning king of the sport, Michael Phelps, does pretty well for himself swimming out of Ann..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Sports Feature by Thomas Hackett

Getting in Step

Austin Dance Artists Talk Connecting & Community

"...were Andrea Ariel, Beverly Bajema, Lisa Fehrman, Heloise Gold, Jason Phelps, and Segal herself. As it turned out, these..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Overlapping Fireworks

It’s been six long years since Frontera artists Vicky Boone, Margery Segal, and Annie Suite have all worked with each other on a play, but the threesome still send off fireworks together, as C. Denby Swanson

"...by her theatre's season: "That was when Annie and Jason [Phelps] played family in every play." Annie ticks it..."

April 7, 2000 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...Alexander Jones), curst & Shrewd (Rude Mechanicals), Aria Inertia (Jason Phelps), Water (Ron Berry), Hot Flash (C.K. McFarland &..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...Jason Neulander, Fugitive Pieces/Tilt Angel..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rattling Our Stage

A Survey of Austin's Rebel Theatre Scene

"...Jason Neulander Experimental drama. Now, there's a term to conjure..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Feature

Capital T Theatre's The Brothers Size

In this staging of Tarell Alvin McCraney's drama, struggles with brotherhood and blackness play out against Yoruban ritual

"...The level of trust between the ensemble and director Jason Phelps, a white man directing a black story, is..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

There Is a Happiness That Morning Is

Mickle Maher's play is fiercely literary yet wholly accessible, and Capital T Theatre's staging is a joy

"...Watching such accomplished, capable actors as Katherine Catmull and Jason Phelps playing these roles, under Mark Pickell's direction, is..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Growth Spurt

Nine Shows That Transported Me

"...by its eerieflea market consuming Hyde Park Theatre and Jason Phelps' scarecrow caretaker. Spurred by David Hancock's spooky script..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

Works by Chris Scroger: Mickey Mouse for the Next Millennium

"...Jason Phelps' Aria Inertia may, at times, err on the..."

July 11, 1997 Arts Review

Top 10 Theatre Performances of 2015

The Austin stage actors who gave the most impressive performances in 2015 just made it look so damned easy

"...1) Jason Liebrecht as Odysseus Rex in Year Of The Rooster..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Articulations

The first weeks of 2002 show that Austin artists are still busy taking their art to other parts of the country, and Physical Plant Theater needs your leaves.

"...features original cast members Ehren Conner Christian, Lana Lesley, Jason Liebrecht, Michael T. Mergen, and Robert Pierson, with Jason..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

The Long Center for the Performing Arts is delayed until 2005, and MS / Nerve Dance Company and Jason Phelps hold a very personal benefit.

"...continuation of specialized therapy for two-and-a-half-year old Javon Segal Phelps, the son of MS/Nerve artistic director Margery Segal and..."

May 17, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Medea Stories

With The Medea Stories, the St. Edward's University Theatre Department with guest artists from the SITI Company reinvents Euripides' tragedy as a modern courtroom drama and connects us to Medea's tale with immediacy and a great urgency.

"...Medea for a new wife, and in Bradley Carlin's Jason -- the picture of casual success in his knit..."

April 19, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Gold n' George's For a Limited Time Only

In this lighthearted show, Natalie George, Heloise Gold, and their collaborators reacted to current events by exploring, inventing, playing

"...for Gold, created with Steve Moore and directed by Jason Phelps. After introducing a simple tune on a melodica..."

June 22, 2018 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Capital T Theatre's Small Mouth Sounds

This hilarious and moving production reveals near deafening truths with barely a sound

"...offering, genius actors Zac Thomas, Rebecca Robinson, Ellie McBride, Jason Phelps, Delante G. Keys, Theresa Baldwin, and Katherine Catmull..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Robert Faires' Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2016

Works that struck a nerve with the political state of our city and our nation stood out in this year's outstanding theatre productions

"...The reunion of writer Mickle Maher with Katherine Catmull, Jason Phelps, and Ken Webster made this Twilight Zone-like tale..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wayne Alan Brenner's Top 10 Arts-Related Program Activities of 2016

Uncommon combinations – dance with horses, music with robots, drama with a Tesla coil – made the year unforgettable

"...Blake's writings – with Katherine Catmull, Ken Webster, and Jason Phelps, that he decided to stage Maher's Song About..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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