Austin’s Fallout Theater Phoenixes up from The New Movement Ashes

New bosses, different from the old bosses, herald a fresh start

"...contentious break-up of what used to be called The New Movement comedy school and theatre.”..."

May 8, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Movement Downtown!

Even comedy can metastasize

"...The New Movement Theater, that Eastside powerhouse of comedy started by..."

April 12, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Vortex and New Manifest Theatre's good friday

Kristiana Rae Colón's shocking drama puts audiences at the intersection of gun violence and sexual assault, and makes us think about both

"...The latest from New Manifest Theatre Company, Kristiana Rae Colón's shocking one-act places..."

March 13, 2020 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Raving About Theatre

A Swarm of Wily, Unruly Theatre Types Meet in the Heat

"...who's talking about it. Some folks consider it a movement, some a network of like-minded artists, some the savior..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Theatre in the Round (Rock)

Penfold Theatre makes its entrance up north – where it's always wanted to be

"...The past decade has seen more than 50 theatre companies spring from the fertile soil of our creative..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees

E.A. Poe musical Nevermore leads the way with 11 noms

"...the B. Iden Payne Awards Council Monday. When the theatre group announced the nominees for the 2016-17 season, Doctuh..."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

2017 Payne Theatre Award Winners

Lotta love for Nevermore, Drowning Girls, Agent Andromeda

"...The theatre fans who voted for this year's B. Iden Payne..."

Oct. 25, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Terry Allen Reels in Moby Dick for His New Album

The multimedia conceptualist's first new studio album since 2013 sets sail

"...energy from the previous night's show at the Paramount Theatre, where he led the 10-piece Panhandle Mystery Band through..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Gale Theatre Company's Salomé

This original drama reworks the familiar tale to give us a new perspective on the Judean princess

"...When we first see the Judean princess in Gale Theatre Company's original version of her biblical tale, she's sitting..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Multilingual in Movement

Hubbard Street Dance returns with an international program

"...How does one distinguish whether the quality of the movement is mediocre, good, or great? With Hubbard Street Dance..."

Jan. 26, 2015 Arts Post by Andrew Long

Ground Floor Theatre's There and Back

This new play by Raul Garza lets us spend a lifetime with an immigrant and all the decisions she makes

"...from the time when she was a young mujer new to the United States to the time when she..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

UT Theatre & Dance's Lost Girl

Kimberly Belflower's new play is a snapshot of a woman consumed by love long lost

"...In Lost Girl, the University of Texas Department of Theatre & Dance has built a world simultaneously steeped in..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Zach Theatre's The Santaland Diaries

A new creative team energizes a Zach Theatre holiday tradition

"...When Martin Burke, longtime star of Zach Theatre's annual production of The Santaland Diaries, officially hung up..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Sweet New Nut

Ballet Austin Gives an Old Favorite a New Look

"...people who might not otherwise set foot inside a theatre when the ballet is en pointe. And if those..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

University Co-op Presents the 2005 David Mark Cohen New Works Festival

"...This year's New Works Festival runs eight days with performances beginning at..."

April 8, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Vincent Mantsoe and Dance Theatre X

Defining African-derived contemporary dance with professor Charles O. Anderson

"...Mary Wigman and Martha Graham appropriated bits of indigenous movement and rhythm from Africa, Asia, and North America, they..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Black Arts Movement: BAM! The sound of creativity

Who's bringing the dance, theatre, spoken word, and jazz to ProArts' second BAM! performing-arts festival

"...what's up is the second installment of Black Arts Movement, the performing-arts festival from ProArts Collective that showcases the..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

BAM! Black Arts Movement Festival

ProArts' showcase of film, art, music, theatre, dance, and food packs a punch

"...be hard-pressed to find a finer festival acronym for theatre, music, film, or any other art form than ProArts..."

June 4, 2010 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Movies, Comedians, Theatre, and More Arts Options for the Week

Get out and get art

"...The newest film from Austin’s Zellner brothers, about the tragic and..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Gale Theatre Company's TWENTYEIGHT

In this Afrofuturist drama by Tyler English-Beckwith, blacks labor to reach a safe space in space

"...and the two others we meet in Tyler English-Beckwith's new drama TWENTYEIGHT are trying to finish a shuttle to..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller Now Owns West Austin's One World Theatre

Austin music benefactor adds One World to real estate portfolio, alongside Saxon Pub

"...a year of rumors regarding changes at One World Theatre, a new landowner has emerged. Gary Keller, co-founder of..."

April 1, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Black Arts Movement

In Katrina's wake, Samuel Thompson eased survivors' pain with Bach

"...Samuel Thompson didn't have much with him in the New Orleans Arena when he was stuck there with thousands..."

June 10, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Review: Hyde Park Theatre’s Chronicles of an Indigenous Offspring

This is not a love letter, it’s a wake-up call

"...that it received its world premiere at Hyde Park Theatre, 2 miles southeast at Bass Concert Hall the touring..."

May 23, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Deborah Hay's New Work for Dancers in Sweden Was a Long-Distance Creation

The pandemic forced the Austin choreographer to adapt her dance and even premiere for an audience of no one

"...Austin. Horse would premiere at the Gothenburg Dance and Theatre Festival that summer...."

Sept. 10, 2021 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

As Theatre for Children Matures

In 40 years of nurturing young people's love for the stage, Coleman Jennings has helped a profession develop, too

"...has been studying, creating, and teaching others to create theatre for children and youth. It's a field that has..."

April 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Theatre Critics Table 2000-2001 Nominations

The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts.

"...The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

Austin Theatre Critics' Table 1999-2000 Nominations

"...The Austin Theatre Critics' Table have announced nominations for their eighth annual..."

May 12, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Theatre Critics' Table Nominations 1998

"...The Austin Theatre Critics' Table have announced nominations for their sixth annual..."

May 15, 1998 Arts Feature

Theatre Critics Table Nominations 1997

"...The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced nominations for their fifth annual..."

May 9, 1997 Arts Feature

Austin Theatre Critics Table 1999-2000 Winners

The Austin Theatre Critics Table presented its eighth annual awards for achievement in the Austin arts in a lively ceremony at the Continental Club

"...On Monday, May 29, the Austin Theatre Critics Table presented its eighth annual awards for achievement..."

June 2, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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