Postcard From Poland

Confronting violence at the Dialog international theatre fest

"...Why does a theatre festival in Poland rate coverage in The Austin Chronicle?..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Playhouse

The theatre plans to take off from Penn Field and make a new home at Mueller

"...In November 2000, Don Toner held a gathering at his home to announce the..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Underbelly's Alice in Wonderland

This new adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic sends its audience down the rabbit hole – and all over the Zach Theatre campus

"...Anyone who's toured the realm of the Red and White..."

April 8, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Then There's This: Redemption, Texas

Theatre en Bloc Brings one gay rights activist's fight to the stage

"...James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act, a young Austin theatre company is paying homage to the gay rights leader..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Veronica's Room

Hang on for the second act of this Oh Dragon Theatre thriller – then hang on!

"...Oh Dragon Theatre Company has a hell of a poker face. Director..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The Graduate

It isn't exactly like the movie, but City Theatre's stage adaptation is well-acted and provocative

"...hands in pockets. As a movie, The Graduate is one of the most lauded works of American cinema, known..."

May 1, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

The Things We Do for Love

One theatre ensemble just can't quit that miss of myth, Psyche

"...of students in the University of Texas Department of Theatre & Dance must have something of that same deep..."

June 25, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

MoM's Kids

MoMFest 2000 is sending a bracing blast of theatrical energy into Austin this autumn, with more than 50 companies and solo performers offering a performance buffet of short stage works, solo shows, poetry readings, dance, and comedy sketches. Here is an introduction to a few of the participating artists.

"...arts scene. This year, they've taken the Mind Over Money Festival to the regional level, including groups from Dallas,..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Last Five Years

Penfold Theatre's remount of The Last Five Years tracks a failed romance with intimacy and polish

"...The Last Five YearsTrinity Street Theatre, 901 Trinity www.penfoldtheatre.org Through April 12 Running time: 1..."

April 3, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

For the Love of Linko: Tears of a Clown

One Theatre Company has smartly produced Weldon Phillips' delightful, zippy, and merrily rakish play, an adult-oriented fable of love under the big top.

"...ONE Theatre Company has smartly produced Weldon Phillips' delightful, zippy,..."

April 14, 2000 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Hyde & Shriek

When Trouble Puppet Theatre tackles Dr. Jekyll's dark tale, the villain may not be who you think

"...This Halloween, Henry Jekyll isn't the only one cooking up something fiendish in his lab. Connor Hopkins,..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Family Classic and Timely New Productions for Zach’s 2024-25 Season

List includes latest from Austin’s Tony winner Robert Schenkkan

"...Zach Theatre has become one of Austin’s most significant stages for..."

May 8, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: SUGA

Travis Coe performs his personal solo work with rigorous grace

"...heightened solo show featuring Travis Coe of Double Edge Theatre. Under the direction of founder and longtime Artistic Director..."

March 5, 2020 Arts Post by Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel

Hot Summer, High Stakes

A pot dealer comes of age in Dance With the One

"...it's no wonder the actors in Dance With the One, which was shot locally two summers ago, drip with..."

July 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Long Fringe Review: 'The Alien Baby Play'

Goofy, quirky entertainment as we wait for baby to be born.

"...is a weird little play, but it’s a good one. Bethany (Kathleen Fletcher) plays a 15-month pregnant lady who’s..."

Jan. 26, 2012 Arts Post by Elizabeth Cobbe

Austin Creative Alliance Honors 2016

ACA salutes SVT, Byrd, Brooks, Seibert, Willenzik at the ND

"...What do they all have in common? Well, each one has made hugely valuable contributions to the city's creative..."

Nov. 16, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

On Set With Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains

New indie horror melds Austin talent and Brazilian gore

"...turned the driveway into a quagmire. But, hey, no one said indie filmmaking is glamorous...."

May 13, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...Planet Theatre: Tomorrowland..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...merger. Think wedding. Yes, the union of the Paramount Theatre for the Performing Arts and the State Theater Company..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...outstanding work in dance, classical music, visual art, and theatre in the past year and announced the nominees for..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

For the 20th time, a big hand for the nominees if you please

"...Time flies when you're recognizing excellence. One minute, you and a half-dozen arts writers are handing..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...achievements in dance, classical music, the visual arts, and theatre. The nominations for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards,..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Payne Pleasures 2004

Sam Bass Theatre's Forever Plaid took top honors at the 30th anniversary B. Iden Payne Awards

"...B. Iden Payne Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in local theatre from August 2003 through July 2004. The ceremony, marking..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Waves Coming to Shore

No artist in the last 50 years has combined dance, theatre, music, scenery, and costume into epic spectacles like Pina Bausch, and as this German visionary returns to Austin Dawn Davis explores her work and her impact on the city's Johnson / Long Dance Company.

"...There dance stood in the mid-1970s, stripped to the bone, only the essential elements of time, space, and motion..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Arts Feature by Dawn Davis

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Capital T Theatre had a reason to crow at the Austin Critics..."

May 27, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Not Just Another Pretty Face

With the Naughty Austin theatre company, there's more than meets the eye.

"...Kelly, receiving its local premiere from the Naughty Austin theatre company. The show sends up old-school beauty ... er,..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Memorializing The Public Domain Theatre Company, 1993-2001

"...on running it because, well, the passing of a theatre company isn't quite as timely as some other news,..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

A Question of Equity

Is It Time for Austin Actors To Go Union? And Vice Versa?

"...might be the most nerve-racking for all concerned. The company has worked on the play for weeks, and this..."

June 9, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Young Guns and Typewriters

"...at the seams with writers. At any given moment, someone is writing a song or penning a screenplay; poetry..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Arts Feature

Rude Awakening

Austin's Rude Mechanicals Get Inspired Training at SITI

"...Theatre training isn't a subject you hear much about in..."

July 31, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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