Rude Mechs' Richardson to Read With Ethan Hawke

At his BookPeople appearance on Friday, Aug. 2, 7pm, Ethan Hawke and his Ash Wednesday will be joined by the Rude Mechanicals' mega-talented Sarah Richardson.

"...up is because Hawke has asked the Rude Mechanicals' Sarah Richardson (In the House of Moles, WAR, Requiem for..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Rude Awakening

Austin's Rude Mechanicals Get Inspired Training at SITI

"...Blackbird, Katie Glynn, Lana Lesley, Amy Miley, Gavin Mundy, Sarah Richardson, and Shawn Sides all wanted to go and,..."

July 31, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Two Generations, One Art

Like twins who have grown up apart and are finally reunited, writer-performer Terry Galloway and the Austin theatre company Rude Mechanicals are creative soulmates who have at last discovered their kinship through their collaboration on Galloway's dark comedy In the House of the Moles.

"...and smart in eloquent, original ways. Today, Shawn Sides, Sarah Richardson, Lana Lesley, Katie Glynn, and Madge Darlington --..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

B. Iden Payne Award Nominations, 1999-2000

"...received four nominations, and for Peyton Hayslip, Lana Lesley, Sarah Richardson, Kirk Smith, Scott Thompson, and Joe York, all..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Everything Is Possible ... Again

Seemingly unadaptable, Greil Marcus' 1989 opus Lipstick Traces proved to be the foundation for the Rude Mechanicals' strongest theatre work to date. As they revive their hit adaptation, the Rude Mechs reflect on its creation, its success, working as a collective, and being told by Marcus, "You staged the book I wanted to write."

"...not punk rock!" Sides, Lesley, and fellow Rude Mechanical Sarah Richardson all scream in answer to Lynn's insinuation that..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

At Long Last Love

Love will get you when you least expect it. So it goes in Charles Mee's Big Love, a vigorous update of the ancient Greek drama The Suppliants, and so it went when the Rude Mechanicals theatre company saw the play. They fell unexpectedly and unabashedly head over heels for it and are staging it now in what they describe as "a huge love affair."

"...his Barbie and Ken collection. Or what company member Sarah Richardson calls the play's "spiritual robustness," with its ardent..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Big Love

Charles Mee's Big Love swirls almost madly from brainy discourse to visceral activity to contemplative imagery and back again, like a manic dance or, well, life, and the Rude Mechanicals, who are always up for a good dance, take Mee's play and tear up the floor with it.

"...give the play's physical aspects an exhilarating energy. "Sisters" Sarah Richardson and Lana Lesley make their entrance clambering through..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Art: But I Know What I Like

Yasmina Reza's Art has come to Austin, and the Zachary Scott Theatre Center production is equal to the playwright's work. It's a pearl and it's the inside-out of a pearl -- a thing of beauty and the irritant that creates it.

"...just what they're doing as these characters, and director Sarah Richardson puts a fine polish on the proceedings. Stahl..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pride's Crossing: Shimmering Waters

Script-wise, Pride's Crossing is PBS-esque : one of those wistful period pieces about a lively old woman looking back on her privileged youth : but throw a bunch of charming actors into the mix and hip director Sarah Richardson, and you get a show happily at odds with this Masterpiece Theatre-worthy tale.

"...actors into the mix and have hip timing guru Sarah Richardson of the Rude Mechanicals direct, and you get..."

May 5, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Austin Theatre Critics' Table 1999-2000 Nominations

"...Claire van Ryzin, Austin American-Statesman; and Robert Faires and Sarah Hepola, The Austin Chronicle -- honored work produced on..."

May 12, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Working Worked Out

Theaterless Theater Corps, Rude Mechanicals, KAIROS! Co.

"...for the strong attendance, but Rude Mechs company member Sarah Richardson suggests that "the quality of the piece apparently..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later

The follow-up is no mere epilogue but a powerful tale that stands on its own

"...one of the two men convicted of Shepard's murder; Sarah Richardson plays Laramie policewoman Reggie Fluty with a distracting,..."

May 11, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

Asylum

In this adaptation of Patrick McGrath's novel, Natasha Richardson and Ian McKellan wonder if the patients have taken over the asylum.

"...Directed by: David Mackenzie. Starring: Natasha Richardson, Ian McKellan, Hugh Bonneville, Marton Csokas, Gus Lewis and..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ripping the Shrew

The Rude Mechanicals Tear Into Shakespeare

"...Sarah Richardson, actor: I think that it's important that people..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Collective Strength

The 2014 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...together, with the five founders (Kirk Lynn, Madge Darlington, Sarah Richardson, Lana Lesley, and Shawn Sides) still at the..."

May 23, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Summer of Solo Shows: The Second Wave

In Austin theatre, solo shows sometimes come in waves, as in the second half of August, which has four one-person theatrical vehicles opening the same weekend

"...reminds us how terrifically talented Hedrick is. Fellow Texpatriate Sarah Richardson (Rude Mechs) directs, assisted by Carlos Treviño. Aug...."

Aug. 18, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Brawl in the Family

It's Round 10 of the Rude Mechanicals' annual fundraiser, and the Black Eye Ball promises to pack enough punch to send a herd of Santa Gertrudis to Slumberland

"...hooked up with Shawn Sides and Lana Lesley and Sarah Richardson and Madge Darlington to form the Rude Mechanicals...."

Aug. 19, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2003-2004

The full list of nominations for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Sarah Richardson, How Late It Was, How Late..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

How Late It Was, How Late

How Late It Was, How Late, adapted from James Kelman's novel, finds the Rude Mechanicals depicting a sightless, Scottish ex-con's odyssey through the humiliating and confusing bureaucracy of Britain's welfare state with intensity, hilarity, and the company's outstandingly creative theatrical vision.

"...Lynn in a production created by the Rude Mechanicals (Sarah Richardson taking the directorial reins this time out), offers..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Culture Cash

Austin's artists and arts groups are working hard to survive the economic downturn, and now more than ever it's essential for the city that they do.

"...estimate they're down a quarter. Worse, says co-Artistic Director Sarah Richardson, is the steeper decline in grant funding. Nearly..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Requiem for Tesla

Genius and madness are the ac and dc of inventor Nikola Tesla's life, as portrayed in the Rude Mechanicals' biographical tribute Requiem for Tesla, and this new version provides the atmosphere and quickening charge of an old Universal horror film.

"...of magenta lightning angrily arcing through the space. With Sarah Richardson in a Bride of Frankenstein beehive employing Elsa..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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.

"...Sarah Richardson, Big Love..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

El Paraiso

The Rude Mechs took a road trip to see the Marfa lights, and their journey has been translated by playwright Kirk Lynn, director Shawn Sides, and a gifted ensemble into a raucous, sweet, funny, fanciful meditation on the tension between desire and intellect, and heaven as embodied in the land called Texas.

"...tusseling through the sand and into a full trough; Sarah Richardson's Lily matter-of-factly analyzing men while seductively shaving her..."

May 17, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Our Town, Our Time

Zachary Scott Theatre Center's production of The Laramie Project retells the story of Matthew Shepard's murder in a compelling, heartfelt way, but it also tells a town's story and gives us the opportunity to see our town in its reflection.

"...the danger to herself, the selflessness and determination in Sarah Richardson's performance revealing the soul of a hero; to..."

March 15, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Best Salvage Vanguard Holiday Ever

Like those Christmastime baskets full of cheese logs, summer sausages, miniature jars of jellies, etc., The Best Salvage Vanguard Holiday Ever features a diverse little gathering of tasty treats -- in this case, five-minute plays on a common theme -- and it's fun to snack on.

"...directed by Shawn Sides and performed by Jenny Larson, Sarah Richardson, and Deanna Shoemaker. Shana Gold also directed John..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Disaster Relief

In the wake of last week's terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., Austin theatre artists are doing their part to help out: raising funds for disaster relief from audiences attending their shows.

"...Hamlet, respectively. Rude Mech and Big Love cast member Sarah Richardson reports that during four nights Big Love audiences..."

Sept. 21, 2001 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.

"...Sarah Richardson, ArtDirector, MusicalKevin Archambault, You're a Good Man, Charlie..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

Requiem for Tesla

Local mavericks Rude Mechanicals have plundered biographies and scientific history to give us the whole story of maverick inventor Nikola Tesla, and their production Requiem for Tesla, with its unnervingly choreographed lights, arresting video, beautiful period costumes, original score on theremin, strange dance numbers, and working Tesla coil, literally crackles with current.

"...supported by Michael Kranes, Lana Lesley, Barry Miller, and Sarah Richardson in smaller roles, and by Robert S. Fisher..."

March 2, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

WAR: Conflict in the Cubicles

In his latest script, playwright Kirk Lynn sends the Rude Mechanicals off to War, and the result is another Rude Mechs show that is conceptual and cryptic, literary and obscure, but also very funny, with the company managing to make genuinely original observations on conflict and escapism in the energetic realm of absurdist comedy.

"...ghost, a former Union boss only she can see. Sarah Richardson flutters in and out as the over-caffeinated Mother...."

June 16, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

In The House of the Moles: Live, Love, Get the Fuck Up!

Writer Terry Galloway and theatre company Rude Mechanicals are "an amazing match" in the slapstick-and-death piece In the House of the Moles.

"...doomed (i.e., "ugly, queer, and troublemaking") daughter, played by Sarah Richardson, speaks the final words, "Love is always what..."

March 10, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

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