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

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

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

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

Pleasure of the Paynes 2014

The 'Fix' was in at the 40th theatre awards ceremony

"...– that's now how I'll think of our local theatre awards after hearing their title mangled by the 2014..."

Nov. 4, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Sisters Under the Scrim

Six of the finest theatrical artists in Austin discuss their work behind the curtain designing lighting schemes, mixing sound, and creating and constructing sets and costumes and how their careers have been affected by the fact that they're women.

"...stepping on a stage. They work behind the scenes, designing lighting, mixing sound, and creating award-winning sets and costumes..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Feature by Molly Beth Brenner

Pleasure of the Paynes 2015

Big wins for Am I White?, Heathers at the 2015 theatre awards

"...affair. Indeed, so much love poured down on local theatre companies and artists, it seemed like Aphrodite was running..."

Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

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

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Payne Pleasures 2004

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

"...the B. Iden Payne Awards. The Austin Circle of Theatres' annual honors for excellence in local stage work are..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pleasure of the Paynes 2016

Annual theatre awards think Terminus is the living end

"...at the 42nd edition of the B. Iden Payne Theatre Awards on Monday, where the Vortex Repertory Company production..."

Oct. 27, 2016 Arts Post

2019 B. Iden Payne Award Winners

Five shows share top honors with four awards each

"...For many in Austin's theatre community, they will remember, remember the fourth of November,..."

Nov. 6, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

2007-2008 B. Iden Payne Award Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...Ashes, Ashes (UT Department of Theatre & Dance)..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

2008 Payne Awards Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...Ashes, Ashes (UT Department of Theatre & Dance)..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

Staging Mr. Burns, a post-electric play With Zero Waste

A UT student production of Anne Washburn’s play shows how to make theatre the sustainable way

"...in mounting the play at the UT Department of Theatre & Dance, co-executive producers and graduate students Khristián Méndez..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Arts Feature by M. Brianna Stallings

The Stories Behind Austin’s Iconic Signs

How both classic neon and changing design continue to draw patrons to local restaurants and theatres

"...art pieces, the local cityscape (along with many homegrown theatres and restaurants) owes much of its charm to the..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

Life's Enriched Pageant

Good design, like good air, helps you breathe a little easier, and here are a few Austinites who are helping us all breathe easier through their work as graphic designers.

"...Accidents happen. Articles, and the way they look, are designed. But then, everything on this planet that doesn't occur..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The First To Question

Remembering the ultimate theatre historian, Oscar Brockett, 1923-2010

"...impossible, but consider this: His books History of the Theatre and The Essential Theatre have been standard texts in..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Live and Let Live

Too Much Bitching Can Be Hazardous to Theatre's Health

"...season again. The nominations for the B. Iden Payne theatre awards are out, and once the local stage set..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Home Improvement

Live Oak Theatre and the Overhaul of the State

"...won't be leaving any little bundles under Live Oak Theatre's tree. Oh, it isn't because this longtime local stage..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Woman in Black at Scottish Rite Theater

Skilled actors and atmospheric design combine to make this co-production a spine-tingler ideal for Halloween

"...a talented pair of performers, backed by a skilled design team. The old-world feel of the Scottish Rite Theater..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The Fantasticks

Deep in your heart, you should "follow." Released just a few years ago, this film version of the Off Broadway workhorse captures the feeling of the innocent and bygone era of movie musicals. But it differs from the original work's romantic minimalism as it opens up the play cinematically.

"...fathers, Ritchie employs a nostalgic period setting, extravagant production design long on artifice, breathtaking Western landscapes (captured luxuriantly in..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Home for Heroes (and Others)

Transforming the storefront at 617 Congress into The Hideout, a multilevel arts venue, has been a learning process for proprietors Shana Merlin and Sean Hill. But after $250,000 of investment, the developer's dance of securing permits, and many hours of hard labor, they have created one of Austin's most user-friendly theatre spaces.

"...thorough cleaning of the interior, as they readied the theatre for opening earlier this year, turned up such artifacts..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Phil West

Red

This struggle between an aging Mark Rothko and his idealistic assistant is a good fit for Penfold Theatre

"...RedTrinity Street Theatre, 901 Trinity www.penfoldtheatre.org Through Sept. 29 Running time: 1..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Kids in Black

That innocuous-seeming crew of people listed beneath the actors in every program, who scurry around in black backstage and hover over the proceedings in the sound and light booth, may not be well-known to most theatregoers, but this silent, hidden army is all-powerful. Techies get almost no share in the glory, but they run the world, and here's how.

"...-- The Gunn Brothers, local sound designers..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Jacob's Ladder

The hero of this Theatre en Bloc premiere wrestles with ethical issues while working for FDR

"...a ladder, a metaphor for his ascension to heaven. Theatre en Bloc is currently offering a production of a..."

April 10, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

2010 B. Iden Payne Awards

Four shows took home nearly half the honors at this year's ceremony

"...were handed out at the Long Center's Rollins Studio Theatre on Monday, Nov. 1, it looked like they only..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art of the State '98

Art & Theatre to See Around Texas This Summer

"...its new facility. And I dug into the Alley Theatre's latest world-shaking theatrical endeavor: the premiere of a "lost"..."

May 29, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Lights! Camera! Cooking!

Design of the new Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane kitchen is one key to the success of the entertainment brand

"...Tim and Karrie League created their first Alamo Drafthouse theatre in an old parking garage, doing much of the..."

March 23, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts: School of rock

For the second time in two years, the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts – a true school of rock – will be auditioning students in Austin

"...training for young artists aspiring to professional careers in theatre, dance, and popular music. The pair launched the venture..."

March 30, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Hadestown 

Headfirst, straight to a Hell of a good time

"...stage at the show’s future home, the Walter Kerr Theatre...."

Sept. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

2019 Arts Hall of Famers Announced

Bravo, Harden, Kinney, and Sawyer to be inducted this year

"...Austin Arts Hall of Fame, honoring leaders in dance, theatre, and arts philanthropy...."

May 7, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Five Cooks in the Kitchen?

The Duplicates shake up the recipe for theatre

"...Or maybe, as some Austin theatremakers may suggest at Fusebox, these dudes just wanted the..."

April 12, 2013 Arts Feature by Jillian Owens

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