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

Review: Single Black Female

Lisa B. Thompson's play preaches from a Nineties perch

"...stuck in the Nineties. Currently running at Ground Floor Theatre under the direction of Matrex Kilgore, this play hits..."

Feb. 26, 2020 Arts Post by Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel

Different Stages’ Yankee Tavern

This production of Steven Dietz’s play offers a deep dive into what we choose to believe and a stimulating evening of theatre

"...the right combination of sympathetic and downright creepy. The design team has very effectively reproduced the feel of the..."

April 6, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Different Stages' The Dresser

Different Stages’ The Dresser shows where to find the juiciest drama in the theatre: backstage

"...Sir, a legendary cornerstone of the English Theatre (played pitch-perfectly by Ev Lunning Jr.), has also become..."

July 7, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

The Night Alive

Hyde Park Theatre captures five lonely Dubliners in all their broken humanity in Conor McPherson's drama

"...end with the trademark powerful stillness of Hyde Park Theatre...."

July 17, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The Orchid Flotilla

Glass Half Full Theatre reveals moving artistry in silence, smallness, and subtlety

"...20, Thu.–Sat., 8pm Running time: 1 hr., 5 min. www.glasshalffulltheatre.com..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

'Fame' Via Liverpool

The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts is making a rare visit to America to audition Yanks, and Austin is where it's happening

"...training for young artists aspiring to professional careers in theatre, dance, and popular music...."

April 1, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

East Austin Studio Tour: Who Is Marc English?

That question will be answered, vividly, and pretty much in full

"...of the art world and the world of graphic design, and one of those intersections is vividly embodied by..."

Nov. 6, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Green Events, Nov. 15-21

"...Interested in a little theatre, this week? Some shopping, perhaps? Wanna take a class,..."

Nov. 14, 2007 Columns Post

Cherrywood

'Provocative' aptly describes the Rude Mechanicals' 'Cherrywood,' which thrusts you into a strange, relentlessly intense party that's never boring but never really engaging either

"...up. All of this is the creation of set designer Leilah Stewart, and it's an impressive and original display,..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Articulations

Palmer Design Team Named

"...of the auditorium makoever, has selected the fairy godmother design team that will transform the homely Turtle of Auditorium..."

June 4, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

2018 Arts Hall of Famers Announced

Kleins, Hamrick, Naimpally, and Blumensaadt to be inducted

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

April 16, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Joe Biden to Come to Paramount in December

Former VP will promote new book and share outlook on life and politics

"...one-man meme Joe Biden will stop at the Paramount Theatre in December as part of his American Promise Tour...."

July 17, 2017 Arts Post by Jennifer Murphy

Bright Lights Over Gary Clark Jr.

Heft and heart for the first of three solo hometown gigs

"...band?” Gary Clark Jr. dryly asked a packed Paramount Theatre during Sunday’s intimate solo performance, the first of three..."

Dec. 5, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

Triangle: Act III

The Theatre's Gone, but Drama Remains

"...off the stage. Speaking of Act III, the movie theatre by that name -- a flashpoint of community opposition..."

Aug. 28, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Alamo Presses Play on VHS Celebration

Special shows launch first book from Drafthouse's book imprint

"...culture, the good old VHS tape. Starting tonight, the theatre chain kicks off a deep dive into what's on..."

Jan. 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Meditate with Laraaji

Zither virtuoso gets transcendental with Dallas Acid

"...an old-world cross between harp and guitar. At Zach Theatre on Saturday, he plays with homegrown ambient trio Dallas..."

Sept. 19, 2018 Music Post by Dan Gentile

Catching Up With the Beekman Boys

Lifestyle gurus talk new ventures

"...small but enthusiastic crowd turned out at the Paramount Theatre in Austin on Sunday evening to hear a presentation..."

Dec. 2, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Ebony Stewart's Hunger

Spoken-word artist Ebony Stewart enters a new stage with her solo show Hunger

"...Hunger. With direction by Zell Miller III and lighting design by Patrick Anthony, this solo work allows Stewart the..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fantastic Arcade: Day 2

A day of brawling doughboys, two-headed freaks, and Tim Schafer

"...classic adventure game, Grim Fandango, made for an over-capacity theatre filled with fans. But the day had several highlights...."

Sept. 20, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

The AggreGAYtor: November 30

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Yoko Ono takes up fashion design, Dr. Oz practices bad medicine, and Chris Kluwe gets..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Coffee Table Iconoclasts

Oversized books and outsized personalities

"...pages of a proudly retro medium. Norman Bel Geddes Designs Americaedited by Donald Albrecht Abrams, 400 pp., $65..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Documentaries and the Cult of Personality

How documentarians pick a winner

"...he is the guy viewers walk away from the theatre thinking about, discussing, and rooting for. Consequently, he is,..."

March 12, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Nightswim

History and friendship are the fulcrum on which Nightswim balances Steve Moore's impressionistic, profound look at famous friends Roy Bedichek, Frank Dobie, and Walter Webb

"...in many ways. Christopher McCollum's simple yet dynamic set design evokes the Springs using little more than platforms raked..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Instant Classic

Paramount Theatre's Summer 2000 Series

"...-- Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, and Best Musical Adaptation. But as the film clocks..."

May 19, 2000 Screens Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...While Austin's theatre community has seen a return to full stages and..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...museums, two new performing arts organization headquarters, one new theatre and one renovated theatre, a new cultural center, and..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Getting the Look

Following the Path of Theatrical Designers

"...In the theatre, there are masters of the Look, artists whose purpose..."

July 12, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Grand Designs of Ia Ensterä and Jason Amato

"...in the All Over Creation column "In Praise of Designers", two of Austin's most accomplished theatrical designers are soon..."

July 17, 2015 Photo Gallery

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

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

"...half-dozen arts writers are handing out honors to local theatre artists in the Continental Club, and the next, a..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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