With the clock counting down to Christmas, you’re probably rushing to holiday markets, searching for presents, and fitting holiday parties into your (sparse) free time. Let’s be real. The holidays tend to be more stressful than fun sometimes. If you need to take a step back and enjoy a fun activity with the family, then the Austin […]
The Adderley School for the Performing Arts Guides Youth to Find Their Voice
Founded in 1993, The Adderley School for the Performing Arts operates in both Texas and California. Janet Adderley, founder and veteran of Broadway and television, calls Austin her home. Since the school’s inception, thousands of children across all age groups have found a passion for musical theater. On stage, they gain confidence in their voice […]
Marriage of Gusto and Dystopia Gives Matilda The Musical a Delightful Edge at ZACH
The whirlwind of a child’s nightmare, with a dim flashlight of hope under the canopy of childlike imagination, set the tone for “Matilda The Musical”—now playing at ZACH Theatre.
Boo, Hiss, Cheer During Booth’s Richard III at Scottish Rite Theatre
For anyone wondering what the true form and function of theater looks like, consider “Booth’s Richard III” at Austin Scottish Rite Theatre, playing for one more weekend on June 29 and 30. This performance of Colley Cibber’s “Richard III,” taken from the original script notes by American thespian turned villain, John Wilkes Booth, is unlike […]
Lily Wolff Advocates for Artists While Directing Weird Theater in Austin
Theater director Lily Wolff’s career has rarely followed the traditional path. From her cosmopolitan upbringing, to her interest in Devised Theater, to her freelancing business plan, Wolff is carving out her own course in a city that appreciates unique trajectories. Austin theater-goers are reaping the benefits of Wolff’s prolific talent. As she prepares for the […]
Women-led Filigree Theatre Honors Past, Present, Future Through Productions
When Elizabeth V. Newman and Stephanie Moore met, neither one anticipated founding a theatre company together. But all the hard work paid off and Austin-based Filigree Theater came to be. With Newman as Artistic Director and Moore as Managing Director, the women-led artistic group has produced several critically-acclaimed shows. Newman and Moore have worked diligently […]
Rude Mechs Forced to Bring Theater to the People After Losing Venue
Last year, Austin lost over 30,000 square feet of artistic performance space. Think about that for a second. Austin is an artistic city. We have built a huge portion of our economy around it. The arts attract tourists and transplants, and businesses follow them here. The arts are the foundation for so much of what […]
All of Austin’s a Stage: Free Shakespeare in Zilker Park Runs Through May
Free Shakespeare in Zilker Park is an experience I look forward to every year. It combines three of my favorite things: Shakespeare, being outside under the stars on an early summer evening, and free stuff. That’s right! Shakespeare in the Park is completely free theater, although they gladly accept donations. This is a great place to take […]
Zach Theatre Energetically Presents Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
When ZACH opened up the Topfer Theatre in 2012, the Austin theater scene jumped up a few notches. ZACH has presented quality musicals and plays since 1932, but once they built a beautiful contemporary theater to house their productions, the whole experience was elevated. A perfect example of this creative boost is the newly opened “Priscilla, Queen of […]
East Side’s Ground Floor Theatre Celebrates Austin’s Diversity
Guest article by Dana Sayre Austin’s Ground Floor Theatre celebrates under-represented populations in Austin, broadening the diversity of the local theatre community. You might be familiar with Austin local Lisa Scheps from “Off the Stage and On the Air,” a radio show she hosts each Wednesday on KOOP 91.7. Her latest brainchild is Ground Floor Theatre, a new […]