Productions by FronteraFest

Feb. 08, 2023
W
Austin
TBH by FronteraFest

TBH
by FronteraFest

Sam Domino, directed by Adam Roberts

Feb. 07, 2023
T
Austin
Terror at Twenty-Eight Feet by FronteraFest

Terror at Twenty-Eight Feet
by FronteraFest

Terror at Twenty-Eight Feet is a comedy about 5 people stuck in an elevator, a politician, a restaurateur, a city inspector, a billionaire, and a …

Feb. 03, 2023
F
Austin
Pandas, Pizzas, and Those Pesky Princes by FronteraFest

Pandas, Pizzas, and Those Pesky Princes
by FronteraFest

Maggie Gallant's royal ramblings on pandas, pizzas, and princes

Feb. 02, 2023
Th
Austin
Tooth 'n' Hare by FronteraFest

Tooth 'n' Hare
by FronteraFest

A dumbshow presented by Mr. Bonetangles and Picklehead the Clown. A puppet-clown collaboration by Will Schutze and Zac Carr. A dull spectacle of the state …

Feb. 01, 2023
W
Austin
Old Haj Wins the Day by FronteraFest

Old Haj Wins the Day
by FronteraFest

Nason has worked at a Dubai hotel for several months and realizes, unhappily, that there's a discrepancy between Anglo staff and those of color. While …

Jan. 29 - Feb. 04, 2023
 
Austin
How to Be an Ethical Slut by FronteraFest

How to Be an Ethical Slut
by FronteraFest

Experience the ride of your life as an unethical slut penetrates lies, STDs, triads, orgies, and love in her musical journey to becoming an Ethical …

Jan. 27, 2023
F
Austin
Dammit Lola by FronteraFest

Dammit Lola
by FronteraFest

DAMMIT LOLA is experimental DIY stand-up shenanigans inspired by Andy Kaufman and Amy Sedaris. Idiot comedy duo, Roz Mandola and CB Goodman poke fun and …

Jan. 25, 2023
W
Austin
Heaven (by Way of Suicide) by FronteraFest

Heaven (by Way of Suicide)
by FronteraFest

  A family comes together as the father, who is terminally ill, prepares to take his own life in lieu of suffering. Each member of …

Jan. 18, 2023
W
Austin
La Planchada by FronteraFest

La Planchada
by FronteraFest

  A pair of friends, a historian and a YouTuber, team up to find out if the legend of La Planchada or “The Ironed Lady” …

Jan. 30 - Feb. 02, 2020
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
Straitjacket: Variations on a Theme of Horror by FronteraFest

Straitjacket: Variations on a Theme of Horror
by FronteraFest

Tortured by a sadistic warden, prisoner Darrell Standing is locked away in solitary confinement, sealed in a straitjacket for days at a time. In order …

Jan. 30 - Feb. 01, 2020
Th-Sat
Austin
Transhumance by FronteraFest

Transhumance
by FronteraFest

Clown Show Explores Gender Binary Come dive into the absurdity of gender with Transhumance at FronteraFest Join NYC-based circus artist Ania Upstill for their new …

Jan. 29, 2020
 
Austin
Bad Neighbors by FronteraFest

Bad Neighbors
by FronteraFest

Bad Neighbors, by Ava Love Hanna (ScriptWorks Commission). The five members of the HOA board in Westdale are here to help protect your property values and …

Jan. 29 - Feb. 02, 2020
W, Sat-Sun
Austin
Stand-Up Jesus by FronteraFest

Stand-Up Jesus
by FronteraFest

Making his first appearance in over 2000 years, Jesus of Nazareth returns with razor-sharp satire for sinners. Let he who is without sin, cast the …

Jan. 29 - Feb. 02, 2020
W, F-Sun
Austin
Possibilities - Storytelling with Poetry, Improv, and Song by FronteraFest

Possibilities - Storytelling with Poetry, Improv, and Song
by FronteraFest

Possibilities - Storytelling with Poetry, Improv, and Song, by Jennifer Bloom & In Our Prime Jennifer Bloom shares poetry, songs, and stories to weave a tapestry of …

Jan. 25, 2020
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

BEST OF WEEK #2. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Jan. 24, 2020
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

  A Child’s Guide to Schopenhauer, by Marla Porter. Kids explore philosophy. Written and directed by Marla Porter and starring Skylar Ewing, Aidan O’Brien, and Tara …

Jan. 23 - Jan. 26, 2020
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
Bittersuite: Songs of Experience by FronteraFest

Bittersuite: Songs of Experience
by FronteraFest

With Tyler Jones, Leslie Rodgers, Rick Roemer, Lara Wright & Ann Pittnan Zarate.A song cycle about the ups and downs...the joys and sorrows...and the victories …

Jan. 23, 2020
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

Science Fails: The Human Side of Science, by Nichole Bennett et al. Our science textbooks are filled with “Eureka!” moments of triumph and discovery. But science …

Jan. 22 - Jan. 26, 2020
W, F-Sun
Austin
Tatay by FronteraFest

Tatay
by FronteraFest

Tatay is an expanded form of a ten-minute play from OUT OF INK 2018: Lost and Found with the same title, produced by ScriptWorks. It is …

Jan. 22, 2020
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

  A bird, a dog, and a wave, by Kayur Patel."We are not determined by our experiences, but are self-determined by the meaning we give to …

Jan. 22, 2020
W
Austin
Lightning Girl by FronteraFest

Lightning Girl
by FronteraFest

  Rita Anderson’s LIGHTNING GIRL is a surreal fictionalization of how 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke, in 1971, survived a plane crash after her craft was struck …

Jan. 22 - Jan. 30, 2020
 
Austin
Laughing Matter by FronteraFest

Laughing Matter
by FronteraFest

  Backstage during a standup show, two exes meet for the first time since their breakup. One is a local emcee, while the other returns …

Jan. 22 - Jan. 26, 2020
W, F-Sun
Austin
They Serve Brisket in Paradise by FronteraFest

They Serve Brisket in Paradise
by FronteraFest

  Family members - gotta love 'em! We often take them for granted until they're no longer in our lives. In this quirky comedy, the …

Jan. 21, 2020
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

  14 Si!, by PoetKen Jones. This play is a dark satire of recent trafficking and abuse scandals involving underage victims. The pedophile protagonist Jesus “Ju …

Jan. 18, 2020
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

  BEST OF WEEK #1. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the …

Jan. 17, 2020
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

    99 Facts about an Immigrant, by Leng Wong. Story telling.A Series of Open Letters to my Teenage Son, by Max Langert. A father writes a …

Jan. 16, 2020
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

  Dueling Playwrights: Battle in the Grocery Aisle, by Marianne Serene & James E. Burnside. Two playwrights argue over the writing of a play. The play …

Jan. 16, 2020
Th
Austin
St. Stephen's Pier by FronteraFest

St. Stephen's Pier
by FronteraFest

A trio of scenes examining three different times in the lives of three friends in three different pairings all at the same pier by the …

Jan. 15, 2020
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

Austin Still In Denial, by Stuart Hersh. In his 12th FronteraFest play, Stuart connects what he learned about slavery with his recent family trip to Eastern …

Jan. 14, 2020
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

The Silo Effect and The Medium, by Jay DiPrima. Two ten-minute plays that explore the interaction of "Alexa" with seniors that are discovering its pseudo capacity …

Feb. 14, 2019
Th
Austin
Best of Fest - Wild Card by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Wild Card
by FronteraFest

BEST OF FEST WILD CARD PERFORMANCE. Tonight we present staff picks from among the 2018 Short Fringe performances that were overlooked by the Best of …

Feb. 13 - Feb. 16, 2019
W, Sat
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill B by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill B
by FronteraFest

BEST OF FEST Bill B. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2019 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and …

Feb. 12 - Feb. 15, 2019
T, F
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill A by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill A
by FronteraFest

BEST OF FEST Bill A. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2019 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and …

Feb. 09, 2019
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

BEST OF WEEK. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous week's …

Feb. 08, 2019
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

Cap Stargazer and the Amazon Women of Mars, by Stephen Bittrich. A parody of old time radio theatre—in this case, the genre is the space adventure …

Feb. 07, 2019
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  Did You Find What You Were Looking For?, by Tom Booker. Tom Booker has been working in theater for over thirty years; he has the …

Feb. 06, 2019
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  Medea, by Euripides, translation by Ian Johnston. In this performance, the Sacred Clowns Theatre Project presents their interpretation of Euripides' two-thousand-year-old play about a woman …

Feb. 05, 2019
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  Not All Men, by Joy Cunningham. While having drinks with the gals, listening to their stories of sexual molestation, raper, or near-rape, writer/performer Joy Cunningham …

Feb. 02, 2019
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

BEST OF WEEK. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous week's …

Feb. 01, 2019
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

Urine Trouble, by James E. Burnside. A late middle-aged man discusses his prostate.Still Me, by Pelita Dasalla. Donna is a fifty year-old woman who recently lost her …

Jan. 31, 2019
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

The Closet Scenes from Fumbling for the Knob, by James Dean Jay Byrd. A staged reading of two scripted chapters from the recently completed memoir Fumbling for …

Jan. 30, 2019
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

SPINE SOUP, by Nina Di Leo. Spines in the streets, nothing in the fridge. An absurdist recipe for feeding strangers, making something out of nothing, and …

Jan. 29 - Feb. 02, 2019
T, Th, Sat
Austin
Shield Maiden by FronteraFest

Shield Maiden
by FronteraFest

Outrageous. Funny. Unapologetic! This one-woman show takes you to 10th century Sweden for a Norse RED Talk. Think TED Talks with a Viking twist.  Ingrid …

Jan. 29 - Feb. 02, 2019
T, Th, Sat
Austin
Dog Play, Pug to Wolfhound: Patty to Beatrice, Bitch to Bitch by FronteraFest

Dog Play, Pug to Wolfhound: Patty to Beatrice, Bitch to Bitch
by FronteraFest

"DOG PLAY, PUG TO WOLFHOUND: Patty to Beatrice, Bitch to Bitch" by Michael Michaelian, is a tribute celebrating the human-canine relationship.Starring JUDE HICKEY and JUSTIN …

Jan. 29, 2019
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

Wild Women/Wild West . . . or How the West Was Fun. An original vignette written and performed by Sandra Foster Lovas and Laura Foster Ikel …

Jan. 28 - Feb. 02, 2019
M, W, F
Austin
Speed Levitch's Birth of the New Ghetto by FronteraFest

Speed Levitch's Birth of the New Ghetto
by FronteraFest

As a Zionist leader, Theodor Herzl's a natural. As a playwright, he's a putz. As a husband? Oy. In this hilarious black comedy, Speed Levitch's The …

Jan. 28 - Feb. 02, 2019
M, W, F
Austin
Booger Red by FronteraFest

Booger Red
by FronteraFest

Jim Loucks’ new show Booger Red was created as part of an Artist Residency in Madisonville, KY, and premiered at their first-ever Bacon Blues and Big Stories …

Jan. 26, 2019
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

BEST OF WEEK. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous week's …

Jan. 25, 2019
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  Stagnation: When Is It My Turn Bitch?, by Ellen Bartel. A movement performance that expresses a state of frustration brought about by the feeling of …

Jan. 24, 2019
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  Rolling My 3rd Eye, by Nancy Reed. Comic Nancy Reed ponders the known unknowns and the little known knowns. "Did you know our DNA emits …

Jan. 23, 2019
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  Texas Gothic, by Janet Maykus and Tom Booker. Ma and Pa Gothic have lived deep in the heart of Texas all of their lives. They …

Jan. 22, 2019
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

Hush??, by Jenny Burch, Istvan Gulyas, Jack Kilduff, Neal Ormsbee and Mo Romero. Hush?? improvises an array of correlated scenes in order to highlight the strange relationships and …

Jan. 21 - Jan. 26, 2019
M, W, F-Sat
Austin
SETLL by FronteraFest

SETLL
by FronteraFest

SETLL (Suspected Extra-Terrestrial Landing Location) is a new play that questions what lies beyond the limits of what we know. The play explores the world …

Jan. 21 - Jan. 26, 2019
M, W, Sat
Austin
Riveted Rosie by FronteraFest

Riveted Rosie
by FronteraFest

Dr. Ramone and Dr. Truffledina must find the defect in a "female" robot acting erratically. Ola Mae Baartman, Director of Liaisons for Hephaestus Enterprises Inc., …

Jan. 19, 2019
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

BEST OF WEEK. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous week's …

Jan. 18, 2019
F
Austin
[ fennel ] by FronteraFest

[ fennel ]
by FronteraFest

A Short Performance Piece About Artificial Intelligence and Heartbreak  

Jan. 18, 2019
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  [ fennel ], by Cris Edwards. Robots full of bees.Girls Girls Girls Improvised Musicals, by Amy Averett, Caitlin Sweetlamb, Cynthia Oelkers, Kimberly Finkelman, Megan Flynn, Sarah …

Jan. 17, 2019
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  Never-Ending, by Robert Faires. The final monologue in a trilogy of FronteraFest entries about the struggles of an aging reporter who may also be a …

Jan. 16, 2019
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  LIMBOTASTIC, by Rita Anderson. Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath, and Amy Winehouse meet up in the afterlife in limbo. When Winehouse suggests that they create a …

Jan. 15, 2019
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

In Bloom, by Robin Anderson. An original short play about a woman struggling to find her footing after divorce who finds unexpected support from a young …

Feb. 17, 2018
Sat
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill B by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill B
by FronteraFest

BEST OF FEST Bill B. Tonight we will present five shows selected from among the 2018 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel …

Feb. 16, 2018
F
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill A by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill A
by FronteraFest

BEST OF FEST Bill A. Tonight we will present five shows selected from among the 2018 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel …

Feb. 15, 2018
Th
Austin
Best of Fest - Wild Card by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Wild Card
by FronteraFest

BEST OF FEST WILD CARD PERFORMANCE. Tonight we present staff picks from among the 2018 Short Fringe performances that were overlooked by the Best of …

Feb. 14, 2018
W
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill B by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill B
by FronteraFest

BEST OF FEST Bill B. Tonight we will present five shows selected from among the 2018 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel …

Feb. 13, 2018
T
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill A by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill A
by FronteraFest

BEST OF FEST Bill A. Tonight we will present five shows selected from among the 2018 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel …

Feb. 10, 2018
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

BEST OF WEEK #4. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Feb. 09, 2018
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

Jomo & The Possum Posse: New Directions, by Jomo & The Possum Posse. This sardonic honky-tonk band will show you something they've never shown anyone else …

Feb. 08, 2018
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

One Woman, 57 Boyfriends, by Krissy Olson. A solo monologue with vocal performance, written and performed by opera singer/actress Krissy Olson.You Ain't No Sissy, by Jack Darling. …

Feb. 07, 2018
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

Dog Joggers, with Mary Kahle, Laura King, Mary Henderson, Timo Xzavier & Mike Topel. Long-form improv creating a scenic journey of absurdity, sweetness, and torment fueled …

Feb. 06, 2018
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

Awww, The Magic of a Full Moon! by Marilyn Smith. A man and woman bump into each other. Is this by accident, or is it fate? …

Feb. 03, 2018
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

BEST OF WEEK #3. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Feb. 02, 2018
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

Amazon, by Cortney DeAngelo. An original piece about an Amazon performer in a world that worships the feminine petite. Written and performed by Cortney DeAngelo. Directed …

Feb. 01, 2018
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

There's Light Through a Keyhole, by Recovering Addict. East Austin resident Cameron reveals how he conquered drug addictions. Based on a true story.Into the Light, written and …

Jan. 31, 2018
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

The Puzzler, by Will Holcomb. A two-person play where Blanch, a woman with affluenza (inflated self-worth), is doing community service in a nursing home due to …

Jan. 30, 2018
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

First Day, written and directed by Rhonda Roe. Based on a short story I wrote about my first day of kindergarten.My Bags Are Packed, by Laura Freeman. …

Jan. 27, 2018
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

BEST OF WEEK #2. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Jan. 26, 2018
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

Mister Starbuck, by Raymond V. Whelan. Mrs. Flanagan jumps out of her bedroom window the day Astronaut John Glenn orbits the Earth. Her daughter Michelle and …

Jan. 26 - Feb. 03, 2018
F-Sat
Austin
Heidi by FronteraFest

Heidi
by FronteraFest

Based on Johanna Spyri's novel set in 19th-century Switzerland, Heidi is a new musical by Anne Adams Notario featuring an orphan girl who is taken to live …

Jan. 25, 2018
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

Burr, story by Laura Maxwell-Scott, lyrics and music by Eric Scott. A hip-hop musical about yet another white man wrestling with his relationship to his country …

Jan. 24, 2018
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

Louiseland, written and performed by Louise Richardson. Poems and songs of joy, identity, longing, existence, and survival by Louise Richardson.This Asian American Life, by Yola Lu, Kim …

Jan. 23, 2018
T
Austin
Meat  by FronteraFest

Meat
by FronteraFest

A man cooks meat for his girlfriend who refuses to eat it. Directed by Stacey Glazer.

Jan. 23, 2018
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

Removal, by Susan Mack. A story of discovery, separation and renewalMeat, by Sean Sweeney. A man cooks meat for his girlfriend who refuses to eat it.Pleasers, by Tristan …

Jan. 23 - Jan. 27, 2018
T-Sat
Austin
Strip, The Musical by FronteraFest

Strip, The Musical
by FronteraFest

The Living Room Storytime for Grownups, in association with Dillo Arts and Associates, present . . . STRIP THE MUSICAL. Strip takes the true stories of Candy Barr, …

Jan. 20, 2018
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

BEST OF WEEK #1. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Jan. 19, 2018
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

Little Art Table, written and directed by Marla Porter. Creativity can help overcome one's insecurities and smallness and children give a master class!The Performers of Bad …

Jan. 18, 2018
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

Do You Feel Safe Yet?, by Tyler Kosmak. A collection of scenes on the theme of safety, directed by Megan Weaver.BRINE VII: Austin for Whom, written and …

Jan. 17, 2018
W
Austin
Pong by FronteraFest

Pong
by FronteraFest

The future is uncertain in this black-and-white world. Only lateral movement will help us survive.Starring Brian Bonnet, Nhaila Hendrickse and Cassadie Peterson, with original music …

Jan. 17, 2018
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

La Gattina, by Raymond V. Whelan. New York Police Department Lieutenant Murray reveals untold details of a horrific crime to Kitty, the victim's ghost.The Chair, written and …

Jan. 16, 2018
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

Texas Book of Beasts, by Jeff Irvin. Series of extremely short skits dealing with gnats, gnus, bats, okra, raccoons, quail, pickups, skinks, javelina, daddy-long-legs, burghers, toads, …

Feb. 23, 2017
Th
Austin

Best of Fest - Wild Card
by FronteraFest

BEST OF FEST WILD CARD PERFORMANCE. Tonight we present staff picks from among the 2017 Short Fringe performances that were overlooked by the Best of …

Feb. 15, 2017
W, Sat
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill B by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill B
by FronteraFest

BEST OF FEST Bill B. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2017 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and …

Feb. 14 - Feb. 17, 2017
T, F
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill A by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill A
by FronteraFest

BEST OF FEST Bill A. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2017 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and …

Feb. 11, 2017
Sat
Austin
Mi Casa Es Su Teatro  by FronteraFest

Mi Casa Es Su Teatro
by FronteraFest

Mi Casa Es Su Teatro, a day of site-based work performed in local homes and other surprising locales, will be on Saturday, February 11. For …

Feb. 11, 2017
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

BEST OF WEEK #4. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Feb. 11, 2017
Sat
Austin
The Untitled Avant-Garde Theatre Project with a Really Long Name by FronteraFest

The Untitled Avant-Garde Theatre Project with a Really Long Name
by FronteraFest

Join the Ney in celebrating FronteraFest 2017, Hyde Park Theatre and Scriptworks’ world-renowned performance festival!From 11am to noon, the Ney and its grounds will be transformed into …

Feb. 10, 2017
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

Bitches Anonymous, by Gloria C. Adams, Jennine "DOC" Wright, and Teresa Johnson. Bitch (n): a woman who doesn't give men what they want. Three Austin poets …

Feb. 09, 2017
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

Loaded Gun Theory presents Death's Exit Interview, by Loaded Gun Theory (Loaded Gun Theory). What if the universe works just like your shitty day job?Before Breakfast, by …

Feb. 08, 2017
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

Final Conversations, by Rita Anderson (ScriptWorks Commission).  Final Conversations explores a mother's wish to have one real conversation with her son before he's accidentally killed. One morning …

Feb. 08, 2017
W
Austin
Final Conversations by FronteraFest

Final Conversations
by FronteraFest

Final Conversations explores a mother’s wish to have one real conversation with her son before he’s accidentally killed. -- One morning before he leaves for school, …

Feb. 08, 2017
W
Austin
Pigs Sweat, Men Perspire, Ladies Merely Glow by FronteraFest

Pigs Sweat, Men Perspire, Ladies Merely Glow
by FronteraFest

After four months of unfamiliar life in Tripoli, Libya, Nason gets a vacation in Malta, an island jewel in the middle of the Mediterranean between …

Feb. 07, 2017
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

The Tale of the Songbird, by Rocky Hopson. Old West puppet show with live music. Cowgirl Mary tells the story of Thomas Smiths’ journey to the …

Feb. 04, 2017
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

BEST OF WEEK #3. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Feb. 03 - Feb. 04, 2017
F-Sat
Austin
Mad - an alternate history of MEDEA by FronteraFest

Mad - an alternate history of MEDEA
by FronteraFest

Set in the trailer park of the gods, a mortal woman seeks and finds the counsel of Medea. Shrewd Productions presents this original piece by …

Feb. 03, 2017
F
Austin
Duck Duck Goose by FronteraFest

Duck Duck Goose
by FronteraFest

Duck Duck Goose is back! Originally written overnight for the 14/48 Austin 2016 Festival by veteran playwright Max Langert, Duck Duck Goose will be featured in FronteraFest 2017! Come out …

Feb. 03, 2017
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

Duck, Duck, Goose, by Max Langert. Noah Martin directs this piece about feathers, funk, and fame. Originally written, cast, rehearsed, staged and performed all in one …

Feb. 02, 2017
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

Polly's Playhouse and the Uber Replacement, written and performed by Charley Devany. The third installation of Charley Devany's one-man shows focusing on family history. EHD (2013) and All The …

Feb. 01, 2017
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

The Anglers, by Sarah Loucks (ScriptWorks Commission). A boy and the Devil philosophize, play video games, and eat Cheetos along the banks of the Mississippi.Hamlet in …

Jan. 31, 2017
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

Fully Living, by Louise Gallup-Roholt. The poignant, heart-rending, and often funny stories of a family. A very unusual family.The Storyteller, by Liz Delaney. Actor relates and shares …

Jan. 28, 2017
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

BEST OF WEEK #2. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Jan. 27, 2017
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

The Knuckleball Now, by Lee Eddy, Craig Kotfas, Michael Joplin, and Ace Manning. The Knuckleball Now is an improv comedy troupe based in Austin . . …

Jan. 27 - Jan. 28, 2017
F-Sat
Austin
Down the Alley of Life AND Red Sox by FronteraFest

Down the Alley of Life AND Red Sox
by FronteraFest

Red Sox by Raymond V. Whelan turns back the clock thirty years to study the intricate personal struggles of seven people while the Boston Red Sox baseball …

Jan. 27 - Feb. 04, 2017
F-Sun
Austin
The Best of the Back Pack Lab by FronteraFest

The Best of the Back Pack Lab
by FronteraFest

The Back Pack's favorite pieces pulled from their first full season of silent sketch comedy shows incorporating puppetry, dance, clowning, and all around whimsy.The Back …

Jan. 27, 2017
F
Austin

Dime Store Diamonds
by FronteraFest

Dime Show Diamonds is a one-act and part of a trilogy of plays forming THE RIVERVIEW STORIES, set in Chicago's Riverview Amusement Park. Drawing on …

Jan. 26, 2017
Th
Austin
Perspective, or Cheeseburgers and a Bag of Ashes by FronteraFest

Perspective, or Cheeseburgers and a Bag of Ashes
by FronteraFest

Christa French's new play, "Perspective, or Cheeseburgers and a Bag of Ashes," is brilliantly set on the Corpus Christi seawall.

Jan. 26 - Jan. 29, 2017
Th-Sun
Austin
Julia Caesar by FronteraFest

Julia Caesar
by FronteraFest

Reversing the Shakespearean norm, this all-girl youth cast flips the genders in the story of JULIA Caesar. Performed as a site-specific piece for a small …

Jan. 26, 2017
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

ChuTopp, by Topping Haggerty and Chuy Zarate. ChuTopp is doing a fully improvised narrative show that tells the story of an awkwardly brilliant, and much too …

Jan. 26, 2017
Th
Austin
Mothering Apollo by FronteraFest

Mothering Apollo
by FronteraFest

Mothering Apollo is a lecture-comedy-song-dance-anatomylesson-love story. While the performance is derived from mothering a medically fragile, chronically ill baby and a tender toddler, it is also …

Jan. 25, 2017
W
Austin
Your Neighborhood Association by FronteraFest

Your Neighborhood Association
by FronteraFest

By Max Langert (ScriptWorks Commission). Ripped from the headlines of your local Listserv. Hope you've paid your dues.

Jan. 25, 2017
W
Austin
Blue Spiral by FronteraFest

Blue Spiral
by FronteraFest

Girlhood song lodged in grown woman's psyche gives rise to a chorus of events between the notes. Coming of Age reflection on the "Officer Friendly" …

Jan. 25, 2017
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

Your Neighborhood Association, by Max Langert (ScriptWorks Commission). Ripped from the headlines of your local Listserv. Hope you've paid your dues.Blue Spiral, by Nadine Mozon. Girlhood song …

Jan. 24, 2017
T
Austin
The Fourth Wall Is Behind You by FronteraFest

The Fourth Wall Is Behind You
by FronteraFest

  This show is a personal, experimental, and interactive mix of short plays written and performed by the Inner Picnic ensemble. Inspired by NeoFuturism and …

Jan. 24, 2017
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

Lady in Red, a heavenly caffeinated tale, written and performed by Rhonda F. Kulhanek. A one-woman performance.The Epidemiologist, by Ramon Carver. The argument of the play is …

Jan. 21, 2017
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

BEST OF WEEK #1. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Jan. 20, 2017
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

Fishin’ For Love, written and directed by Morgan Wendlandt. Concerns the personal relationships discussed by a bus full of strangers after a man proclaims his love …

Jan. 19, 2017
Th
Austin
Swipe Right by FronteraFest

Swipe Right
by FronteraFest

A bad Tinder date. (Is there any other kind?)    [graphic via BBC.co. uk]

Jan. 19, 2017
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

Lady Without a Baby, written and performed by Molly Fonseca. Growing up Molly always felt she wasn't a top candidate for motherhood, but it can be …

Jan. 18, 2017
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

Body of Work, written and performed by Christine Hoang (ScriptWorks Commission). An autobiographical, one-woman show that explores how a woman's views on body image, consumerism, cosmetic …

Jan. 18, 2017
W
Austin
Body of Work by FronteraFest

Body of Work
by FronteraFest

Body of Work, written and performed by Christine Hoang (ScriptWorks Commission). An autobiographical, one-woman show that explores how a woman's views on body image, consumerism, cosmetic …

Jan. 17, 2017
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

Baby Bob Saget, by Linzy Beltran, Aaron Walther, AJ McKeon, Lindsey Moringy, Frank Netscher, Laura de la Fuente (Baby Bob Saget). Baby Bob Saget features performers …

Jan. 17, 2017
T
Austin
Berserker by FronteraFest

Berserker
by FronteraFest

BERSERKER is the brainchild of duo Kari Floren (writer) and Michael McKenzie (director) and was recently presented at the Emerging Artists Theater's New Works series …

Feb. 11, 2016
Th
Austin
Best of Fest - Wild Card by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Wild Card
by FronteraFest

WILD CARD PERFORMANCE. Tonight we present staff picks from among the 2016 Short Fringe performances that were overlooked by the Best of Week judges. I Don't …

Feb. 10 - Feb. 13, 2016
W, Sat
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill B by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill B
by FronteraFest

Bill B. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2016 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and the fifth …

Feb. 09 - Feb. 12, 2016
T, F
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill A by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill A
by FronteraFest

Bill A. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2016 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and the fifth …

Feb. 06, 2016
Sat
Austin
Mi Casa Es Su Teatro  by FronteraFest

Mi Casa Es Su Teatro
by FronteraFest

Mi Casa Es Su Teatro is the part of FronteraFest that features live performances in Austin homes. It's a unique part of the festival, and …

Feb. 06, 2016
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

Tonight we will present five shows from earlier in the week--four chosen by our panel, and the fifth by audience vote, as the shows they …

Feb. 05, 2016
F
Austin
Austin Playback Theatre by FronteraFest

Austin Playback Theatre
by FronteraFest

 Playback is an improvisational theatre developed by Jonathan Fox in which the troupe elicits stories from the audience and uses a variety of forms to …

Feb. 05, 2016
F
Austin
The Palmistry of Paradox Magic by FronteraFest

The Palmistry of Paradox Magic
by FronteraFest

A fragmented storytelling collaboration.

Feb. 05, 2016
F
Austin
Hobo Camp by FronteraFest

Hobo Camp
by FronteraFest

A new one-act play directed by Elizabeth C. Lay.

Feb. 05, 2016
F
Austin
Untitled (Brianna Veselka) by FronteraFest

Untitled (Brianna Veselka)
by FronteraFest

One woman show -- monologues about life, etc.

Feb. 05, 2016
F
Austin
Unspoken by FronteraFest

Unspoken
by FronteraFest

Words by Heather Bishop, music by Danny G. A musical spoken word performance by artist Heather Bishop from her collections "Spark" and "A Tree Like …

Feb. 04, 2016
Th
Austin
Punks by FronteraFest

Punks
by FronteraFest

Through kick-butt music, theatrical clowning and the forlornness of emo/gothic melodrama, here comes the everyday life of what it means to be a punk clown. …

Feb. 04, 2016
Th
Austin
Life's No Way by FronteraFest

Life's No Way
by FronteraFest

A play about robots, refugees, and the marriage of twenty-somethings with feet so cold they can't even run. A short play with tall tale.   …

Feb. 04, 2016
Th
Austin
Loaded Gun Theory Decides Your Doom by FronteraFest

Loaded Gun Theory Decides Your Doom
by FronteraFest

You show up at Hyde Park Theatre ready for another night of Fringe Fest Fantasticness. Probably an autobiographical monologue, an interpretive dance, and of course, …

Feb. 04, 2016
Th
Austin

Kiya Heartwood
by FronteraFest

Performance of original singer/songwriter songs.

Feb. 04, 2016
Th
Austin
Creature by FronteraFest

Creature
by FronteraFest

Waking Up In The Dark Woods.

Feb. 03, 2016
W
Austin
I Don't Know Why They're Saying That by FronteraFest

I Don't Know Why They're Saying That
by FronteraFest

Vanessa Gonzalez recaps events from her life in attempt to figure out why her family, friends, and complete strangers say certain things to her.

Feb. 03, 2016
W
Austin
Crying Room by FronteraFest

Crying Room
by FronteraFest

Crying Room is a monologue play about Melissa, a nervous talker, who waits out a wedding for the funeral to follow--where she'll be a pallbearer. It's …

Feb. 03, 2016
W
Austin
Two Eggs by FronteraFest

Two Eggs
by FronteraFest

While getting ready for a date, Jane has to contend with a pesky neighbor with an interesting personality disorder.

Feb. 03, 2016
W
Austin
For Worse by FronteraFest

For Worse
by FronteraFest

A couple experiences cold feet minutes before their wedding.

Feb. 03, 2016
W
Austin
Untitled (Dawn BIshop) by FronteraFest

Untitled (Dawn BIshop)
by FronteraFest

A solo dance performance.

Feb. 02, 2016
T
Austin
Sugar Water Purple by FronteraFest

Sugar Water Purple
by FronteraFest

Sugar Water Purple is Austin's first and only all-black male improv troupe. We perform a high-energy, long-form show based closely on the famous "Harold" format. …

Feb. 02, 2016
T
Austin
Lazer Wolf by FronteraFest

Lazer Wolf
by FronteraFest

Graduates of Merlin Works Singing Improv class perform long-form musical improvisational comedy shows. 

Feb. 02, 2016
T
Austin
Handful of Minutes by FronteraFest

Handful of Minutes
by FronteraFest

A series of very short plays for life-size people.

Feb. 02, 2016
T
Austin
Monsters in My Attic by FronteraFest

Monsters in My Attic
by FronteraFest

A delusional cabaret, with love, from a woman on the verge of a pill-popping, showstopping, barhopping, musical theater breakdown.

Feb. 02, 2016
T
Austin
Lookin for Jesus by FronteraFest

Lookin for Jesus
by FronteraFest

A musical based on one woman's search for love in its many forms. Having experienced the unspeakable in her early life, our "not so typical" …

Jan. 30, 2016
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

Tonight we will present five shows from earlier in the week--four chosen by our panel, and the fifth by audience vote, as the shows they …

Jan. 29, 2016
F
Austin
Maybe Sally Loves You by FronteraFest

Maybe Sally Loves You
by FronteraFest

Two Iraq War veterans meet in California at a race track where they share dreams of love and luck. 

Jan. 29, 2016
F
Austin
On the Banks of Waterloo by FronteraFest

On the Banks of Waterloo
by FronteraFest

This one-act play in three scenes examines the conflicting voices and visions vying for Austin's future and definition. Directed by Zac Thomas. 

Jan. 29, 2016
F
Austin
Sheshesheshe by FronteraFest

Sheshesheshe
by FronteraFest

Megan Mowry, Laura de laFuente, Stephanie Ard, Jessica Vasami, Katie Cowan, and Lindsey Moringy are Sheshesheshe, an all-female improv troupe that performs and studies at ColdTowne Theater. …

Jan. 29, 2016
F
Austin
Angel Sector by FronteraFest

Angel Sector
by FronteraFest

An all-seeing angel named Max recounts moments from the lives of 20+ characters, as he illustrates both the agony and the ecstasy of life on …

Jan. 28, 2016
Th
Austin
Beaten Up By A Girl by FronteraFest

Beaten Up By A Girl
by FronteraFest

 A hilarious and touching one-man show about the travails of growing up as a bullied, socially awkward band geek in the early '80's Houston suburbs. …

Jan. 28, 2016
Th
Austin

Abbott & Carmelita
by FronteraFest

 On January 20th, 2015 Greg Abbott becomes the 48th Governor of Texas. Carmelita, student body president, will travel from Llano to Austin to witness the …

Jan. 28, 2016
Th
Austin
How Soon After? by FronteraFest

How Soon After?
by FronteraFest

Choreographed by Ellen Bartel and Kelsey Oliver (Ellen Bartel Dance Collective). I am continuing to explore “non-fiction dance” in order to attend to profound personal …

Jan. 28, 2016
Th
Austin
Worst First Date by FronteraFest

Worst First Date
by FronteraFest

Worst First Date is an Austin-based improv duo who perform an improvised narrative show where two characters who have never met before go on their …

Jan. 28, 2016
Th
Austin
Beautiful Things Come From Trailer Parks, Y'All by FronteraFest

Beautiful Things Come From Trailer Parks, Y'All
by FronteraFest

Jack Darling picks up the pieces after a violent attack, journeying through the darkness and back with a little help from a thing called *magic*.

Jan. 27, 2016
W
Austin
Yellow Bike by FronteraFest

Yellow Bike
by FronteraFest

Two women wait outside the ER and discover a surprising connection. A look at entanglement in the Tinder era. Directed by Cara Phipps with performers …

Jan. 27, 2016
W
Austin
The Knuckleball Now by FronteraFest

The Knuckleball Now
by FronteraFest

Craig Kotfas, Michael Joplin, Ace Manning and Lee Eddy are The Knuckleball Now, an Austin improv troupe dedicated to high speed, high risk comedy. With …

Jan. 27, 2016
W
Austin
Church of the Century Kid by FronteraFest

Church of the Century Kid
by FronteraFest

A religious revival combined with a philosophical, scientific, and humorist approach to imagine yourself living for 100 years and realizing your dreams through transcendent experimentation …

Jan. 27, 2016
W
Austin
The Way of All Flesh by FronteraFest

The Way of All Flesh
by FronteraFest

 (Maggie Bell and Corrie Baker-Puscas). The first of the three hit comedies produced Off Broadway under the title Power Plays, this is a ping pong …

Jan. 27, 2016
W
Austin
Tied Up by FronteraFest

Tied Up
by FronteraFest

 Excerpts from a new full length play by Aimée Gonzalez, directed by Ellie McBride. 

Jan. 26, 2016
T
Austin
Great Stories Do 3 Horrible Things by FronteraFest

Great Stories Do 3 Horrible Things
by FronteraFest

Steve Moore of Physical Plant Theater claims to offer some insight into how stories work.

Jan. 26, 2016
T
Austin
A Good Run by FronteraFest

A Good Run
by FronteraFest

A bittersweet comedy celebrating friendship, love and Austin hippies.

Jan. 26, 2016
T
Austin
A Good Run by FronteraFest

A Good Run
by FronteraFest

A bittersweet comedy celebrating friendship, love and Austin hippies.

Jan. 26, 2016
T
Austin
The Day The Coloreds Integrated by FronteraFest

The Day The Coloreds Integrated
by FronteraFest

The cheerleading try outs coincide with the first day of integration in a small East Texas High School in 1966 in this dark comedy. Directed …

Jan. 26, 2016
T
Austin
The Youthenizers by FronteraFest

The Youthenizers
by FronteraFest

 The high school improv class from Skybridge Academy showcase their skills with their first public performance. They hope to Youthenize you!

Jan. 26, 2016
T
Austin
The Silencers by FronteraFest

The Silencers
by FronteraFest

 A comedic thriller of love and relationships in the digital age. Two friends explore questions of who people really are to each other. Can they …

Jan. 23, 2016
 
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

Tonight we will present five shows from earlier in the week--four chosen by our panel, and the fifth by audience vote, as the shows they …

Jan. 22, 2016
F
Austin
Shanghai Rose by FronteraFest

Shanghai Rose
by FronteraFest

A one-person short play about three women in the exotic, glamorous, and tragic world of 1930s Shanghai. Presented with no dialogue and and live songs …

Jan. 22, 2016
F
Austin
Two Fathers: The Vietnam Vet and the Vietnamese Refugee by FronteraFest

Two Fathers: The Vietnam Vet and the Vietnamese Refugee
by FronteraFest

On Friday, January 22, 2016 at 8pm, Christine Hoang & James Hughes (Color Arc Productions) will be performing an original work they wrote entitled "Two …

Jan. 22 - Jan. 31, 2016
F-Sun
Austin
Coma by FronteraFest

Coma
by FronteraFest

Julieta, a woman in her mid-thirties, drives all the way from Austin to Dallas every two weeks to visit her husband, who has been lying …

Jan. 22 - Jan. 29, 2016
T, F, Sun
Austin
Any Night by FronteraFest

Any Night
by FronteraFest

EVN Productions Presents: ANY NIGHTA Play Written by: Daniel Arnold & Medina HahnDirected by Elizabeth V. NewmanAny Night is a romantic mystery about privacy, trust, and …

Jan. 22, 2016
F
Austin
Cunctipotence by FronteraFest

Cunctipotence
by FronteraFest

All-powerful deriving from a female source, or in other words . . . cunt magic. Three badass Austin women use poetry, storytelling, and spoken word …

Jan. 22, 2016
F
Austin
How to Stay Afloat by FronteraFest

How to Stay Afloat
by FronteraFest

A whimsical piece using movement, music, and a sprinkle of magic. The fourth entry into FronteraFest for the group and the newest work in a …

Jan. 22, 2016
F
Austin
60 Like Myra by FronteraFest

60 Like Myra
by FronteraFest

 Three women share about life after 50 and their girlfriend Myra's upcoming wedding in Malaysia.

Jan. 21, 2016
Th
Austin
Deathrattledotcom by FronteraFest

Deathrattledotcom
by FronteraFest

Deathrattledotcom takes place in the near future when social security, Medicare, and Medicaid have been effectively eliminated in America. Corporations attempt to take their place with …

Jan. 21, 2016
Th
Austin
Cascade by FronteraFest

Cascade
by FronteraFest

Cascade presents a poignant examination of the bond between two unique and complex characters, exploring their relationship with a flood of emotional moments in an improvised …

Jan. 21, 2016
Th
Austin
Above & Below by FronteraFest

Above & Below
by FronteraFest

A  collaborative experience in words, image, and sounds by W. A. Brenner, Roy Moore, Content Love Knowles, and Emily Breedlove. This round robin of inspiration began …

Jan. 21, 2016
Th
Austin
Monkey Off Back Circus Still in Town by FronteraFest

Monkey Off Back Circus Still in Town
by FronteraFest

Written and performed by Dick Satori. A high-larious yet cautionary tale of a recovering yogi crackhead clown who ran away to join the circus only …

Jan. 21, 2016
Th
Austin
On the Other Side by FronteraFest

On the Other Side
by FronteraFest

On the Other Side is about a woman learning to love and open her heart again after a tragedy ends her last relationship. Life is all …

Jan. 20, 2016
W
Austin
Gender Love Tsunami by FronteraFest

Gender Love Tsunami
by FronteraFest

 A couple tackles complex gender identity issues first thing in the morning. Secrets are revealed. A tsunami may or may not be coming . . …

Jan. 20, 2016
W
Austin
Angela Returns by FronteraFest

Angela Returns
by FronteraFest

 Michael tries to comfort Dennis as he grieves for his wife Angela, who died during a horrific fire. The ghost of Angela dances, listens, speaks …

Jan. 20, 2016
W
Austin
Mother Enough? by FronteraFest

Mother Enough?
by FronteraFest

From "doing it all" to "leaning in," Mother Enough? takes a bold, funny, and occasionally absurd look at the expectations, clichés, and practices surrounding motherhood in contemporary …

Jan. 20, 2016
W
Austin
The Handsome Stranger Who Came to Town by FronteraFest

The Handsome Stranger Who Came to Town
by FronteraFest

The story of a handsome young actor on his way to Hollywood who makes an unexpected stop in a rural town.

Jan. 20, 2016
W
Austin
Expecting by FronteraFest

Expecting
by FronteraFest

 A short play about three people who go crazy because of a baby on the way. This joyous moment becomes a twisted affair when two …

Jan. 19, 2016
T
Austin

Speaker of the House
by FronteraFest

Austin’s “Queen of Weird" remembers coming of age in the SEX, DRUGS, ROCK & ROLL generation. "It was shocking."

Jan. 19 - Jan. 30, 2016
Sat
Austin
And Still the Dead One Lay Moaning by FronteraFest

And Still the Dead One Lay Moaning
by FronteraFest

Please join us in celebrating the world premiere of a beautiful new play...A terrorist turkey bomb attack on an Austin Thanksgiving Day parade violently disrupts …

Jan. 19, 2016
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Austin
Day 9 Prompt by FronteraFest

Day 9 Prompt
by FronteraFest

A short piece inspired by ScriptWorks 30/60/90 daily writing program.

Jan. 19 - Jan. 29, 2016
T, Sat-Sun
Austin
Liberté Egalité Adoptée by FronteraFest

Liberté Egalité Adoptée
by FronteraFest

IN SEARCH OF ‘FRENCH PAPA’ AT FRONTERAFEST LONG FRINGE 2016 Liberté Egalité Adoptée is a new solo show by British-born writer and performer Maggie Gallant. …

Jan. 19, 2016
T
Austin
The Art of Idiocy by FronteraFest

The Art of Idiocy
by FronteraFest

Reading stories of dumb decisions, immature hubris and ridiculous self-importance, from my book, the "Art of Idiocy - Public School Years."

Jan. 19, 2016
T
Austin
Cam Whore by FronteraFest

Cam Whore
by FronteraFest

Based on the book (currently in progress by Layla Beth Munk) about a typical "night in the life of a webcam girl." It’s probably not …

Jan. 16, 2016
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

Tonight we will present five shows from earlier in the week--four chosen by our panel, and the fifth by audience vote, as the shows they …

Jan. 15, 2016
F
Austin
Hootie Hooo Spoken Word Review Vol. 2 by FronteraFest

Hootie Hooo Spoken Word Review Vol. 2
by FronteraFest

Featuring national poetry slam artists Christopher-Michael, Doc, & B-Fran. They represent the best that Central Texas has to offer in the world of Spoken Word.

Jan. 15, 2016
F
Austin
Nebraska by FronteraFest

Nebraska
by FronteraFest

 It's the last day of Nebraska's unrestricted safe haven law, which allows parents to legally abandon children at state hospitals. But surely OCD teen Rob …

Jan. 15, 2016
F
Austin
Safety Check by FronteraFest

Safety Check
by FronteraFest

After another terrorist attack overseas, a young woman learns that her sister may have been in the line of fire.

Jan. 15, 2016
F
Austin
Austin/Austin by FronteraFest

Austin/Austin
by FronteraFest

An improv duo performing their "Dungeon Masters" format. It is a look into the day-to-day life of people and creatures that live in a fantasy …

Jan. 15, 2016
F
Austin
Park Bench by FronteraFest

Park Bench
by FronteraFest

An original one-act.

Jan. 14, 2016
Th
Austin
Trigger Happy: A Love Story by FronteraFest

Trigger Happy: A Love Story
by FronteraFest

A queer clown solo duet exploring how we define ourselves within communities and as individuals, if there's room for cultural exchange in a world of …

Jan. 14, 2016
Th
Austin
Performance Anxiety by FronteraFest

Performance Anxiety
by FronteraFest

A showcase of comedic two-person sketches that tackle the true issues of our day - like how to get attention for your self-published book, the …

Jan. 14, 2016
Th
Austin
Stroller Blades by FronteraFest

Stroller Blades
by FronteraFest

 Stroller Blades is the result of iron-forged improv education straight from the legendary ColdTowne Conservatory. This group of students features actors, stand-ups, musicians, artists and straight-up …

Jan. 14, 2016
Th
Austin
The Finger Gun by FronteraFest

The Finger Gun
by FronteraFest

A mind-boggling tale about a quirky bunch of actors who must confront a complex murder case. What will these actors discover as they experience trials …

Jan. 14, 2016
Th
Austin

The Future Past Tense
by FronteraFest

A mother and daughter compare notes on dating methods!

Jan. 13, 2016
W
Austin
BRINE V: The Jail Don't Lock and Thoughts on Immigration by FronteraFest

BRINE V: The Jail Don't Lock and Thoughts on Immigration
by FronteraFest

A boy raised in New England realizes that he is a Gringo and one of his grandparents entered the country illegally. Tales of the Travis …

Jan. 13, 2016
W
Austin
Reasons You Should Stay by FronteraFest

Reasons You Should Stay
by FronteraFest

Reasons You Should Stay, written and performed by Max Langert (ScriptWorks Commission). I know you've already made up your mind, but please, just listen one last …

Jan. 13, 2016
W
Austin
Co*Star: The Record Acting Game with Vincent Price by FronteraFest

Co*Star: The Record Acting Game with Vincent Price
by FronteraFest

YOU act scenes opposite your favorite actor. Directions: 1) Remove script from LP envelope. 2) Turn to any scene you want to play. 3) Place …

Jan. 13, 2016
W
Austin
Birth of a Saleslady by FronteraFest

Birth of a Saleslady
by FronteraFest

A small-town sales associate spends a colorful Sunday learning about the power of therapy with her favorite customers.

Jan. 13, 2016
W
Austin
Animal Rescue by FronteraFest

Animal Rescue
by FronteraFest

An aging telemarketer discovers she has more to offer than a sales script. 

Jan. 12, 2016
T
Austin
i-was robot by FronteraFest

i-was robot
by FronteraFest

i-Was robot, confession, written by B Makonnen and S Bickerton. A three-part performance of the confessions of an ex-robot

Jan. 12, 2016
T
Austin
Janus Geminus by FronteraFest

Janus Geminus
by FronteraFest

 Two best friends, whose romantic lives are careening in opposite directions, become untethered from reality as they relive the steps to a relationship ending while …

Jan. 12, 2016
T
Austin
Whirlpool by FronteraFest

Whirlpool
by FronteraFest

After breaking up with her first boyfriend, a teenaged girl befriends a counselor at summer camp who sparks more than her mind. Time passes, they …

Jan. 12, 2016
T
Austin
The Escorts by FronteraFest

The Escorts
by FronteraFest

The Escorts, by Andreas Fabis, Lindsey Reeves, Aaron Saenz, and Shannon Dale Stott (The Escorts). We perform an improvised theatrical narrative inspired by an audience suggestion. …

Jan. 12, 2016
 
Austin
A-Date by FronteraFest

A-Date
by FronteraFest

A-Date, by Joanna Michelle. A young woman looks for love on Austin's hottest dating show, A-Date, and things get weird.

Feb. 06, 2015
 
Austin
One Night in Paradise by FronteraFest

One Night in Paradise
by FronteraFest

A dark comedy about life, death, and the limits of friendship, by George Obermiller "If you see my milk cow,/Please drive her on home. . …

Jan. 19 - Jan. 25, 2015
 
Austin
The Biscuiteater by FronteraFest

The Biscuiteater
by FronteraFest

Jim Loucks opens the 2015 FronteraFest Long Fringe and the Ground Floor Theatre with his one-man performance telling the story of growing up in the …

Jan. 20 - Feb. 01, 2014
 
Austin

Mad and a Goat
by FronteraFest

A two-person show about one woman who, to free herself from college debt, joins a Wyoming goat farm she inherits from her occult-leader birth parents. …

Jan. 27 - Feb. 04, 2012
 
Austin
Four Square by FronteraFest

Four Square
by FronteraFest

Jan. 26 - Jan. 30, 2011
 
Austin
Howl by FronteraFest

Howl
by FronteraFest

Jan. 20 - Jan. 29, 2011
 
Austin
Cardigan by FronteraFest

Cardigan
by FronteraFest

Jan. 30, 2010
 
Austin

Women in Search of Love
by FronteraFest

Seamstress by Travis Dean Astronaughty by Keira McDonald Spining the Bottle by Krissi Reaves The Sex of Joy by Joy Loveall

Jan. 27 - Jan. 30, 2010
 
Austin

Seamstress
by FronteraFest

Jan. 27 - Feb. 01, 2009
 
Austin
Leela's Wheel by FronteraFest

Leela's Wheel
by FronteraFest

Jan. 24 - Feb. 01, 2009
 
Austin
Drywall by FronteraFest

Drywall
by FronteraFest