Upcoming Performances in Austin

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Jul. 31 - Sep. 22
W-Sun
Austin
Beautiful, the Carole King musical by Zach Theatre

Beautiful, the Carole King musical
by Zach Theatre

Long before she was Carole King, chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein, a Brooklyn girl with passion and chutzpah. She fought her way into …

Aug. 22 - Sep. 14
Th-Sun
Austin
Sunny Days by The Vortex

Sunny Days
by The Vortex

SUNNY DAYS by Reina Hardy begins in Kosovo, where two representatives from a beloved children’s television program pit the magic of puppetry against centuries of …

Aug. 22 - Sep. 22
Th-Sun
Austin
The Three Musketeers by The Archive Theater Company

The Three Musketeers
by The Archive Theater Company

A co-production between the Archive Theater and Austin Scottish Rite Theatre, this fantastic production will return audiences to the world they loved in our 2019 …

Aug. 29 - Sep. 14
Th-Sat
Austin
My Seasons with the Astros and the Expos and the Phillies by Hyde Park Theatre

My Seasons with the Astros and the Expos and the Phillies
by Hyde Park Theatre

HPT's Producing Artistic Director Ken Webster delves back into his strange obsession with former major league catcher John Bateman. Webster's Twitter feed started as a …

Aug. 30 - Sep. 14
Th-Sun
Austin
Cyrano de Bergerac by Cold Frame Collective

Cyrano de Bergerac
by Cold Frame Collective

  Cyrano de Bergerac tells the story of a talented poet and swordsman named Cyrano, who is self-conscious about his large nose. Despite his bravery and …

Sep. 06 - Sep. 21
Th-Sun
Austin
The Normal Heart by Austin Rainbow Theatre (ART)

The Normal Heart
by Austin Rainbow Theatre (ART)

  Witness a landmark moment in theater history with “The Normal Heart” by Larry Kramer, a play that reverberates through time with its unflinching portrayal …

Sep. 13 - Oct. 06
Th-Sun
Austin
Arcadia by Austin Playhouse

Arcadia
by Austin Playhouse

Praised by many critics as the finest play from “one of the most significant contemporary playwrights” in the English language, Arcadia explores the relationship between past …

Sep. 13 - Sep. 29
Th-Sun
Austin
Into The Woods by City Theatre Company

Into The Woods
by City Theatre Company

The most magical of musical journeys written by the legendary Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine featuring a bewitching collection of classic children’s characters on a …

Sep. 14
Sat
Austin
Producing for FronteraFest by ScriptWorks

Producing for FronteraFest
by ScriptWorks

The FronteraFest 101 workshop, led by ScriptWorks Executive Artistic Director and FronteraFest Producer Christina J. Moore, will guide participants through the process of preparing a …

Sep. 15
Sun
Austin
Nuestro Grito - Mexican Independence by Proyecto Teatro

Nuestro Grito - Mexican Independence
by Proyecto Teatro

Acompáñenos a celebrar la independencia de México este 15 de septiembre en The Ballroom @Spiderhouse con "𝗡𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰", un evento repleto de comedia, canto, …

Sep. 17
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Austin
Beserk by Ground Floor Theatre

Beserk
by Ground Floor Theatre

A staged reading of a play by Kairos Looney, directed by Raul González.

Sep. 19 - Sep. 21
Th-Sat
Austin
DRIVING ALL NIGHT - How to Raise a Kid and Survive as a Broke-ass Musician by Ed Harnell

DRIVING ALL NIGHT - How to Raise a Kid and Survive as a Broke-ass Musician
by Ed Harnell

Every parent knows the struggles and triumphs that come with raising their kid.  How do you do it when your day job requires you to …

Sep. 19 - Sep. 29
W-Sun
Austin
Macbeth by Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Macbeth
by Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Experience the chilling intensity of William Shakespeare's Macbeth in a gripping production that brings ambition, power, and betrayal to life like never before. Witness the …

Sep. 19 - Sep. 29
Th-Sun
Austin
Tuck Everlasting by McCallum Fine Arts Academy

Tuck Everlasting
by McCallum Fine Arts Academy

Step into a world where time stands still and every moment is timeless. Tuck Everlasting is a heartwarming and thought-provoking Broadway musical set in 1893 …

Sep. 21
Sat
Austin
Bedtime Stories by Austin Cantorum

Bedtime Stories
by Austin Cantorum

Join Austin Cantorum and special guest storytellers from Testify for an evening of grown-up bedtime stories and music. Through powerful real life experiences and curated …

Sep. 21 - Oct. 12
Th-Sun
Austin
Funny Like an Abortion by The Vortex

Funny Like an Abortion
by The Vortex

Funny, Like an Abortion is a surreal new comedy, set in the near future in a United States of America where abortion is illegal nation-wide and …

Sep. 23
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Austin
Ballot Announcement for Austin's B. Iden Payne Theatre Awards by B. Iden Payne Awards Committee

Ballot Announcement for Austin's B. Iden Payne Theatre Awards
by B. Iden Payne Awards Committee

The B. Iden Payne Awards Council invites the theatre-makers and theatre-goers of Austin to a convivial gathering as we announce and celebrate the nominees for …

Sep. 24 - Sep. 28
T-Sat
Austin
Someone to Watch over Me by Benny's Cabaret

Someone to Watch over Me
by Benny's Cabaret

Someone to Watch Over Me brings songs by Gershwin, Berlin, Kahn, and more to life in this slice of 1940's Americana. With book and lyrics …

Sep. 26 - Oct. 12
Th-Sat
Austin
Hungry Teenage Track Stars by Broad Theatre

Hungry Teenage Track Stars
by Broad Theatre

Hungry Teenage Track Stars tells the story of a teenage girl’s cross country team as they get ready for their biggest meet of the year. …

Sep. 26 - Sep. 28
Th-Sat
Austin
RHYTHM & GROOVES and MENSTRUATOR by ARCOS Dance

RHYTHM & GROOVES and MENSTRUATOR
by ARCOS Dance

      “There’s a certain joy that comes from dancing together. It’s intimacy that can be shared with anyone as long as there is …

Sep. 27 - Sep. 29
F-Sun
Austin
Belle - A Tale of Beauty and the Beast by Ballet Austin

Belle - A Tale of Beauty and the Beast
by Ballet Austin

BELLE / A Tale of Beauty & the Beast is a contemporary ballet that reexamines the timeless story of Beauty & the Beast in a …

Sep. 27 - Nov. 16
Sat-Sun
Austin
Luna by Zach Theatre

Luna
by Zach Theatre

Join Soledad, the daughter of migrant farm workers, on a heartfelt journey of friendship and resilience. Constantly moving from place to place, Soledad finds solace …

Sep. 28
Sat
Austin
Stories about Birth Order by Color Arc Productions

Stories about Birth Order
by Color Arc Productions

Color Arc Productions presents STORIES ABOUT BIRTH ORDER. Nine storytellers share humorous and heartfelt personal tales on how being the firstborn, middle child, twin, or …

Oct. 03 - Oct. 13
Th-F, Sun
Austin
Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog by Communication by Captivation

Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog
by Communication by Captivation

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a musical tragicomedy miniseries in three acts, which tells the story of Dr. Horrible, an aspiring supervillain; Captain Hammer, his …

Oct. 04 - Oct. 06
F-Sun
Austin
Speedrun Studios

Playing with Fire (after FRANKENSTEIN)
by Speedrun Studios

Just in time for Halloween, this dark companion piece to the original Frankenstein finds an exhausted and dying Victor, facing his convictions after finally tracking …

Oct. 04 - Oct. 19
 
Austin
The Haunting of Hill House by Bottle Alley Theatre Company

The Haunting of Hill House
by Bottle Alley Theatre Company

The Haunting of Hill House is a direct stage adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 gothic masterpiece, a novel which Stephen King calls "the greatest haunted house …

Oct. 04 - Oct. 26
 
Austin
King Lear by The Baron's Men

King Lear
by The Baron's Men

  CAST Lear, King of England - Andy Bond Goneril, his eldest daughter - Jacquelyn Lies Regan, his middle daughter - Stephanie Crugnola Cordelia, his …

Oct. 04
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Austin
Witch (Hezekiah House) by Golden Improv

Witch (Hezekiah House)
by Golden Improv

La Fenice partners with old friends Golden: Silent Improvised Stories for its acclaimed site-specific performance format over spooky season. This production benefits the Hesekiah Haskell …

Oct. 05 - Oct. 27
Sat-Sun
Austin
Bunnicula by Scottish Rite Theater

Bunnicula
by Scottish Rite Theater

It’s a dark and stormy night and Chester (the family cat) and Harold (the family dog) sit waiting for their owners to return home from …

Oct. 10 - Oct. 20
 
Austin
A Beautiful Day in November on the Greatest of the Great Lakes by University of Texas Theatre & Dance

A Beautiful Day in November on the Greatest of the Great Lakes
by University of Texas Theatre & Dance

A Thanksgiving play called by sports announcers. Every family holiday is full of tradition. Every family holiday is full of strife and joy. Where do …

Oct. 11 - Oct. 20
Th-Sun
Austin
Red-Hot Patriot by Austin Playhouse

Red-Hot Patriot
by Austin Playhouse

Texan political journalist Molly Ivins was a sharp-witted and bestselling author of Bushwacked, an in-depth analysis of the George W. Bush administration. She began her journalism …

Oct. 11 - Oct. 27
F-Sun
Austin
Appeal - A New American Musical of Mexican Descent by Austin Community College

Appeal - A New American Musical of Mexican Descent
by Austin Community College

Set in South Texas and Washington D.C. between the 1940s and 1960s, “APPEAL the New American Musical of Mexican Descent” introduces the historic vaudeville-like tent …

Oct. 11 - Oct. 13
F-Sun
Austin
Over The Lege by Over the Lege

Over The Lege
by Over the Lege

Over the Lege 7: The Last Laugh is high-paced, topical, and has about 1,828 moving parts.  Think John Oliver meets Colbert Report meets SNL meets …

Oct. 17 - Oct. 18
Th-F
Austin
Naked at My Age - Whore's Night Out by The Vortex

Naked at My Age - Whore's Night Out
by The Vortex

Charla Hathaway will surprise you. Becoming a sex worker at 55 was not in the cards! Fraught with difficult choices, her willingness to explore the …

Oct. 17 - Nov. 03
 
Austin
POTUS by Jarrott Productions

POTUS
by Jarrott Productions

The riotous Broadway hit farce about the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world!      The all-star all-female cast …

Oct. 18 - Oct. 27
 
Austin
La Traviata by Butler School of Music

La Traviata
by Butler School of Music

Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after the play by Alexandre Dumas fils Aimée Minjeong Kim, director Douglas Kinney Frost, conductor  Sung in Italian with …

Oct. 19
 
Austin
Leela -  An Indian Community Theatre

House of India
by Leela - An Indian Community Theatre

  Leela - An Indian Community Theatre is excited to announce a collaboration with City Theatre Austin: a public reading of the new play “House …

Oct. 31 - Nov. 10
 
Austin
James and the Giant Peach by University of Texas Theatre & Dance

James and the Giant Peach
by University of Texas Theatre & Dance

In this delightful stage adaptation, Roald Dahl’s classic tale is faithfully told by James himself along with the insect characters – Miss Spider, Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, …

Oct. 31 - Nov. 02
Th-Sat
Austin
Tales of Darkness by The Baron's Men

Tales of Darkness
by The Baron's Men

Journey with us as we travel through a gathering of dark tales pulled straight from theatrical history. Those attracted to dark matters of the soul …

Nov. 07 - Nov. 17
W-Sun
Austin
Mary Moody Northen Theatre

The (One-Act) Play that Goes Wrong
by Mary Moody Northen Theatre

  Agatha Christie meets Noises Off in this hilarious new play. When The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society open their latest production The Murder at Haversham …

Nov. 08 - Nov. 24
 
Austin
Jane Eyre by Austin Shakespeare

Jane Eyre
by Austin Shakespeare

This is a new “Jane Eyre” script devised by the Old Vic Bristol/National Theatre of Great Britain, performed for the first time in the U.S. …

Nov. 08 - Nov. 24
Th-Sun
Austin
The Last Night of Ballyhoo by City Theatre Company

The Last Night of Ballyhoo
by City Theatre Company

This Tony winning (and Pulitzer finalist) play is set in the upper class German-Jewish community living in Atlanta, Georgia in December 1939. Hitler has recently …

Nov. 09 - Nov. 11
 
Austin
Proof by CTX Theatre - Concordia University

Proof
by CTX Theatre - Concordia University

On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. …

Nov. 10
Sun
Austin
Grey Gardens by Entr'acte

Grey Gardens
by Entr'acte

Grey Gardens is a musical based on the lives of Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale ("Big Edie") and her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale ("Little Edie") by Albert and David Maysles. The Beales were Jacqueline Kennedy's aunt and …