Productions in October 2014

Apr. 18 - Oct. 18, 2014
 
Austin
Computer Simulation of the Ocean by Physical Plant Theatre

Computer Simulation of the Ocean
by Physical Plant Theatre

A work-in-progress performance experienced through text messages. At first, Sarah is writing to apologize. What she did was thoughtless and so selfish and she doesn't …

Sep. 05 - Oct. 02, 2014
 
San Antonio
Beatrice and the Puppies by Overtime Theater

Beatrice and the Puppies
by Overtime Theater

Beatrice is beautiful and always happy—and a paraplegic spokesmodel for DryOnes adult diapers. Everything in her life is always perfect and always will be—no matter …

Sep. 05 - Oct. 04, 2014
 
Austin
Spirit by The Vortex

Spirit
by The Vortex

Enter into the open expanse of the Temple of Spirit and immerse yourself in the paradox of Center and Circumference. SPIRIT transcends the body and …

Sep. 06 - Nov. 01, 2014
 
Austin
Risen by Institution Theatre

Risen
by Institution Theatre

The power has gone out. Panic has hit the streets. Throughout the world, humans are being beaten back by a new terror...Zombies!This is the world …

Sep. 12 - Oct. 04, 2014
 
Austin
Still Now by Shrewd Productions

Still Now
by Shrewd Productions

Annie is a dancer, strong as hell and driven.  After witnessing the fall of the twin towers, Annie heads to Japan to study Butoh, looking …

Sep. 12 - Oct. 05, 2014
 
New Braunfels
Haiku and Tuesdays with Morrie by Circle Arts Theatre

Haiku and Tuesdays with Morrie
by Circle Arts Theatre

Tuesdays with Morrie Tuesdays with Morrie is the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his …

Sep. 12 - Oct. 05, 2014
 
Wimberley
Young Frankenstein by Wimberley Players

Young Frankenstein
by Wimberley Players

A rollicking spoof of classic horror films of the ‘30s and 40s (as in the 1974 movie of the same name). Meet the grandson of …

Sep. 17 - Oct. 18, 2014
 
Austin
The King and I by Zach Theatre

The King and I
by Zach Theatre

In its first Austin professional theatre staging in more than 25 years, the story of Anna and the King of Siam blossoms in a lush, …

Sep. 18 - Oct. 12, 2014
 
Austin
Now Then Again by Penfold Theatre Company

Now Then Again
by Penfold Theatre Company

The ordinary lives of Henry and Ginny, two physicists working at Chicago's world renowned Fermilab, receive a cosmic (or perhaps quantum) shake-up when the hands …

Sep. 19 - Oct. 19, 2014
 
Austin
Time Stands Still by Austin Playhouse

Time Stands Still
by Austin Playhouse

A riveting drama that takes on our complicated relationship to war – and the war of relationships. Sarah and James, a photographer and a journalist, …

Sep. 19 - Oct. 04, 2014
 
Boerne
You Can't Take it with You by Boerne Community Theatre

You Can't Take it with You
by Boerne Community Theatre

At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is …

Sep. 19 - Oct. 05, 2014
 
Killeen
The Wedding Singer by Central Texas Theatre (formerly Vive les Arts)

The Wedding Singer
by Central Texas Theatre (formerly Vive les Arts)

Love is what we do! It's 1985 and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey's favorite Wedding Singer. He is the life of the party, …

Sep. 25 - Oct. 25, 2014
 
Austin
A Bright New Boise by Hyde Park Theatre

A Bright New Boise
by Hyde Park Theatre

Winner of the 2011 Obie Award for Playwriting and nominated for the 2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, Samuel D. Hunter's A Bright New …

Sep. 25 - Oct. 05, 2014
 
Austin
Love and Information by St. Edward's University

Love and Information
by St. Edward's University

Join us for the regional premiere of Caryl Churchill's theatrically inventive, smart and thought-provoking new work. Over 50 interchangeable scenes, 14 actors portray more than …

Sep. 25 - Oct. 05, 2014
 
Austin
Guapa by Austin Community College

Guapa
by Austin Community College

Single-mom Roly lives in a dusty Texas border town that everyone longs to escape.  She’s never seen anything like Guapa, a natural-born athlete with a …

Sep. 25 - Oct. 12, 2014
 
Brenham
Boeing Boeing by Unity Theatre

Boeing Boeing
by Unity Theatre

This 1960s French farce won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. Bachelor Bernard couldn’t be happier: a flat in Paris and …

Sep. 26 - Oct. 05, 2014
 
Georgetown
The Norwegians by Southwestern University

The Norwegians
by Southwestern University

Texas Premiere! A strong, bitter comedy about women scorned in Minnesota and the really, really nice gangsters - Norwegian hit men - they hire to …

Sep. 26 - Oct. 18, 2014
 
Round Rock
Rex’s Exes by Sam Bass Theatre Association

Rex’s Exes
by Sam Bass Theatre Association

This deliriously funny Southern-fried farce finds the Verdeen cousins of Sweetgum, Texas—Gaynelle, Peaches and Jimmie Wyvette—teetering on the brink of disaster again. Gaynelle, frustrated and …

Sep. 27 - Nov. 01, 2014
 
Austin
Bunnicula by Scottish Rite Theater

Bunnicula
by Scottish Rite Theater

Bunnicula looks like a typical cuddly rabbit, but he's the spookiest bunny around! Kids of all ages will howl with laughter as Chester the cat …

Oct. 01 - Oct. 18, 2014
 
Austin
Am I White by Salvage Vanguard Theater

Am I White
by Salvage Vanguard Theater

When Neo-Nazi terrorist Wesley Connor returns to prison after a failed bomb plot, he is confronted with the two identities that threaten his position within …

Oct. 02 - Oct. 11, 2014
 
Georgetown
An Ideal Husband by Agape Theatre

An Ideal Husband
by Agape Theatre

The honorable Sir Robert Chiltern has it all.  He has a devoted wife, a sterling reputation, and a position of stature in English politics.  And, …

Oct. 02 - Oct. 05, 2014
 
San Marcos
Boeing Boeing by University of Texas Theatre & Dance

Boeing Boeing
by University of Texas Theatre & Dance

In the 1960s, swinging bachelor Bernard couldn't be happier: a flat in Paris and three gorgeous stewardesses all engaged to him without knowing about each …

Oct. 03 - Oct. 11, 2014
 
San Antonio
The Glass Menagerie by Trinity University

The Glass Menagerie
by Trinity University

"The play is memory. Being a memory play, it is dimly lighted, it is sentimental, it is not realistic. In memory everything seems to happen …

Oct. 03 - Oct. 12, 2014
 
Austin
Esperanza Rising by University of Texas Theatre & Dance

Esperanza Rising
by University of Texas Theatre & Dance

Tragedy strikes and Esperanza, a young, privileged girl living in Mexico, is forced to flee to California. Working in a migrant labor camp during the …

Oct. 03 - Oct. 25, 2014
 
Austin
A Tale of Robyn Hoode by The Baron's Men

A Tale of Robyn Hoode
by The Baron's Men

The Baron's Men proudly present A Tale of Robyn Hoode, an exciting adaptation of the medieval Robyn Hoode ballads.   Our version is full of both …

Oct. 03 - Oct. 11, 2014
 
San Antonio
Gruesome Playground Injuries by University of the Incarnate Word

Gruesome Playground Injuries
by University of the Incarnate Word

Behind every scar is a story. Gruesome Playground Injuries tells a different type of love story. The play chronicles Kayleen and Doug's thirty-year relationship from elementary …

Oct. 03 - Oct. 26, 2014
 
Austin
Cock by Theatre en Bloc

Cock
by Theatre en Bloc

Cock is a play about John, who takes a break from his boyfriend, and accidentally meets the woman of his dreams. John is stuck grappling …

Oct. 03 - Nov. 02, 2014
 
Georgetown
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas by Georgetown Palace Theatre

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
by Georgetown Palace Theatre

The ever-popular stage musical, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, opens the 2014-15 season for the Historic Palace Theatre in Georgetown with a 5-weekend run …

Oct. 04 - Oct. 26, 2014
 
San Antonio
Sweeney Todd by J. Pennington Productions (JP Studios)

Sweeney Todd
by J. Pennington Productions (JP Studios)

In this notorious tale  Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to 19th century London seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and …

Oct. 05, 2014
 
Austin
Paper Chairs

Manual
by Paper Chairs

Traci and Chris have no business loving one another. But that's what happening, despite that their illicit affair is doomed. Come help us explore how …

Oct. 07 - Dec. 14, 2014
 
Austin
A Year with Frog and Toad by Zach Theatre

A Year with Frog and Toad
by Zach Theatre

ZACH Theatre kicks off the 2014-2015 Family Series with A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD on October 7, 2014. The three-time Tony Award-nominated musical runs …

Oct. 07 - Oct. 12, 2014
 
San Marcos
Rent by Texas State University Department of Theatre, Dance and Film

Rent
by Texas State University Department of Theatre, Dance and Film

Texas State University's Department of Theatre and Dance is proudly presenting the musical Rent Oct. 7-12. The Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning production by Jonathan …

Oct. 08 - Oct. 11, 2014
 
Austin
Linda Mary Montero as Mother Teresa

Linda Mary Montero as Mother Teresa

Linda Mary Montano makes her triumphant return to Austin as Mother Teresa for three nights of endurance performance at The VORTEX. Wednesday-Friday, October 5-7 from …

Oct. 08, 2014
 
San Antonio
Malinalli by SALTA

Malinalli
by SALTA

Terrible things breed in broken hearts. Malinalli is an interpreter, advisor, healer, mother and intermediary for Hernan Cortes. For the sake of Cortes, she's left …

Oct. 09 - Dec. 18, 2014
 
San Antonio

I Too Speak of the Rose
by Northwest Vista Community College

I Too Speak of the Rose, written by revered Mexican playwright, Emilio Carballido, tells us that there is never just one version of a story. …

Oct. 09 - Nov. 01, 2014
 
Austin
The Tempest by Present Company Theatre

The Tempest
by Present Company Theatre

Present Company returns this Fall to Rain Lily Farm with Shakespeare's classic tale of love, magic, and one helluva hurricane. Guests are encouraged to bring …

Oct. 09 - Oct. 19, 2014
 
San Antonio
Bach at Leipzig by San Antonio College

Bach at Leipzig
by San Antonio College

Leipzig, Germany, 1722: Johann Kuhnau, revered organist of the Thomaskirche, suddenly dies, leaving his post vacant. In order to fill the position, the city council …

Oct. 09 - Oct. 26, 2014
 
Temple
Skin Deep by S.T.A.G.E. Bulverde

Skin Deep
by S.T.A.G.E. Bulverde

A quickwitted, intelligent voyage into the not-so-tranquil seas of middle age love and dating.

Oct. 10 - Oct. 19, 2014
 
Austin
A Streetcar Named Desire by University of Texas Theatre & Dance

A Streetcar Named Desire
by University of Texas Theatre & Dance

In the sultry streets of New Orleans, passions flair and cultures collide in Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece. Blanche DuBois, a fading relic of the …

Oct. 10 - Nov. 08, 2014
 
San Antonio
Miss Nelson is Missing by Magik Theatre

Miss Nelson is Missing
by Magik Theatre

Miss Nelson can't control her crazy classroom because she's just too nice. But when she disappears, her replacement is the hard-as-nails, detention-loving, recess-canceling, homework-overloading substitute …

Oct. 10 - Oct. 11, 2014
 
Austin
This Is How My Life Ends by Salvage Vanguard Theater

This Is How My Life Ends
by Salvage Vanguard Theater

This is a reworking of a reading I did in the summer of 2013, with some big edits to the monologues. Also there will be …

Oct. 10 - Nov. 02, 2014
 
San Antonio
End of the Rainbow by Playhouse San Antonio

End of the Rainbow
by Playhouse San Antonio

A touching drama about the final months of the life of Judy Garland, and the price of fame.

Oct. 11 - Oct. 19, 2014
 
Austin
Liberty! Equality! and Fireworks!  by Pollyanna Theatre Company

Liberty! Equality! and Fireworks!
by Pollyanna Theatre Company

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, Pollyanna Theatre, resident theatre company of the Long Center, is partnering with the LBJ Library …

Oct. 15 - Nov. 02, 2014
 
Austin
Peer Gynt by Last Act Theater Company

Peer Gynt
by Last Act Theater Company

Peer Gynt (played by Andrew Bosworth) is an imaginative young man who is forced to leave his hometown after running away with a young bride …

Oct. 16 - Oct. 18, 2014
 
Austin
Bug by Transit Theatre Troupe

Bug
by Transit Theatre Troupe

Oct. 16 - Nov. 01, 2014
 
San Antonio
The Rocky Horror Show by Wonder Theatre

The Rocky Horror Show
by Wonder Theatre

Get out your glow sticks and playing cards as The Rocky Horror Show gets a RuPaul’s Drag Race facelift at San Antonio’s historic Woodlawn Theatre. The iconic comedy …

Oct. 17 - Oct. 19, 2014
 
Austin
Arden of Faversham by Hidden Room Theatre

Arden of Faversham
by Hidden Room Theatre

Three anonymous plays share one mystery - they have all been at one time attributed to William Shakespeare. We blocked and costumed staged readings of …

Oct. 17 - Nov. 02, 2014
 
Austin
Stella and Lou by Paradox Players

Stella and Lou
by Paradox Players

On a quiet night in an old Philly bar, two kindred spirits, one the bar owner, the other his favorite customer, seek solace as they …

Oct. 17 - Nov. 03, 2014
 
Fredericksburg
Blithe Spirit by Fredericksburg Theater Company (FTC)

Blithe Spirit
by Fredericksburg Theater Company (FTC)

This comedy by theater-great Noel Coward, mixes high society and seances for a grand concoction of laughs and lunacy. The smash comedy hit of the …

Oct. 17 - Oct. 18, 2014
 
San Antonio
Chato's Bridge by Jump-Start Performance Company

Chato's Bridge
by Jump-Start Performance Company

Chale and Simon are life-long West Side camaradas bound by a tragedy that happened 30 years ago. Their loyalty to each other and their lost …

Oct. 17 - Nov. 01, 2014
 
Smithville
Arsenic and Old Lace by Playhouse Smithville

Arsenic and Old Lace
by Playhouse Smithville

Come meet the charming and innocent ladies who populate their cellar with the remains of their "sad, unhappy" lodgers; join in the antics of their …

Oct. 17 - Nov. 02, 2014
 
San Antonio
The Count of Monte Cristo by Performing Arts San Antonio (PASA)

The Count of Monte Cristo
by Performing Arts San Antonio (PASA)

Edmond Dante's future appears promising in this action packed musical, but he is victimized by former friends plotting against him. Can he escape from imprisonment …

Oct. 17 - Nov. 15, 2014
 
San Antonio
The Beasts of Baverly Grove by Overtime Theater

The Beasts of Baverly Grove
by Overtime Theater

Where history meets fable, a town and a castle sit amongst the trees in seclusion. This is Baverly Grove. Both castle and community live separately, …

Oct. 17 - Nov. 02, 2014
 
Austin
The Society for Hard Determinists by Twin Alchemy Collective

The Society for Hard Determinists
by Twin Alchemy Collective

An existential haunted house featuring nihilism, initiation rituals, self-help, and bad public access television The Society for Hard Determinists invites you to become its newest …

Oct. 17 - Nov. 09, 2014
 
San Antonio
Carrie, the musical by Wonder Theatre

Carrie, the musical
by Wonder Theatre

This Halloween season, the Woodlawn Theatre stages the edgy and strangely charming, Carrie the Musical, based on Stephen King's haunting story of teen angst, religious …

Oct. 18 - Oct. 25, 2014
 
Georgetown
Junie B. Jones, the musical by Georgetown Palace Theatre

Junie B. Jones, the musical
by Georgetown Palace Theatre

Junie B. Jones, the Musical, is based on the Book Series by Barbara Park, with Book and Lyrics by Marcy Heisler and Music by Zina …

Oct. 22 - Oct. 25, 2014
 
Austin

Much Ado About Nothing
by Actors From The London Stage

Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing is one of his most popular romantic comedies. Audiences will delight at the merry war twixt Benedick, a solider recently returned home, …

Oct. 23 - Nov. 02, 2014
 
Brenham
Kayak by Unity Theatre

Kayak
by Unity Theatre

Alone on a vast stretch of water, Annie recounts the strange chain of events that left her stranded in her son's old kayak. A doting …

Oct. 23 - Oct. 26, 2014
 
San Marcos
Speed Dating by Texas State University Department of Theatre, Dance and Film

Speed Dating
by Texas State University Department of Theatre, Dance and Film

His online profile said he was 25, single and an athlete, but showed up 45, with a beer-belly and wedding ring tan line? Your best …

Oct. 23 - Oct. 26, 2014
 
Austin
The Trojan Women by University of Texas Theatre & Dance

The Trojan Women
by University of Texas Theatre & Dance

First presented in 415 BCE, The Trojan Women begins after the fall of Troy, met with grieving gods and the female prisoners along with the now dethroned …

Oct. 24 - Nov. 08, 2014
 
Lockhart
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Gaslight Baker Theatre

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
by Gaslight Baker Theatre

Bitter spouses George, a professor of history, and his wife Martha, the daughter of the college president, invite Nick, an ambitious new biology professor, and …

Oct. 24 - Oct. 26, 2014
 
Austin
Mucedorus by Hidden Room Theatre

Mucedorus
by Hidden Room Theatre

One of the most popular plays of its time, Mucedorus follows the Prince of Valenica as he disguises himself as shepherd, woos the lovely Princess …

Oct. 24 - Nov. 16, 2014
 
Austin
Farce of Nature by City Theatre Company

Farce of Nature
by City Theatre Company

If comedies are your favorite choice of theatre, then Farce of Nature is sure to please! From Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten, the …

Oct. 25 - Nov. 15, 2014
 
San Antonio
The Trojan Women by Vexler Theatre

The Trojan Women
by Vexler Theatre

Troy has fallen and the city burns. As they look up the remains of the kingdom, the surviving women struggle with the aftermath of war. …

Oct. 26, 2014
 
Austin
Paper Chairs

100-Year Flood
by Paper Chairs

A 100-year flood happens once every hundred years and has a one percent chance of happening once in any given year. Acts of fate of …

Oct. 30 - Nov. 02, 2014
 
Dripping Springs
Lend Me A Tenor by Dripping Springs High School Theatre

Lend Me A Tenor
by Dripping Springs High School Theatre

The award-winning DSHS Theatre Department proudly presents the Dripping Springs premiere of Ken Ludwig's Lend Me A Tenor, Thursday, October 30 - Sunday, November 2nd. …

Oct. 30 - Nov. 02, 2014
 
Austin
Ask the Psychopomp

Ask the Psychopomp

Ask a question. Roll the dice. The answer may arrive in the form of a song, a shift, a letter from the otherworlds, or some …

Oct. 30 - Nov. 23, 2014
 
Austin
The Strange Case of Edward Hyde and Dr. Jekyll by Trouble Puppet Theatre Company

The Strange Case of Edward Hyde and Dr. Jekyll
by Trouble Puppet Theatre Company

What does Dr. Jekyll really have to hide? An amazing spectacle and imaginative retelling of a classic tale, The Strange Case of Edward Hyde and …

Oct. 30 - Nov. 22, 2014
 
Austin
Fool for Love by Capital T Theatre

Fool for Love
by Capital T Theatre

After a long absence, Eddie has traveled 2,480 miles to reclaim May, his lover since high school. May’s efforts to make a fresh start are …

Oct. 30 - Nov. 02, 2014
 
Austin
Sweeney Todd by St. Andrew's Episcopal Upper School

Sweeney Todd
by St. Andrew's Episcopal Upper School

St. Andrew's Episcopal School is hard at work for their upcoming production of Sweeney Todd! The 27 cast members on stage are accompanied by a …

Oct. 31 - Nov. 01, 2014
 
Austin
The Merry Devil of Edmonton by Hidden Room Theatre

The Merry Devil of Edmonton
by Hidden Room Theatre

Perfect for Halloween, this comedic romp follows scholar-magician Peter Fabell as he uses magic to unite true lovers, and to fool the devil. Starring Ryan …

Oct. 31 - Nov. 15, 2014
 
Austin
Wail by Gale Theatre Company

Wail
by Gale Theatre Company

What makes a great tragedy? High hopes? Hard luck? Harrowing, inevitable fate? Gale Theatre Co. set out to explore the secrets of tragedy and, along …

Oct. 31, 2014
 
San Antonio
Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Company Theatre

Tales of Mystery & Imagination
by Company Theatre

The Dinnerbox Series continues - presenting live theater in your favorite local restaurants with: Tales of Mystery & Imagination! Join us for an evening of …