Shit-faced Shakespeare Continues Its Austin Bard Takeover   Shit-faced Shakespeare, presented by UK-based Magnificent Bastard Productions, will be keeping the party going through the end …

When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion which results in a tremendous …

GO! Journey down the rabbit hole through theatres, inside and outside, from front entrances to back passages in this immersive and interactive campus-wide adventure of …

The National Theatre's adaptation of Dr. Seuss's The Cat In The Hat is a lively, engaging "play with sound effects" for performance by adults for young children. …

William Inge’s American classic where eight snowbound strangers at a Midwest diner get a serving of longing and loneliness, with a warm side of love and laughter, …

Fancy Nancy and her friends are performing in their very first show, "Deep Sea Dances." Nancy is positive that she and her friend Bree will …

After suffering a major loss while he was on a cross-country bike trip, 21 year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91 year-old grandmother Vera …

Reasons to Be Pretty is a play by Neil LaBute, his first to be staged on Broadway. The plot centers on four young working class friends and lovers who become …

Annie Nations, an indomitable Appalachian widow of 79, lives on her mountain farm with the acerbic ghost of her husband Hector. Her tranquility is threatened …

The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown is the musical journey of two people in a five year relationship. Cathy, an aspiring actress, experiences the …

Playhouse Smithville presents MAKING LOVE IN PUBLIC, written and directed by john daniels, jr.   Making Love in Public is the perfect date show and the funniest …

The VORTEX presents the world premiere musical Persephone by Mick D’arcy and Tyler Mabry. Opening Easter weekend at The VORTEX, this romantic comedy, directed by …

8X8 is theatre for short attention spans!Jump-Start will present eight 8-minute performances in an 8-foot cube.  At 8 pm.  For 8 dollars.  Each evening brings a different …

As part of their 50th Anniversary Season, the critically acclaimed and award-winning Roundabout Theatre Company is proud to present, direct from Broadway, the national tour …

Annie Baker’s Obie Award-winning play The Aliens takes place behind a small town coffee shop in Vermont, and it follows the tale of best friends, Jasper and …

The Broccoli Project Presents The World Premiere of   Oral Dad by Allen Ross   Directed by Connor Healy Assistant directed by Izzy Tunnell   …

The Popular Pulitzer Prize Winning Comedy by Mary Chase; directed by Ronald Watson. Loveable old bachelor Elwood P. Dowd’s best friend is a Six Foot …

Erica meets Vicki. Vicki marries Erica. Lives collide. Rewind. Pause. Fast forward.  Following on the heels of last year's award-winning COCK (BEST DRAMA, BEST DIRECTOR …

The power of the human voice to convey emotion reached an apotheosis in the operas of Giuseppe Verdi, particularly in Il trovatore. You'll recognize not …

"Now is the winter of our discontent..." William Shakespeare's classic history of Richard III in historically appropriate costuming, in a historically appropriate space, with live …

The Lakeway Players will perform the "dramedy" "Ghost of a Chance" by Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus, delightfully directed by Lakeway's own Linda Dobbs. Bethany …

Meet the zany residents of Hyphen!  A devised multi-media narrative piece with a protagonist, a main ensemble and a secondary ensemble.  Imagine the child-like wonder of Alice …

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged!)The April FOOLS are back!  The DINNERBOX SERIES continues - presenting live theater in local restaurants - at the …

The isolated world of a rural family turns around the graduation of its elder daughter. Yet, she is unsure of her place in that world. …

"Make Me a Musical" is a modern backstage parody musical with a Faustian twist and a cynical view of showbiz. The show is set in …

  My Seasons with the Houston Astros and the the Montreal Expos, written and performed by Ken Webster. Award-winning actor/director Ken Webster explains his strange obsession …

What happens when you think the universe revolves around you?  Center of the Universe explores the results both comic and tragic when everything is about you – …

[image via www.stageagent.com] The cast includes: James Kline, Stage ManagerLeeAnn Bledsoe, Emily WebbClyde Ciupek, George GibbsDavid Howle, Dr. Frank GibbsJulia Smith, Mrs. Julia (Hersey) GibbsDaniel Bodhi …

"I feel close to you, is that ok?"“Wanting Woman” is a development presentation from Generic Ensemble Company and Gale Theatre Company  Generic Ensemble Company and Gale Theatre Co. …

A humorous retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet with puppets, the text of Der Bestrafte Brudermord (Fratricide Revenged) dates to an anonymous 1710 German manuscript. In collaboration with Dr. Tiffany Stern, Professor of …

A Wolverine Walks Into A Bar is a collection of monologues, each one having a different director. Among the directors are, Linda Donahue, Professor of the …

Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of …

Before Britney Spears and Justin Bieber, there was Marie Antoinette. In David Adjmi’s contemporary take on the young queen of France, Marie is a confection …

The annual Student Directed One Act Play Festival showcases the work of a select group of upperclassmen, who, with great independence, undertake all aspects of …

London, 1879. The prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis: their acting president wants to admit a woman, and they have the worst bartender in town. …

We are having a community meeting to discuss and develop short-term solutions to Austin's creative venue crisis. If you are in the Austin arts community …

Gardenalia is a Bachanalian garden party. A yearly ritual clandestinely celebrated by women for over 3000 years. Secrets revealed, powers unleashed, patterns observed. A garden party …

Austin’s award-winning Present Company will make their Brazos Valley debut with the premier of an innovative seven-person Hamlet, based on the First Folio text. Committed to breaking boundaries and …

The TexARTS Teen Musical Theatre Academy for ages 13-18 presents “The Addams Family” April 2-3 and 9-10. Directed by Matthew C. Burnett, this new musical …

SALVAGE VANGUARD THEATER PRESENTS UNLIVED LIVES in collaboration with Bulgarian artists The Mighty Mighty Pressure Cooker April 2nd, 2 am - 5 am at the …

SHAKESPEARE-ON-THE-RIVERWALK!The Apil FOOLS are back!  The Company Theatre celebrates The Bards 451st Birthday bash with this annual tradition: "The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged!)" at …

The Town Musicians of Mumbai is an original Bollywood-inspired version of Grimms' beloved Bremen Town Musicians. When four loyal beasts become old and discarded, they …

 ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY & EDUCATION AT ROUNDABOUT Announce Austin High School to Present the Regional World Premiere of PROSPECT HIGH: BROOKLYN Written by DANIEL ROBERT …

One Man. One Woman. Both Serial Killers. An unusual connection in pugatory. Transit Theatre Troupe Presents an original play written by Maureen Fenninger. Co-Directed by Natalie …

Texas State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance is proudly presenting A Flea in Her Ear, a new version of Georges Feydeau’s farce by David …

Notes on the Classification of Spectral Lines, the Art of Water Writing, and Other Important Ephemera is the first production from Catastrophe Theory Arts - a …

Three engaging women reluctantly take the field in a mothers vs. sons soccer game, intending to let the children win. But as the game unfolds, …

one-woman show by Academy-award-winning and Tony-award-winning Taylor Holland.  Emmy-winning actress HOLLAND TAYLOR will reprise her role as Ann Richards in her hit Broadway play ANN …

The Austin Community College Drama Department presents WATER BY THE SPOONFUL by Quiara Alegría Hudes. Directed by Lisa Neely About Water By The Spoonful: This …

An evening of one-act plays:   MRS. SORKEN, a middle-aged suburban matron is scheduled to give a lecture on the meaning of theatre, but has …

 Rude Mechs is thrilled to deliver to Austin the second installment of our original work-in-progress, Field Guide.  About The Play IT’S COUPLES’ SKATE! Let’s hold hands and …

Bexar Naked Playwrights' evening of short plays opens Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Northeast Lakeview College. Here's a still from video of Mike Greenberg's play …

WITCHCRAFT IN THEIR LIPS The Women of Shakespeare’s History Plays A Partnership of ImprovEd Shakespeare, En Route Productions and Untamed Shakespeare An All-Female Youth Production Adapted by …

 Mary Moody Northen Theatre, the award-winning producing arm of the St. Edward’s University theatre training program, continues its 43rd annual season with the award-winning musical …

Staged Reading of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra Nationally-renowned classical actors Franchelle Stewart Dorn and Robert Ramirez from the University's Department of Theatre and Dance perform in …

Brian Dowd has spent the last 10 years of his life wrestling with an unrequited "something" for his best friend's sister, who happens to live …

Jonah Foster is having the worst day of his life when he has the misfortune of being abducted by aliens.  What could be worse?  The …

Foot in the Door Theatre, a UT student organization housed in the Liberal Arts Honors program, presents Euripides’ The Bakkhai, translated by Anne Carson and co-sponsored by …

Sad to see SXSW go?  We are brining a new take on it to the Curtain on April 8-10.  The Baron's Men is partnering with …

Famed for its eccentric characters and mysterious twist at the end, The Mousetrap is a gripping whodunit and the world's longest-running play. by Agatha Christie, …

This fast-paced, energetic comedy/adventure follows Phileas Fogg as he travels the globe to win a bet. With only five actors playing more than 40 parts, …

Memphis is set in the places where rock and roll was born in the 1950s: the seedy nightclubs, radio stations and recording studios of the …

On the heels of its acclaimed production of David Hare’s SKYLIGHT, Street Corner Arts stays across the pond with its upcoming spring show BULL by …

Now an aspiring young architect in Terre Haute, Indiana, Willum Cubbert has often told his friends about the debt he owes to Rick Steadman, a …

Join us for a developmental reading of Crave Blue, a new MouthRadio play.The wrecked desert town of Jewel, Texas boasts a rare miracle—water. Presiding over …

Ellen and Meg have kept their distance since their brother Henry’s death 25 years ago. When circumstances force Meg to leave her beloved New York …

 Inspired by the YouTube sensation Caine’s Arcade, this bilingual play celebrates culture, imagination, perseverance, and family.  jj’s arcade  will be co-produced with Teatro Vivo and presented at …

We've got some really exciting news to share: Physical Plant has teamed up yet again with the incredible improv all-stars Parallelogramophonograph to create a brand-new text-message show as …

A new stage play based on a new video game of the same name, Heroes Must Die! is a first-of-its-kind theatrical adventure!  Come watch as …

EXIT is a play by Debbie Gerstein and Heather Rossabout believing that things can be different.  It shares our stories of verbal, emotional, psychological, physical or …

Foot in the Door Theatre presents "Servant of Two Masters" written by Carlo Goldoni, translated by Edward J. Dent, directed by Brenna Larkin and Jessica …

By Tim Robbins, bBased on the book by Sister Helen Prejean. As death row inmate Matthew Poncelet nears his execution date, he calls upon Sister …

Bye, Bye Birdie is one of the most captivating musical shows of our time! It is the Tony-Award-winning Best Musical, crafted with the fondest affection, that …

Into the quiet convent of St Philomena in Maine, a famous middle-aged film star comes looking for sanctuary. The only way she can stay is by …

Good People is a fast paced, hard-hitting story set in South Boston, locally known as Southie, where each paycheck barely covers the bills. Our protagonist …

Kerry Goff directs the sidesplitting comedy about a young architect whose life was saved by a stranger during the Vietnam War. When his lifesaver comes …

A young American Peace Corps volunteer is sent to Iran in 1972 where he is swept up in the growing fire of the revolution. A …

Join us! One Ounce Opera presents Austin's very first curated program of new short operas selected from a national call for composers. There will be at …

Playhouse Smithville opens Robin Hood, An Adventure.  Young Robin Hood takes on the evil Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham to save King Richard.  There …

Critically acclaimed New York actress, playwright, and drama therapist, Gabriela Kohen, will perform her autobiographical one-woman show Decoding the Tablecloth at Congregation Beth Israel from 6 to 8 p.m., …

Every family has a dark underbelly; especially the perfect ones. In Mary Laws' play, Blueberry Toast, we take a comic yet graphically truthful look at …

The strange, true tale of a painter living with an effigy of his ex-lover in 1919 Europe. Because the doll cannot dress herself, the painter …

Join the ESB-MACC Education Department in their first-ever Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Interactive Theater workshop facilitated by experienced Latino performance instructors.  This workshop …

When newbie Dusty is hired at the most difficult bar in the city, she forms an unexpected bond with one of the old-timers. But allegiances …

Professor James Loehlin and students from the Shakespeare at Winedale program at UT Austin will highlight the complexity of the Shakespearean text and the interpretive …

Carlo and Marissa, a married couple creeping into their late 40’s, decide to let naked desire break the surface of their typical suburban life. Anything …

Fate, consequence, social forces and feuding families cannot keep two star-crossed lovers apart. A city goes up in flames in the midst of rage and …

Teatro Vivo is proud to present Stories of Us, a production that takes an in-depth look at Latino and Black relations. The play uses a variety …

Steve and Jerry, two balding bachelors, find the perfect toupee to attract women, and decide to take turns wearing it.  The toupee gives them confidence, and …

Trouble Puppet Theater Co. presents a diabolically divine new show starring larger-than-life puppets sparring in the ring for our minds and souls! Funded in part …

 Inspired by the work of minimalist artist Dan Flavin, LUMEN invites audiences into an exploration of perception through dynamic contrasts and changing perspectives between movement, …

You are cordially invited to come and experience “Alice in Wonderland” like you have never seen it before. Through the union of the popular tales …

Present Company proudly presents William Shakespeare’s HAMLET. THE READINESS IS ALL. And get ready, because this ain’t your momma’s Shakespeare:7 actors. 28 characters. 5 flashlights. Hundreds …

Sam Bass Theatre is thrilled to announce our upcoming production of The Importance Of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy about manners and “good breeding” is rife …

Camelot arrives at the Palace in Georgetown!  Yes, the legendary Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot is on stage at Georgetown’s Historic Palace Theatre on 5 weekends from April …

Robert Desimone, director Kelly Kuo, conductor

Austin Opera culminates its 2015-16 Season with one of Gioachino Rossini’s perennial favorite The Barber of Seville, foundational support provided by the Georgia B. Lucas Foundation. Rossini’s …

The TexARTS Youth Musical Theatre Academy for ages 7-12 presents “Legally Blonde Jr.” April 23-24 and April 30-May 1. Based on the MGM motion picture, …

Click for feature by Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, April 19, 2016   [Photo of Janet Boswell and Brooke Meabon, via Express-News]

In Spanish: Caperucita y el Lobo Feroz, a children's play. 

Henry is a playwright not so happily married to Charlotte, the lead actress in his play about a marriage on the verge of collapse. When …

Cultural Event: Teesri Dhun (The Third Tune) - a documentary performance on transgenders Teesri Dhun (The Third Tune) is documentary theatre play on transgenders in Pakistan. Khawaja …

co-conceived by Jared Leclaire, Natalie Novacik and Teena Sauvola

Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy, and Lexus Broadway in Austin presented by Texas Performing Arts, are proud to announce  the premier of …

After spending 30 years raising 3 active sons, Mom and Dad look forward to the peace, quit and privacy of an empty nest. But when …

Lady Bird, a new opera by Sheldon Harnick and Henry Mollicone Texas State University has commissioned an opera based on the life of Lady Bird Johnson, to …

Witches. Warriors. Peasants. Queens. The women of Shakespeare’s history plays tell their own stories in this new play, featuring an all-female cast that includes both UT …

WELCOME HOME, CANYON KID... NOW REACH FOR THE SKY! Boo, hiss & cheer, the Melodrama is here! Have a popcorn-throwin' good time as the Canyon …

A grieving widow, a pilot under siege, a captive woman, and a man who has given up on love are just a few of the …

he Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center presents the regional premier production of Enfrascada, a contemporary comedy written by nationally recognized playwright and screenwriter Tanya Saracho whose …

This politically charged, haunting and humorous play tells the story of three actors, including Anton Chekhov's widow, who gather to rehearse scenes from The Cherry …

An episodic series in which we follow the unpublished accounts of amateur detective extraordinaire Sir Sherlock Holmes in an homage to the victorian mystery and …

Millionaire junk man Harry Brock brings his beautiful, rough-around-the-edges girlfriend, Billie Dawn, with him to Washington, D.C. When Billie's lack of social graces becomes a liability to Brock's …

Two American brothers journey to a far-away land for a weekend escape. They’ve come to bridge the gulf of mistruths that are widening between them. They’ve …

For more than 50 years the classic Charlotte’s Web has captured the imaginations and hearts of children and adults alike, selling 45 million copies and being translated …

Taking Shakespeare to new heights, Renaissance Austin Theatre in a unique collaboration with Sky Candy Aerial and Circus Arts Collective, presents a magical, fantastical journey …

In love, Who respects Friend? – V.iv When two dear friends, Valentine and Proteus, both fall in love with Silvia, the bonds of friendship are subjugated …

In a private school outside of Manchester, England a group of highly-articulate seventeen-year-olds flirt and posture their way through the day while preparing for their …

Phenomena of apocalyptic proportions are tearing the world apart, and only one couple can stop it: 2nd overall draft pick for the Cleveland Steamers, Chad …

For the quiet, little town of Faversham, it never knew what was about to happen...   The City Theatre is thrilled to present the notorious …

’Tis pity love should be so tyrannous. – IV.ii Based on Chaucer’s Knight’s Tale, Shakespeare’s play again explores the love/friendship dichotomy.  Two cousins, Palamon and Arcite, …