Productions in August 2018

Jun. 13 - Aug. 01, 2018
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Austin
Too Many Stories! by Scottish Rite Theater

Too Many Stories!
by Scottish Rite Theater

   Kallie catches Sam and Bogus getting away with loot they’ve stolen from a department store. With the help of the kids in the Scottish …

Jul. 05 - Aug. 04, 2018
Th-Sat
Austin
The Antipodes by Hyde Park Theatre

The Antipodes
by Hyde Park Theatre

The newest work from the playwright of HPT hits like  John, The Flick, The Aliens,  Circle Mirror Transformation, and Body Awareness --the "endlessly fascinating, deeply funny" The Antipodes. The New York Times wrote, "Just …

Jul. 05 - Aug. 12, 2018
 
San Antonio
Madagascar by Magik Theatre

Madagascar
by Magik Theatre

The Magik Theatre presents Madagascar: a Musical Adventure, with a book by Kevin Del Aguila and original music and lyrics by George Noriega and Joel …

Jul. 06 - Aug. 05, 2018
F-Sun
San Antonio
Mamma Mia! by Playhouse San Antonio

Mamma Mia!
by Playhouse San Antonio

  A mother, a daughter, and three possible dads contribute to a trip down the aisle you'll never forget! The story-telling magic of ABBA's timeless …

Jul. 06 - Sep. 02, 2018
F-Sat
New Braunfels
The Cage by Sylver Spoon Dinner Theatre

The Cage
by Sylver Spoon Dinner Theatre

The Cage is an adult one-act comedy! Eight hamsters hope to escape the humdrum existence of their pet shop cage. It's the circle of life...in captivity. …

Jul. 06 - Aug. 18, 2018
F-Sun
Austin
All Shook Up, the Elvis Presley musical by Zilker Theatre Productions

All Shook Up, the Elvis Presley musical
by Zilker Theatre Productions

    This summer, ZTP journeys back to the 1950’s — the era of the first Zilker Summer Musical — with the Elvis-inspired All Shook Up!  All …

Jul. 11 - Sep. 02, 2018
W-Sun
Austin
Beauty and the Beast by Zach Theatre

Beauty and the Beast
by Zach Theatre

  ZACH Theatre is proud to announce the cast for the worldwide smash hit musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast  featuring the animated film’s Academy Award®-winning score with …

Jul. 13 - Aug. 04, 2018
F-Sat
San Antonio
The Garden Poem by Overtime Theater

The Garden Poem
by Overtime Theater

From the ATAC Award-winning Director/Actor/Producer this new play by Derek Berlin reveals the journey of a legendary recording artist and how he reconciles fate and …

Jul. 13 - Aug. 19, 2018
F-Sun
Georgetown
Mary Poppins by Georgetown Palace Theatre

Mary Poppins
by Georgetown Palace Theatre

 Mary Poppins Original Music and Lyrics byRichard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman Book by Julian Fellowes New Songs and Additional Music and Lyrics byGeorge Stiles and …

Jul. 13 - Aug. 05, 2018
Th-Sun
Austin
Playhouse Creatures by City Theatre Company

Playhouse Creatures
by City Theatre Company

 In 1663, Charles II reopens the England theatre playhouses and, for the first time, women are able to take the stage. Considered little more than …

Jul. 19 - Aug. 12, 2018
Th-Sun
Round Top
Arden of Faversham by Shakespeare at Winedale

Arden of Faversham
by Shakespeare at Winedale

For curses are like arrows shot upright, which, falling down, light on the shooter's head. - XIII This Tudor true-crime saga, by the young Shakespeare and …

Jul. 19 - Aug. 05, 2018
Th-Sun
Horseshoe Bay
State Fair by Hill Country  Community Theatre (HCCT)

State Fair
by Hill Country Community Theatre (HCCT)

Set against the colorful backdrop of an American heartland tradition, “State Fair” travels with the Frake family as they leave behind the routine of the …

Jul. 19 - Aug. 12, 2018
Th-Sun
Round Top
Love's Labor's Lost by Shakespeare at Winedale

Love's Labor's Lost
by Shakespeare at Winedale

Love's Labour's Lost They have been at a great feast of languages, and stolen the scraps. - V.i Self-denial is fashionable in the Kingdom of Navarre, …

Jul. 19 - Aug. 12, 2018
Th-Sun
Round Top
All's Well That Ends Well by Shakespeare at Winedale

All's Well That Ends Well
by Shakespeare at Winedale

All's Well That Ends Well 'Twere all one That I should love a bright particular star And think to wed it  – I.i The orphaned Helena falls …

Jul. 19 - Aug. 12, 2018
Th-Sun
Round Top
Julius Caesar by Shakespeare at Winedale

Julius Caesar
by Shakespeare at Winedale

  Cowards die many times before their deaths;  The valiant never taste of death but once. - II.ii A new day has dawned in Rome. Caesar …

Jul. 20 - Aug. 11, 2018
 
Austin
The Music Man by SummerStock Austin

The Music Man
by SummerStock Austin

The Meredith Willson classic THE MUSIC MAN follows con man Harold Hill as he swindles the Midwestern town of River City into believing he is a band …

Jul. 20 - Aug. 05, 2018
F-Sun
Boerne
The Hallelujah Girls by Boerne Community Theatre

The Hallelujah Girls
by Boerne Community Theatre

This rollicking Southern comedy takes place in SPA-DEE-DAH!, the abandoned church-turned-day-spa where a feisty group of females gathers every Friday afternoon. After the loss of …

Jul. 20 - Aug. 05, 2018
F-Sun
Temple
Beauty and the Beast by Temple Civic Theatre

Beauty and the Beast
by Temple Civic Theatre

"The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the …

Jul. 21 - Dec. 29, 2018
Th-Sat
San Antonio
A Murder in Old San Antonio by Gumshoe Society

A Murder in Old San Antonio
by Gumshoe Society

The Gumshoe Society presents A Murder in Old San Antonio, a historical, interactive performance unlike any San Antonio has ever experienced! An investigator provides guests with the …

Jul. 24 - Aug. 11, 2018
 
Austin
Rob1n by SummerStock Austin

Rob1n
by SummerStock Austin

A new musical for family audiences!From the brilliant minds of Allen Robertson and Damon Brown, comes the premiere of another exciting, family-friendly musical. ROB1N is a modern-day re-imagining …

Jul. 26 - Aug. 11, 2018
Th-Sat
Austin
The Audience/El Público by Paper Chairs

The Audience/El Público
by Paper Chairs

paper chairs excitedly announces The Audience,  a bold new adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s El Público,  re-imagined by Austin playwright Elizabeth Doss. paper chairs’ production …

Jul. 27 - Aug. 05, 2018
F-Sun
Austin
Check, Please; Check Please, Take 2; AND Park Bench by Stage Presence Players

Check, Please; Check Please, Take 2; AND Park Bench
by Stage Presence Players

A trio of comedies about blind dates. Directed by Denise Garza.

Jul. 27 - Aug. 03, 2018
 
Leander
Misdeeds at Mistletoe Mine by Way Off Broadway Community Players

Misdeeds at Mistletoe Mine
by Way Off Broadway Community Players

   Poor little Holly Hock.  Orphaned, she has inherited a gold mine with no gold and a hotel with no guests.  Her aunt, Rose Bush, …

Jul. 27 - Aug. 05, 2018
Th-Sun
Cameron
Shrek The Musical by Milam Community Theatre

Shrek The Musical
by Milam Community Theatre

Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek...." And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a …

Jul. 27 - Aug. 05, 2018
F-Sun
Kyle
A Midsummer Night's Dream by Hill Country Theatre (HCT)

A Midsummer Night's Dream
by Hill Country Theatre (HCT)

Tickets are on sale now for our very first production of A Midsummer Night's Dream!  Feature by Katerina Barton at the Hays Free Press, July …

Aug. 01 - Aug. 11, 2018
 
Austin
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by SummerStock Austin

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
by SummerStock Austin

Director Dustin GoochChoreographer Kristie CopelandBook Jeffrey LaneMusic & Lyrics David Yazbek  Based on the popular 1988 film starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS tells the story of Lawrence …

Aug. 02 - Aug. 19, 2018
Th-Sun
Austin
Real Women Have Curves by Teatro Vivo

Real Women Have Curves
by Teatro Vivo

    While they work in a tiny sewing factory, five women talk about their husbands and lovers, their children, and their dreams for the …

Aug. 03 - Aug. 18, 2018
F-Sat
San Antonio
Better Butter - A Collection of Short Plays by Jump-Start Performance Company

Better Butter - A Collection of Short Plays
by Jump-Start Performance Company

  Better Butter is a live show written and performed by an ensemble of artists who do not create stories, but rather tell the stories …

Aug. 03 - Aug. 19, 2018
F-Sun
Bryan
Rock of Ages by The Theatre Company (TTC)

Rock of Ages
by The Theatre Company (TTC)

  Get ready to laugh and cheer for this hugely popular jukebox musical. Opening on Broadway in 2009, Rock of Ages closed in 2015 after becoming the …

Aug. 03 - Aug. 12, 2018
F-Sun
San Antonio
SugarBakers - a "Designing Women" Drag Paradoy by Killer Productions

SugarBakers - a "Designing Women" Drag Paradoy
by Killer Productions

From the "Killer" team that brought you "Stay Golden! A Golden Girls Parody" comes..."Sugarbakers: A Designing Women Drag Parody"Enjoy an evening of hilarity as Killer …

Aug. 03 - Aug. 25, 2018
F-Sat
San Antonio
California Suite by The Harlequin

California Suite
by The Harlequin

The Harlequin kicks of their 44th season with Neil Simon’s, California Suite. This humorous confection is divided into four parts: Visitor from New York, Visitor …

Aug. 03 - Aug. 11, 2018
F-Sat
Austin
Echo of the Refugee. . . Me? by ZM3 Live Productions

Echo of the Refugee. . . Me?
by ZM3 Live Productions

An exploration in sound and movement dissecting the destruction in communities ripped apart by gentrification, police brutality, and the rising racial political landscape. Where do …

Aug. 03 - Aug. 04, 2018
F-Sat
Austin
Volume VI: Joy by The Mahogany Project

Volume VI: Joy
by The Mahogany Project

  Feature by Trey Gutierrez in the Austin Chronicle, August 2, 2018  

Aug. 09 - Aug. 25, 2018
Th-Sun
Bryan
Twentieth Century by StageCenter Community Theatre

Twentieth Century
by StageCenter Community Theatre

Twentieth Century is set in the observation car of the 20th Century Limited, travelling from Chicago to New York's Grand Central Terminal. Aboard the luxury train are egomaniacal theatre producer Oscar …

Aug. 09 - Aug. 25, 2018
Th-Sat
Austin
There and Back by Ground Floor Theatre

There and Back
by Ground Floor Theatre

Ground Floor Theatre announces the world premiere of There and Back by Austin playwright Raul Garza.  This new work opens up dialogue about the current immigration crisis with …

Aug. 09 - Aug. 11, 2018
Th-Sat
Brenham
Cabaret by Gibbous Moon Productions

Cabaret
by Gibbous Moon Productions

We can't wait to share with you this important story about love, betrayal, and prejudice, presented by this spectacular team! Cast as follows: Cliff: Andrew MuellerSally: Olivia …

Aug. 09 - Aug. 25, 2018
Th-Sun
Austin
A Real Boy by Last Act Theater Company

A Real Boy
by Last Act Theater Company

This satiric play tells the story of two marionette puppets with a human child who starts growing strings of his own - and the kindergarten …

Aug. 10 - Aug. 18, 2018
F-Sat
San Antonio
Peter Pan, A Musical Adventure by Roxie Theatre Company

Peter Pan, A Musical Adventure
by Roxie Theatre Company

Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure is based on J.M. Barrie's famous story. Journey with the unforgettable characters: Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow …

Aug. 10 - Aug. 26, 2018
F-Sun
Austin
Honk! by Austin Summer Musical for Children

Honk!
by Austin Summer Musical for Children

Come join us for the Austin Summer Musical for Children's latest production, "HONK!" by Anthony Drewe and George Stiles based on Hans Christian Anderson's beloved …

Aug. 10 - Aug. 18, 2018
W-Sun
Austin
(Un)Documents by The Vortex

(Un)Documents
by The Vortex

With a single phrase, you can give up your country. With a single signature, you can tear a family apart. With a single word, you …

Aug. 10 - Aug. 25, 2018
F-Sat
Ingram
The Odd Couple - Female Version by Hill Country Arts Foundation (HCAF)

The Odd Couple - Female Version
by Hill Country Arts Foundation (HCAF)

Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is! Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. …

Aug. 10 - Sep. 02, 2018
Th-Sun
Austin
The Grapes of Wrath by City Theatre Company

The Grapes of Wrath
by City Theatre Company

City Theatre Austin’s sizzlin’ summer season heats up with the critically acclaimed theatre production The Grapes of Wrath, Frank Galati’s groundbreaking adaptation of John Steinbeck’s masterpiece of …

Aug. 10 - Aug. 19, 2018
F-Sun
Fredericksburg
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown by Fredericksburg Theater Company (FTC)

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
by Fredericksburg Theater Company (FTC)

The Fredericksburg Theater Company (FTC) announces the cast for their summer finale, the Broadway musical You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown which opens Friday, Aug 10th. The production …

Aug. 10 - Aug. 25, 2018
F-Sun
Bastrop
Clinically Undepressed by Bastrop Opera House

Clinically Undepressed
by Bastrop Opera House

Anger is just a state of mind. A boy is born without the ability to feel anger or sadness. But what he can do. . …

Aug. 10 - Aug. 12, 2018
F-Sun
La Grange
Dirty Work at the Crossroads by Fayette County Community Theatre (FCCT)

Dirty Work at the Crossroads
by Fayette County Community Theatre (FCCT)

  This play tells in laughable style the tear jerking story of Nellie Lovelace, an innocent country girl. This is a classic tale with villans, …

Aug. 10 - Aug. 25, 2018
F-Sun
Austin
Wit by Scottish Rite Theater

Wit
by Scottish Rite Theater

  The play “isn't a tearful lecture on how to die; it's a dry-eyed lesson on how to live--with simplicity and kindness."  -- Boston Globe …

Aug. 10 - Aug. 26, 2018
F-Sun
San Antonio
Aye, No! by Playhouse San Antonio

Aye, No!
by Playhouse San Antonio

In a small border town, young Alicia comes home from college with a “friend” for her family to meet. The trouble begins when her loving …

Aug. 11 - Aug. 12, 2018
Sat-Sun
San Antonio
Dangerous Theatre: An Evening of Joyce Carol Oates by Spark Theatre Company

Dangerous Theatre: An Evening of Joyce Carol Oates
by Spark Theatre Company

We are excited to announce our 2018 summer production "Dangerous Theatre: An Evening of Joyce Carol Oates" on August 11th and 12th at the Carver …

Aug. 12, 2018
Sun
Austin
Pause - Pride Edition by Adam K. Roberts

Pause - Pride Edition
by Adam K. Roberts

  Join Austin's creative community as we PAUSE on Sunday evening, August 12th, to celebrate Pride in all its diversity! PAUSE is a new meditative …

Aug. 17 - Sep. 02, 2018
F-Sun
Kerrville
The Glitter Girls by Playhouse 2000

The Glitter Girls
by Playhouse 2000

We at Playhouse 2000 are always on the lookout for well written, audience-pleasing plays. That diligence certainly paid off this year, as P2K landed the …

Aug. 17 - Sep. 01, 2018
Th-Sun
Lakeway
The Great American Trailer Park Musical by Tex-Arts

The Great American Trailer Park Musical
by Tex-Arts

The TexARTS Professional Series wraps up the summer with The Great American Trailer Park Musical, a country-rock and blues musical about agoraphobia, ’80s nostalgia, hysterical …

Aug. 17 - Sep. 02, 2018
F-Sun
Austin
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Austin Actors Studio

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
by Austin Actors Studio

Set in Edinburgh, Scotland in the 1930’s, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a cautionary tale about a passionate, charismatic, slightly narcisstic teacher and her “brood” …

Aug. 17, 2018
F
Austin
Hamlet, Wanna-Be Indie Rocker by Alex Garza

Hamlet, Wanna-Be Indie Rocker
by Alex Garza

In this one-hour solo comedy show, Alex Garza performs a variety of character sketches, including the title piece where he depicts the life of a …

Aug. 17 - Sep. 08, 2018
F-Sun
San Antonio
No Rescue Required by Overtime Theater

No Rescue Required
by Overtime Theater

Once upon a time three princesses - Persephone, Penelope, and Poppy - lived a life of medieval-y privilege with their loyal butler, Jacopo.  Then, in the …

Aug. 17 - Aug. 25, 2018
F-Sun
Lockhart
Walter Cronkite is Dead by Gaslight Baker Theatre

Walter Cronkite is Dead
by Gaslight Baker Theatre

A fierce thunderstorm has shut down airports up and down the East Coast. Two women, who appear to have nothing in common, are stuck in …

Aug. 17 - Sep. 02, 2018
F-Sun
New Braunfels
Twelve Angry Men by Circle Arts Theatre

Twelve Angry Men
by Circle Arts Theatre

Twelve jurors begin deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of an 18 year old man accused in the stabbing death of his father, where a …

Aug. 17 - Aug. 25, 2018
F-Sat
San Antonio
Gladiators in Love by Overtime Theater

Gladiators in Love
by Overtime Theater

Gladiators in Love by Masinter and Leonard is a farcical musical parody of the movies Spartacus and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid with a lot of the old fifties Steve …

Aug. 18, 2018
Sat
Austin
Skeleton Crew by Spectrum Theatre Company

Skeleton Crew
by Spectrum Theatre Company

Skeleton Crew tells a story of change and personal loss due to economic difficulties; all who have worked hard and long at their jobs will …

Aug. 18 - Aug. 19, 2018
Sat-Sun
San Antonio
Godspell by Crossroads Church

Godspell
by Crossroads Church

This immensely successful rock opera needs little introduction, but when it was first produced on Broadway in 1971 it broke new ground in its stage …

Aug. 20 - Aug. 22, 2018
M-W
Austin
The One-Minute Play Festival   by ScriptWorks

The One-Minute Play Festival
by ScriptWorks

  The Fifth Annual One-Minute Play Festival, featuring works by: Robin Anderson, Lowell Bartholomee, Stephen Bittrich, Allison Orr Block, James Burnside, Dan Caffrey, Elizabeth Cobbe, Adrienne Dawes, …

Aug. 23 - Aug. 26, 2018
Th-Sun
Austin
The Texas 'Deep-Fried' Enchilada Western by Aztlan Dance Company

The Texas 'Deep-Fried' Enchilada Western
by Aztlan Dance Company

  Join us in the third installment of the AZTLAN Enchilada Western, a delicious interpretive Choreo-drama based in borderlands myths.     The Story..... In Texas …

Aug. 23 - Sep. 15, 2018
Th-Sat
Austin
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? by Capital T Theatre

The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
by Capital T Theatre

Edward Albee's shockingly funny THE GOAT or Who is Sylvia? is a very subversively funny play that defies any categorization and we can't wait to share it with you. …

Aug. 24 - Sep. 01, 2018
F-Sat
Austin
Schadenfreude: An Evening of One-Act Plays by Cold Frame Collective

Schadenfreude: An Evening of One-Act Plays
by Cold Frame Collective

Lousy reading material, bureaucratic red tape, mix-ups,  missed deadlines, an almost cosmic joke of ineptness... Waiting chronicles the story of a man with eroding patience …

Aug. 24 - Sep. 16, 2018
F-Sun
San Antonio
Hello, Dolly! by Wonder Theatre

Hello, Dolly!
by Wonder Theatre

HELLO, DOLLY!, the blockbuster Broadway hit, bursts with humor, romance, high-energy dancing, and some of the greatest songs in musical theater history. The romantic and …

Aug. 24 - Aug. 25, 2018
F-Sat
Austin
Casta by Salvage Vanguard Theater

Casta
by Salvage Vanguard Theater

Salvage Vanguard Theater invites you to attend a staged reading of Casta by Adrienne Dawes, presented as part of Works Progress Austin. Launched in 2006, Works …

Aug. 24 - Aug. 26, 2018
F-Sun
Temple
Love Letters by Temple Civic Theatre

Love Letters
by Temple Civic Theatre

Temple Civic Theatre's special presentation of Love Letters is coming soon! This special presentation is a one-weekend-only fundraising event!A story based on letters exchanged over a lifetime …

Aug. 25 - Sep. 02, 2018
F-Sun
Austin
The Legends of Robin Hood by Scottish Rite Theater

The Legends of Robin Hood
by Scottish Rite Theater

Hear ye! Hear ye! Directly from Sherwood Forest Faire, Robin Hood and his merry band of outlaws are stirring up mischief this summer at Austin Scottish …

Aug. 25, 2018
Th, Sat-Sun
San Antonio
A Streetcar Named Desire by Vexler Theatre

A Streetcar Named Desire
by Vexler Theatre

​​A haunting drama about psychological delusion.​After the loss of her family home, Blanche DuBois travels from the small town of Laurel, Mississippi, to the New …

Aug. 25, 2018
Sat
Killeen
A Raisin in the Sun by KZFrazier Drama Company

A Raisin in the Sun
by KZFrazier Drama Company

The classic work by Lorraine Hansberry. Featuring Toni Ringgold, Victor Hall, Vallon Holcomb, Will Moleon, and Kerry Ann Frazier.

Aug. 31 - Sep. 15, 2018
Th-M
Austin
The Madres by Shrewd Productions

The Madres
by Shrewd Productions

It's 1978 in Buenos Aires, Argentina where people are disappearing right off the street but no one is talking about it. Carolina and her mother …

Aug. 31 - Sep. 30, 2018
F-Sun
Georgetown
Million Dollar Quartet by Georgetown Palace Theatre

Million Dollar Quartet
by Georgetown Palace Theatre

Million Dollar QuartetBook by Colin Escott and Floyd MutruxOriginal Concept and Direction by Floyd Mutrux ​  Inspired by the recording session that brought together rock …

Aug. 31 - Sep. 01, 2018
F-Sat
Austin
Desdemona, A Play About A Handkerchief by Breakfast Studio

Desdemona, A Play About A Handkerchief
by Breakfast Studio

Desdemona, a play about a handkerchief, reimagines the world of Shakespeare's Othello—finding a new focus in the backroom relationships between three women grappling with sexual and …

Aug. 31, 2018
F
San Antonio
Aye, No! by Teatro Audaz

Aye, No!
by Teatro Audaz

In a small border town, young Alicia comes home from college with a “friend” for her family to meet. The trouble begins when her loving …

Aug. 31 - Sep. 23, 2018
F-Sun
Wimberley
Twelfth Night, or What You Will by Emily Ann Theatre

Twelfth Night, or What You Will
by Emily Ann Theatre

Directed by Bridget Farias Gates.     From Molly McKee: Twelfth Night at the Emily Ann Theater is hilarious and heartwarming. Director Bridget Farias Gates …

Aug. 31 - Sep. 09, 2018
F-Sun
Seguin
Will's War by Windle Productions and Kortnee McDowell

Will's War
by Windle Productions and Kortnee McDowell

 Will’s War is a play by William Wayne Windle based on his grandmother Janice Woods Windle’s book of the same name. It is a dramatic …