Productions in January 2019

Sep. 14 - Feb. 03, 2018
Sat-Sun
Austin
Tortoise and Hare by Zach Theatre

Tortoise and Hare
by Zach Theatre

 Ancient versus modern. Peace versus war. Reptile versus mammal. A tale of the ultimate culture clash between two tribes and a fantastical race to decide …

Dec. 14 - Feb. 02, 2018
F-Sat
San Antonio
A Sign from the Taco Gods by Overtime Theater

A Sign from the Taco Gods
by Overtime Theater

The Overtime Theater and TacoTown Theatre Company proudly present the world-premiere production of A Sign from the Taco Gods, an autobiographical, solo play written and …

Dec. 20 - Jan. 06, 2018
 
Austin
The Mutt-Cracker (SWEET!) by The Vortex

The Mutt-Cracker (SWEET!)
by The Vortex

After her beloved doll Trudy breaks in an unfortunate accident involving Squirrel the dog, Clara lashes out at her friends. With some holiday magic and …

Dec. 20 - Jan. 06, 2018
Th-Sun
Austin
A Tuna Christmas by City Theatre Company

A Tuna Christmas
by City Theatre Company

The guys – and gals - are back! A Tuna Christmas is the outrageous holiday comedy with such southern fun and charm you don’t want to …

Dec. 28 - Jan. 20, 2018
Th-Sun
San Antonio
An Infinite Ache by San Pedro Playhouse

An Infinite Ache
by San Pedro Playhouse

Hope and Charles are a pair of lonely twenty-somethings about to end a supremely uninteresting first date. But just as they say good night, the …

Jan. 04 - Jan. 26, 2019
F-Sun
Leander
Gaslight - Angel Street by Way Off Broadway Community Players

Gaslight - Angel Street
by Way Off Broadway Community Players

A Broadway hit first produced on the West End under the title Gaslight and filmed twice, Angel Street tells the diabolical story of the Manninghams, …

Jan. 07, 2019
M
Austin
Gretel! the musical by Theatre Heroes

Gretel! the musical
by Theatre Heroes

Based on the timeless tales of Vasilisa the Beautiful from Russia and the Grimm Brother’s Hansel and Gretel, comes the world premiere of the new musical Gretel!  A young motherless child, …

Jan. 10 - Jan. 26, 2019
Th-Sun
Round Rock
Laundry & Bourbon AND Lone Star by Sam Bass Theatre Association

Laundry & Bourbon AND Lone Star
by Sam Bass Theatre Association

"Laundry and Bourbon" and "Lone Star," a pair of popular, interlocking one-act comedies by James McLure were written during (and set in) the late '70s. …

Jan. 10 - Jan. 19, 2019
Th-Sat
Austin
Breakfast at Joe's by Attaberry Industries Theatre Company

Breakfast at Joe's
by Attaberry Industries Theatre Company

Breakfast at Joe's is a new play by April Kling Meyer, produced by Valerie Ward, and directed by Kelsey Altom Kling, premiering at Ground Floor …

Jan. 10 - Jan. 13, 2019
Th-Sun
San Antonio
The Taming of the Shrew by Teatro Audaz

The Taming of the Shrew
by Teatro Audaz

  Teatro Audaz gives this classic battle of the sexes tale a Latinx twist. Set in a Texas border town in 2018, our production of …

Jan. 11 - Jan. 19, 2019
 
Austin
H.P. Lovecraft's AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS by Mercurial Theatre

H.P. Lovecraft's AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS
by Mercurial Theatre

Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness   In a remote research camp at the base of hideous Antarctic mountain range, a group of scientists struggle …

Jan. 11 - Feb. 02, 2019
Th-Sun
Austin
The Magic Fire by Different Stages

The Magic Fire
by Different Stages

  The title "The Magic Fire" refers to the circle of fire that the Norse god Wotan erects to shield and entrap Brunnhilde, in Wagner's …

Jan. 11 - Feb. 03, 2019
Th-Sun
Austin
Paradise by touring company

Paradise
by touring company

Coming off of a sold out 14-week run in Los Angeles, Paradise, a sinfully divine bluegrass comedy, brings its irreverent, heart-warming, toe-tapping show to Austin …

Jan. 11 - Feb. 02, 2019
F-Sun
San Antonio
By Our Hands by Overtime Theater

By Our Hands
by Overtime Theater

Post-apocalyptic future. After a nuclear event destroyed much of the country, militias who had lost faith in the government took control of their respective areas. …

Jan. 11 - Jan. 26, 2019
F-Sun
Bastrop
The Cemetery Club by Bastrop Opera House

The Cemetery Club
by Bastrop Opera House

Three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husbands’ graves. Ida is sweet tempered and ready to begin a …

Jan. 12, 2019
Sat
Austin
Reckon Noiter by Paper Chairs

Reckon Noiter
by Paper Chairs

paper chairs, the Austin Public Library and The Library Foundation are proud to announce their first ever collaboration, Reckonnoiter: a one day tour/ search party …

Jan. 13 - Jan. 26, 2019
Sat-Sun
Austin
This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing by Zach Theatre

This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing
by Zach Theatre

Returning to their roles, Aly Tufenkjian, Jada Cadena, Kriston Woodreaux, Lina Chambers, and Sam Provenzano, the cast of UT’s This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does …

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 …

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. 17 - Jan. 20, 2019
Th-Sat
San Antonio
All Things Are Possible, one-act plays by Club Lighthouse Players

All Things Are Possible, one-act plays
by Club Lighthouse Players

Join us during "DREAM WEEK" for an encore performance of the theatrical stage play "All Things Are Possible" Enjoy a compilation of short plays written, …

Jan. 17 - Jan. 26, 2019
Th-Sat
San Antonio
Semana de Sueños by Jump-Start Performance Company

Semana de Sueños
by Jump-Start Performance Company

Jump-Start Performance Co. presents Semana de Sueños, a collection of three stories that focus on border issues, civil rights and migrant stories, written and directed …

Jan. 17 - Feb. 09, 2019
W-Sun
Austin
Heartland by The Vortex

Heartland
by The Vortex

The VORTEX presents the  National New Play Network  Rolling World Premiere of Heartland A new play by Gabriel Jason Dean Directed by Rudy Ramirez  Dr. …

Jan. 17 - Jan. 26, 2019
Th-Sat
Austin
The Realness (a break beat play) by New Manifest Theatre Company

The Realness (a break beat play)
by New Manifest Theatre Company

New Manifest Theatre Company brings killer rhymes, humor and heart to Austin’s Mastrogeorge Theatre with the regional premier of Idris Goodwin’s ​The Realness (a break beat …

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. 18 - Jan. 26, 2019
Th-Sat
Austin
Shattered, an unscripted dramatic production by Fox Den Theatre Company

Shattered, an unscripted dramatic production
by Fox Den Theatre Company

Shattered is an unscripted play that focuses on the struggles and difficulty of maintaining relationships during times of trauma and hardship, and the tantalizing ease …

Jan. 18 - Jan. 26, 2019
F-Sun
Boerne
Ripcord by Boerne Community Theatre

Ripcord
by Boerne Community Theatre

 Cast: Christine Crowley, kirk Logan, Robert Moritz, Marie Hicks, Barry Goettl, and Dede Slaughter. Allen Rudolph directs.

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. 18, 2019
F
Austin
[ fennel ] by FronteraFest

[ fennel ]
by FronteraFest

A Short Performance Piece About Artificial Intelligence and Heartbreak  

Jan. 18 - Feb. 03, 2019
Th-Sun
Austin
Sweat by Southwest Theatre Productions

Sweat
by Southwest Theatre Productions

Filled with humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who spend their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while …

Jan. 18 - Feb. 16, 2019
F-Sat
New Braunfels
The Private Parts by Sylver Spoon Dinner Theatre

The Private Parts
by Sylver Spoon Dinner Theatre

A devised pieced inspired by Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues.

Jan. 18 - Jan. 26, 2019
F-Sun
San Antonio
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) by Crystal Sea Drama Company

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
by Crystal Sea Drama Company

All 37 plays in 97 minutes! The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) is an irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays! Join these madcap …

Jan. 18 - Feb. 16, 2019
F-Sat
Ft. Sam Houston
Murder on the Nile by The Harlequin

Murder on the Nile
by The Harlequin

Simon Mostyn has recently married Kay Ridgeway, a rich woman, having thrown over his former lover Jacqueline. The couple are on their honeymoon and are …

Jan. 19 - Feb. 03, 2019
Th-Sun
Round Rock
Sam Bass Theatre Association

Lone Star
by Sam Bass Theatre Association

Lone Star takes place in the cluttered backyard of a small-town Texas bar. Roy, a brawny, macho type who had once been a local high-school hero, …

Jan. 19 - Jan. 20, 2019
Sat-Sun
San Antonio
As One by Alamo City Opera

As One
by Alamo City Opera

The musical tale of a transgender woman’s personal evolution is somehow right on time–an accomplished bit of art-making, with considerable entertainment value, that thrusts itself …

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. 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. 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. 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. 22 - Jan. 27, 2019
T-Sun
Austin
Waitress by touring company

Waitress
by touring company

"The women of Waitress are changing Broadway!" (Time Magazine).Brought to life by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, this irresistible new hit features original music and lyrics by …

Jan. 23 - Mar. 03, 2019
W-Sun
Austin
Hedwig and the Angry Inch by Zach Theatre

Hedwig and the Angry Inch
by Zach Theatre

Lift up your hands for the most groundbreaking, heart-stomping, gut-busting character ever to grace the stage! Created by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, Hedwig and …

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. 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. 24 - Jan. 27, 2019
Th-Sun
Leander
Thoroughly Modern Millie by Leander High School Theatre

Thoroughly Modern Millie
by Leander High School Theatre

Based on the blockbuster 1967 film starring Julie Andrews, ​THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE ​​focuses on a plucky, independent young woman who finds herself in the midst of a …

Jan. 25 - Feb. 17, 2019
Th-Sun
San Antonio
Rent by San Pedro Playhouse

Rent
by San Pedro Playhouse

Set in the East Village of New York City, this is an inspiring musical about friends and artists struggling with addiction, poverty, and most of …

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. 25 - Feb. 02, 2019
F-Sat
Bryan
White Rabbit, Red Rabbit by StageCenter Community Theatre

White Rabbit, Red Rabbit
by StageCenter Community Theatre

Come see this innovative production in which one actor is handed the script for the first time when they step on the stage! We will …

Jan. 26, 2019
Sat
Austin
The Road to Wigan Pier: A Right Ol' Knees-Up  by Robi Polgar

The Road to Wigan Pier: A Right Ol' Knees-Up
by Robi Polgar

  THE ROAD TO WIGAN PIER RETURNS TO AUSTIN IN SONG, FILM AND SEVERAL AND SUNDRY COMEDIC (AND TRAGIC) TURNS   Return to Wigan Pier: A …

Jan. 26 - Feb. 03, 2019
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
Silent Night by Austin Opera

Silent Night
by Austin Opera

Silent Night, with music by Kevin Puts and a libretto by Mark Campbell (The Manchurian Candidate, 2016), is based on the 2005 film Joyeux Noël, which …

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 31 - Feb. 17, 2019
Th-Sun
Brenham
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Unity Theatre

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
by Unity Theatre

  In the 1950’s, in a plantation house in the Mississippi Delta, a family celebrates the sixty-fifth birthday of the patriarch Big Daddy but despite …

Jan. 31 - Feb. 03, 2019
Th-Sun
San Marcos
References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot by Texas State University

References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot
by Texas State University

Set in the desert of Barstow, California, where Gabriela, the wife of career soldier Benito, dives into a surreal fantasy world during her husband’s prolonged …

Jan. 31 - Feb. 17, 2019
F-Sun
Kerrville
Things My Mother Taught Me by Playhouse 2000

Things My Mother Taught Me
by Playhouse 2000

Olivia and Gabe are moving into their first apartment together. They’ve just packed up all of their belongings and driven halfway across the country, to …

Jan. 31 - Feb. 10, 2019
Th-Sun
Austin
42nd Street by McCallum Fine Arts Academy

42nd Street
by McCallum Fine Arts Academy

 The ultimate show-biz musical.

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 …