Productions in January 2020

Dec. 19 - Jan. 05, 2019
Th-Sun
Austin
A Tuna Christmas by City Theatre Company

A Tuna Christmas
by City Theatre Company

  Keep your 2019 holiday season going strong with lots of la – la – la – laughter as City Theatre Austin brings back the …

Dec. 26 - Jan. 19, 2019
Th-Sun
San Antonio
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by San Pedro Playhouse

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by San Pedro Playhouse

Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog. Under suspicion, he is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington. This profoundly moving play about …

Jan. 03 - Jan. 18, 2020
F-Sun
Leander
Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play by Way Off Broadway Community Players

Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play
by Way Off Broadway Community Players

Spies, murder, love, and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast of the master of suspense’s …

Jan. 04 - Jan. 12, 2020
Sat-Sun
San Antonio
More Senior Moments by Barshop Jewish Community Center

More Senior Moments
by Barshop Jewish Community Center

Senior Moments returns to explore the huor in aging and all that comes with it, in a series of rollicking musical vignettes. Growing older has …

Jan. 05, 2020
 
Austin
Teen Dad by Filigree Theatre

Teen Dad
by Filigree Theatre

Abby, a precocious emo-goth teenager, orchestrates a surprise reunion for her mother Tanya and birth father Tom, with the help of her mom's fiance/healer John. …

Jan. 09 - Jan. 25, 2020
 
Austin
Click by The Vortex

Click
by The Vortex

One click, and the world changes. One click, and your life falls apart. One click, and you take back control. The VORTEX presents the Regional …

Jan. 10 - Jan. 25, 2020
F-Sun
Bastrop
The Wild Women of Winedale by Bastrop Opera House

The Wild Women of Winedale
by Bastrop Opera House

This joyful and exuberant, yet ultimately touching, comedy focuses on three women at crossroads in their lives – the Wild sisters of Winedale, Virginia – …

Jan. 10, 2020
Sat-Sun
San Antonio
Lewis Carroll's ALICE by Roxie Theatre Company

Lewis Carroll's ALICE
by Roxie Theatre Company

A child in the mid-Victorian era, Alice unintentionally goes on an underground adventure after accidentally falling down a rabbit hole into Wonderland. Lewis Carroll's ALICE, …

Jan. 10 - Feb. 01, 2020
F-Sun
San Antonio
Gay Men with Wives by Overtime Theater

Gay Men with Wives
by Overtime Theater

   Tom and his wife Carida are having trouble getting pregnant. Their neighbor and closest friend, Larry offers to donate his sperm without consulting his …

Jan. 10 - Jan. 26, 2020
Th-Sun
Round Rock
Love, Loss and What I Wore by Sam Bass Theatre Association

Love, Loss and What I Wore
by Sam Bass Theatre Association

A play of monologues and ensemble pieces about women, clothes and memory covering all the important subjects—mothers, prom dresses, mothers, buying bras, mothers, hating purses …

Jan. 10 - Jan. 25, 2020
F-Sun
Boerne
The Widow in Mink by Boerne Community Theatre

The Widow in Mink
by Boerne Community Theatre

Margaret Osgood, a sweet, quiet woman who is somewhat oblivious to details, is now shocked to find herself a recent widow and quite wealthy. She …

Jan. 10 - Feb. 02, 2020
Th-Sun
Austin
Tiny Beautiful Things by Austin Playhouse

Tiny Beautiful Things
by Austin Playhouse

  Based on the best-selling book by Cheryl Strayed (Wild) and adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Tiny Beautiful Things is …

Jan. 11 - Jan. 12, 2020
Sat-Sun
Horseshoe Bay
Over the Rainbow - A Tribute to Judy Garland by Hill Country  Community Theatre (HCCT)

Over the Rainbow - A Tribute to Judy Garland
by Hill Country Community Theatre (HCCT)

Judy Garland still brings gasps of joy and excitement with her iconic voice - an unmatched talent! The Hill Country Community Theatre and the Highland …

Jan. 12, 2020
 
Austin
Jo & Louisa by Austin Shakespeare

Jo & Louisa
by Austin Shakespeare

Famed Novelist Louisa May Alcott’s most rambunctious character, the beloved Jo March of Little Women, flouts convention and foils her author. The new play about …

Jan. 14, 2020
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Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

The Silo Effect and The Medium, by Jay DiPrima. Two ten-minute plays that explore the interaction of "Alexa" with seniors that are discovering its pseudo capacity …

Jan. 15, 2020
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

Austin Still In Denial, by Stuart Hersh. In his 12th FronteraFest play, Stuart connects what he learned about slavery with his recent family trip to Eastern …

Jan. 15, 2020
W
San Marcos
Mazkapan by Texas State University

Mazkapan
by Texas State University

From Kaitlyn Hopkins at Texas State University:   I hope you will join us for a presentation (with talk-back) of a new musical call MAZKAPAN! …

Jan. 16, 2020
Th
Austin
St. Stephen's Pier by FronteraFest

St. Stephen's Pier
by FronteraFest

A trio of scenes examining three different times in the lives of three friends in three different pairings all at the same pier by the …

Jan. 16, 2020
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

  Dueling Playwrights: Battle in the Grocery Aisle, by Marianne Serene & James E. Burnside. Two playwrights argue over the writing of a play. The play …

Jan. 16 - Jan. 26, 2020
Th-Sun
Austin
All's Well That Ends Well by Past Is Prologue Productions

All's Well That Ends Well
by Past Is Prologue Productions

  A poor physician’s daughter who’s in love with a count. A sick king who’s willing to grant any wish in order to be cured. …

Jan. 16 - Feb. 02, 2020
Th-Sun
Austin
Art (Reza) by City Theatre Company

Art (Reza)
by City Theatre Company

Yasmina Reza’s Tony and Olivier Award winning play      “You’re supposed to be my friend, what sort of a friend are you, Serge, if …

Jan. 16 - Feb. 15, 2020
Th-Sat
San Antonio
The Unexpected Guest by The Harlequin

The Unexpected Guest
by The Harlequin

Lost in the fog, a stranger seeks refuge in a nearby house, only to find a man shot dead and his wife standing over him …

Jan. 16, 2020
Th
Austin
Butcher Holler Here We Come by Ad Hoc Economy

Butcher Holler Here We Come
by Ad Hoc Economy

'Butcher Holler Here We Come' - Returns to Austin (One-Night-Only!) BroadwayWorld Austin's 2017 Outstanding Original Full-Length Script Winner (Casey Wimpee) returns for an encore late-night …

Jan. 17, 2020
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Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

    99 Facts about an Immigrant, by Leng Wong. Story telling.A Series of Open Letters to my Teenage Son, by Max Langert. A father writes a …

Jan. 17 - Feb. 02, 2020
F-Sun
Aransas Pass
Church Basement Ladies by Rialto Theatre

Church Basement Ladies
by Rialto Theatre

A celebration of the church basement kitchen and the women who work  there, Church Basement Ladies is a musical comedy featuring four  distinct characters and their relationships …

Jan. 17 - Feb. 02, 2020
F-Sun
Austin
Trade with Klan by Southwest Theatre Productions

Trade with Klan
by Southwest Theatre Productions

  Forrest, Indiana is a small town surrounded by corn fields. Ethnically white, predominantly Evangelical, and fertile ground for the Ku Klux Klan during the …

Jan. 17 - Feb. 02, 2020
Th-Sun
Austin
The Niceties by Jarrott Productions

The Niceties
by Jarrott Productions

THE NICETIES is an explosive discussion of race, history, privilege, and social justice.  Directed by Jeremy Rashad Brown, THE NICETIES stars Austin newcomer Jacqui Calloway and longtime Austin …

Jan. 17 - Jan. 25, 2020
F-Sat
San Antonio
Horror House by Overtime Theater

Horror House
by Overtime Theater

    A comedic twist on your typical horror movie, Tales from the Little OT: Horror House is about a young woman who is antagonized …

Jan. 18, 2020
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

  BEST OF WEEK #1. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the …

Jan. 18, 2020
Sat
Austin
12 Steps to a More Dysfunctional, Part 5 by The Vortex

12 Steps to a More Dysfunctional, Part 5
by The Vortex

Rob Nash’s 12 Steps to a More Dysfunctional Part 5, This Time, It’s PersonalHis first new play in 9 years, Rob Nash revisits the first cast of …

Jan. 21, 2020
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Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

  14 Si!, by PoetKen Jones. This play is a dark satire of recent trafficking and abuse scandals involving underage victims. The pedophile protagonist Jesus “Ju …

Jan. 22 - Jan. 26, 2020
W, F-Sun
Austin
Tatay by FronteraFest

Tatay
by FronteraFest

Tatay is an expanded form of a ten-minute play from OUT OF INK 2018: Lost and Found with the same title, produced by ScriptWorks. It is …

Jan. 22, 2020
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Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

  A bird, a dog, and a wave, by Kayur Patel."We are not determined by our experiences, but are self-determined by the meaning we give to …

Jan. 22 - Jan. 30, 2020
 
Austin
Laughing Matter by FronteraFest

Laughing Matter
by FronteraFest

  Backstage during a standup show, two exes meet for the first time since their breakup. One is a local emcee, while the other returns …

Jan. 22 - Jan. 26, 2020
W, F-Sun
Austin
They Serve Brisket in Paradise by FronteraFest

They Serve Brisket in Paradise
by FronteraFest

  Family members - gotta love 'em! We often take them for granted until they're no longer in our lives. In this quirky comedy, the …

Jan. 22, 2020
W
Austin
Lightning Girl by FronteraFest

Lightning Girl
by FronteraFest

  Rita Anderson’s LIGHTNING GIRL is a surreal fictionalization of how 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke, in 1971, survived a plane crash after her craft was struck …

Jan. 23 - Jan. 26, 2020
Th-Sun
Austin
Guys and Dolls by Anderson HS Theater Department

Guys and Dolls
by Anderson HS Theater Department

IT’S TIME FOR ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL’S ANNUAL MUSICAL, THE 1950’S BROADWAY HIT AND CLASSIC FAVORITE An instant hit when it opened on Broadway in 1950,  …

Jan. 23 - Jan. 26, 2020
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
Everest by Austin Opera

Everest
by Austin Opera

Everest, with music by Joby Talbot and libretto by Gene Scheer, tells the tale of one of the deadliest years in recorded history, 1996, at …

Jan. 23 - Jan. 26, 2020
Th-Sun
Wimberley
Broke Thespian's Theatre Company

Macbeth
by Broke Thespian's Theatre Company

Wikipedia: Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy, and tells the story of a brave Scottish general named Macbeth who receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one …

Jan. 23, 2020
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

Science Fails: The Human Side of Science, by Nichole Bennett et al. Our science textbooks are filled with “Eureka!” moments of triumph and discovery. But science …

Jan. 23 - Jan. 26, 2020
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
Bittersuite: Songs of Experience by FronteraFest

Bittersuite: Songs of Experience
by FronteraFest

With Tyler Jones, Leslie Rodgers, Rick Roemer, Lara Wright & Ann Pittnan Zarate.A song cycle about the ups and downs...the joys and sorrows...and the victories …

Jan. 23 - Jan. 27, 2020
Th-Sun
Dripping Springs
Anything Goes by Dripping Springs High School Theatre

Anything Goes
by Dripping Springs High School Theatre

“It’s delightful, it’s delicious, it’s de-lovely” (Cole Porter, Anything Goes).   The Dripping Springs High School Fine Arts Department productions is proud and excited to …

Jan. 24 - Feb. 16, 2020
F-Sun
Georgetown
Laughter on the 23rd Floor by Georgetown Palace Theatre

Laughter on the 23rd Floor
by Georgetown Palace Theatre

Inspired by the playwright’s youthful experience as a staff writer on Sid Caesar’s Your Show of Shows, with all the attendant comic drama as the harried …

Jan. 24 - Feb. 08, 2020
F-Sat
Smithville
Noises Off by Playhouse Smithville

Noises Off
by Playhouse Smithville

Wikipedia: Each of the three acts of Noises Off contains a performance of the first act of a play within a play, a sex farce called Nothing On. The three acts …

Jan. 24, 2020
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Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

  A Child’s Guide to Schopenhauer, by Marla Porter. Kids explore philosophy. Written and directed by Marla Porter and starring Skylar Ewing, Aidan O’Brien, and Tara …

Jan. 25, 2020
Sat
Austin
Yana Wana's Legend of the Blue Bonnet by Teatro Vivo

Yana Wana's Legend of the Blue Bonnet
by Teatro Vivo

 “Yana Wana’s Legend of the Bluebonnet” A play for young audiences produced by Indigenous Cultures Institute and Teatro Vivo     The stories about the …

Jan. 25, 2020
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

BEST OF WEEK #2. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Jan. 25, 2020
Sat
San Antonio
An Evening with Mark Twain by Company Theatre

An Evening with Mark Twain
by Company Theatre

AN EVENING WITH MARK TWAIN – Is now on tour!  Americas most celebrated humorist, Mark Twain continues to be one of Americas greatest authors brought …

Jan. 25 - Feb. 01, 2020
Sat-Sun
Austin
Through the Slumber Glass by Pollyanna Theatre Company

Through the Slumber Glass
by Pollyanna Theatre Company

A new play with music about dreams and dreamers by Last Visible Dog   Did you ever wonder why your bedtime is so early? Did …

Jan. 29, 2020
 
Austin
Bad Neighbors by FronteraFest

Bad Neighbors
by FronteraFest

Bad Neighbors, by Ava Love Hanna (ScriptWorks Commission). The five members of the HOA board in Westdale are here to help protect your property values and …

Jan. 29 - Mar. 08, 2020
W-Sun
Austin
A Night with Janis Joplin by Zach Theatre

A Night with Janis Joplin
by Zach Theatre

The legendary queen of rock-n-roll, Janis Joplin, explodes onto the stage in a concert experience that celebrates the Texas musical marvel, and shines a spotlight …

Jan. 29 - Feb. 02, 2020
W, F-Sun
Austin
Possibilities - Storytelling with Poetry, Improv, and Song by FronteraFest

Possibilities - Storytelling with Poetry, Improv, and Song
by FronteraFest

Possibilities - Storytelling with Poetry, Improv, and Song, by Jennifer Bloom & In Our Prime Jennifer Bloom shares poetry, songs, and stories to weave a tapestry of …

Jan. 29 - Feb. 02, 2020
W, Sat-Sun
Austin
Stand-Up Jesus by FronteraFest

Stand-Up Jesus
by FronteraFest

Making his first appearance in over 2000 years, Jesus of Nazareth returns with razor-sharp satire for sinners. Let he who is without sin, cast the …

Jan. 30 - Feb. 01, 2020
Th-Sat
Austin
Transhumance by FronteraFest

Transhumance
by FronteraFest

Clown Show Explores Gender Binary Come dive into the absurdity of gender with Transhumance at FronteraFest Join NYC-based circus artist Ania Upstill for their new …

Jan. 30 - Feb. 02, 2020
Th-Sun
Austin
Solo Symphony 2020 by Forklift Dance Works

Solo Symphony 2020
by Forklift Dance Works

A DANCE BY AUSTIN SYMPHONY CONDUCTOR PETER BAY For the first time since its 2012 debut, Conductor Peter Bay and Choreographer Allison Orr are teaming …

Jan. 30 - Feb. 09, 2020
Th-Sun
Austin
Grand Hotel by McCallum Fine Arts Academy

Grand Hotel
by McCallum Fine Arts Academy

  It is 1928 and Berlin is at the center of a razzle-dazzle world between two wars. At the bustling Grand Hotel a series of …

Jan. 30 - Feb. 02, 2020
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
Straitjacket: Variations on a Theme of Horror by FronteraFest

Straitjacket: Variations on a Theme of Horror
by FronteraFest

Tortured by a sadistic warden, prisoner Darrell Standing is locked away in solitary confinement, sealed in a straitjacket for days at a time. In order …

Jan. 31 - Feb. 09, 2020
F-Sun
Temple
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Temple Civic Theatre

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
by Temple Civic Theatre

  In a plantation house, a family celebrates the sixty-fifth birthday of Big Daddy, as they sentimentally dub him. The mood is somber, despite the …

Jan. 31 - Feb. 09, 2020
Th-Sun
Austin
The Turn of the Screw by Filigree Theatre

The Turn of the Screw
by Filigree Theatre

Based on the provocative tale of suspense, horror and repressed sexuality, this adaptation give the famous story yet another turn of its own.  A young …

Jan. 31 - Mar. 01, 2020
F-Sun
Georgetown
Peter Pan, musical by Georgetown Palace Theatre

Peter Pan, musical
by Georgetown Palace Theatre

The boy who would not grow up visits the Darling children and takes them on a magical adventure to Never-Never Land in this beloved musical …

Jan. 31 - Feb. 23, 2020
F-Sun
New Braunfels
Disaster! the musical by Circle Arts Theatre

Disaster! the musical
by Circle Arts Theatre

  It's 1979, and New York's hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. Also attending is a faded …

Jan. 31 - Feb. 23, 2020
F-Sun
San Antonio
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder by San Pedro Playhouse

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
by San Pedro Playhouse

    A distant heir to a family fortune, Monty sets out to speed up the line of succession by using a great deal of …

Jan. 31 - Feb. 09, 2020
F-Sun
Killeen
Alabama Story by Central Texas Theatre (formerly Vive les Arts)

Alabama Story
by Central Texas Theatre (formerly Vive les Arts)

Set in Montgomery, Alabama in 1959, Alabama Story mixes real and fictional people to tell a fact-inspired fable about tests of character in a time …

Jan. 31 - Feb. 15, 2020
F-Sun
San Antonio
The Music Man by Wonder Theatre (formerly Woodlawn Theatre)

The Music Man
by Wonder Theatre (formerly Woodlawn Theatre)

There’s trouble in River City! When smooth-talking con man Harold Hill arrives in town to dupe its residents with his elaborate moneymaking scheme. Despite his …

Jan. 31 - Feb. 15, 2020
F-Sun
Kerrville
Sylvia by Playhouse 2000

Sylvia
by Playhouse 2000

  Greg and Kate are excited to be living in Manhattan after twenty-two years of child-raising in the suburbs. Greg’s career as a financial trader …

Jan. 31 - Feb. 15, 2020
F-Sun
Lockhart
Harvey by Gaslight Baker Theatre

Harvey
by Gaslight Baker Theatre

Set in the 1940s. Elwood P. Dowd insists on including his friend Harvey in all of his sister Veta’s social gatherings. Trouble is, Harvey is …

Jan. 31 - Feb. 02, 2020
 
Austin
Solo Symphony by Forklift Dance Works

Solo Symphony
by Forklift Dance Works

  SOLO SYMPHONY, A DANCE FOR AUSTIN SYMPHONY CONDUCTOR PETER BAYJanuary 30, 31, & February 1 at 8 pmFebruary 2 at 3 pmRollins Studio Theater …