Productions in September 2023

August | September | October

Aug. 09 - Sep. 10, 2023
W-Sun
Austin
Zach Theatre

Head Over Heels
by Zach Theatre

This laugh-out-loud love story about the outrageous escapades of a royal family is set to the music of the iconic 1980’s all-female rock band The …

Aug. 18 - Sep. 17, 2023
F-Sun
Georgetown
Georgetown Palace Theatre

The Sound of Music
by Georgetown Palace Theatre

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of cherished songs, including “Climb Ev’ry …

Aug. 18 - Sep. 03, 2023
F-Sun
Bastrop

Steel Magnolias
by Bastrop Opera House

Truvy’s salon is Chinquapin, Louisiana’s go-to place for a beauty fix with a hearty side of gossip. Along with her overeager assistant Annelle, Truvy pampers …

Aug. 18 - Sep. 03, 2023
Th-Sun
Austin
City Theatre Company

Picnic
by City Theatre Company

 It’s Labor Day in the American Heartland. Two widows and their families are preparing for a picnic in two joint backyards...but before they can lay …

Aug. 18 - Sep. 03, 2023
F-Sun
Ingram
Hill Country Arts Foundation (HCAF)

The 39 Steps
by Hill Country Arts Foundation (HCAF)

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for …

Aug. 18 - Sep. 09, 2023
 
San Antonio
Overtime Theater

Against the Grain
by Overtime Theater

The hardest team to face may be your own. A high school football team is shaken to its core when an email is sent out …

Aug. 24 - Sep. 16, 2023
Th-Sat
Austin
Hyde Park Theatre

Caught
by Hyde Park Theatre

Come see us transform HPT into an art gallery for a show by a dissident Chinese conceptual artist, a man who was imprisoned and tortured …

Aug. 25 - Sep. 10, 2023
F-Sun
Boerne
Boerne Community Theatre

Half-Baked
by Boerne Community Theatre

Retired brothers Jay and Sonny Allen move to central Florida with their wives Martha and Veronica to open a cafe. When the business starts failing …

Aug. 31 - Sep. 01, 2023
Th-F
Austin
Ventana Ballet

Night Birds
by Ventana Ballet

Ventana Ballet & The Cathedral flock together again for the third annual immersive presentation of Night Birds, an avian-themed program featuring seven dancers, three cellists, …

Aug. 31 - Sep. 03, 2023
Th-Sun
San Antonio
100A Productions

The 39 Steps
by 100A Productions

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for …

Sep. 01 - Sep. 24, 2023
F-Sun
San Antonio
Wonder Theatre

Into The Woods
by Wonder Theatre

Wonder Theatre is taking you Into the Woods this fall. Beginning September 1st, experience Stephen Sondheim’s magical music and lyrics in this popular musical adventure …

Sep. 01 - Sep. 02, 2023
F-Sat
Waco
Waco Civic Theatre

Ordinary Days
by Waco Civic Theatre

Ordinary Days is a sung-through musical with music and lyrics by American composer Adam Gwon. Set in New York City, the musical follows four characters, …

Sep. 01 - Sep. 24, 2023
F-Sun
Wimberley
Wimberley Players

A Streetcar Named Desire
by Wimberley Players

An explosive and heartrending study of the human condition and 1950’s southern society, skillfully brought to life in Tennessee Williams’ iconic characters Stanley and Stella …

Sep. 02 - Sep. 03, 2023
Sat-Sun
Austin

Elizabeth Is Going into the Ground
by University of Texas Theatre & Dance

Four trees in the North Maine woods communicate through an underground network of roots and fungi. Four women, each struggling to come into her own …

Sep. 02 - Sep. 10, 2023
Th-Sun
San Antonio
Teatro Audaz

Somewhere over the Border
by Teatro Audaz

A Texas premiere. This new musical, Somewhere Over the Border, embraces the factual and the fantastical in its depiction of one young girl’s pursuit of …

Sep. 05 - Sep. 10, 2023
T-Sun
Corsicana

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Robinettte)
by Warehouse Living Arts Center

This new dramatization of C.S. Lewis’ classic, set in the land of Narnia, faithfully recreates the magic and mystery of Aslan, the great lion, his …

Sep. 07 - Sep. 30, 2023
Th-Sun
Austin
Pipeline by Alchemy Theatre Company

Pipeline
by Alchemy Theatre Company

An inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son opportunities they’ll never have. When a controversial …

Sep. 07 - Sep. 17, 2023
Th-Sun
Austin
Raven-Winged Hours by The Archive Theater Company

Raven-Winged Hours
by The Archive Theater Company

Imagine spending an evening in Edgar Allan Poe's Victorian parlor as he recounts some of his most famous stories to you. Then imagine these stories …

Sep. 07 - Sep. 16, 2023
Th-Sun
Austin
Deaf Austin Theatre

The Laramie Project
by Deaf Austin Theatre

Deaf Austin Theatre is excited to be partnering with Hypernovas Productions to produce the first professional production of The Laramie Project by Moises Kauffman and …

Sep. 07 - Sep. 17, 2023
Th-Sun
San Antonio
Miscast Theatre Company

Ordinary Days
by Miscast Theatre Company

  From one of musical theatre's most exciting new composers comes Ordinary Days, a refreshingly honest and funny musical about making real connections in the city …

Sep. 08 - Sep. 10, 2023
F-Sun
Bryan
The Theatre Company (TTC)

Putting It Together
by The Theatre Company (TTC)

A staged assortment of Stephen Sondheim songs.

Sep. 08 - Sep. 24, 2023
F-Sun
San Angelo
Angelo Civic Theatre

Cabaret
by Angelo Civic Theatre

In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920's draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget …

Sep. 08 - Sep. 23, 2023
F-Sun
Lockhart
Gaslight Baker Theatre

Somewhere: A Primer for the End of Days
by Gaslight Baker Theatre

Something went wrong with the world, and now nearly all the insects are dead and crops everywhere are failing. Entomologist Cassandra and her engineer brother …

Sep. 09, 2023
Sat
Round Rock
Sam Bass Theatre Association

24-hour Play Fest
by Sam Bass Theatre Association

The Sam Bass Community Theatre 24 Hour PlayFest is a fundraising effort which has: 5 playwrights, 5 directors, and 19 actors coming together to present …

Sep. 14 - Sep. 16, 2023
Th-Sat
Somewhere

Isabel and the Runaway Train
by BE Theatre

This play tells the story of a 16 year old girl named Isabel who runs away from home and finds herself trapped on a magical …

Sep. 14 - Oct. 01, 2023
W-Sun
Austin
George Gershwin Alone by touring company

George Gershwin Alone
by touring company

  George Gershwin Alone tells the story of America’s great composer who, with the groundbreaking “Rhapsody in Blue,” made a “Lady out of Jazz.” The show …

Sep. 14 - Sep. 17, 2023
Th-Sun
Austin
The Vortex

Green New Theatre Symposium
by The Vortex

At the Green New Theatre Symposium at The VORTEX, artists, scholars, students, and activists will join together to build networks of collaboration, exchange ideas, and …

Sep. 15 - Sep. 17, 2023
F-Sun
Brownsville
Camille Lightner Playhouse

Rock of Ages
by Camille Lightner Playhouse

  Here is the cast for Camille's upcoming production of 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝘀! LONNY BARNETT Anthony Ruiz DENNIS DUPREE Dylan Martin Mendoza JUSTICE CHARLIER Melanie Esparza …

Sep. 15 - Oct. 31, 2023
F-Sat
Corpus Christi
The Rocky Horror Show by Aurora Arts Theatre

The Rocky Horror Show
by Aurora Arts Theatre

In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their …

Sep. 15 - Sep. 30, 2023
F-Sat
Smithville
OK, OK, I'm a Doctor! by Playhouse Smithville

OK, OK, I'm a Doctor!
by Playhouse Smithville

“Ok, Ok… I’m a Doctor!” written and directed by jdj* (ever so loosely based on Moliiere's 1666 comic farce Le médicin malgré lui plus Rock-N-Roll)  

Sep. 15 - Sep. 17, 2023
F-Sun
Austin
Ballet Austin

Stephen Mills' Hamlet
by Ballet Austin

  Stephen Mills’ critically acclaimed production of Hamlet is a contemporary, bold version of Shakespeare’s timeless tale of revenge, grief, and love. Set to the richly …

Sep. 15 - Oct. 01, 2023
Th-Sun
Austin
No Exit by City Theatre Company

No Exit
by City Theatre Company

Three strangers, in one room, locked...forever. Jean-Paul Sartre’s famous play endures as a staple inexistentialist thought. It follows three strangers to a room, locked, forced …

Sep. 18, 2023
M
Austin
Jack and Aiden by Ground Floor Theatre

Jack and Aiden
by Ground Floor Theatre

When Aiden first meets Jack, it’s through the transactional world of gay male hookup apps– Aiden’s first exploration since transitioning. But as the two spend …

Sep. 20 - Oct. 01, 2023
 
Austin
The Girl who Became Legend by Zach Theatre

The Girl who Became Legend
by Zach Theatre

The town of Dustbin is known for two things: rules and dust, the kind you get when it doesn’t rain for years and years. One …

Sep. 20, 2023
W
Austin

Gilgamesh
by touring company

When the tyrant-king Gilgamesh befriends the wild-man Enkidu, his heart softens. But the two are beset by gods and monsters on a journey of love …

Sep. 21 - Sep. 23, 2023
Th-Sat
Austin
Ventana Ballet

Komorebi
by Ventana Ballet

When light beams through the trees. This performance observes the nature of perseverance, the dissemination of wisdom through generational stories, and how the cycles of …

Sep. 21 - Oct. 01, 2023
Th-Sun
Austin
Raven-Winged Hours by The Archive Theater Company

Raven-Winged Hours
by The Archive Theater Company

Imagine spending an evening in Edgar Allan Poe's Victorian parlor as he recounts some of his most famous stories to you. Then imagine these stories …

Sep. 21 - Oct. 08, 2023
Th-Sun
Brenham
See How They Run by Unity Theatre

See How They Run
by Unity Theatre

See How They Run is set in a vicarage in the idyllic village of Merton-cum-Middlewick, England, during the 1940s. Resident spinster, Miss Skillon, (who ‘touches …

Sep. 21 - Oct. 01, 2023
Th-Sun
Austin
Antigonick by Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Antigonick
by Mary Moody Northen Theatre

This "swiftly paced,” powerful new translation of Antigone, is full of sly, contemporary humor. An uplifting and timely portrayal of Antigone’s fight for justice, Antigonick …

Sep. 21 - Oct. 08, 2023
Th-Sat
Austin
Death on the Half-Shell by Mélange Theatre Company

Death on the Half-Shell
by Mélange Theatre Company

Mélange Theatre Company welcomes fall with the World Premiere of Rita Anderson’s Death on the Half Shell (Two Comic Tales on Death & the Absurdities …

Sep. 22 - Oct. 08, 2023
F-Sun
Bastrop
Willy Wonka by Bastrop Opera House

Willy Wonka
by Bastrop Opera House

Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation which features …

Sep. 22 - Sep. 23, 2023
F-Sat
San Antonio
Bobby McMorris/B Mo Holy Productions, LLC

Divorce Saved My Marriage
by Bobby McMorris/B Mo Holy Productions, LLC

    When unintended consequences puts the Grayson’s relationship at risk, “For Better, For Worse” takes on a whole new meaning in this hilarious, adrenaline-fueled escapade.

Sep. 22 - Oct. 15, 2023
 
Austin
The Norwegians by Austin Playhouse

The Norwegians
by Austin Playhouse

Opening our 24th season is the delightfully dark comedy about women scorned in Minnesota and the really, really nice gangsters-Norwegian hit men-they hire to whack …

Sep. 22 - Oct. 15, 2023
Th-Sun
Round Rock
The Life of  Insects by Sam Bass Theatre Association

The Life of Insects
by Sam Bass Theatre Association

A traveler who is something of a philosopher falls asleep after drinking in a forest. In his dream he observes the comedy and tragedy in …

Sep. 22 - Oct. 08, 2023
F-Sun
Navasota
The 39 Steps by Navasota Theatre Alliance

The 39 Steps
by Navasota Theatre Alliance

If you've ever seen Alfred Hitchcock's version of The 39 Steps...this isn't that one! The 39 Steps is a parody adapted from the 1915 novel …

Sep. 22 - Oct. 29, 2023
F-Sun
Corpus Christi
The Spongebob Musical by Harbor Playhouse

The Spongebob Musical
by Harbor Playhouse

The stakes are higher than ever in this dynamic stage musical, as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea …

Sep. 22 - Oct. 08, 2023
F-Sun
Buda
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown by Chambers Theatre Company

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
by Chambers Theatre Company

Charles Schulz’s beloved comic comes to life in Clark Gesner’s classic musical, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The whole gang is here: bossy Lucy …

Sep. 22 - Oct. 01, 2023
Th-Sun
Waco
Oklahoma! by Waco Civic Theatre

Oklahoma!
by Waco Civic Theatre

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, setting the standards and rules of modern musical theatre. In a Western territory …

Sep. 22 - Oct. 14, 2023
F-Sat
San Antonio
The Possession by Overtime Theater

The Possession
by Overtime Theater

Arthur, a quiet yet neurotic man, is dealing with the traumas of his family's murder, and the fact that he was a suspect in their …

Sep. 23 - Oct. 08, 2023
 
Austin
Cabarex: ORIGINES by Proyecto Teatro

Cabarex: ORIGINES
by Proyecto Teatro

ProyectoTEATRO, en colaboración con The Vortex, Escándalo!, y un elenco fenomenal de artistas escénicos, los invitan a echarse un brinquito al pasado con mucho sentido …

Sep. 23 - Oct. 29, 2023
 
Austin
Paquito y Abuelito by Scottish Rite Theater

Paquito y Abuelito
by Scottish Rite Theater

On the Day of the Dead, families gather to remember and celebrate the lives of loved ones who have passed on. For Paquito it's just …

Sep. 25, 2023
M
Austin

B. Iden Payne Awards for Theatre in Austin
by B. Iden Payne Awards Committee

  The B. Iden Payne Awards Council invites the theatre-makers and theatre-goers of Austin to a convivial gathering as we announce and celebrate the nominees for …

Sep. 26 - Oct. 01, 2023
T-Sun
San Marcos
She Kills Monsters by Texas State University Department of Theatre, Dance and Film

She Kills Monsters
by Texas State University Department of Theatre, Dance and Film

Under the direction of Jerry Ruiz, She Kills Monsters arrives on the Texas State stage in late September. The story follows Agnes Evans, an average …

Sep. 27, 2023
 
Somewhere
CTXLT Graphics Crash by Central Texas Live Theatre (CTXLT)

CTXLT Graphics Crash
by Central Texas Live Theatre (CTXLT)

All posted graphics between August 22, 2022 and September 27, 2023 damaged or lost.

Sep. 28 - Oct. 21, 2023
Th-Sat
Austin
Twelfth Night, or What You Will by The Baron's Men

Twelfth Night, or What You Will
by The Baron's Men

Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment …

Sep. 28 - Oct. 08, 2023
Th-Sun
Austin
Sweet Charity by McCallum Fine Arts Academy

Sweet Charity
by McCallum Fine Arts Academy

I can show you a good time...Buy Sweet Charity tickets now! Follow optimistic but unfortunate dance hall hostess Charity as she chases true love though …

Sep. 29 - Oct. 15, 2023
F-Sun
Georgetown
You Can't Do That, Dan Moody! by Georgetown Palace Theatre

You Can't Do That, Dan Moody!
by Georgetown Palace Theatre

  This play by Tom Swift is the reenactment of a trial that took place one hundred years ago, the nation’s first successful prosecution of the …

Sep. 29 - Oct. 07, 2023
F-Sun
San Antonio
A Night of Tennessee Williams by University of the Incarnate Word

A Night of Tennessee Williams
by University of the Incarnate Word

It is said that the peak of Williams’ virtuosity was in the one-act plays, some that were like firecrackers on a rope. His lesser-known one-act …

Sep. 29 - Oct. 15, 2023
Th-Sun
Lakeway
Baskerville by Tex-Arts

Baskerville
by Tex-Arts

Picture this... a group of librarians close the library doors at the end of a frosty winter day. It's cozy and warm in the comfort …

Sep. 29 - Oct. 15, 2023
F-Sun
Bryan
Freaky Friday by The Theatre Company (TTC)

Freaky Friday
by The Theatre Company (TTC)

When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Freaky Friday is a …

Sep. 29 - Oct. 15, 2023
F-Sun
New Braunfels
A Comedy of Tenors by Circle Arts Theatre

A Comedy of Tenors
by Circle Arts Theatre

One hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends and a soccer stadium filled with screaming fans. What could possibly go wrong? It’s 1930s Paris …

Sep. 29 - Oct. 15, 2023
F-Sun
Horseshoe Bay
Little Shop of Horrors by Hill Country  Community Theatre (HCCT)

Little Shop of Horrors
by Hill Country Community Theatre (HCCT)

  A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop Of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre-goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman …

Sep. 29 - Oct. 08, 2023
Th-Sun
San Antonio
A Doll's House, Part 2 by Trinity University

A Doll's House, Part 2
by Trinity University

  Henrik Ibsen's 1879 masterpiece A DOLL’S HOUSE ends with Nora Helmer's shocking decision to leave her husband and children for a life on her own. …