Productions from 4/14 to 4/21

Feb. 27 - Apr. 25, 2015
Sat-Sun
Austin
The Three Little Pigs by Zach Theatre

The Three Little Pigs
by Zach Theatre

Take three little piglets, their devoted single-parent mom, and a misunderstood Big Bad Wolf, and you’ve got the perfect “Great Big Little Broadway Show” for …

Mar. 06 - Apr. 18, 2015
T-Sun
San Antonio
Elephant and Piggie by Magik Theatre

Elephant and Piggie
by Magik Theatre

The hilarious and unlikely friendship between two animals. Gerald is careful, Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling, Gerald can. Don’t miss the hilarious adventures …

Mar. 14 - May. 03, 2015
F-Sun
San Antonio
Mary Poppins by J. Pennington Productions (JP Studios)

Mary Poppins
by J. Pennington Productions (JP Studios)

Everyone's favorite practically perfect nanny takes the stage in this Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical adventure. One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts …

Mar. 20 - Apr. 18, 2015
F-Sat
San Antonio
An Excruciatingly Ordinary Toy Theater Play by Miniature Curiosa

An Excruciatingly Ordinary Toy Theater Play
by Miniature Curiosa

A series of vignettes in which ordinary events – drawn from lost diary entries –are performed with paper puppets on a remarkably intricate miniature stage. Seen up …

Mar. 27 - Apr. 19, 2015
Th-Sun
Austin
Jacob's Ladder by Theatre en Bloc

Jacob's Ladder
by Theatre en Bloc

1944. An unassuming young staffer to FDR discovers a Top Secret proposal to bomb the concentration camps dotting Eastern Europe. Whatever the outcome of the …

Apr. 03 - May. 03, 2015
Th-Sun
Austin
I'm Not Rappaport by Austin Playhouse

I'm Not Rappaport
by Austin Playhouse

Two senior citizens meet in Central Park to escape and combat the sometimes unpleasant realities of life. Together they fight injustice, spin fantasies, and form …

Apr. 03 - Apr. 25, 2015
Th-Sat
Austin
Measure for Measure by The Baron's Men

Measure for Measure
by The Baron's Men

Claudio is arrested by Lord Angelo, the temporary leader of Vienna. Angelo is left in charge by the Duke, who pretends to leave town but …

Apr. 03 - May. 03, 2015
F-Sun
San Antonio
La Cage aux Folles, musical by Wonder Theatre

La Cage aux Folles, musical
by Wonder Theatre

Georges is the suave owner of a glitzy drag club on the French Riviera. Partnered romantically with his high-strung star performer, Albin (who goes by …

Apr. 03 - Apr. 18, 2015
W-Sat
Austin
The Great God Pan by Street Corner Arts

The Great God Pan
by Street Corner Arts

Amy Herzog’s compelling story about the deep recesses of memory and the continuity of human frailty from childhood through adulthood.  Jamie’s life in Brooklyn seems just …

Apr. 03 - Apr. 18, 2015
F-Sat
San Antonio
You've Ruined a Perfectly Good Mystery by Rose Theatre Company

You've Ruined a Perfectly Good Mystery
by Rose Theatre Company

Another comedy by Chris Manley     Click to view feature by Deborah Martin at San Antonio Express-News, March 27

Apr. 07 - May. 18, 2015
 
Austin
Dreams of Riley's Friends, a text-message play by Physical Plant Theatre

Dreams of Riley's Friends, a text-message play
by Physical Plant Theatre

Dreams of Riley’s Friends is a six-week encounter with a stranger from out of town. The decisions you make about this new-found friend steer a …

Apr. 08 - May. 10, 2015
W-Sun
Austin
All The Way by Zach Theatre

All The Way
by Zach Theatre

ZACH Theatre is proud to announce the 2014 Tony Award® winner for Best Play – ALL THE WAY. Based on Lyndon Baines Johnson’s prolific first year as …

Apr. 09 - Apr. 18, 2015
Th-Sun
San Antonio
Don't Be Absurd! by Northwest Vista Community College

Don't Be Absurd!
by Northwest Vista Community College

Ionesco's classic plays represent Absurdism at its best.   The Bald Soprano:  When the Martins and a fireman pay a visit to the Smiths, nothing really happens, …

Apr. 09 - Apr. 19, 2015
Th-Sun
Brenham
Shooting Star by Unity Theatre

Shooting Star
by Unity Theatre

Snowed in overnight at a middle-America airport, college lovers Elena Carson and Reed McAllister have an unexpected and life-altering reunion. Elena has stayed true to …

Apr. 09 - Apr. 19, 2015
Th-Sat
San Antonio
Cyrano de Bergerac by San Antonio College

Cyrano de Bergerac
by San Antonio College

Cyrano de Bergerac- Arguably one of the greatest plays ever written, French playwright Edmund Rostand weaves the tale of Cyrano de Bergerac.  Cyrano, a contemporary …

Apr. 10 - May. 02, 2015
Th-Sun
Round Rock
God's Favorite by Sam Bass Theatre Association

God's Favorite
by Sam Bass Theatre Association

Successful Long Island businessman Joe Benjamin is a modern-day 'Job' with a demanding wife, ungrateful children and wise-cracking household employees. Just when it seems things couldn't get …

Apr. 10 - Apr. 25, 2015
F-Sat
San Marcos
Les Misérables by San Marcos Spotlight Theatre

Les Misérables
by San Marcos Spotlight Theatre

Les Misérables  colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz (/leɪ ˈmɪz/) is a sung-through musical based on the novel Les Misérables by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, original French …

Apr. 10 - Apr. 19, 2015
F-Sun
San Antonio
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill by St. Philip's College

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
by St. Philip's College

A few months before her death, Billie Holiday appears at a bar in Philadelphia, struggling to give a performance and entertain her fans. Michelle Burnett …

Apr. 10 - Apr. 26, 2015
F-Sun
Fredericksburg
Crimes of the Heart by Fredericksburg Theater Company (FTC)

Crimes of the Heart
by Fredericksburg Theater Company (FTC)

Kerry Goff directs the Pulitzer Prize winning dark comedy about three eccentric, disaster-prone Southern sisters coming together after one shoots her husband. Rated PG-13.     …

Apr. 10 - Apr. 18, 2015
Th-Sun
Austin
The Prostitute and the Cow by The Vortex

The Prostitute and the Cow
by The Vortex

In an attempt to escape the violence of their lives, a barren dairy cow and an ex-stripper set out across America with nothing but an …

Apr. 10 - Apr. 26, 2015
F-Sun
New Braunfels
Making God Laugh by Circle Arts Theatre

Making God Laugh
by Circle Arts Theatre

Making God Laugh follows one typical American family over the course of thirty years' worth of holidays. Starting in 1980, Ruthie and Bill's grown children -- …

Apr. 10 - May. 16, 2015
F-Sat
San Antonio
 Lucky Woman by Overtime Theater

Lucky Woman
by Overtime Theater

"Lucky Woman" explores both a contemporary classroom at an  Alternative campus and the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, Sophia. As the contemporary …

Apr. 11 - Apr. 19, 2015
Sat-Sun
Lakeway
Bring It On, the musical by Tex-Arts

Bring It On, the musical
by Tex-Arts

Teen Musical Theatre Academy Spring 2015 Production  Set in the high stakes world of competitive high school cheerleading, Bring It On: The Musical tells the story …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 17, 2015
 
Austin
Tell _____ by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Tell _____
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Tell ____. is an interactive theatre performance for young audiences. Actor-facilitators engage in dialogue with the audience about physical boundaries and invite the audience to begin …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 17, 2015
M-W, F
Austin
Pirandello by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Pirandello
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Pirandello is a new musical that explores the life of famous Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello and his relationship with two influential women- his artistic muse …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 17, 2015
 
Austin
teen girl FANtasies by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

teen girl FANtasies
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Teen Girl FANtasies is one part music video, one part ultimate fan letter, and one part virtual coming-of-age adventure. It follows six teenagers, each a …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 17, 2015
M-T, Th-F
Austin
Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Operation Istanbul
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

A international spy adventure play about star-crossed global love.  While on vacation in Istanbul, Reals, CIA femme-fatale, seduces a handsome mysterious man named Asan, only to …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 16, 2015
M-Th
Austin
The Fog Inside by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

The Fog Inside
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Each fall, thousands of bright, ambitious students relocate to Austin to start their college career, and this transition affects everyone differently. Students need tools to …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 16, 2015
M-Th
Austin
Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Road Trip
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Third year college student Hannah has been sleeping with her friend Peter for months when she finds out that she’s eight weeks pregnant. Finding that …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 17, 2015
M-W, F
Austin
Purification  by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Purification
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Purification explores oppressive views of female sexuality through the story of a mother and daughter who live in a village lead by the church and …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 17, 2015
M, W-F
Austin
Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

The Rainbow Connection
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

The Rainbow Connection is a play about the importance of maintaining a bountiful amount of imagination and creativity. We follow a young man who has …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 16, 2015
M-Th
Austin
Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Twenty-Eight
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

TwentyEight is a play based on the Malcolm X Grass Root report Operation Ghetto Storm that states in 2012 a black person was murdered by a police officer, …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 17, 2015
M, W-F
Austin
Apocalypse Radio by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Apocalypse Radio
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Good morning, Chicagolandia. Pull up your socks and get comfy for an immersive, retro-future radio broadcasts. Subversives, convicts and bears strictly forbidden. Pack your sleeping …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 17, 2015
M-T, F
Austin
Please Open Your Mouth by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Please Open Your Mouth
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Répondez s’il vous plaît to an immersive, participatory theatrical experience of food and sex. Audience members compete to gain entrance to a clandestine culinary orgy where …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 17, 2015
M, W-F
Austin
Re/Connect - Let's Chat by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Re/Connect - Let's Chat
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

RE/CONNECT is an interdisciplinary performance about how humans relate in a digital age. A monumental tablet swipes through layers of music, movement, wearable technology and …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 15, 2015
M-W
Austin
Emma When You Need Her by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Emma When You Need Her
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

In a world where a handful of rich men control the government, where women fight to control their bodies, where immigrants escaping war and poverty …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 16, 2015
M-Th
Austin
Welcome Home by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Welcome Home
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Welcome, Home invites the audience into an interactive live blog, where four students will re-live, confess, and reconfigure the depths of their exploration in Angers, …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 16, 2015
M-Th
Austin
Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Cielito Lindo
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Cielito Lindo  Project Leads: Stephany Cavazos Andrea Stanfill Carrillo A bilingual play that crosses cultures and explores what it means to be independent and confident …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 17, 2015
M, W-F
Austin
Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Clothing, Movement, Spirituality
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

This interdisciplinary performance will shed new light on the world of Martial Arts by incorporating it with contemporary, modern and hip hop dance as well …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 17, 2015
M-W, F
Austin
Emanation by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Emanation
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

p>Emanation is a play about intimacy. Leira, a 19-year-old librarian finds fresh semen on a library book while restocking at the end of the night. After …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 17, 2015
M, W-F
Austin
Mad and a Goat by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Mad and a Goat
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

A two-person show about one woman who, to free herself from college debt, joins a Wyoming goat farm she inherits from her occult-leader birth parents. …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 17, 2015
M-T, Th-F
Austin
Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Memoirdia dell'Arte
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Beatrice’s father, Truffaldino, has just passed away. Now, it’s her responsibility to lay him to rest. The play puts the audience in the place of …

Apr. 14 - Apr. 17, 2015
T-F
Austin
Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

After: A Post-Gay Vaudeville
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

After: A Post-Gay Vaudeville (Sponsored by Faggot Dolls™) explores what it means to be a gay man in an imagined utopia with full marriage equality and …

Apr. 14 - Apr. 17, 2015
T-F
Austin
Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

The Missing Element
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

In a world where the elements on the periodic table have been shoved into tiny boxes of separation, characterization, and identification, unrest stirs amongst Groups …

Apr. 14 - Apr. 16, 2015
T, Th
Austin
Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Life, Death and All That Nonsense
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

“Life, Death, and All That Nonsense” takes you on the journey of a young man who returns home to find his family had been murdered …

Apr. 14 - Apr. 17, 2015
T-F
Austin
Rose Made Man by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Rose Made Man
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

The new opera Rose Made Man, a coming of age story of a trans man named Gabriel, is also a coming of gender story since …

Apr. 15 - Apr. 16, 2015
W-Th
San Antonio
Rosie's Rodeo Roundup by Playhouse San Antonio

Rosie's Rodeo Roundup
by Playhouse San Antonio

One of the first female rodeo champions in the country, Rosie Hendersonbecomes a radio star on WOAI radio in 1950, just as San Antonio holds its first …

Apr. 15 - Apr. 17, 2015
W, F
Austin
Henry Bishop by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Henry Bishop
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Henry Bishop is a 30-minute piece that tells the story of Henry Bishop, a lonely centaur who has the body of a sheep instead of …

Apr. 16 - Apr. 17, 2015
Th-F
Austin
Life, Love and What I Lost by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Life, Love and What I Lost
by Cohen New Works Festival, University of Texas

Life, Love, and What I Lost is an original song cycle that explores the ups and downs of life as a twenty-something. Presented through a …

Apr. 16 - Apr. 26, 2015
Th-Sun
Austin
The Robber Bridegroom by Mary Moody Northen Theatre

The Robber Bridegroom
by Mary Moody Northen Theatre

In this bluegrass fairy tale, rascally robber Jamie Lockhart courts Rosamund, the only daughter of the richest planter in the country. The proceedings go awry …

Apr. 17 - Apr. 26, 2015
Th-Sun
Georgetown
Anton in Show Business by Southwestern University

Anton in Show Business
by Southwestern University

A hilarious backstage comedy based on three actresses who chase their dreams. The story follows Lisbette, the naïve, small town girl, Casey, the aging struggling …

Apr. 17 - May. 10, 2015
F-Sun
Austin
Love's Labor's Lost by Present Company Theatre

Love's Labor's Lost
by Present Company Theatre

Present Company, in partnership with Whole Foods Market, presents the second annual SHAKESPEARE AT THE MARKET: LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST on the rooftop of the downtown …

Apr. 17 - May. 09, 2015
F-Sun
Leander
Ravenscroft by Way Off Broadway Community Players

Ravenscroft
by Way Off Broadway Community Players

A Gothic thriller, both funny and frightening. On a snowy night, Inspector Ruffing is called to a remote house to investigate the death of Patrick …

Apr. 17 - May. 02, 2015
F-Sat
Smithville
Inherit the Wind by Playhouse Smithville

Inherit the Wind
by Playhouse Smithville

Playhouse Smithville presents Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, starring Danne Absher as Matthew Harrison Brady, Sam Blasco as Henry Drummond …

Apr. 17 - May. 17, 2015
F-Sun
Georgetown
Spamalot by Georgetown Palace Theatre

Spamalot
by Georgetown Palace Theatre

Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, the story retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights …

Apr. 17 - May. 02, 2015
 
San Antonio
Our Lady of the Lake University

Fat Pig
by Our Lady of the Lake University

Student-directed productions of two Neil LaBute plays: Fat Pig and The Wager.

Apr. 17 - May. 10, 2015
Th-Sun
Austin
The Graduate by City Theatre Company

The Graduate
by City Theatre Company

I've just got one thing to say, Ben…! What's that, sir? Plastics, Ben. Plastics.  These lines from The Graduate, so etched in the American psyche, are …

Apr. 17 - Apr. 25, 2015
W-Sun
San Antonio
The Three Sisters by Trinity University

The Three Sisters
by Trinity University

Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov tells the story of three sisters, Olga, Masha, and Irina, and their yearnings to escape their provincial life and return to …

Apr. 17 - May. 31, 2015
Sat-Sun
Austin
Cenicienta by Zach Theatre

Cenicienta
by Zach Theatre

Cenicienta is a bilingual stage-adaptation of the tale of Cinderella, infused with puppetry, Mexican culture and humor.  Cenicienta learns to embrace her culture, familia, and …

Apr. 18 - Apr. 25, 2015
W-Sun
San Antonio
The Diviners by University of the Incarnate Word

The Diviners
by University of the Incarnate Word

In the early days of the Depression Buddy Layman is a mentally-challenged boy whose sweet nature touches most people he meets. One day a stranger …

Apr. 21 - Apr. 26, 2015
T-Sun
San Marcos
Kiss Me, Kate by Texas State University Department of Theatre, Dance and Film

Kiss Me, Kate
by Texas State University Department of Theatre, Dance and Film

A musical version of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew and the conflict on- and off-stage between Fred, the show’s director, producer, and star and his leading …