Productions from 10/20 to 10/27

Sep. 18 - Dec. 12, 2015
W, Sat-Sun
Austin
Winnie the Pooh by Zach Theatre

Winnie the Pooh
by Zach Theatre

Winnie-the-Pooh is Christopher Robin's fat little "bear of very little brain" who would like to drift peacefully through life, humming tunes and stopping frequently to …

Sep. 24 - Oct. 24, 2015
Th-Sat
Austin
The Quarry by Hyde Park Theatre

The Quarry
by Hyde Park Theatre

Only the second production in the country of this new work by the playwright of HPT's award-winning smash hit Slowgirl. After a series of unsettling discoveries …

Sep. 26 - Nov. 07, 2015
Sat
San Antonio
The Rocky Horror Show by J. Pennington Productions (JP Studios)

The Rocky Horror Show
by J. Pennington Productions (JP Studios)

Dr. Frankenfurter, that sweet transvestite and his motley crew do the time warp in this 40th anniversary revival. Complete with sass from the audience, cascading …

Sep. 30 - Nov. 01, 2015
W-Sun
Austin
Evita by Zach Theatre

Evita
by Zach Theatre

Revered by her people as an advocate for the poor, Eva Perón climbed meteorically from the slums of Argentina to her role as beloved First …

Oct. 02 - Oct. 24, 2015
Th-Sat
Austin
Much Ado About Nothing by The Baron's Men

Much Ado About Nothing
by The Baron's Men

Directed by Monette Mueller Produced by Carrie E. Casey     Much Ado About Nothing was the first full-length production attempted by The Baron’s Men. …

Oct. 02 - Nov. 01, 2015
F-Sun
San Antonio
American Idiot by Wonder Theatre

American Idiot
by Wonder Theatre

In this musical adapted from Green Day's 2004 concept album of the same name, working-class characters — from the suburbs to the city to the …

Oct. 02 - Nov. 01, 2015
F-Sun
San Antonio
The Music Man by Playhouse San Antonio

The Music Man
by Playhouse San Antonio

The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses …

Oct. 03 - Nov. 01, 2015
Sat-Sun
Austin
Just A Minute by Scottish Rite Theater

Just A Minute
by Scottish Rite Theater

Celebrate el día de los muertos with this staged adaptation of Yuyi Morales’s fantastical award-winning books Just a Minute and Just in Case. Señor Calavera wants Grandma Beetle to leave …

Oct. 08 - Oct. 24, 2015
Th-Sun
Austin
The House on Haunted Hill by Weird City Theatre

The House on Haunted Hill
by Weird City Theatre

Weird City Theatre Company announces a world premiere stage production of HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, adapted from director William Castle's 1959 Vincent Price thriller.  A …

Oct. 09 - Nov. 08, 2015
F-Sun
Georgetown
Young Frankenstein by Georgetown Palace Theatre

Young Frankenstein
by Georgetown Palace Theatre

Young Frankenstein!!  It's ALIVE – at The Historic Palace Theatre in Georgetown!  Weekends October 9 through November 8!  The electrifying adaptation of Mel Brooks' monstrously funny …

Oct. 09 - Oct. 24, 2015
Th-Sat
Ingram
The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Hill Country Arts Foundation (HCAF)

The Beauty Queen of Leenane
by Hill Country Arts Foundation (HCAF)

Set in the mountains of Connemara, County Galway, THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely …

Oct. 09 - Oct. 25, 2015
F-Sun
San Antonio
Children of Eden by Performing Arts San Antonio (PASA)

Children of Eden
by Performing Arts San Antonio (PASA)

Children of Eden is a two-act musical play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John Caird. The musical is based …

Oct. 09 - Nov. 07, 2015
Th-Sun
San Antonio
Bride of Cthulhu by Overtime Theater

Bride of Cthulhu
by Overtime Theater

 Bride of Cthulhu carries on the Cthulhu legend in grand, Lovecraftian style. A thriller, this is the story of two women moving to a small …

Oct. 09 - Oct. 24, 2015
F-Sat
Lockhart
Varney the Vampire or The Feast of Blood by Gaslight Baker Theatre

Varney the Vampire or The Feast of Blood
by Gaslight Baker Theatre

In 1900 weary vampire Sir Francis Varney shows up at an inn in Italy. He plans to visit a haunted grotto and ask forgiveness from …

Oct. 09 - Nov. 08, 2015
W-Sat
San Antonio
Red by Magik Theatre

Red
by Magik Theatre

A collaboration with multimedia puppet troupe Miniature Curiosa (a Jim Henson grant recipient), this production features Red Riding Hood like you've never seen her before. Now thirteen …

Oct. 15 - Oct. 25, 2015
Th-Sun
Austin
Sondheim on Sondheim by McCallum Fine Arts Academy

Sondheim on Sondheim
by McCallum Fine Arts Academy

An intimate multi-media look at the Father of the Modern Musical, featuring new arrangements of his most beloved work.  His story. His inspiration. His genius. …

Oct. 15 - Oct. 31, 2015
Th-Sat
San Antonio
The Rocky Horror Show by Wonder Theatre

The Rocky Horror Show
by Wonder Theatre

Congratulations to the 2015 Cast of Rocky Horror. Thank you to everyone who auditioned! Dr. Frank N Furter- RuPaul's GINGER MINJ Narrator- David Blazer Riff Raff- …

Oct. 16 - Oct. 25, 2015
F-Sun
Killeen
Young Frankenstein by Central Texas Theatre (formerly Vive les Arts)

Young Frankenstein
by Central Texas Theatre (formerly Vive les Arts)

Feature by Steve Pettit for the Killeen Daily Herald, October 9, 2015

Oct. 16 - Nov. 01, 2015
F-Sun
Austin
Starry Messenger by Paradox Players

Starry Messenger
by Paradox Players

Paradox Players presents the Southwest premiere of “Starry Messenger,” the compelling story, told with insight and humor, of Galileo’s ordeals with the Catholic Church, its …

Oct. 16 - Oct. 25, 2015
 
Austin
Dear Penelope by Southwest Theatre Productions

Dear Penelope
by Southwest Theatre Productions

ALEX REED, VERIS HUMPHRIES, JOLLY KINCAID and TONI BARON work together at an advice column located in the basement of Bluestone Communications, the largest mega-media …

Oct. 16 - Oct. 25, 2015
F-Sun
Austin
Cloud Formations by Bottle Alley Theatre Company

Cloud Formations
by Bottle Alley Theatre Company

Cloud Formations marks the third installment of Bottle Alley's third season entitled "We Will Only Be Young For So Long" an introspective pondering of the …

Oct. 16 - Nov. 01, 2015
Th-Sun
Fredericksburg
Our Town by Fredericksburg Theater Company (FTC)

Our Town
by Fredericksburg Theater Company (FTC)

A story that is unassuming yet profound. A work of unparalleled imagination and heart. A stunning theatrical achievement that captures the experience of living in …

Oct. 16 - Nov. 01, 2015
F-Sun
Waco
The Addams Family by Waco Civic Theatre

The Addams Family
by Waco Civic Theatre

The Addams Family Musical features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in …

Oct. 16 - Oct. 25, 2015
F-Sun
Lakeway
Steel Magnolias by Tex-Arts

Steel Magnolias
by Tex-Arts

Robert Harling s comedy-drama STEEL MAGNOLIAS focuses on the camaraderie of six Southern women who gossip, needle and harangue each other through the best of …

Oct. 17 - Nov. 14, 2015
Th, Sat-Sun
San Antonio
Bad Jews by Vexler Theatre

Bad Jews
by Vexler Theatre

"Over my dead Jewish corpse is that going around her neck." - DaphnaBad Jews by Joshua Harmon: There's nothing like a death in the family …

Oct. 20 - Oct. 31, 2015
T, Th-Sat
Georgetown
The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley by Georgetown Palace Theatre

The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley
by Georgetown Palace Theatre

Join everyone's favorite two-dimensional hero in a whirlwind musical adventure as Flat Stanley scours the globe for a solution to his unusual problem. He's stamped, …

Oct. 21 - Oct. 25, 2015
W-F, Sun
Austin
Speaking in Tongues by University of Texas Theatre & Dance

Speaking in Tongues
by University of Texas Theatre & Dance

  In this two-part psychological thriller, two couples in unstable marriages inadvertently exchange partners in a night of adulterous encounters. The situations in the separate …

Oct. 22 - Oct. 24, 2015
Th-Sat
Austin
Strings of Time by Agni Entertainment

Strings of Time
by Agni Entertainment

Strings of Time  is a show produced by Agni Entertainment that combines dance and physics in a unique way to narrate the story of the …

Oct. 22 - Nov. 07, 2015
Th-Sun
Austin
The Norwegians by Austin Playhouse

The Norwegians
by Austin Playhouse

A delightfully dark comedy about women scorned in Minnesota and the really, really nice gangsters--Norwegian hit men--they hire to whack their ex-boyfriends. Olive, a transplant …

Oct. 23 - Oct. 25, 2015
F-Sun
San Antonio
Mary's Wedding by Trinity University

Mary's Wedding
by Trinity University

The night before her wedding, Mary dreams of love, war, and of what might have been. When Mary and Charlie first meet and fall in love, …

Oct. 23 - Oct. 31, 2015
F-Sat
Austin
There's Beauty in the Beast by One Ounce Opera

There's Beauty in the Beast
by One Ounce Opera

OOO Presents a World Premiere! A 45-minute operetta in three acts: There’s Beauty In The Beast, a transgender tale of love, betrayal and Frankenstein, with music and libretto …

Oct. 23 - Oct. 24, 2015
F-Sat
Austin
Night of the Living Dead (Anderson HS) by Anderson HS Theater Department

Night of the Living Dead (Anderson HS)
by Anderson HS Theater Department

Anderson High School Theater Department's Engaging and Heart Stomping  Night of the Living Dead, from the George Romero film!   Chaos descends upon the world …

Oct. 23 - Oct. 24, 2015
F-Sat
Waco
The Rocky Horror Show by Brazos Theatre of Waco

The Rocky Horror Show
by Brazos Theatre of Waco

"It's astounding..."Waco FINALLY has a Rocky Horror Picture Show ShadowCast!And they are performing live! Meet Waco Warp - Waco's new ShadowCast bringing you Rocky goodness …

Oct. 23 - Nov. 01, 2015
F, Sun
Austin
Hansel and Gretel, opera by Butler School of Music

Hansel and Gretel, opera
by Butler School of Music

Robert Desimone, director Kelly Kuo, conductor   [image from the Scottish Opera]

Oct. 23 - Nov. 07, 2015
F-Sat
San Antonio
Holy Halloween, B@tman! by Rose Theatre Company

Holy Halloween, B@tman!
by Rose Theatre Company

A spoof by Chris Manley.

Oct. 23 - Nov. 15, 2015
Th-Sun
Austin
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 by City Theatre Company

The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
by City Theatre Company

 Mystery and murder is the entertainment choice this Halloween season! However, this time it’s complete with Nazi saboteurs, secret passageways, flickering lights… and, well, the blizzard …

Oct. 24, 2015
Sat
San Antonio
Teatro Salon 2015 by SALTA

Teatro Salon 2015
by SALTA

The Guadalupe presents New Teatro by SA Playwrights and Teatristas !! Local playwrights, performers and ensembles take the Guadalupe stage and present an evening of …

Oct. 24, 2015
Sat
Austin

24-Hour Play Festival
by Transit Theatre Troupe

Come out and watch the brand new, never before seen, original plays created in Transit Theatre Troupe's first ever 24 Hour Play Festival! Come support …

Oct. 25, 2015
Sun
Austin
Reckonnoiter by Salvage Vanguard Theater

Reckonnoiter
by Salvage Vanguard Theater

Poor HermanWritten by: Elizabeth DossA new play in development that asks how Herman Melville wrote two epic novels, Moby Dick and Pierre or the Ambiguities, in two short …

Oct. 26, 2015
M
Austin
B. Iden Payne Awards for Theatre in Austin by B. Iden Payne Awards Committee

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

The B. Iden Payne Awards — named for the renowned British theater director and teacher who concluded his career at the University of Texas at …