Texan political journalist Molly Ivins was a sharp-witted and bestselling author of Bushwacked, an in-depth analysis of the George W. Bush administration. She began her journalism …

A heartwarming and inspirational musical tale of redemption. Ex-convict Percy Talbott moves to Gilead, Wiconsin, a tiny town that has seen better days. What she …

Lyric is a second-grader who is having trouble learning to read when an unlikely teacher, the janitor at her school, recognizes the challenges she is …

  The Battlefields of Clara Barton is a folk/rock/historical/contemporary musical about the life of Clara Barton; Civil War nurse, political activist, revered founder of the American …

Mimi's cousin Jeremy has a PhD in physics, a brand new time machine and a plan. He's sending Mimi, a professional thief, back to 1863 …

  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 …

Join Austin Playhouse in celebrating the holiday season with award-winning actress, storyteller, and author Bernadette Nason, as she reprises her one-woman version of Charles Dickens’ A …

Award-winning actress, storyteller, and author Bernadette Nason entertains audiences of all ages with treasured, timeless multicultural folktales. Featuring The Shoemaker and the Elves and The Baker’s Dozen, this engaging …

Austin Playhouse is celebrating the holiday season with the euphoric romantic musical comedy She Loves Me. She Loves Me is about a charming case of …

Directed by Katie Van Winkle

Austin Playhouse is celebrating its 20th Anniversary Season by revisiting two of their favorite characters, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Holmes and Watson is …

Three years after Shakespeare’s death, his plays are constantly pirated and performed in inaccurate versions that tarnish the bard's legacy. Henry Condell and John Heminges, Shakespeare's friends …

Austin Playhouse is excited to announce the world premiere of local author Katherine Catmull's adaptation of her middle grade novel Summer and Bird. Starring as sisters Summer and …

Copenhagen, a Tony Award winner for Best Play, explores an explosive confrontation between science and politics. Inspired by actual events that have intrigued and baffled …

Directed by Kirstin Rogers.

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 …

Austin Playhouse is thrilled to announce the second show of our season, THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD by Rupert Holmes. A Tony “Triple Crown” (Best …

Martin thinks he has just married the girl of his dreams, but when Irene makes a surprising confession in their honeymoon suite, all their well-made …

Following the lynching death of her older brother, Cherry is haunted by the belief that God is telling her to leave the south. Although her …

paper chairs excitedly announces The Audience,  a bold new adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s El Público,  re-imagined by Austin playwright Elizabeth Doss. paper chairs’ production …

Austin Playhouse is excited to present Lucky Stiff by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the Tony Award-winning team that wrote Ragtime and Once On This Island! This hilarious, fast-paced murder-mystery …

  Austin Playhouse is thrilled to open its 2018 – 2019 season with the world premiere of Monroe by Austin playwright Dr. Lisa B. Thompson. The play …

Nutshell tells the story of Frances Glessner Lee, the mother of forensic science, who used her inheritance in the 1930's and 1940's to make miniatures of …

  A mysterious man and a tiny scrappy girl are building a new machine inspired by a legendary creation out of scavenged materials in a …

Austin Playhouse is excited to announce their spring Theatre for Youth Production of Miriam Gonzales’s The Smartest Girl in the World. This heartwarming and witty …

A brand new adaptation by Lee Hall of the beloved Oscar-winning film Shakespeare in Love by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard comes to life onstage in one of …

The play takes place in modern-day Manhattan. It starts on a normal work day for a group of aspiring writers who are growing tired of …

  After more than 25 years, Austin Playhouse and Producing Artistic Director Don Toner are delighted to revisit Mark Harelik's The Immigrant in January 2018. …

  This holiday season, Austin Playhouse is proud to present the Austin Premiere of MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. …

Directed by Perry Crafton  

  Austin Playhouse is excited to announce their fall Theatre for Youth Production of Oscar Wilde’s The Selfish Giant, adapted by Kristin Walter with music …

From dirty diners to beautiful Japanese temples to possibly haunted funeral homes, this funny and intimate new play takes audiences on a journey with seven unforgettable …

Local actress, storyteller, writer, and Austin Playhouse company member, Bernadette Nason, will share a program of hilarious, thrilling, and absurd stories from her forthcoming memoir, Tea …

In the rough-and-tumble world of 1940s New York, con-man Nathan Detroit needs some serious dough to finance a safe place for his famous, floating crap …

During World War II, women supported the war effort by taking on the dangerous job of flying planes in need of repairs or on their …

Capital Crime!  Written by Carson Kreitzer Staged Reading directed by Lara Toner Haddock Featuring Joey Banks, Brian Coughlin, Huck Huckaby, Michelle Keffer, Britney Knowlton, Samuel Knowlton, Christopher Loveless, …

 What happens when a mother and her starlet daughter meet the ghost of a troubled young man while attempting to escape the limelight in a …

Austin Playhouse is thrilled to announce the three winning plays chosen to be performed during its inaugural 2017 Festival of New American Plays from May …

The play tells the story of a brother and sister, Tim and Anne, who have just moved to a new town. Tim loves to play …

 Austin Playhouse is delighted to present Kate Hamill’s fresh, playful, and hilarious new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel Sense and Sensibility, running March 31 – …

A new one-man show from acclaimed Irish writer, director and performer Peter Sheridan. This funny, warm and poignant play tells the story of Peter’s life …

Austin Playhouse brings Arthur Miller’s classic drama Death of a Salesman to life from February 17 – March 12, 2017. It’s 1949 in Brooklyn, and Willy Loman, the …

Austin Playhouse is proud to present the Texas Premiere of Bloomsday by one of Austin’s most acclaimed playwrights, Steven Dietz. In this literature-laden love story, …

The game’s afoot! Austin Playhouse is delighted to once again present a famous Sherlockian tale, the Texas Premiere of Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville, A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. This …

In keeping with its mission of bringing Off-Broadway and lesser known shows to Austin, Doctuh Mistuh Productions in association with Austin Playhouse will present the …

The Arkansaw Bear by Aurand Harris, the most produced playwright for young audiences, is a marvelous and daring play that tells the story of a …

 At the dawn of modern astronomy, Henrietta Leavitt leaves her home and beloved sister to work in Harvard’s male-driven observatory and map the night sky. …

One-minute plays by 40 active Austin playwrights were commissioned for this special annual event, to examine community topics and conversations, made with #1MPF’s playmaking process.Featuring …

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND  Winner of B. Iden Payne Awards for Best Musical, Best Actress and Best DirectorDoctuh Mistuh Production is pleased to bring back …

  Hurston's evocative prose and Wolfe's unique theatrical style blend to create an evening of theatre that celebrates the human spirit's ability to overcome and …

We are thrilled to open our first Theatre for Youth production this May with The Arkansaw Bear by Aurand Harris. This marvelous and daring play …

Set in turn of the century Sweden, A Little Night Music explores the tangled web of affairs centered around famed and fading actress Desirée Armfeldt …

London, 1879. The prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis: their acting president wants to admit a woman, and they have the worst bartender in town. …

Synopsis from Goodman Theatre, Chicago:  Crowns is a coming of age story about a 17-year-old girl. Yolanda is on a self destructive path running the …

It’s 1947 and Satchel Paige is the king of baseball: a charismatic, superstar pitcher. But as Jackie Robinson wraps his first historic season in the …

On the evening of January 17, 2016, Spectrum Theatre Company will illuminate the stage along with some of Greater Austin’s most renowned artists and influencers. …

Austin Playhouse is  excited to present the Texas premiere of Ayad Akhtar’s 2013 Pulitzer Prize award-winning play and Theatre Communication Group’s most-produced play this year!  …

Join Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord on the eve of her second wedding as she juggles her fiance, her ex-husband, and a dashing tabloid journalist who …

Austin Playhouse is turning 16 and you're invited to join the celebration! From the initial dreams of its founders back in 2000 to today’s thriving …

Spend your Halloween with master storyteller Bernadette Nason! Join actress, storyteller and company member, Bernadette Nason, for a creepy compilation of exciting scary stories to …

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 …

This multi-media adventure mixes classic story telling with projected illustrations to tell the story of Buck, the magnificent cross-bred offspring of a St. Bernard and …

  Henry and Annie have fallen in love, much to the chagrin of their spouses, but their affair does not lead to domestic bliss. As …

This multiple-award-winning musical tells a universal tale of fame, fortune, murder, and all that jazz with one show-stopping number after another. Set in prohibition-era Chicago …

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 …

The stage is bare except for a wooden loveseat and a young African-American woman. Then the lyrical, lifting words of Charlayne Woodard begin weaving stories …

Two well-bred young men arrive at the country estate of Mr. Hardcastle, intending to court his daughter Kate and her cousin Constance, but when local …

Hailed as "daring, rousing and provocative" by Entertainment Weekly, The Mountaintop by Katori Hall is a bold re-imagining of the last night of the historic …

A staged reading featuring Scotty Roberts and Mary Agen Cox with music written and performed by Mark Viator

The wit of Oscar Wilde meets the cunning of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle! In this comic twist on a classic sleuthing caper Oscar Wilde’s muse, …

After a week of rehearsal hosted by Humanities Texas at the Byrne-Reed House, we opened "Telling: Austin, TX 2014," on October 25th at the B …

A riveting drama that takes on our complicated relationship to war – and the war of relationships. Sarah and James, a photographer and a journalist, …

Everyone’s favorite fish-out-of-water comedy returns to Austin! Austin Playhouse is proud to present one of the funniest comedies ever written. Shy Englishman Charlie Baker has …

When the ghosts of their past are unleashed, the residents of an exclusive retirement community must come to terms with lost love, triumphs, fears, and …

Dubbed “90 minutes of good, kinky fun” by The New York Times, the smash Broadway hit makes its Austin debut in a delicious new production.All …

 This play is a classic Agatha Christie mystery. A mysterious host invites eight guests to a weird country house for the weekend. The guests have …

Believing her husband to be involved with the scandalous Mrs. Erlynne, Lady Windermere flees to Lord Darlington's home.  Only Lady Windermere runs into Mrs. Erlynne …

Two young gentlemen living in 1890's England have taken to bending the truth in order to put some excitement into their lives. Jack Worthing has …

A surreal space-time continuum-bending immersive theatrical experience of hysterical historical proportions with a visual arts aperitif and a lucid dream chaser. Welcome to Paris, 1904. …

Heiress to her father's underwear fortune, Hypatia is engaged to the perfectly acceptable but astoundingly dull Bently Summerhays. Bored beyond measure, she longs for adventure …

The Mousetrap opened in the West End of London in 1952, and has been running continuously since with over 25,000 performances. It is the longest …

Winner of the Laurence Olivier Best New Comedy award, in Tom Stoppard’s hilarious and poignant translation of Gérald Sibleyras' Heroes, we meet three World War I …

Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight! Forum’s joyous, musical romp through Rome has desperate lovers, scheming neighbors and secrets behind every toga.A Funny Thing Happened on the Way …