a farewell celebration for the Off Center.

The dwarves — Bill, Clem, Kevin, Hubert, Dan, Henry, and Edward — wash the buildings, tend vats  of chinese baby food and take turns in …

The doctors said Trula’s 90-year-old father’s memory was fading, he had at best two years left. So Trula moved him in with her. But year …

According to American Theatre magazine, 'a visual-arts-based protest of the Rudes losing their space due to high rents.'

Perverse Results, Episode 1: Not Every Mountain is a work-in-progress performance designed by Thomas Graves, with text written by Kirk Lynn, and original compositions by …

Salvage Vanguard Theater (SVT) announces the remount of their smash hit THR3E ZISTERS by Baltimore-based playwright Lola Pierson, conceived and directed by Yury Urnov of …

Rude Mechs is celebrating 20 years of rudeness and bracing up for the next four years of madness with Off Center: On Screen – a look back …

Isaac, a veteran, returns to his childhood home and discovers that his family’s been transformed. His timid mother, freed from the constraints of her marriage, …

Requiem for Tesla was conceived and premiered in 2001, and then “reinvented” in 2003 featuring a revamped script and new design. And for this 2016 …

Rude Mechs is thrilled to deliver two staged readings of a brand new Fixing Shakespeare play. This time Kirk Lynn's site is set on Fixing Troilus and Cressida, and Alexandra …

Salvage Vanguard Theater (SVT) announces the world premiere production of Hannah Kenah’s new play With Great Difficulty Alice Sits.    Pregnancy enjoys exalted status in our society. …

Think this presidential election year, 2016, is nutty? This play is a raucous dark comedy about the state of modern political discourse, modern relationships and …

Is desire the key to humanity’s survival or its destruction? What happens when the line desire and desperation disappears? When old mistakes inflict fresh wounds? …

One relationship. Infinite possibilities. In the beginning Marianne and Roland meet at a party. They go for a drink, or perhaps they don't. They fall …

Throw Me an Eye - “Echame Un Ojo”A Weekend of Collaborative Latino Inspired ArtsJune 16th-18th, 2016¡Hola! We are so excited to share with you a weekend of Latinx …

"Southern Swelter" is a sweltering, two-part series championing southern playwrights. This year, En Route Productions reveres Tennessee Williams by presenting Cat on a Hot Tin Roof …

This is the finale in our series of female-centric play readings followed by a public dialogue of themes presented.We will be reading Keely & Du …

paper chairs invites you to Poor Herman, a new play written by paper chairs’ co-founder and Austin playwright Elizabeth Doss. Join us at the Off Center May 12-28, …

Carlo and Marissa, a married couple creeping into their late 40’s, decide to let naked desire break the surface of their typical suburban life. Anything …

 Rude Mechs is thrilled to deliver to Austin the second installment of our original work-in-progress, Field Guide.  About The Play IT’S COUPLES’ SKATE! Let’s hold hands and …

In a world of empty celebrity and economic crisis, how’s a queen to keep her head? David Adjmi’s reimagined modern take on cake enthusiast and …

Rude Mechs is thrilled to announce the Austin premiere of FIXING TIMON OF ATHENS, Fixing Timon of Athens. The first installment, Fixing King John, premiered …

Inspired by evolutionary biology, the Brontës, and LARP** communities, Now Now Oh Now immerses the participants in an interactive puzzle reflecting on the challenges of navigating a world driven …

The first production from Catastrophe Theory Workshops  is a new collaborative venture with an express interest in the creation of original work, low-risk experimentation, and …

There are very few creatures capable of Parthenogenesis. In this rare and extraordinary form of asexual reproduction, mothers procreate without a sexual partner and give …

It’s the hottest summer on record in Austin, Texas. Bell is at capacity, working to empty her life; Mike is trying to fill his up. …

Jody is a gay man in his forties and runs a map store. Not one for the outside world, he stays in his store all …

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 …

Get pumped for a very rough first look at our newest play-in-creation, Field Guide. We're trying to figure out HOW TO LIVE by diving into …

Scotland's most infamous king and queen are coming to dinner for this intimate and innovative new staging of Shakespeare's tragedy. An undergraduate thesis project from …

Diamond-clad Yvette, the Queen of Martha's Vineyard, throws a barbecue to celebrate her 150-year reign of world domination. When unnatural clouds roll in, Yvette's minions …

This new comedy by local phenom Hannah Kenah features three of Austin’s great comedic all-stars: Lee Eddy, Michael Joplin, and Jeffrey Mills. Two servants – …

A group of teenagers weave a bloody web of lies in a jet-black comedy by the multi-award-winning writer Dennis Kelly. It seems that covering up …

About The Readings Most of the cast of Fixing King John plus a couple of friends, have agreed to perform two public readings of the …

Traci and Chris have no business loving one another. But that's what happening, despite that their illicit affair is doomed. Come help us explore how …

Cock is a play about John, who takes a break from his boyfriend, and accidentally meets the woman of his dreams. John is stuck grappling …

A new play kind of, sort of based on the characters and considerations of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, but not really with a title that …

Gretchen’s husband put a bullet in his head a few months ago, but instead of dropping into a pit of despair, she’s devoted her free …

In 1982, on Manhattan's Upper West Side, the wealthy, articulate pot-smoking teenagers who were small children in the '60s have emerged as young adults in …

The Suicide follows an unemployed and dejected Semyon, living off his wife's meager income, without penny or purpose to his name. After Semyon fails at …

Underbelly and Rude Mechs invite you to join us for the world premiere of Church of the Passionate Cat, a new play created by Underbelly. Church of the Passionate Cat is …

This project is a work-in-progress. Combining motion tracking technology, live audio manipulation, projection, and solo dance. Rosalyn Nasky and Steven Snowden will demonstrate how the …

A work-in-progress performance experienced through text messages. At first, Sarah is writing to apologize. What she did was thoughtless and so selfish and she doesn't …

In 1960s Mexico, young revolutionaries took up arms in a desperate attempt to change society. A few decades later, the children of those guerilleros retrace …

In celebration of our 10th Anniversary, the 2014 festival will be free to attend. Once registered, you may reserve seats ahead of time or take …

A lively one-act comedy about assisted living and assisted dying.

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 that …

Wikipedia: True West is about the sibling rivalry between two estranged brothers who have reconnected.  Like most of Shepard's works it is inspired by myths of American …

Wikipedia: Fat Pig tells the story of Tom, a stereotypical professional in a large city, who falls for a very plus-size librarian named Helen. They meet …

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