We’re back and wilder than ever for the fifth edition of our smash-hit Self Portraits series! Each night, thirty brand-new pieces explode onto the stage—completely …

Stargaze Theater Festival is a showcase of 5 original short plays written by local Texas playwrights. Each play is roughly 15-20 minutes in length- and …

The Austin Puppet Incident celebrates its 15th Anniversary celebration with Heather Henson’s Handmade Puppet Dreams, a film series featuring short films from national puppet artists on …

Join us for an original one-woman show! Don’t miss one of the few Chinese-language theater productions in the U.S., right here in Austin! "Light" – A …

"Twisted" gives the "Wicked" treatment to Disney's Magic Kingdom, retelling the story of Aladdin from Jafar's point of view! Paying tribute to almost every 2D animated …

River City Pops: The Decades Tour Popular music with spirited choreography appropriate for families River City Pops is celebrating 40 years in Austin! Join us for …

Early Era Collective, an Austin-based nonprofit dance company, presents its newest live show, “Say That!”  Featuring nine local choreographers, contemporary and street style dancers, and …

What happens when good love goes bad?  After the Civil War, a soldier seeks peace and a woman seeks revenge in this one-hour musical comedy with …

A solo retelling of the Cinderella story in Spanish and English with object puppetry, featuring Mariah Fonseca.

Join us for an extraordinary two-night only performance of Stargaze Theater Festival, proudly presented by The Star Bandits in association with the Star Bandit Foundation. …

No matter how much we’ve seen the city change over the years, The Austin Puppet Incident still cradles the culture of weirdness in its palms. …

This dynamic musical adaptation of Rick Riordan's bestselling book opened on Broadway in 2019. When teenager Percy Jackson discovers he's a demigod, he and his …

Get ready for The Real Inspector Hound, a Tom Stoppard classic whodunit mystery! Follow two theater critics as they watch a murder mystery unfold before their …

This original performance for all ages from Glass Half Full Theatre features wrestlers who represent solutions for Climate Crisis: Alternative Energy, Carbon Capture, El Resourcerer, …

The Afro hair has been our natural crown since the beginning of time. But down the line we got manipulated into hating and removing it. …

Every year, Teatro Vivo presents staged readings of new plays through the Austin Latinx New Play Festival. This year's festival includes plays by UT faculty …

River City Pops presents "Wish You Were Here," a musical road trip. Come along with us as we sing and dance our way through memories …

Trouble Puppet and Glass Half Full need you and your weird ideas to put together another evening of short works (3 min. - 8 min. …

This Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 7:30pm, Freddy Carnes Productions presents The Age of Invention, a one-man musical about the journey of an Austin musician …

In the 1880s, Austin was in the grip of crime, corruption and mayhem. Seven women were murdered over the course of one year, overwhelming the …

The Stage Austin is (insanely) excited to present:HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask. Hedwig will storm the stage with …

 Dream On! is full of songs of empowerment, hopes for the future, and dreams come true. This heartfelt show is full of the exciting choreography …

    A.R. Gurney's Pulitzer-nominated "Love Letters" is a staged reading of a tender, tragi-comic, and nuanced examination of missed opportunities, and deep closeness of …

  Boomtown follows the true story of promoter Ace Borger’s “overnight city” in the Texas Panhandle.  Aided by dancehall owner Mattie Castleberry and crooked sheriff “Two …

A darkly comic southern drama about love, art and the power of healing. After a tornado barrels through North Alabama leaving nothing but death and …

In this all-new musical comedy based on actual events, a Dallas man obsessed with Bonnie Parker joins the sheriff's department to chase the Barrow gang …

Spectrum Theatre Company, Austin’s premier African-American Theatre Company, in collaboration with the Dougherty Arts Center, will present a stage reading of FACING OUR TRUTH: Short …

A mother’s hopes for her son clash with an educational system rigged against him in PIPELINE, the riveting new play by Dominique Morisseau. Nya, an …

Salvage Vanguard Theater announces the Works Progress Austin development of musician Henna Chou’s 噢哦! 噢哦: Slow Roll.     Slow Roll is an experimental music …

Once There Were Six Seasons, a reboot of Glass Half Full Theatre’s 2014 award-winning production about climate change, returns in the form of manipulated landscapes, miniature …

A contemporary translation of the classic Greek drama that asks, “How do we care for the dead and how we do grieve amidst crisis?” Translated …

The Civil War is over, but the fighting rages on in 1870s Texas. In this one-hour musical comedy, a beleaguered army officer stands between an …

Shattered is an unscripted play that focuses on the struggles and difficulty of maintaining relationships during times of trauma and hardship, and the tantalizing ease …

The Austin Puppet Incident is an annual puppet event featuring local and national puppet artists performing short, original puppet works for ADULT audiences. Funny, sweet, …

Inspired by the documentation and veneration of Saint Anne, Tryouts casts a satirical gaze on women, femininity, and motherhood. Two mothers and three teenage girls maneuvering the …

A work-in-progress sharing and post-performance discussion of the issues (immigration, ICE, detention, Latino Folklore) that are the foundation of this new work from Glass Half …

Skeleton Crew tells a story of change and personal loss due to economic difficulties; all who have worked hard and long at their jobs will …

  Feature by Trey Gutierrez in the Austin Chronicle, August 2, 2018  

Two Sweaty is the story of two estranged sisters who find their way back to themselves in an urban boutique cycling studio. Their journey of self-care …

Little Bird tells a haunting, feverish tale of two young girls living on a bayou in East Texas. As they grow, they become aware of the …

  CARMEN takes the well-known opera as a jumping-off point and presents an all-Latinx cast performing a devised theatre piece exploring borders, survival, gender, and love. …

WORKS PROGRESS AUSTIN SERIESA new solo show by co-artistic director, Florinda Bryant about the mythology of the strong black woman mother. Language, song and movement. …

Salvage Vanguard Theater announces con flama by Sharon Bridgforth. Set in Los Angeles in the 1940s –1970s, con flama gives a glimpse of a Black gurl’s coming of age, …

Texans fight back when a Communist threat comes from out-of-state. Set in 1950s Houston, this farce tells the mostly-true story of a mid-century-modern tar and …

Presenting an elaborately staged theatrical exploration of a pivotal moment in history, performed with precise and expressive puppetry, media integration, and sing-alongs, The Bomb in …

  Our collections – both tangible and intangible – from past relationships affect the way we love and the way we live. What do we …

Volume V: DYNASTY, is a theatrical stage performance detailing the experiences of Black queer men in Central Texas. The performance is aimed at promoting fellowship, …

  Salvage Vanguard Theater (SVT) announces A Second Look at Casta  by playwright Adrienne Dawes. Directed by Jenny Larson and in collaboration with visual artist Beth Consetta …

A marching celebration of Solidarity. Come to our open workshops at the Dougherty Arts Center, Saturdays noon-3 p.m. and build your own parade puppet! March …

  Pool (No Water) is a visceral and shocking new play about the fragility of friendship and the jealousy and resentment inspired by success. Written …

    Set in Austin, Texas on the eve of Prohibition and World War I, this production from Texas Comedies/Crank Collective follows the feud between …

  BAH HUMBUG! is an imaginative adaptation of Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of hope and compassion, but it has a unique twist: Gillen plays all …

Trouble Puppet Theater Co. reimagines Melville's classic: Ishmael heads to the sea to soothe his restless spirit, and ends up on a whaling ship captained by the …

Stigma is a collection of vignettes and spoken word pieces designed to create awareness of how HIV/AIDS is impacting minority communities living in Austin and …

The Mahogany Project proudly announces a limited engagement of Volume IV: CHRONICLES, a theatrical stage performance detailing the experiences of Black queer men in Central …

Freddy Carnes Productions presents "Aeneid" based on Vigil's Epic Poem. Script adapted and new songs by Freddy Carnes. Saturday, July 2 at 7:30 pm at …

  This Side of the Dirt is a South Texas family drama steeped in satire and humor. The story takes place days after the death of …

In the 1880s, Austin was in the grip of crime, corruption and mayhem. Seven women were murdered over the course of one year, overwhelming the …

Bah Humbug! A one-man Christmas Carol In Austin for ONE NIGHT ONLY!   Now in its 13th amazing year of touring throughout Texas!  It's Charles …

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 …

  John Barrowman superfans Jamie and Julie only want two things in life: to meet their soulmates and to meet John! Sing, dance, and tap …

7 Towers continues its 5th season in Austin with Patrick Marber's intensely personal drama CLOSER, directed by Amanda Gass! This exceedingly dark comedy offers us a …

The theme for this years' show is entitled "The Revolution". Jospeh Beam said "black men loving black men is the revolutionary act of the 80's..." …

What is a "good mother"? *What is a "good daughter"?*What do we learn about being a mother from our own mothers or other mother figures? *What are …

Eve Ensler weaves their fierce words of more than 50 incarcerated or formerly incarcerated women into a powerful and change-inspiring performance.   Any One Of Us …

Karma can play a big part in any relationship, and that is nothing short of the truth in the life of Stacey Lewis, a woman …

Now in its 12th amazing year! It's Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" with an amazing twist...one actor plays all the roles in this powerful tale …

Godspell started as a college project performed by students at Carnegie Mellon University and moved to La MaMa Theatre Club in Greenwich Village. It was then …

Although it’s categorized as one of Shakespeare’s comedies, All’s Well calls into question a number of the genre’s conventions. The unconventional relationship at the play’s center destabilizes …

Director - Freddy CarnesAssistant Director and Stage Manager - Olga Kasma-CarnesChoreographer - Melody DevereauxMasks and Props - Star ZarrienCostumes and Set donated by Pam Friday …

Rehearsals are now underway for Austin Theatre Project's 2014 Season opener, Company. Just a few weeks ago we announced our cast and were the talk of …

Wiki: Avenue Q is an American musical in two acts, conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics. The book was written by Jeff Whitty and the show was …

[photo: Robert Faires reading the World Theatre Day 2009 message by Augusto Boal]

2008 & 2009

Aaron Hallaway and Rachel McGinnis; directed by Travis Bedard

Four one-act dramas presented by their authors, 2008