Wanna Play explores the awkward courtship of making new friends as an adult. Two online video gamers get zapped into The Here, a mysterious realm …

Okay, technically this is a one-woman show about STI’s, miscarriage, and HPV. But believe it or not, this show is also uproariously funny, except when …

"Accidental Book Reviews for Future Robots" is a song cycle written and performed by the human Michael Ferstenfeld in between bouts of consuming a great …

  This new Gothic tale follows Aubrey, a young bride drawn to mysterious sounds echoing throughout her new home. Her enigmatic husband, Edgar, promises there’s …

Scheduled for Austin's "Short Fringe" at FronteraFest 2025, this interactive play casts the AUDIENCE as members of the press and offers them a chance to …

FronteraFest (the “Fest”), Austin’s longest-running, and well-known performance festival is celebrating its 30th year! A unique collaboration between Hyde Park Theatre and ScriptWorks, FronteraFest attracts …

Our HPT production may be the last Godot in the country before Bill & Ted (i.e. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter) open their Broadway production …

“LCP:25 Volume 2” digs deep into the archives to revisit even more classic sketches and group memories from the LCP’s unlikely formation and debut show in …

Beards of Instagram's production of Waiting for Godot, one of the most influential English language plays of the 20th century, features some of the most …

The Hip-Hop Theater Explosion! brings under one roof some of the most amazing artists in the city, including Jeffery “DaShade Moonbeam” Johnson, Queen Deelah, Nick Cruz, …

Booger Red survives a rough childhood to become a renowned Hellfire and Brimstone Southern Baptist preacher. How can Preacher's Kid Jimmy find a way out …

Hungry Teenage Track Stars tells the story of a teenage girl’s cross country team as they get ready for their biggest meet of the year. …

Every parent knows the struggles and triumphs that come with raising their kid.  How do you do it when your day job requires you to …

The FronteraFest 101 workshop, led by ScriptWorks Executive Artistic Director and FronteraFest Producer Christina J. Moore, will guide participants through the process of preparing a …

From 2015 -2020, Gale McCray became known around the country as The Old Man with the Sign. The sign read simply, "Trump: That Boy Don’t Act Right." McCray encountered Americans …

An evening of monologues by ScriptWorks member playwrights performed by the writers and actor friends. This ScriptWorks benefit features playwrights reading monologues from their works. “It’s …

HPT's Producing Artistic Director Ken Webster delves back into his strange obsession with former major league catcher John Bateman. Webster's Twitter feed started as a …

Thrilled to announce that this captivating, one-of-a-kind show is comeing back to our space in August. If you saw it here in May, or the sneak …

Ephemera (inspired by the Chicago Neo-Futurists) is 30 original plays in 60 minutes performed in the neo-futurist style of theatre. It is fast, intimate, disgusting, immediate, …

"Wait for help. Item not recognized? . . . Yeah. Welcome to my world."  "Self-checkout lane? As God is my witness, I never thought I’d …

We all make mistakes, misinterpretations, and questionable moves. This year those things are in the spotlight in ScriptWorks’ OUT OF INK 2024: Not In the …

From the playwright who brought you HPT's award-winning productions of St. Nicholas, Port Authority, and The Night Alive, Hyde Park Theatre presents Conor McPherson's The Good Thief: a small-time Irish hood's story, …

Theatre from the Edge "The fringe theater event of the Southwest!" -Austin American Statesman That's right: it's time to heat up  your winter nights again with the 29th …

Award-winning actress/storyteller BERNADETTE NASON reprises her role as EVERYONE in this critically-acclaimed one-woman version of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL, bringingvivid life to more than …

Minority communities everywhere are under attack. In the one-man comedy “Barrio Daze,” the ‘hood strikes back.   Set against the backdrop of a tumultuous national election, …

A therapeutic exhale that documents growing up black in Austin, Texas, Chronicles of an Indigenous Offspring, written and performed by Zell Miller, III, i as love letter to cultural landmarks that …

Come see us transform HPT into an art gallery for a show by a dissident Chinese conceptual artist, a man who was imprisoned and tortured …

When Skip Powers realizes that no one will ever love him, he volunteers to go to Mars -- and the Principal of NASA says, "Yeah, …

The acclaimed dark comedy about a hotshot voice talent who falters while recording a 30-second radio spot. Winner of the Canadian Comedy Award (and you …

Cinnamon Path is happy to present... Three women presenting their views on legends, housewives and royal society. Featuring the writing talents of: • Maggie Gallant• …

The weather is nothing to worry about. ...Or is it? "Meteorologists have determined there is stuff falling from the sky so please be cautious if you …

Zell Miller, III returns to Hyde Park Theatre to present Chronicles of an indigenous offspring, featuring photography by the great Ivan Miller. Pulling from black …

ScriptWorks presents OUT OF INK 2023: Family Traditions,  Every family has some quirky legacy they cling to and this year those rituals go on the record in …

The Slugg'rz are back! And they're even more slugg'ry than ever. Catch a reading of this new comedy during spring training and see if they …

Writers aren't supposed to have "favorites," but this play took so much out of me. But then, it helped me reset to a better place. …

In this darkly comic one-man piece by the brilliant Irish playwright Conor McPherson, a theater critic relates tales of his life among the vampires. The …

Sam Domino, directed by Adam Roberts

Terror at Twenty-Eight Feet is a comedy about 5 people stuck in an elevator, a politician, a restaurateur, a city inspector, a billionaire, and a …

Maggie Gallant's royal ramblings on pandas, pizzas, and princes

A dumbshow presented by Mr. Bonetangles and Picklehead the Clown. A puppet-clown collaboration by Will Schutze and Zac Carr. A dull spectacle of the state …

Nason has worked at a Dubai hotel for several months and realizes, unhappily, that there's a discrepancy between Anglo staff and those of color. While …

DAMMIT LOLA is experimental DIY stand-up shenanigans inspired by Andy Kaufman and Amy Sedaris. Idiot comedy duo, Roz Mandola and CB Goodman poke fun and …

  A family comes together as the father, who is terminally ill, prepares to take his own life in lieu of suffering. Each member of …

  A pair of friends, a historian and a YouTuber, team up to find out if the legend of La Planchada or “The Ironed Lady” …

FronteraFest, Austin’s longest-running and most beloved performance festival returns in 2023 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A unique collaboration between Hyde Park Theatre and ScriptWorks, FronteraFest is celebrating its …

The divide between Kendra and Betty mimics the very world that devours them: a vast and polarizing abyss. On a quiet summer evening, somewhere down …

 HPT turns 40 this year. and in its honor Artistic Director Ken Webster will perform this piece--a history of the space including tales of Webster's …

Cassius just got his first job, and it's a real JOB JOB!  It involves something about Climate Change and it’s maybe somewhere near El Paso, …

When a sacred and magical tree begins to wither, its roots expose a West Texas town trapped between long-buried secrets and a fast-approaching oil boom. …

Judith, dressed as a man, moves to London to stand trial in her absent brother's place. When the trial goes badly, Judith begins to write plays to please …

I LOVE HPTa fundraiser for Hyde Park Theatre!written and performed by Ken WebsterHyde ParkTheatre is turns forty this year! Ken Webster will perform his monologue …

Premiere of THE DATING PROJECT by our friend and playwright, Max Langert. We're so thrilled to work with this talent! Directed by Yaakov Abrams and …

Hyde Park Theatre, Hidden Room, Whirligig, and Penfold Theatre Company are joining the Ukrainian component of The Worldwide Readings Project to produce readings of four …

Half-coyote/half-human teens, an improv troupe, a boy made of glass and an invisible boy. These are just a few of the embraceable characters you'll encounter …

In this encore of My Seasons with the Astros, Expos, and Phillies, HPT's Producing Artistic Director, award-winning actor/director Ken Webster, explains his strange obsession with former major league catcher John …

Welcome back! To celebrate our return from the pandemic, we're presenting an encore of the hilarious, curious, heartbreaking, astonishing one-man piece that won raves from …

Five years ago, Corey’s astronaut sister died on an expedition to Mars. Now his brother Carl searches Antarctica for meteorites while his best friend Lexington …

Bad Neighbors, by Ava Love Hanna (ScriptWorks Commission). The five members of the HOA board in Westdale are here to help protect your property values and …

BEST OF WEEK #2. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

  A Child’s Guide to Schopenhauer, by Marla Porter. Kids explore philosophy. Written and directed by Marla Porter and starring Skylar Ewing, Aidan O’Brien, and Tara …

Science Fails: The Human Side of Science, by Nichole Bennett et al. Our science textbooks are filled with “Eureka!” moments of triumph and discovery. But science …

  A bird, a dog, and a wave, by Kayur Patel."We are not determined by our experiences, but are self-determined by the meaning we give to …

  Rita Anderson’s LIGHTNING GIRL is a surreal fictionalization of how 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke, in 1971, survived a plane crash after her craft was struck …

  14 Si!, by PoetKen Jones. This play is a dark satire of recent trafficking and abuse scandals involving underage victims. The pedophile protagonist Jesus “Ju …

  BEST OF WEEK #1. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the …

    99 Facts about an Immigrant, by Leng Wong. Story telling.A Series of Open Letters to my Teenage Son, by Max Langert. A father writes a …

A trio of scenes examining three different times in the lives of three friends in three different pairings all at the same pier by the …

  Dueling Playwrights: Battle in the Grocery Aisle, by Marianne Serene & James E. Burnside. Two playwrights argue over the writing of a play. The play …

Austin Still In Denial, by Stuart Hersh. In his 12th FronteraFest play, Stuart connects what he learned about slavery with his recent family trip to Eastern …

The Silo Effect and The Medium, by Jay DiPrima. Two ten-minute plays that explore the interaction of "Alexa" with seniors that are discovering its pseudo capacity …

In Baraboo, Wisconsin, the ground is white with snow and the air is black with laughs. Valerie is the town butcher with an axe to …

From the brilliantly twisted mind of Mickle Maher comes a new dark comedy that challenges the limits of the theatre’s magic while mashing up the curse of the audition, The Three …

Fresh from its wild success at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, Maggie Gallant's hilarious, endlessly surprising Hot Dogs at the Eiffel Tower comes to HPT September 5 - …

Cinnamon Path Theater presents KANSAS CITY OR BUST!, a comedy fundraiser starring Jomo & The Possum Posse, Cami & Zach, Jasmine Ellis and Angelina Martin. Also featuring a reading of …

Robert Mueller, played by Austin Arts Hall of Fame inductee Ken Webster,  with some help from a rotation of local all-star actors will bring to …

All is not quite what it seems for three couples living on the same suburban cul-de-sac. The Jones' seem to be all that the other …

Fukowski is getting a divorce. Bailey has a new girlfriend. Nguyễn is going to Disney world. Mills just wants to sleep. MASSIVE ORDNANCE AIR BLAST …

From Maggie Gallant: If you haven't heard, I'm taking my solo show to the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival next month. This is the final installment in a …

Maxine has weeks to live--and she thinks her daughter is paying her nurse to make sure she dies before new, higher death taxes kick in …

Ester is a swimmer trying to stay afloat. Amy is curled up on the locker room floor. Dry Land is a play about female friendship, …

UNDERSTUDIED #2 is an improvised play on the set of 'Wakey, Wakey,' a production at Hyde Park Theatre. Usiing the set and lighting design of …

Capital T Theatre will present WAKEY, WAKEY by Will Eno, featuring Ken Webster and Maria Latiolais, May 16 - June 1, 2019 at HPT! 

Robots, automatons, household appliances, and humans are a few of the artificially “intelligent" characters in this year’s Out of Ink production inspired by one of the …

UNDERSTUDIED #1 presents an improvised play on the set of The Letters, a production of Street Corner Arts. Using the set and lighting design of …

When Anna is called in for a meeting with her superior, everything seems to be going well. But nothing is quite as it seems in …

In 1879, Henrik Ibsen wrote one of the most controversial plays of all time: A Doll's House, in which Nora walks out on her husband …

BEST OF FEST WILD CARD PERFORMANCE. Tonight we present staff picks from among the 2018 Short Fringe performances that were overlooked by the Best of …

BEST OF FEST Bill B. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2019 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and …

BEST OF FEST Bill A. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2019 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and …

BEST OF WEEK. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous week's …

Cap Stargazer and the Amazon Women of Mars, by Stephen Bittrich. A parody of old time radio theatre—in this case, the genre is the space adventure …

  Did You Find What You Were Looking For?, by Tom Booker. Tom Booker has been working in theater for over thirty years; he has the …

  Medea, by Euripides, translation by Ian Johnston. In this performance, the Sacred Clowns Theatre Project presents their interpretation of Euripides' two-thousand-year-old play about a woman …

  Not All Men, by Joy Cunningham. While having drinks with the gals, listening to their stories of sexual molestation, raper, or near-rape, writer/performer Joy Cunningham …

BEST OF WEEK. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous week's …

Urine Trouble, by James E. Burnside. A late middle-aged man discusses his prostate.Still Me, by Pelita Dasalla. Donna is a fifty year-old woman who recently lost her …

The Closet Scenes from Fumbling for the Knob, by James Dean Jay Byrd. A staged reading of two scripted chapters from the recently completed memoir Fumbling for …

SPINE SOUP, by Nina Di Leo. Spines in the streets, nothing in the fridge. An absurdist recipe for feeding strangers, making something out of nothing, and …

Wild Women/Wild West . . . or How the West Was Fun. An original vignette written and performed by Sandra Foster Lovas and Laura Foster Ikel …

BEST OF WEEK. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous week's …

  Stagnation: When Is It My Turn Bitch?, by Ellen Bartel. A movement performance that expresses a state of frustration brought about by the feeling of …

  Rolling My 3rd Eye, by Nancy Reed. Comic Nancy Reed ponders the known unknowns and the little known knowns. "Did you know our DNA emits …

  Texas Gothic, by Janet Maykus and Tom Booker. Ma and Pa Gothic have lived deep in the heart of Texas all of their lives. They …

Hush??, by Jenny Burch, Istvan Gulyas, Jack Kilduff, Neal Ormsbee and Mo Romero. Hush?? improvises an array of correlated scenes in order to highlight the strange relationships and …

BEST OF WEEK. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous week's …

  [ fennel ], by Cris Edwards. Robots full of bees.Girls Girls Girls Improvised Musicals, by Amy Averett, Caitlin Sweetlamb, Cynthia Oelkers, Kimberly Finkelman, Megan Flynn, Sarah …

A Short Performance Piece About Artificial Intelligence and Heartbreak  

  Never-Ending, by Robert Faires. The final monologue in a trilogy of FronteraFest entries about the struggles of an aging reporter who may also be a …

  LIMBOTASTIC, by Rita Anderson. Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath, and Amy Winehouse meet up in the afterlife in limbo. When Winehouse suggests that they create a …

In Bloom, by Robin Anderson. An original short play about a woman struggling to find her footing after divorce who finds unexpected support from a young …

STREET CORNER ARTS brings you   WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the …

The hysterical and brilliant Mickle Maher is back! Capital T is proud to present two short plays by Mickle Maher, the playwright who wrote Cap …

  In this deeply funny, deeply thought-provoking piece, a Mexican American urban sophisticate who wants to connect with his roots ventures deep into the Mexican …

Ken Webster's long running infatuation with catcher John Bateman.  

Edward Albee's shockingly funny THE GOAT or Who is Sylvia? is a very subversively funny play that defies any categorization and we can't wait to share it with you. …

Uneasily settled in a cold mountain enclave, a band of Frontierswomen wait for varmints to hie out of their small town of Wish Key. Surviving …

The newest work from the playwright of HPT hits like  John, The Flick, The Aliens,  Circle Mirror Transformation, and Body Awareness --the "endlessly fascinating, deeply funny" The Antipodes. The New York Times wrote, "Just …

  Egress: You have just moved to a small college town to teach architecture. You have trouble sleeping. Sometimes, you lose track of time. You …

Silence can be golden, but it can also be VERY FUNNY,vfrustrating, erotic, comforting, and profoundly passive-agressive.   On a weeklong silent retreat in the woods, …

The following plays were selected for production in this year’s OUT OF INK production from over 30 plays written during the Weekend Fling:  A CARDIAC EVENT …

  When an unnamed female fighter pilot in the United States Air Force gets unexpectedly pregnant, her superiors reassign her, post-maternity leave, from flying F-16s …

From the playwright of HPT hit Thom Pain (based on nothing) and others: The New York Times made it a Critics' Pick and wrote, "Though …

BEST OF FEST Bill B. Tonight we will present five shows selected from among the 2018 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel …

BEST OF FEST Bill A. Tonight we will present five shows selected from among the 2018 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel …

BEST OF FEST WILD CARD PERFORMANCE. Tonight we present staff picks from among the 2018 Short Fringe performances that were overlooked by the Best of …

BEST OF FEST Bill B. Tonight we will present five shows selected from among the 2018 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel …

BEST OF FEST Bill A. Tonight we will present five shows selected from among the 2018 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel …

BEST OF WEEK #4. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Jomo & The Possum Posse: New Directions, by Jomo & The Possum Posse. This sardonic honky-tonk band will show you something they've never shown anyone else …

One Woman, 57 Boyfriends, by Krissy Olson. A solo monologue with vocal performance, written and performed by opera singer/actress Krissy Olson.You Ain't No Sissy, by Jack Darling. …

Dog Joggers, with Mary Kahle, Laura King, Mary Henderson, Timo Xzavier & Mike Topel. Long-form improv creating a scenic journey of absurdity, sweetness, and torment fueled …

Awww, The Magic of a Full Moon! by Marilyn Smith. A man and woman bump into each other. Is this by accident, or is it fate? …

BEST OF WEEK #3. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Amazon, by Cortney DeAngelo. An original piece about an Amazon performer in a world that worships the feminine petite. Written and performed by Cortney DeAngelo. Directed …

There's Light Through a Keyhole, by Recovering Addict. East Austin resident Cameron reveals how he conquered drug addictions. Based on a true story.Into the Light, written and …

The Puzzler, by Will Holcomb. A two-person play where Blanch, a woman with affluenza (inflated self-worth), is doing community service in a nursing home due to …

First Day, written and directed by Rhonda Roe. Based on a short story I wrote about my first day of kindergarten.My Bags Are Packed, by Laura Freeman. …

BEST OF WEEK #2. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Mister Starbuck, by Raymond V. Whelan. Mrs. Flanagan jumps out of her bedroom window the day Astronaut John Glenn orbits the Earth. Her daughter Michelle and …

Burr, story by Laura Maxwell-Scott, lyrics and music by Eric Scott. A hip-hop musical about yet another white man wrestling with his relationship to his country …

Louiseland, written and performed by Louise Richardson. Poems and songs of joy, identity, longing, existence, and survival by Louise Richardson.This Asian American Life, by Yola Lu, Kim …

A man cooks meat for his girlfriend who refuses to eat it. Directed by Stacey Glazer.

Removal, by Susan Mack. A story of discovery, separation and renewalMeat, by Sean Sweeney. A man cooks meat for his girlfriend who refuses to eat it.Pleasers, by Tristan …

BEST OF WEEK #1. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Little Art Table, written and directed by Marla Porter. Creativity can help overcome one's insecurities and smallness and children give a master class!The Performers of Bad …

Do You Feel Safe Yet?, by Tyler Kosmak. A collection of scenes on the theme of safety, directed by Megan Weaver.BRINE VII: Austin for Whom, written and …

La Gattina, by Raymond V. Whelan. New York Police Department Lieutenant Murray reveals untold details of a horrific crime to Kitty, the victim's ghost.The Chair, written and …

The future is uncertain in this black-and-white world. Only lateral movement will help us survive.Starring Brian Bonnet, Nhaila Hendrickse and Cassadie Peterson, with original music …

Texas Book of Beasts, by Jeff Irvin. Series of extremely short skits dealing with gnats, gnus, bats, okra, raccoons, quail, pickups, skinks, javelina, daddy-long-legs, burghers, toads, …

Award-winning actor/director Ken Webster explains his strange obsession with former major league catcher John Bateman.. Webster's Twitter Feed, https://twitter.com/JohnnyBateman7 started as a diary of the 1966 Houston …

Eddie just wants to sit down and eat some freakin' lasagna with his family! As the manager of a well-known Italian chain restaurant in Pocatello, Idaho, that's …

From the writer that brought us the Academy Award-Winning movie MOONLIGHT.... The Louisiana bayou. Two brothers. The younger brother comes home from prison and hopes …

Nine teenage girls make a soccer team--and a New York Times Critic's Pick for Best Theatre of 2016: "Girl power is atomic in The Wolves, …

The 4th ANNUAL AUSTIN ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL will feature brand new one-minute plays bySERIES A:Kimberly Belflower, Allison Orr Block, James Burnside, Katherine Catmull, Martha Lynn …

A newly arrived immigrant brings only a bag and a couple of his belongings. He looks a lot like us and he talks a lot …

Picture the Brontë sisters, but with American accents. Picture a large dog falling in obsessive love with a small bird. Picture a dark, satirical comedy …

Award-winning actor/director Ken Webster explains his strange obsession with former major league catcher John Bateman.. Webster's Twitter Feed, https://twitter.com/JohnnyBateman7 started as a diary of the 1966 Houston …

A biting black comedy that turns "guns don't kill people, people kill people" on its head, when the guns at Ruby's small-town gun shop start …

In Cap T's tradition of offering intelligent, funny, and relevant shows during the summer we are excited to announce the opening of THE EFFECT by Lucy …

A dog’s toy, a revered text, planets, and the Statue of Liberty are just some of the objects that reveal their thoughts in ScriptWorks’ 19th …

Walter Kreutzer, a microbiologist for a defense contractor, is being investigated by his employers over an incriminating memo that was leaked to the media. Walter …

The week after Thanksgiving. A bed & breakfast in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. A cheerful innkeeper. A young couple struggling to stay together. Thousands of inanimate objects, …

BEST OF FEST WILD CARD PERFORMANCE. Tonight we present staff picks from among the 2017 Short Fringe performances that were overlooked by the Best of …

BEST OF FEST Bill B. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2017 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and …

BEST OF FEST Bill A. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2017 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and …

BEST OF WEEK #4. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Bitches Anonymous, by Gloria C. Adams, Jennine "DOC" Wright, and Teresa Johnson. Bitch (n): a woman who doesn't give men what they want. Three Austin poets …

Loaded Gun Theory presents Death's Exit Interview, by Loaded Gun Theory (Loaded Gun Theory). What if the universe works just like your shitty day job?Before Breakfast, by …

Final Conversations explores a mother’s wish to have one real conversation with her son before he’s accidentally killed. -- One morning before he leaves for school, …

Final Conversations, by Rita Anderson (ScriptWorks Commission).  Final Conversations explores a mother's wish to have one real conversation with her son before he's accidentally killed. One morning …

After four months of unfamiliar life in Tripoli, Libya, Nason gets a vacation in Malta, an island jewel in the middle of the Mediterranean between …

The Tale of the Songbird, by Rocky Hopson. Old West puppet show with live music. Cowgirl Mary tells the story of Thomas Smiths’ journey to the …

BEST OF WEEK #3. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Duck, Duck, Goose, by Max Langert. Noah Martin directs this piece about feathers, funk, and fame. Originally written, cast, rehearsed, staged and performed all in one …

Set in the trailer park of the gods, a mortal woman seeks and finds the counsel of Medea. Shrewd Productions presents this original piece by …

Duck Duck Goose is back! Originally written overnight for the 14/48 Austin 2016 Festival by veteran playwright Max Langert, Duck Duck Goose will be featured in FronteraFest 2017! Come out …

Polly's Playhouse and the Uber Replacement, written and performed by Charley Devany. The third installation of Charley Devany's one-man shows focusing on family history. EHD (2013) and All The …

The Anglers, by Sarah Loucks (ScriptWorks Commission). A boy and the Devil philosophize, play video games, and eat Cheetos along the banks of the Mississippi.Hamlet in …

Fully Living, by Louise Gallup-Roholt. The poignant, heart-rending, and often funny stories of a family. A very unusual family.The Storyteller, by Liz Delaney. Actor relates and shares …

BEST OF WEEK #2. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Dime Show Diamonds is a one-act and part of a trilogy of plays forming THE RIVERVIEW STORIES, set in Chicago's Riverview Amusement Park. Drawing on …

The Knuckleball Now, by Lee Eddy, Craig Kotfas, Michael Joplin, and Ace Manning. The Knuckleball Now is an improv comedy troupe based in Austin . . …

ChuTopp, by Topping Haggerty and Chuy Zarate. ChuTopp is doing a fully improvised narrative show that tells the story of an awkwardly brilliant, and much too …

Mothering Apollo is a lecture-comedy-song-dance-anatomylesson-love story. While the performance is derived from mothering a medically fragile, chronically ill baby and a tender toddler, it is also …

Christa French's new play, "Perspective, or Cheeseburgers and a Bag of Ashes," is brilliantly set on the Corpus Christi seawall.

Your Neighborhood Association, by Max Langert (ScriptWorks Commission). Ripped from the headlines of your local Listserv. Hope you've paid your dues.Blue Spiral, by Nadine Mozon. Girlhood song …

Girlhood song lodged in grown woman's psyche gives rise to a chorus of events between the notes. Coming of Age reflection on the "Officer Friendly" …

By Max Langert (ScriptWorks Commission). Ripped from the headlines of your local Listserv. Hope you've paid your dues.

  This show is a personal, experimental, and interactive mix of short plays written and performed by the Inner Picnic ensemble. Inspired by NeoFuturism and …

Lady in Red, a heavenly caffeinated tale, written and performed by Rhonda F. Kulhanek. A one-woman performance.The Epidemiologist, by Ramon Carver. The argument of the play is …

BEST OF WEEK #1. Four of the shows that play in tonight's "Best of Week" performance will be selected by our panel from the previous …

Fishin’ For Love, written and directed by Morgan Wendlandt. Concerns the personal relationships discussed by a bus full of strangers after a man proclaims his love …

Lady Without a Baby, written and performed by Molly Fonseca. Growing up Molly always felt she wasn't a top candidate for motherhood, but it can be …

A bad Tinder date. (Is there any other kind?)    [graphic via BBC.co. uk]

Body of Work, written and performed by Christine Hoang (ScriptWorks Commission). An autobiographical, one-woman show that explores how a woman's views on body image, consumerism, cosmetic …

Body of Work, written and performed by Christine Hoang (ScriptWorks Commission). An autobiographical, one-woman show that explores how a woman's views on body image, consumerism, cosmetic …

BERSERKER is the brainchild of duo Kari Floren (writer) and Michael McKenzie (director) and was recently presented at the Emerging Artists Theater's New Works series …

Baby Bob Saget, by Linzy Beltran, Aaron Walther, AJ McKeon, Lindsey Moringy, Frank Netscher, Laura de la Fuente (Baby Bob Saget). Baby Bob Saget features performers …

Seven years ago, Athens vs Sparta was selling out the Cactus Cafe, Hyde Park Theatre, and other venues statewide. Now this band/song-cycle--a combination dark indie-pop-opera, …

If you’re looking for a holiday treat, look no further.  A Lone Star Christmas Carol takes Dickens’ classic tale and retells it with a distinctly Texas Twang, …

Is love timeless? Marianne, a mercurial quantum physicist, and Roland, an unvarnished beekeeper, explore this possibility through multiple episodes in their lives. Like a symphony, …

From the mind of Mickle Maher, the same genius that brought Austin the smash hits SPIRITS TO ENFORCE, THERE IS A HAPPINESS THAT MORNING IS, …

Sadie Saturday Nite is a one woman show with live music: stories and songs about growing up punk in San Francisco in the 70's. “Sadie..” …

I did some math. How many plane trips? London to New York?   I . . .   Two thousand five hundred and fifty.   …

In a church basement in Cypress, Texas, something evil is afoot. Well, okay — at hand. The church youth group has a monster in its …

A message from the playwright: "Corruption eventually works its way into everything decent" says Heather. "I hate it." The play titled CORRUPTION will work its …

THE FLICK by Annie Baker opens July 7 at HPT, featuring Delanté G. Keys, Katie Kohler, and Shanon Weaver.   "THE FLICK" at Hyde Park …

8 Years ago Trevor starred in an infomercial with Morgan Fairchild… Now Trevor’s showbiz career is on the rocks.  Despite biting a woman in the …

Award-winning actor/director Ken Webster explains his strange obsession with former major league catcher John Bateman.. Webster's Twitter Feed, https://twitter.com/JohnnyBateman7started as a diary of the 1966 Houston …

A grieving widow, a pilot under siege, a captive woman, and a man who has given up on love are just a few of the …

On the heels of its acclaimed production of David Hare’s SKYLIGHT, Street Corner Arts stays across the pond with its upcoming spring show BULL by …

  My Seasons with the Houston Astros and the the Montreal Expos, written and performed by Ken Webster. Award-winning actor/director Ken Webster explains his strange obsession …

"Plays as funny and moving, as wonderful and weird as The Realistic Joneses, by Will Eno, do not appear often on Broadway. Or ever, really. . . …

WILD CARD PERFORMANCE. Tonight we present staff picks from among the 2016 Short Fringe performances that were overlooked by the Best of Week judges. I Don't …

Bill B. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2016 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and the fifth …

Bill A. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2016 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and the fifth …

Tonight we will present five shows from earlier in the week--four chosen by our panel, and the fifth by audience vote, as the shows they …

A new one-act play directed by Elizabeth C. Lay.

Words by Heather Bishop, music by Danny G. A musical spoken word performance by artist Heather Bishop from her collections "Spark" and "A Tree Like …

 Playback is an improvisational theatre developed by Jonathan Fox in which the troupe elicits stories from the audience and uses a variety of forms to …

A fragmented storytelling collaboration.

One woman show -- monologues about life, etc.

Through kick-butt music, theatrical clowning and the forlornness of emo/gothic melodrama, here comes the everyday life of what it means to be a punk clown. …

Waking Up In The Dark Woods.

You show up at Hyde Park Theatre ready for another night of Fringe Fest Fantasticness. Probably an autobiographical monologue, an interpretive dance, and of course, …

A play about robots, refugees, and the marriage of twenty-somethings with feet so cold they can't even run. A short play with tall tale.   …

Performance of original singer/songwriter songs.

While getting ready for a date, Jane has to contend with a pesky neighbor with an interesting personality disorder.

Crying Room is a monologue play about Melissa, a nervous talker, who waits out a wedding for the funeral to follow--where she'll be a pallbearer. It's …

A couple experiences cold feet minutes before their wedding.

A solo dance performance.

Vanessa Gonzalez recaps events from her life in attempt to figure out why her family, friends, and complete strangers say certain things to her.

A series of very short plays for life-size people.

Sugar Water Purple is Austin's first and only all-black male improv troupe. We perform a high-energy, long-form show based closely on the famous "Harold" format. …

A musical based on one woman's search for love in its many forms. Having experienced the unspeakable in her early life, our "not so typical" …

Graduates of Merlin Works Singing Improv class perform long-form musical improvisational comedy shows. 

A delusional cabaret, with love, from a woman on the verge of a pill-popping, showstopping, barhopping, musical theater breakdown.

Tonight we will present five shows from earlier in the week--four chosen by our panel, and the fifth by audience vote, as the shows they …

Megan Mowry, Laura de laFuente, Stephanie Ard, Jessica Vasami, Katie Cowan, and Lindsey Moringy are Sheshesheshe, an all-female improv troupe that performs and studies at ColdTowne Theater. …

A monologue.

An all-seeing angel named Max recounts moments from the lives of 20+ characters, as he illustrates both the agony and the ecstasy of life on …

Two Iraq War veterans meet in California at a race track where they share dreams of love and luck. 

This one-act play in three scenes examines the conflicting voices and visions vying for Austin's future and definition. Directed by Zac Thomas. 

Jack Darling picks up the pieces after a violent attack, journeying through the darkness and back with a little help from a thing called *magic*.

 A hilarious and touching one-man show about the travails of growing up as a bullied, socially awkward band geek in the early '80's Houston suburbs. …

Worst First Date is an Austin-based improv duo who perform an improvised narrative show where two characters who have never met before go on their …

 On January 20th, 2015 Greg Abbott becomes the 48th Governor of Texas. Carmelita, student body president, will travel from Llano to Austin to witness the …

Choreographed by Ellen Bartel and Kelsey Oliver (Ellen Bartel Dance Collective). I am continuing to explore “non-fiction dance” in order to attend to profound personal …

Craig Kotfas, Michael Joplin, Ace Manning and Lee Eddy are The Knuckleball Now, an Austin improv troupe dedicated to high speed, high risk comedy. With …

 (Maggie Bell and Corrie Baker-Puscas). The first of the three hit comedies produced Off Broadway under the title Power Plays, this is a ping pong …

 Excerpts from a new full length play by Aimée Gonzalez, directed by Ellie McBride. 

A religious revival combined with a philosophical, scientific, and humorist approach to imagine yourself living for 100 years and realizing your dreams through transcendent experimentation …

Two women wait outside the ER and discover a surprising connection. A look at entanglement in the Tinder era. Directed by Cara Phipps with performers …

 The high school improv class from Skybridge Academy showcase their skills with their first public performance. They hope to Youthenize you!

A bittersweet comedy celebrating friendship, love and Austin hippies.

A bittersweet comedy celebrating friendship, love and Austin hippies.

Steve Moore of Physical Plant Theater claims to offer some insight into how stories work.

 A comedic thriller of love and relationships in the digital age. Two friends explore questions of who people really are to each other. Can they …

The cheerleading try outs coincide with the first day of integration in a small East Texas High School in 1966 in this dark comedy. Directed …

Tonight we will present five shows from earlier in the week--four chosen by our panel, and the fifth by audience vote, as the shows they …

All-powerful deriving from a female source, or in other words . . . cunt magic. Three badass Austin women use poetry, storytelling, and spoken word …

On Friday, January 22, 2016 at 8pm, Christine Hoang & James Hughes (Color Arc Productions) will be performing an original work they wrote entitled "Two …

 Three women share about life after 50 and their girlfriend Myra's upcoming wedding in Malaysia.

A one-person short play about three women in the exotic, glamorous, and tragic world of 1930s Shanghai. Presented with no dialogue and and live songs …

A whimsical piece using movement, music, and a sprinkle of magic. The fourth entry into FronteraFest for the group and the newest work in a …

Written and performed by Dick Satori. A high-larious yet cautionary tale of a recovering yogi crackhead clown who ran away to join the circus only …

On the Other Side is about a woman learning to love and open her heart again after a tragedy ends her last relationship. Life is all …

Deathrattledotcom takes place in the near future when social security, Medicare, and Medicaid have been effectively eliminated in America. Corporations attempt to take their place with …

Cascade presents a poignant examination of the bond between two unique and complex characters, exploring their relationship with a flood of emotional moments in an improvised …

A  collaborative experience in words, image, and sounds by W. A. Brenner, Roy Moore, Content Love Knowles, and Emily Breedlove. This round robin of inspiration began …

 A couple tackles complex gender identity issues first thing in the morning. Secrets are revealed. A tsunami may or may not be coming . . …

From "doing it all" to "leaning in," Mother Enough? takes a bold, funny, and occasionally absurd look at the expectations, clichés, and practices surrounding motherhood in contemporary …

The story of a handsome young actor on his way to Hollywood who makes an unexpected stop in a rural town.

 A short play about three people who go crazy because of a baby on the way. This joyous moment becomes a twisted affair when two …

 Michael tries to comfort Dennis as he grieves for his wife Angela, who died during a horrific fire. The ghost of Angela dances, listens, speaks …

A short piece inspired by ScriptWorks 30/60/90 daily writing program.

Austin’s “Queen of Weird" remembers coming of age in the SEX, DRUGS, ROCK & ROLL generation. "It was shocking."

Reading stories of dumb decisions, immature hubris and ridiculous self-importance, from my book, the "Art of Idiocy - Public School Years."

Based on the book (currently in progress by Layla Beth Munk) about a typical "night in the life of a webcam girl." It’s probably not …

Tonight we will present five shows from earlier in the week--four chosen by our panel, and the fifth by audience vote, as the shows they …

Featuring national poetry slam artists Christopher-Michael, Doc, & B-Fran. They represent the best that Central Texas has to offer in the world of Spoken Word.

An original one-act.

An improv duo performing their "Dungeon Masters" format. It is a look into the day-to-day life of people and creatures that live in a fantasy …

After another terrorist attack overseas, a young woman learns that her sister may have been in the line of fire.

 It's the last day of Nebraska's unrestricted safe haven law, which allows parents to legally abandon children at state hospitals. But surely OCD teen Rob …

A showcase of comedic two-person sketches that tackle the true issues of our day - like how to get attention for your self-published book, the …

A mind-boggling tale about a quirky bunch of actors who must confront a complex murder case. What will these actors discover as they experience trials …

A mother and daughter compare notes on dating methods!

A queer clown solo duet exploring how we define ourselves within communities and as individuals, if there's room for cultural exchange in a world of …

 Stroller Blades is the result of iron-forged improv education straight from the legendary ColdTowne Conservatory. This group of students features actors, stand-ups, musicians, artists and straight-up …

YOU act scenes opposite your favorite actor. Directions: 1) Remove script from LP envelope. 2) Turn to any scene you want to play. 3) Place …

Reasons You Should Stay, written and performed by Max Langert (ScriptWorks Commission). I know you've already made up your mind, but please, just listen one last …

A small-town sales associate spends a colorful Sunday learning about the power of therapy with her favorite customers.

An aging telemarketer discovers she has more to offer than a sales script. 

A boy raised in New England realizes that he is a Gringo and one of his grandparents entered the country illegally. Tales of the Travis …

i-Was robot, confession, written by B Makonnen and S Bickerton. A three-part performance of the confessions of an ex-robot

The Escorts, by Andreas Fabis, Lindsey Reeves, Aaron Saenz, and Shannon Dale Stott (The Escorts). We perform an improvised theatrical narrative inspired by an audience suggestion. …

 Two best friends, whose romantic lives are careening in opposite directions, become untethered from reality as they relive the steps to a relationship ending while …

After breaking up with her first boyfriend, a teenaged girl befriends a counselor at summer camp who sparks more than her mind. Time passes, they …

A-Date, by Joanna Michelle. A young woman looks for love on Austin's hottest dating show, A-Date, and things get weird.

STEALING BABY JESUS is a humorous, poignant solo performance piece for adults, based on the writer's dysfunctional seasonal experiences with diverse, maladjusted, makeshift families in …

After successful runs of Clifford Odets’ WAITING FOR LEFTY and Amy Herzog’s THE GREAT GOD PAN, Street Corner Arts returns to Hyde Park Theatre with …

Two professional killers armed with revolvers and a few biscuits are waiting in a windowless basement for word of their next macabre assignment unsure of who it …

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 …

One day he will destroy the sun… Gil Pepper is a loser.  Odysseus Rex is winner.  Against all odds Gil and his rooster will prove …

Probably an April Fools' joke:   A Chick & A Dude Productions is proud to announce our next show! Neil Simon's THE ODD COUPLE as …

“The dog must gnaw/At bones to clean its teeth; soldiers must go/To war to prove their aretai exist.” In 2005, General David Petraeus asked West Point …

From the playwright who gave us earlier HPT hits such as St. Nicholas, The Good Thief, and Port Authority: a play that the New York Times called "extraordinary. The …

Award winning singer-songwriter and storyteller Kiya Heartwood is an international touring singer-songwriter and storyteller who “sings tales of underdogs from all over, with a distinctly American, soulful …

"Into The Furious Night" is a new, dark, Southern comedy by Paige Carl Griggs. There will be a discussion with the playwright to follow. The …

The 2004 presidential debate mixed with Albert Camus’ THE STRANGER…seriously. Multi-award-winning Ken Webster and Robert Pierson team up to portray Senator Kerry and President Bush …

Actors Theatre Austin presents award-winning actor Michael Stuart in Samuel Beckett's legendary one-man show, Krapp's Last Tape and Eugene O'Neill's rarely produced two-hander, Hughie at Hyde Park Theatre Thursdays- …

OUT OF INK 2015: Random Acts of Magic, the 17th annual showcase of 10- minute plays. The magic of theatre can lead to unexpected changes …

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 …

A combination pop-opera, Greek drama, modern allegory, and historical CliffsNotes created by Trinity University history grad and musician Charlie Roadman and narrated by Ken Webster …

On February 26, we turn Hyde Park Theatre into the smallest megachurch in North America for the first production of this marvelous new work since …

A dark comedy about life, death, and the limits of friendship, by George Obermiller "If you see my milk cow,/Please drive her on home. . …

Married Duo Rachel & Dave perform an original sketch comedy revue loosely based on their 10 years of living and improvising together.     Music: …

Directed by Christy McBrayer. Monologues written and performed by Christy McBrayer, Elizabeth Decker and Christine LetteA dramedy of Southern women sharing about relationships with their …

Fresh on the heels of receiving its 501(c)(3) non-profit status, Street Corner Arts continues its mission to bring Austin audiences relevant, engaging theatre from all …

After a long absence, Eddie has traveled 2,480 miles to reclaim May, his lover since high school. May’s efforts to make a fresh start are …

Winner of the 2011 Obie Award for Playwriting and nominated for the 2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, Samuel D. Hunter's A Bright New …

Recently laid off, Ben starts an e-business from his suburban home while his wife, Mary, keeps up with the Joneses. But when mysterious new neighbors …

From acclaimed Irish playwright Conor McPherson, author of The Weir, Shining City, and two of HPT's biggest past hits, St. Nicholas and The Good Thief: Port …

Mickey, a disaffected high schooler, is befriended by a confused and angry runaway named Duck. Trapped in a suburban wasteland, the two boys come across …

"Kirdaar" (Written by Abhijit Kulkarni & Arrpieta Kulkarni, Based on a short story by Dr. Padmanabh Keskar, Directed by Rohan Joseph)Prathamesh Datar, a short-story writer …

THE ALTRUISTSStreet Corner Arts is back again! This time with the razor-sharp wit of Nicky Silver!The Altruists follows a group of chronic East Village protesters, …

"Drawer Boy" as in "the one who draws." After ten years, we're bringing back one of the most popular and critically acclaimed shows HPT has …

The haunting Off-Broadway smash-tragicomedy The Whale will receive its fifth production worldwide in Austin, following successful runs at The Denver Center, Victory Gardens, South Coast Rep, and …

Seamstress by Travis Dean Astronaughty by Keira McDonald Spining the Bottle by Krissi Reaves The Sex of Joy by Joy Loveall

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