Productions at Hyde Park Theatre

Dec. 05 - Dec. 21
Th-Sat
Austin
Waiting for Godot by Hyde Park Theatre

Waiting for Godot
by Hyde Park Theatre

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

Nov. 14 - Nov. 30
Th-Sat
Austin
LCP 25 - Vol. 2 by Latino Comedy Project

LCP 25 - Vol. 2
by Latino Comedy Project

“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 …

Nov. 07 - Nov. 09
Th-Sat
Austin
Waiting for Godot by Beards of Instagram

Waiting for Godot
by Beards of Instagram

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 …

Oct. 24 - Nov. 02
Th-Sat
Austin
Hip Hop Theatre Explosion by ZM3 Live Productions

Hip Hop Theatre Explosion
by ZM3 Live Productions

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, …

Oct. 17 - Oct. 19
Th-Sat
Austin
Booger Red by touring company

Booger Red
by touring company

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 …

Sep. 26 - Oct. 12
Th-Sat
Austin
Hungry Teenage Track Stars by Broad Theatre

Hungry Teenage Track Stars
by Broad Theatre

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. …

Sep. 19 - Sep. 21
Th-Sat
Austin
DRIVING ALL NIGHT - How to Raise a Kid and Survive as a Broke-ass Musician by Ed Harnell

DRIVING ALL NIGHT - How to Raise a Kid and Survive as a Broke-ass Musician
by Ed Harnell

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 …

Sep. 14
Sat
Austin
Producing for FronteraFest by ScriptWorks

Producing for FronteraFest
by ScriptWorks

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 …

Sep. 10 - Sep. 11
T-W
Austin
Trump: That Boy Don't Act Right by Gale McCray

Trump: That Boy Don't Act Right
by Gale McCray

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 …

Sep. 08
 
Austin
Scriptworks Solos by ScriptWorks

Scriptworks Solos
by ScriptWorks

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 …

Aug. 29 - Sep. 14
Th-Sat
Austin
My Seasons with the Astros and the Expos and the Phillies by Hyde Park Theatre

My Seasons with the Astros and the Expos and the Phillies
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Aug. 01 - Aug. 17
Th-Sat
Austin
Learning to Humann by touring company

Learning to Humann
by touring company

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 …

Jun. 27 - Jun. 29
Th-Sat
Austin
Ephemera (inspired by the Chicago Neo-Futurists) by Jeremy Sweetlamb

Ephemera (inspired by the Chicago Neo-Futurists)
by Jeremy Sweetlamb

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, …

May. 30 - Jun. 22
Th-Sat
Austin
My H.E.B. by Hyde Park Theatre

My H.E.B.
by Hyde Park Theatre

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

May. 02 - May. 11
Th-Sat
Austin
Out of Ink 2024: NOT IN THE CARDS by ScriptWorks

Out of Ink 2024: NOT IN THE CARDS
by ScriptWorks

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 …

Apr. 04 - Apr. 27
Th-Sat
Austin
The Good Thief by Hyde Park Theatre

The Good Thief
by Hyde Park Theatre

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, …

Jan. 16 - Feb. 17
T-Sat
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by ScriptWorks

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by ScriptWorks

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 …

Dec. 14, 2023
Th
Austin
A Christmas Carol, one-actor, by Bernadette Nason by Shrewd Productions

A Christmas Carol, one-actor, by Bernadette Nason
by Shrewd Productions

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 …

Nov. 09 - Nov. 18, 2023
Th-Sat
Austin
Barrio Daze by Latino Comedy Project

Barrio Daze
by Latino Comedy Project

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, …

Oct. 12 - Nov. 04, 2023
Th-Sat
Austin
Chronicles of an Indigenous Offspring by Zell Miller III

Chronicles of an Indigenous Offspring
by Zell Miller III

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 …

Aug. 24 - Sep. 16, 2023
Th-Sat
Austin
Caught by Hyde Park Theatre

Caught
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Jul. 21 - Aug. 12, 2023
Th-Sat
Austin
Small Steps by Shrewd Productions

Small Steps
by Shrewd Productions

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

Jun. 22 - Jul. 15, 2023
Th-Sat
Austin
Radio :30 by Hyde Park Theatre

Radio :30
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Jun. 17, 2023
Sat
Austin
Inaugural Unique Voices Showcase by Cinnamon Path Theater

Inaugural Unique Voices Showcase
by Cinnamon Path Theater

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

Jun. 07 - Jun. 17, 2023
Th-Sat
Austin
Thank You and Have A Nice Day by Summer Break Theatre

Thank You and Have A Nice Day
by Summer Break Theatre

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 …

May. 11 - Jun. 03, 2023
Th-Sat
Austin
Chronicles of an Indigenous Offspring by Zell Miller III

Chronicles of an Indigenous Offspring
by Zell Miller III

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 …

Apr. 27 - May. 06, 2023
Th-Sat
Austin
Out of Ink 2023: Family Traditions by ScriptWorks

Out of Ink 2023: Family Traditions
by ScriptWorks

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 …

Apr. 16, 2023
Sun
Austin
The Slugg'rz Make the Series by Cinnamon Path Theater

The Slugg'rz Make the Series
by Cinnamon Path Theater

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 …

Mar. 26, 2023
Sun
Austin
The Second Mouse by Rita Anderson

The Second Mouse
by Rita Anderson

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. …

Mar. 16 - Apr. 22, 2023
Th-Sat
Austin
St. Nicholas by Hyde Park Theatre

St. Nicholas
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Feb. 08, 2023
W
Austin
TBH by FronteraFest

TBH
by FronteraFest

Sam Domino, directed by Adam Roberts

Feb. 07, 2023
T
Austin
Terror at Twenty-Eight Feet by FronteraFest

Terror at Twenty-Eight Feet
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 03, 2023
F
Austin
Pandas, Pizzas, and Those Pesky Princes by FronteraFest

Pandas, Pizzas, and Those Pesky Princes
by FronteraFest

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

Feb. 02, 2023
Th
Austin
Tooth 'n' Hare by FronteraFest

Tooth 'n' Hare
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 01, 2023
W
Austin
Old Haj Wins the Day by FronteraFest

Old Haj Wins the Day
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 27, 2023
F
Austin
Dammit Lola by FronteraFest

Dammit Lola
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 25, 2023
W
Austin
Heaven (by Way of Suicide) by FronteraFest

Heaven (by Way of Suicide)
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 18, 2023
W
Austin
La Planchada by FronteraFest

La Planchada
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 17 - Feb. 18, 2023
T-Sat
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by Hyde Park Theatre

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Dec. 02 - Dec. 17, 2022
Th-Sat
Austin
The Gulf by Street Corner Arts

The Gulf
by Street Corner Arts

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 …

Sep. 16 - Oct. 08, 2022
F-Sat
Austin
I Love HPT by Hyde Park Theatre

I Love HPT
by Hyde Park Theatre

 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 …

Aug. 30, 2022
T
Austin
The Job Job by Hyde Park Theatre

The Job Job
by Hyde Park Theatre

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, …

Aug. 17, 2022
W
Austin
Arbolito by Hyde Park Theatre

Arbolito
by Hyde Park Theatre

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. …

Aug. 04 - Sep. 03, 2022
Th-Sat
Austin
Judith by Hyde Park Theatre

Judith
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Jul. 22, 2022
F
Austin
I Love HPT by Hyde Park Theatre

I Love HPT
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Jul. 17 - Jul. 26, 2022
Sun-T
Austin
The Dating Project by Summer Break Theatre

The Dating Project
by Summer Break Theatre

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 …

Jun. 20 - Jun. 21, 2022
M-T
Austin
Austin for Ukraine by various

Austin for Ukraine
by various

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 …

Apr. 21 - Apr. 30, 2022
Th-Sat
Austin
OUT OF INK 2022: Unusual Embrace by ScriptWorks

OUT OF INK 2022: Unusual Embrace
by ScriptWorks

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 …

Nov. 12 - Nov. 20, 2021
F-Sat
Austin
My Seasons with the Astros and the Expos and the Phillies by Hyde Park Theatre

My Seasons with the Astros and the Expos and the Phillies
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Aug. 19 - Sep. 11, 2021
Th-Sun
Austin
Thom Paine (based on nothing) by Hyde Park Theatre

Thom Paine (based on nothing)
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Aug. 06, 2021
F
Austin
Hyde Park Theatre

The Secret Lives of Gamers and Dead Astronauts
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Jan. 29, 2020
 
Austin
Bad Neighbors by FronteraFest

Bad Neighbors
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 25, 2020
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 24, 2020
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

  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 …

Jan. 23, 2020
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 22, 2020
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

  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 …

Jan. 22, 2020
W
Austin
Lightning Girl by FronteraFest

Lightning Girl
by FronteraFest

  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 …

Jan. 21, 2020
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

  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 …

Jan. 18, 2020
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

  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 …

Jan. 17, 2020
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

    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 …

Jan. 16, 2020
Th
Austin
St. Stephen's Pier by FronteraFest

St. Stephen's Pier
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 16, 2020
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 15, 2020
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 14, 2020
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Dec. 06 - Dec. 21, 2019
W-Sat
Austin
The Butcher of Baraboo by Street Corner Arts

The Butcher of Baraboo
by Street Corner Arts

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 …

Oct. 24 - Nov. 24, 2019
Th-Sat
Austin
It Is Magic by Capital T Theatre

It Is Magic
by Capital T Theatre

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 …

Sep. 05 - Oct. 05, 2019
Th-Sat
Austin
Hot Dogs at the Eiffel Tower by Hyde Park Theatre

Hot Dogs at the Eiffel Tower
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 - …

Aug. 27, 2019
 
Austin
Sunday Slugg'rz by Cinnamon Path Theater

Sunday Slugg'rz
by Cinnamon Path Theater

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 …

Aug. 15 - Aug. 31, 2019
Th-Sat
Austin
Robert Mueller's Greatest Hits, Vols. I and II by Capital T Theatre

Robert Mueller's Greatest Hits, Vols. I and II
by Capital T Theatre

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 …

Jul. 21 - Jul. 23, 2019
Sun-T
Austin
Cul-de-Sac by Summer Break Theatre

Cul-de-Sac
by Summer Break Theatre

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 …

Jul. 20, 2019
Sat
Austin
Massive Ordinance Air Blast

Massive Ordinance Air Blast

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 …

Jul. 09 - Jul. 14, 2019
T, Sun
Austin
Hot Dogs at the Eiffel Tower by Maggie Gallant

Hot Dogs at the Eiffel Tower
by Maggie Gallant

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 …

Jun. 27 - Jul. 27, 2019
Th-Sat
Austin
Death Tax by Hyde Park Theatre

Death Tax
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Jun. 06 - Jun. 15, 2019
Th-Sat
Austin
Dry Land by Capital T Theatre

Dry Land
by Capital T Theatre

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, …

May. 31, 2019
F
Austin
Understudied by Jeremy Sweetlamb

Understudied
by Jeremy Sweetlamb

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 …

May. 16 - Jun. 01, 2019
Th-Sat
Austin
Wakey, Wakey by Capital T Theatre

Wakey, Wakey
by Capital T Theatre

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

Apr. 25 - May. 04, 2019
Th-Sat
Austin
Out of Ink Festival by ScriptWorks

Out of Ink Festival
by ScriptWorks

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 …

Apr. 13, 2019
Sat
Austin
Understudied by Jeremy Sweetlamb

Understudied
by Jeremy Sweetlamb

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 …

Apr. 05 - Apr. 20, 2019
Th-Sat
Austin
The Letters by Street Corner Arts

The Letters
by Street Corner Arts

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 …

Feb. 28 - Mar. 30, 2019
Th-Sat
Austin
A Doll's House, Part 2 by Hyde Park Theatre

A Doll's House, Part 2
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Feb. 14, 2019
Th
Austin
Best of Fest - Wild Card by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Wild Card
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 13 - Feb. 16, 2019
W, Sat
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill B by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill B
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 12 - Feb. 15, 2019
T, F
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill A by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill A
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 09, 2019
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 08, 2019
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 07, 2019
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  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 …

Feb. 06, 2019
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  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 …

Feb. 05, 2019
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  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 …

Feb. 02, 2019
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 01, 2019
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 31, 2019
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 30, 2019
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 29, 2019
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 26, 2019
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 25, 2019
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  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 …

Jan. 24, 2019
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  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 …

Jan. 23, 2019
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  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 …

Jan. 22, 2019
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 19, 2019
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 18, 2019
F
Austin
[ fennel ] by FronteraFest

[ fennel ]
by FronteraFest

A Short Performance Piece About Artificial Intelligence and Heartbreak  

Jan. 18, 2019
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  [ 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 …

Jan. 17, 2019
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  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 …

Jan. 16, 2019
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

  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 …

Jan. 15, 2019
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2019
by FronteraFest

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 …

Nov. 30 - Dec. 15, 2018
Th-Sat
Austin
We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia. . . by Street Corner Arts

We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia. . .
by Street Corner Arts

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

Nov. 01 - Nov. 17, 2018
Th-Sat
Austin
Faustus AND The Hunchback Variations by Capital T Theatre

Faustus AND The Hunchback Variations
by Capital T Theatre

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 …

Sep. 20 - Oct. 20, 2018
Th-Sat
Austin
Confessions of a Mexpatriate by Hyde Park Theatre

Confessions of a Mexpatriate
by Hyde Park Theatre

  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 …

Sep. 09, 2018
Sun
Austin
My Seasons with the Astros and the Expos and the Phillies by Hyde Park Theatre

My Seasons with the Astros and the Expos and the Phillies
by Hyde Park Theatre

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

Aug. 23 - Sep. 15, 2018
Th-Sat
Austin
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? by Capital T Theatre

The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
by Capital T Theatre

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. …

Jul. 10, 2018
T
Austin
Deadly Nightshade by Sweethive Productions

Deadly Nightshade
by Sweethive Productions

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 …

Jul. 05 - Aug. 04, 2018
Th-Sat
Austin
The Antipodes by Hyde Park Theatre

The Antipodes
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Jun. 29, 2018
T
Austin
Egress by Hyde Park Theatre

Egress
by Hyde Park Theatre

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

May. 17 - Jun. 16, 2018
Th-Sat
Austin
Small Mouth Sounds by Capital T Theatre

Small Mouth Sounds
by Capital T Theatre

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, …

Apr. 26 - May. 05, 2018
Th-Sat
Austin
Out of Ink by ScriptWorks

Out of Ink
by ScriptWorks

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 …

Apr. 06 - Apr. 21, 2018
M, Th-Sat
Austin
Grounded by Street Corner Arts

Grounded
by Street Corner Arts

  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 …

Mar. 01 - Mar. 31, 2018
Th-Sat
Austin
Wakey, Wakey by Hyde Park Theatre

Wakey, Wakey
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Feb. 17, 2018
Sat
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill B by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill B
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 16, 2018
F
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill A by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill A
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 15, 2018
Th
Austin
Best of Fest - Wild Card by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Wild Card
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 14, 2018
W
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill B by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill B
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 13, 2018
T
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill A by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill A
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 10, 2018
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 09, 2018
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 08, 2018
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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. …

Feb. 07, 2018
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 06, 2018
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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? …

Feb. 03, 2018
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 02, 2018
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 01, 2018
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 31, 2018
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 30, 2018
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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. …

Jan. 27, 2018
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 26, 2018
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 25, 2018
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 24, 2018
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 23, 2018
T
Austin
Meat  by FronteraFest

Meat
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 23, 2018
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 20, 2018
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 19, 2018
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 18, 2018
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 17, 2018
W
Austin
Pong by FronteraFest

Pong
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 17, 2018
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 16, 2018
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2018
by FronteraFest

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, …

Dec. 17, 2017
Sun
Austin
My Seasons with the Astros and the Expos and the Phillies by Hyde Park Theatre

My Seasons with the Astros and the Expos and the Phillies
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Dec. 01 - Dec. 17, 2017
Th-Sat
Austin
Pocatello by Street Corner Arts

Pocatello
by Street Corner Arts

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 …

Oct. 26 - Nov. 18, 2017
Th-Sat
Austin
The Brothers Size by Capital T Theatre

The Brothers Size
by Capital T Theatre

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 …

Sep. 21 - Oct. 21, 2017
Th-Sat
Austin
The Wolves by Hyde Park Theatre

The Wolves
by Hyde Park Theatre

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, …

Aug. 27 - Aug. 30, 2017
Sun-W
Austin
The One-Minute Play Festival   by ScriptWorks

The One-Minute Play Festival
by ScriptWorks

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 …

Aug. 24 - Sep. 16, 2017
Th-Sat
Austin
Title and Deed by Capital T Theatre

Title and Deed
by Capital T Theatre

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 …

Jul. 06 - Aug. 05, 2017
Th-Sat
Austin
The Moors by Hyde Park Theatre

The Moors
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Jun. 24, 2017
Sat
Austin
My Seasons with the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos by Hyde Park Theatre

My Seasons with the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Jun. 23, 2017
F
Austin
The Secretary by Hyde Park Theatre

The Secretary
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

May. 25 - Jun. 17, 2017
Th-Sat
Austin
The Effect by Capital T Theatre

The Effect
by Capital T Theatre

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 …

Apr. 27 - May. 06, 2017
Th-Sat
Austin
Out of Ink by ScriptWorks

Out of Ink
by ScriptWorks

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 …

Apr. 07 - Apr. 22, 2017
Th-Sat
Austin
Perfect Mendacity by Street Corner Arts

Perfect Mendacity
by Street Corner Arts

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 …

Mar. 02 - Apr. 01, 2017
Th-Sat
Austin
John by Hyde Park Theatre

John
by Hyde Park Theatre

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

Feb. 23, 2017
Th
Austin

Best of Fest - Wild Card
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 15, 2017
W, Sat
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill B by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill B
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 14 - Feb. 17, 2017
T, F
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill A by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill A
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 11, 2017
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 10, 2017
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 09, 2017
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 08, 2017
W
Austin
Pigs Sweat, Men Perspire, Ladies Merely Glow by FronteraFest

Pigs Sweat, Men Perspire, Ladies Merely Glow
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 08, 2017
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 08, 2017
W
Austin
Final Conversations by FronteraFest

Final Conversations
by FronteraFest

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, …

Feb. 07, 2017
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 04, 2017
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 03 - Feb. 04, 2017
F-Sat
Austin
Mad - an alternate history of MEDEA by FronteraFest

Mad - an alternate history of MEDEA
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 03, 2017
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 03, 2017
F
Austin
Duck Duck Goose by FronteraFest

Duck Duck Goose
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 02, 2017
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 01, 2017
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 31, 2017
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 28, 2017
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 27, 2017
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 27, 2017
F
Austin

Dime Store Diamonds
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 26, 2017
Th
Austin
Perspective, or Cheeseburgers and a Bag of Ashes by FronteraFest

Perspective, or Cheeseburgers and a Bag of Ashes
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 26, 2017
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 26, 2017
Th
Austin
Mothering Apollo by FronteraFest

Mothering Apollo
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 25, 2017
W
Austin
Blue Spiral by FronteraFest

Blue Spiral
by FronteraFest

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" …

Jan. 25, 2017
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 25, 2017
W
Austin
Your Neighborhood Association by FronteraFest

Your Neighborhood Association
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 24, 2017
T
Austin
The Fourth Wall Is Behind You by FronteraFest

The Fourth Wall Is Behind You
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 24, 2017
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 21, 2017
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 20, 2017
F
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 19, 2017
Th
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 19, 2017
Th
Austin
Swipe Right by FronteraFest

Swipe Right
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 18, 2017
W
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 18, 2017
W
Austin
Body of Work by FronteraFest

Body of Work
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 17, 2017
T
Austin
FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017 by FronteraFest

FronteraFest Short Fringe 2017
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 17, 2017
T
Austin
Berserker by FronteraFest

Berserker
by FronteraFest

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 …

Dec. 18, 2016
Sun
Austin
Athens vs. Sparta by Hyde Park Theatre

Athens vs. Sparta
by Hyde Park Theatre

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, …

Dec. 11, 2016
Sun
Austin
 A Lone Star Christmas Carol by Hyde Park Theatre

A Lone Star Christmas Carol
by Hyde Park Theatre

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, …

Dec. 02 - Dec. 17, 2016
W-Sat
Austin
Constellations by Street Corner Arts

Constellations
by Street Corner Arts

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, …

Oct. 27 - Nov. 19, 2016
Th-Sat
Austin
Song About Himself by Capital T Theatre

Song About Himself
by Capital T Theatre

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, …

Sep. 25, 2016
Sun
Austin
Sadie Saturday Night: A Punk Rock Music Memoir by Jean Caffeine

Sadie Saturday Night: A Punk Rock Music Memoir
by Jean Caffeine

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..” …

Sep. 22 - Oct. 22, 2016
Th-Sun
Austin
Lungs by Hyde Park Theatre

Lungs
by Hyde Park Theatre

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

Aug. 18 - Sep. 17, 2016
W-Sun
Austin
Hand to God by Capital T Theatre

Hand to God
by Capital T Theatre

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

Jul. 12, 2016
T
Austin
Corruption by Drew Julian

Corruption
by Drew Julian

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 …

Jul. 07 - Aug. 06, 2016
W-Sun
Austin
The Flick by Hyde Park Theatre

The Flick
by Hyde Park Theatre

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

May. 19 - Jun. 19, 2016
Th-Sat
Austin
Trevor by Capital T Theatre

Trevor
by Capital T Theatre

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 …

May. 13 - May. 14, 2016
F-Sat
Austin
My Seasons with the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos by Hyde Park Theatre

My Seasons with the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Apr. 28 - May. 07, 2016
 
Austin
Out of Ink by ScriptWorks

Out of Ink
by ScriptWorks

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 …

Apr. 08 - Apr. 23, 2016
Th-Sat
Austin
Bull by Street Corner Arts

Bull
by Street Corner Arts

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 …

Apr. 01 - Apr. 02, 2016
F-Sat
Austin
My Seasons with the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos by Hyde Park Theatre

My Seasons with the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos
by Hyde Park Theatre

  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 …

Feb. 25 - Mar. 26, 2016
Th-Sat
Austin
The Realistic Joneses by Hyde Park Theatre

The Realistic Joneses
by Hyde Park Theatre

"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. . . …

Feb. 11, 2016
Th
Austin
Best of Fest - Wild Card by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Wild Card
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 10 - Feb. 13, 2016
W, Sat
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill B by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill B
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 09 - Feb. 12, 2016
T, F
Austin
Best of Fest - Bill A by FronteraFest

Best of Fest - Bill A
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 06, 2016
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 05, 2016
F
Austin
The Palmistry of Paradox Magic by FronteraFest

The Palmistry of Paradox Magic
by FronteraFest

A fragmented storytelling collaboration.

Feb. 05, 2016
F
Austin
Unspoken by FronteraFest

Unspoken
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 05, 2016
F
Austin
Hobo Camp by FronteraFest

Hobo Camp
by FronteraFest

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

Feb. 05, 2016
F
Austin
Untitled (Brianna Veselka) by FronteraFest

Untitled (Brianna Veselka)
by FronteraFest

One woman show -- monologues about life, etc.

Feb. 05, 2016
F
Austin
Austin Playback Theatre by FronteraFest

Austin Playback Theatre
by FronteraFest

 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 …

Feb. 04, 2016
Th
Austin
Loaded Gun Theory Decides Your Doom by FronteraFest

Loaded Gun Theory Decides Your Doom
by FronteraFest

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, …

Feb. 04, 2016
Th
Austin

Kiya Heartwood
by FronteraFest

Performance of original singer/songwriter songs.

Feb. 04, 2016
Th
Austin
Punks by FronteraFest

Punks
by FronteraFest

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. …

Feb. 04, 2016
Th
Austin
Creature by FronteraFest

Creature
by FronteraFest

Waking Up In The Dark Woods.

Feb. 04, 2016
Th
Austin
Life's No Way by FronteraFest

Life's No Way
by FronteraFest

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.   …

Feb. 03, 2016
W
Austin
For Worse by FronteraFest

For Worse
by FronteraFest

A couple experiences cold feet minutes before their wedding.

Feb. 03, 2016
W
Austin
Untitled (Dawn BIshop) by FronteraFest

Untitled (Dawn BIshop)
by FronteraFest

A solo dance performance.

Feb. 03, 2016
W
Austin
I Don't Know Why They're Saying That by FronteraFest

I Don't Know Why They're Saying That
by FronteraFest

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

Feb. 03, 2016
W
Austin
Crying Room by FronteraFest

Crying Room
by FronteraFest

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 …

Feb. 03, 2016
W
Austin
Two Eggs by FronteraFest

Two Eggs
by FronteraFest

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

Feb. 02, 2016
T
Austin
Monsters in My Attic by FronteraFest

Monsters in My Attic
by FronteraFest

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

Feb. 02, 2016
T
Austin
Lookin for Jesus by FronteraFest

Lookin for Jesus
by FronteraFest

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" …

Feb. 02, 2016
T
Austin
Sugar Water Purple by FronteraFest

Sugar Water Purple
by FronteraFest

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. …

Feb. 02, 2016
T
Austin
Handful of Minutes by FronteraFest

Handful of Minutes
by FronteraFest

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

Feb. 02, 2016
T
Austin
Lazer Wolf by FronteraFest

Lazer Wolf
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 30, 2016
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 29, 2016
F
Austin
Angel Sector by FronteraFest

Angel Sector
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 29, 2016
F
Austin
Sheshesheshe by FronteraFest

Sheshesheshe
by FronteraFest

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. …

Jan. 29, 2016
F
Austin
Maybe Sally Loves You by FronteraFest

Maybe Sally Loves You
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 29, 2016
F
Austin
On the Banks of Waterloo by FronteraFest

On the Banks of Waterloo
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 28, 2016
Th
Austin
How Soon After? by FronteraFest

How Soon After?
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 28, 2016
Th
Austin
Beaten Up By A Girl by FronteraFest

Beaten Up By A Girl
by FronteraFest

 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. …

Jan. 28, 2016
Th
Austin

Abbott & Carmelita
by FronteraFest

 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 …

Jan. 28, 2016
Th
Austin
Beautiful Things Come From Trailer Parks, Y'All by FronteraFest

Beautiful Things Come From Trailer Parks, Y'All
by FronteraFest

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*.

Jan. 28, 2016
Th
Austin
Worst First Date by FronteraFest

Worst First Date
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 27, 2016
W
Austin
Yellow Bike by FronteraFest

Yellow Bike
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 27, 2016
W
Austin
Tied Up by FronteraFest

Tied Up
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 27, 2016
W
Austin
The Knuckleball Now by FronteraFest

The Knuckleball Now
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 27, 2016
W
Austin
Church of the Century Kid by FronteraFest

Church of the Century Kid
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 27, 2016
W
Austin
The Way of All Flesh by FronteraFest

The Way of All Flesh
by FronteraFest

 (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 …

Jan. 26, 2016
T
Austin
A Good Run by FronteraFest

A Good Run
by FronteraFest

A bittersweet comedy celebrating friendship, love and Austin hippies.

Jan. 26, 2016
T
Austin
The Day The Coloreds Integrated by FronteraFest

The Day The Coloreds Integrated
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 26, 2016
T
Austin
The Youthenizers by FronteraFest

The Youthenizers
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 26, 2016
T
Austin
The Silencers by FronteraFest

The Silencers
by FronteraFest

 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 …

Jan. 26, 2016
T
Austin
Great Stories Do 3 Horrible Things by FronteraFest

Great Stories Do 3 Horrible Things
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 26, 2016
T
Austin
A Good Run by FronteraFest

A Good Run
by FronteraFest

A bittersweet comedy celebrating friendship, love and Austin hippies.

Jan. 23, 2016
 
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 22, 2016
F
Austin
60 Like Myra by FronteraFest

60 Like Myra
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 22, 2016
F
Austin
Two Fathers: The Vietnam Vet and the Vietnamese Refugee by FronteraFest

Two Fathers: The Vietnam Vet and the Vietnamese Refugee
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 22, 2016
F
Austin
Shanghai Rose by FronteraFest

Shanghai Rose
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 22, 2016
F
Austin
How to Stay Afloat by FronteraFest

How to Stay Afloat
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 22, 2016
F
Austin
Cunctipotence by FronteraFest

Cunctipotence
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 21, 2016
Th
Austin
Monkey Off Back Circus Still in Town by FronteraFest

Monkey Off Back Circus Still in Town
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 21, 2016
Th
Austin
Above & Below by FronteraFest

Above & Below
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 21, 2016
Th
Austin
Cascade by FronteraFest

Cascade
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 21, 2016
Th
Austin
Deathrattledotcom by FronteraFest

Deathrattledotcom
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 21, 2016
Th
Austin
On the Other Side by FronteraFest

On the Other Side
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 20, 2016
W
Austin
Gender Love Tsunami by FronteraFest

Gender Love Tsunami
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 20, 2016
W
Austin
Angela Returns by FronteraFest

Angela Returns
by FronteraFest

 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 …

Jan. 20, 2016
W
Austin
Expecting by FronteraFest

Expecting
by FronteraFest

 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 …

Jan. 20, 2016
W
Austin
Mother Enough? by FronteraFest

Mother Enough?
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 20, 2016
W
Austin
The Handsome Stranger Who Came to Town by FronteraFest

The Handsome Stranger Who Came to Town
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 19, 2016
T
Austin
Day 9 Prompt by FronteraFest

Day 9 Prompt
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 19, 2016
T
Austin
The Art of Idiocy by FronteraFest

The Art of Idiocy
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 19, 2016
T
Austin
Cam Whore by FronteraFest

Cam Whore
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 19, 2016
T
Austin

Speaker of the House
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 16, 2016
Sat
Austin
Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe by FronteraFest

Best of Week, FronteraFest Short Fringe
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 15, 2016
F
Austin
Safety Check by FronteraFest

Safety Check
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 15, 2016
F
Austin
Austin/Austin by FronteraFest

Austin/Austin
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 15, 2016
F
Austin
Hootie Hooo Spoken Word Review Vol. 2 by FronteraFest

Hootie Hooo Spoken Word Review Vol. 2
by FronteraFest

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.

Jan. 15, 2016
F
Austin
Park Bench by FronteraFest

Park Bench
by FronteraFest

An original one-act.

Jan. 15, 2016
F
Austin
Nebraska by FronteraFest

Nebraska
by FronteraFest

 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 …

Jan. 14, 2016
Th
Austin
Trigger Happy: A Love Story by FronteraFest

Trigger Happy: A Love Story
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 14, 2016
Th
Austin
The Finger Gun by FronteraFest

The Finger Gun
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 14, 2016
Th
Austin

The Future Past Tense
by FronteraFest

A mother and daughter compare notes on dating methods!

Jan. 14, 2016
Th
Austin
Performance Anxiety by FronteraFest

Performance Anxiety
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 14, 2016
Th
Austin
Stroller Blades by FronteraFest

Stroller Blades
by FronteraFest

 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 …

Jan. 13, 2016
W
Austin
Co*Star: The Record Acting Game with Vincent Price by FronteraFest

Co*Star: The Record Acting Game with Vincent Price
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 13, 2016
W
Austin
Reasons You Should Stay by FronteraFest

Reasons You Should Stay
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 13, 2016
W
Austin
BRINE V: The Jail Don't Lock and Thoughts on Immigration by FronteraFest

BRINE V: The Jail Don't Lock and Thoughts on Immigration
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 13, 2016
W
Austin
Animal Rescue by FronteraFest

Animal Rescue
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 13, 2016
W
Austin
Birth of a Saleslady by FronteraFest

Birth of a Saleslady
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 12, 2016
T
Austin
Janus Geminus by FronteraFest

Janus Geminus
by FronteraFest

 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 …

Jan. 12, 2016
T
Austin
i-was robot by FronteraFest

i-was robot
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 12, 2016
T
Austin
Whirlpool by FronteraFest

Whirlpool
by FronteraFest

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 …

Jan. 12, 2016
T
Austin
The Escorts by FronteraFest

The Escorts
by FronteraFest

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. …

Jan. 12, 2016
 
Austin
A-Date by FronteraFest

A-Date
by FronteraFest

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

Dec. 07 - Dec. 16, 2015
Sun-W
Austin
Stealing Baby Jesus by Bernadette Nason

Stealing Baby Jesus
by Bernadette Nason

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 …

Dec. 04 - Dec. 19, 2015
M, Th-Sat
Austin
Skylight by Street Corner Arts

Skylight
by Street Corner Arts

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 …

Oct. 29 - Nov. 21, 2015
Th-Sat
Austin
The Dumbwaiter by Capital T Theatre

The Dumbwaiter
by Capital T Theatre

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 …

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 …

Aug. 20 - Sep. 19, 2015
Th-Sat
Austin
The Year of the Rooster by Capital T Theatre

The Year of the Rooster
by Capital T Theatre

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 …

Jul. 23 - Jul. 24, 2015
 
Austin
The Odd Couple by A Chick and A Dude Productions

The Odd Couple
by A Chick and A Dude Productions

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

Jul. 22, 2015
W
Austin
Petraeus by Hyde Park Theatre

Petraeus
by Hyde Park Theatre

“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 …

Jul. 09 - Aug. 08, 2015
Th-Sat
Austin
The Night Alive by Hyde Park Theatre

The Night Alive
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Jun. 21, 2015
Sun
Austin
Song Tales from the American Edge by Outlaw Hill

Song Tales from the American Edge
by Outlaw Hill

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 …

Jun. 14, 2015
Sun
Austin
Into The Furious Night by En Route Productions

Into The Furious Night
by En Route Productions

"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 …

May. 28 - Jun. 27, 2015
 
Austin
The Strangerer by Capital T Theatre

The Strangerer
by Capital T Theatre

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 …

May. 07 - May. 16, 2015
Th-Sat
Austin
Krapp's Last Tape AND Hughie by Actors Theatre Austin

Krapp's Last Tape AND Hughie
by Actors Theatre Austin

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- …

Apr. 23 - May. 02, 2015
Th-Sat
Austin
Out of Ink by ScriptWorks

Out of Ink
by ScriptWorks

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 …

Apr. 03 - Apr. 18, 2015
W-Sat
Austin
The Great God Pan by Street Corner Arts

The Great God Pan
by Street Corner Arts

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 …

Mar. 15, 2015
 
Austin
Athens vs. Sparta by Hyde Park Theatre

Athens vs. Sparta
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Feb. 26 - Mar. 28, 2015
Th-Sat
Austin
The Christians by Hyde Park Theatre

The Christians
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Feb. 06, 2015
 
Austin
Late Bloomers

Late Bloomers

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

Feb. 06, 2015
 
Austin
One Night in Paradise by FronteraFest

One Night in Paradise
by FronteraFest

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. . …

Jan. 15, 2015
 
Austin
Memoirs to Daddy

Memoirs to Daddy

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 …

Dec. 05 - Dec. 20, 2014
 
Austin
Waiting for Lefty by Street Corner Arts

Waiting for Lefty
by Street Corner Arts

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 …

Oct. 30 - Nov. 22, 2014
 
Austin
Fool for Love by Capital T Theatre

Fool for Love
by Capital T Theatre

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 …

Sep. 25 - Oct. 25, 2014
 
Austin
A Bright New Boise by Hyde Park Theatre

A Bright New Boise
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

Aug. 21 - Sep. 20, 2014
 
Austin
Detroit by Capital T Theatre

Detroit
by Capital T Theatre

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 …

Jul. 10 - Aug. 09, 2014
 
Austin
Port Authority by Hyde Park Theatre

Port Authority
by Hyde Park Theatre

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 …

May. 29 - Jun. 28, 2014
 
Austin
Punkplay by Capital T Theatre

Punkplay
by Capital T Theatre

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 …

May. 03 - May. 17, 2014
 
Austin
Kirdaar & Dilkash Ka Hero by Hyde Park Theatre

Kirdaar & Dilkash Ka Hero
by Hyde Park Theatre

"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 …

May. 02 - May. 17, 2014
 
Austin
The Altruists by Street Corner Arts

The Altruists
by Street Corner Arts

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, …

Mar. 27 - Apr. 26, 2014
 
Austin
The Drawer Boy by Hyde Park Theatre

The Drawer Boy
by Hyde Park Theatre

"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 …

Feb. 20 - Mar. 15, 2014
Th-Sat
Austin
The Whale by A Chick and A Dude Productions

The Whale
by A Chick and A Dude Productions

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 …

Mar. 22 - Apr. 27, 2013
Th-F
Austin
Slowgirl by Hyde Park Theatre

Slowgirl
by Hyde Park Theatre

May. 27 - Jun. 26, 2010
 
Austin
Bug by Capital T Theatre

Bug
by Capital T Theatre

Jan. 30, 2010
 
Austin

Women in Search of Love
by FronteraFest

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

Jan. 27 - Jan. 30, 2010
 
Austin

Seamstress
by FronteraFest

Aug. 13 - Aug. 29, 2009
 
Austin
 I [Heart] Walmart  by Capital T Theatre

I [Heart] Walmart
by Capital T Theatre

sketches

Apr. 30 - May. 30, 2009
 
Austin
House by Hyde Park Theatre

House
by Hyde Park Theatre

Sep. 11 - Oct. 11, 2008
Th-Sat
Austin
Blackbird by Hyde Park Theatre

Blackbird
by Hyde Park Theatre