Iden Payne News

The City Theatre Company will present the 2024 spring production of The Comedy of Errors, a glorious, bawdy, and way-out “shake your groove thing” theatre event you do not want to miss. Guest director Beau Pual leads the production with show dates May 3 - 19 at Genesis Creative Collective.

I recently had a fascinating conversation with Abby Z, director and choreographer of RADIOACTIVE PRACTICE, about her work with the New Utility and this unique show opening Friday as part of the Fusebox Festival here in Austin.

Texas Theatre and Dance will present Genre-Bending New Choreography in POINTS OF INTERSECTION, Apr. 4-7

Penfold Theatre Company (Penfold) has announced a new FREE reading series Homegrown: New Works by Local Playwrights hosted at the Round Rock Public Library. Learn more about the readings here!

A masterwork in theatre storytelling about family, honor, hope, and the undeniable power of the past, Dancing at Lughnasa runs March 15 - 31 at Genesis Creative Collective.

Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre has revealed its 2024-25 season featuring over 20 resident artists, as well as the official Off-Broadway premiere of Matthew LaBanca's Communion.

Eisemann Center Presents is continuing the 2023-2024 Season with Cenicienta: A Bilingual Cinderella Story in the Bank of America Theatre on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at 2:00 pm.

Abingdon Theatre Company has announced the four playwrights that they will highlight during the month of February, as a part of their Virtual Festival of Short Plays.

The Flea will present the world-premiere production BATHHOUSE.PPTX, by Jesús I. Valles, directed by Obie Award-winnerChay Yew.

Jonathan Tolins' critically acclaimed Off-Broadway play premiering in Austin this February. City Theatre at Genesis Creative Collective, February 9 – 25.

The Kennedy Center announces the full cast and creative team for 'The Girl Who Became Legend.' Get all the details about this D.C. premiere co-commission and co-production with ZACH Theatre.

The second show in The Filigree Theatre's special Fifth Anniversary Season, “Photograph 51,” written by Anna Ziegler, will start Thursday, Jan. 25 and continue through Sunday, Jan. 28 starting at 8 p.m. each night, with a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee, at the Factory on 5th (3409 E. 5th St., Austin, TX 78702).

The Back Pack will present NOTED, a fast-paced movement-based comedy extravaganza featuring music, dance, and media. Don't miss their Manhattan debut at The Tank for 3 nights only. Suitable for all ages.

The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Theater Arts Program will present the Chicano classic comedy Petra's Pecado written by Rupert Reyes and directed by Rodney Garza.

Get ready for a hilarious holiday comedy with 'CHRISTMAS BELLES' at City Theatre Austin. When a church Christmas program goes awry, expect plenty of laughs in this southern comedy by Jones Hope Wooten.

Livy Scanlon, Artistic Director of The Hanover Theatre Repertory, is taking her talents to stages in New York City and Florida. Don't miss the opportunity to see Livy Scanlon perform in these exciting locations.

The Filigree Theatre has revealed the full cast list for 'Photograph 51' happening Jan. 25-28 & Feb. 1-4. Get all the details here!

City Theatre Austin will present a special one-weekend musical performance event “giving thanks” to the legendary composers, singers, and artists that have touched our lives. Get all the details here!

Undermain Theatre announces the 2023 recipient of the Katherine Owens/Undermain Fund for New Work, supporting theater artists in creating thought-provoking new works for the American stage.

Sophocles Antigone undergoes no less pleasant a fate in this excellent production. How lucky was I this Friday the 13th? Much more so than Sophocles’ ANTIGONE. Just as she has for centuries, ANTIGONE is working her way through another version of a doomed demise in David Rush's adaptation of Filigree Theatre's production of this classic Greek tragedy.