2027 Season Announcement Party
Find out about the 9 great shows The Vortex Theatre will bring you in 2027. Food, Fun, Refreshments 6:30 pm - 9 pm
Upcoming Shows
The Motherf**ker with the Hat
With heightened and relentless dialog, Stephen Adly Guirgis’s The Motherfucker with the Hat follows Jackie, a recently paroled ex-con and recovering addict whose fragile new life teeters when he finds an unfamiliar hat in his girlfriend Veronica’s apartment. The discovery...
Antigone
After Oedipus ' self-exile, his sons Eteocles and Polynices engage in a civil war for the Theban throne, which results in both brothers dying while fighting each other. Oedipus' brother-in-law and new Theban ruler Creon orders the public honoring of Eteocles and the public...
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Picasso at the Lapin Agile features the characters of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, who meet at a bar called the Lapin Agile (French: "Nimble Rabbit") in Montmartre, Paris. It is set on October 8, 1904, and both men are on the verge of disclosing amazing ideas (Einstein...
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Musical Theatre Southwest
Come From Away is the true story of the 38 planes and their passengers that were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland the morning of September 11, 2001. The United States closed the airspace for the first time in history and all planes coming from Europe were forced to land in Gander, a town of ab…
Review: THE GUYS at Ironweed Productions At Teatro Paraguas
The story begins with Joan (Karen Leigh), a well to do mother and wife who lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. As she begins to tell her “where were you” account about that morning, I notice members of the audience nodding and nudging one another – if we were old enough to remember that…
Review: MEAN GIRLS at Albuquerque Little Theater
Mean Girls kicked off the 97th Season at ALT, an enormous accomplishment and impressive feat, especially at a time when the arts, and theater in particular, are so vastly underfunded and rely heavily on the support of individual donors and community supporters. …
Review: THREE TALL WOMEN at New Mexico Actors Lab
The play is presented in two acts. In Act 1, the scene is established: an elderly, wealthy woman (A) meets with a young lawyer (C) who has been sent to get A's affairs in order. Woman B, a nurse, gently cares for Woman A through moments of senility and vulnerability. C remains unimpressed and uninsp…
Review: BAD MEDICINE at Santa Fe Playhouse
Sometimes a show seems like it’s of the moment; the plot points and action hits just right for the time. Many times they become iconic parts of the canon for years to come, but some tend to feel like they miss the mark too quickly. Bad Medicine, which has its world premiere at the Santa Fe Playhou…
Review: LILI ELBE at Santa Fe Opera
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Review: Santa Fe Playhouse To Present CABARET
I won't post to X.Imagine my surprise and delight to view this musical through the fresh vision presented by Director Anna Hogan, cast and crew. Let’s begin with the basics, compliments of the Cabaret program:…
Review: THE DROWNING GIRLS at New Mexico Actors Lab
According to the Director’s note, The Drowning Girls is based on a true story. It tells the tale of three women who lived during the early half of the 20th century; all three were murdered by their husbands, drowned in their bathtubs. …
Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Musical Theatre Southwest
What did our critic think of SPRING AWAKENING at Musical Theatre Southwest?…
Review: OUT AT SEA at Theater Grottesco
What did our critic think of OUT AT SEA at Theater Grottesco?…
Past Shows
28 total · showing 11–20
The Complete History of America (abridged)
600 years of American history delivered in just 90 minutes! The Complete History of America (abridged) is a fast paced, hilarious rollercoaster ride through U.S. history, from Washington to Watergate and beyond.
Clyde's
At a truck-stop sandwich shop, a group of former inmates work toward redemption. Under a tough and callous owner, the staff at Clyde's strives to rebuild their lives as they embark on a shared quest to create the perfect sandwich.
Hamlet and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Two masterworks collide! Experience the tragic intensity of Hamlet alongside the absurd, existential comedy of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. These intertwined stoires explore fate, friendship and the meaning of life, love and revenge.
King James
LeBron James’s time in Cleveland brought hope, prosperity, and renewal to a city in need. King James follows two unlikely friends, united by their passion for basketball, in this heartfelt comedy about fandom, loyalty, and friendship.
Metamorphoses
Based on Ovid's poem and set around an onstage pool of water, Metamorphoses weaves ancient and modern stories together. This visually stunning play explores transformation and the persistence of storytelling in the face of inevitable change. Directed by Lauren Albonico (Peter...
The Farolitos of Christmas
Rudolfo Anaya's beloved Christmas tale comes to life on stage at the Vortex. With her father deployed in World War II and her grandfather sick, young Luz struggles to uphold the Christmas tradition of lighting bonfires to illuminate the path for the shepherds searching for the...
A Day at the Rusty Arms
Franny (Janeice Scarbrough) is an energetic, childless, now retired "young" senior citizen. Widowed 5 years ago, she is eager to find a new purpose in life. Together with her best friend Malcolm (Frederick Ponzlov), who shares Franny's literary-theatrical backgrounds, they have...
Talking With...
Eleven women deliver extraordinary monologues. Idiosyncratic characters amuse, move and frighten, always speaking from the depths of their souls. They include a baton twirler, a fundamentalist snake handler, an ex rodeo rider and an actress willing to go to any length to get a...
Almost, Maine
On one deeply cold, magical Midwinter Night, the citizens of Almost experiencethe life-altering power of the human heart.
A Doll's House & A Doll's House Part 2
Come and see the modern classic, A Dolls House by Henrik Ibsen, and its contemporary sequel, A Dolls House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath. The marital dramaswill be directed by the husband-and-wife team of David Richard Jones and Susan Erickson.140 years ago Ibsens heroine slammed the...
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The Carpenters Songbook: A Live Celebration Popejoy Hall (11/22-11/22) |
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Three Tall Women New Mexico Actors Lab (8/27-9/13) PHOTOS |
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THE CRUCIBLE Adobe Theater (9/04-9/27) |
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The Crucible The Adobe Theater (9/04-9/27) |
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Company New Mexico Actors Lab (11/19-12/20) |
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Persephone, Baby by Melanie Godsey New Mexico Actors Lab (10/01-10/18) |
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The Migrant Highway Albuquerque Museum (9/19-9/19) |
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Mariachi Christmas Popejoy Hall (12/13-12/13) |
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THE RIVER West End Productions (8/28-9/13) |
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The Legend of Korra Live in Concert Popejoy Hall (1/29-1/29) |
