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Austin Playhouse

405 W 22nd St
Austin, TX 78705

Austin Playhouse is a theatre in Austin, TX.

Upcoming Shows

A Sherlock Carol

Nov 13 – Dec 20, 2026

Scrooge is dead, to begin with, and Sherlock Holmes is seeing ghosts. After the defeat of Moriarty, Holmes is a haunted man, convinced his detecting days are done. But when a grown-up Tiny Tim asks Holmes to investigate the mysterious death of Ebenezer Scrooge, the Great...

Articles

Review: DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at HLC2 Black Box Theater

Review: DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at HLC2 Black Box Theater

by Victoria Schwarz · October 20, 2026

ACC Drama sinks its teeth into DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at Highland Campus. With saucy vampires, standout performances, and gorgeous Gothic design, this campy romp delivers a bloody good time. Adult humor, blood, and mild violence.…

Review: OKLAHOMA! at Georgetown Palace

Review: OKLAHOMA! at Georgetown Palace

by Joni Lorraine · October 15, 2026

I think it’s important to admit, OKLAHOMA! is one of my favorite musicals. As a child, it was one of the films that first enthralled me with musical theatre, though I hardly thought I’d become a part of any of that just a few years later as a teenager. …

Review: AMADEUS at CIty Theatre Austin

Review: AMADEUS at CIty Theatre Austin

by Sabrina Wallace · October 14, 2026

Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus explores the rivalry between Mozart and Salieri in City Theatre Austin's production. Directed by Bridget Farias Gates, the show features beautiful period costumes, creative ensemble movement, and strong supporting performances in this classic story of genius and jealousy.…

Review: BAD SEED at Broke Thespians Theatre Company

Review: BAD SEED at Broke Thespians Theatre Company

by Victoria Schwarz · October 13, 2026

Broke Thespians Theatre Company’s BAD SEED brings Maxwell Anderson’s classic psychological thriller to life, where childhood innocence hides unsettling secrets. This slow-burning drama explores the darker side of human nature.…

Review: OFRENDA at Austin Opera

Review: OFRENDA at Austin Opera

by Tyler Mabry · October 15, 2026

The Butler Performance Center opens with the triumphant world premiere of a vibrant and heartfelt new opera inspired by Mexican cultural traditions…

Review: THE MAKING OF A GREAT MOMENT at Hyde Park Theatre

Review: THE MAKING OF A GREAT MOMENT at Hyde Park Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · October 8, 2026

Lee Eddy and Jeff Mills shine in Hyde Park Theatre's hilarious production of The Making of a Great Moment. With terrific physical comedy, rapid-fire character changes, and imaginative staging, this clever two-hander pokes fun at the egos, ambitions, and absurdities of life in the theatre.…

Review: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW at The Baron's Men

Review: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW at The Baron's Men

by Sabrina Wallace · October 2, 2026

The Baron's Men deliver a funny, beautifully costumed, and well-acted Shakespeare classic, even if Katherine's 'happy ending' gives a modern audience plenty to debate. Playing through Oct. 11th, 2026.…

Review: BOEING BOEING at TexArts

Review: BOEING BOEING at TexArts

by Tyler Mabry · October 1, 2026

BOEING BOEING, now playing at TexArts in Lakeway, is the kind of comedy they sometimes call a “door-slamming farce” – a high-energy affair with lots of wacky hijinks, misunderstandings, and yes, characters frantically coming in and out of doors.…

Past Shows

67 total · showing 1–10

Ken Ludwig's SULLIVAN AND GILBERT

Ken Ludwig's SULLIVAN AND GILBERT

Oct 15 – Oct 18, 2026

Rehearsals gone wrong! Queen Victoria wants a revue and calls on her favorite music makers Sullivan and Gilbert. But—Sullivan’s in love but won’t say with whom; and the Queen’s cheerfully bumbling son Alfred is flirting with the ladies (and wants to join the cast). Not to...

Primary Trust

Primary Trust

Sep 11 – Oct 4, 2026

Kenneth has everything he needs: a job he loves, his best friend Bert, and daily mai tais at Wally’s. It’s a comforting, secure routine — until he finds himself unemployed. With Bert’s encouragement, Kenneth applies to be a teller at Primary Trust Bank. Thriving at work, he...

Mom and Pop

Aug 16

Mom and Pop is a staged reading by playwright Carl Gonzales, presented as part of the 2026 Festival of New Texas Plays. Set in a down-home restaurant where everyone dreams of bigger things, the play is a vivid exploration of family, culture, and community, functioning as both a...

ACES

Aug 15

ACES is a staged reading by playwright Emilie Budjaja, presented as part of the 2026 Festival of New Texas Plays. The play interweaves two storylines twenty years apart, exploring questions of language, identity, and belonging across generations. Partially performed in Mandarin...

Lulu Goes to the Jim Henson Memorial Service

Aug 15

Lulu Goes to the Jim Henson Memorial Service is a staged reading by playwright Kleo James Ryan, presented as part of the 2026 Festival of New Texas Plays. The play blends heart, humor, grief, and puppetry, using the conceit that nearly everyone except Lulu's parents is a puppet...

Seared

Seared

Jun 5 – Jun 28, 2026

New fast-paced kitchen comedy! The heat is on in this sizzling new comedy! A brilliant but temperamental chef creates a dish so good it puts his struggling restaurant on the map, but success comes with a side of chaos. As business booms, egos clash and loyalties are tested in...

Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End

Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End

May 22 – Jun 7, 2026

A heartfelt and humorous one-woman show! From homemaker to popular syndicated columnist and more! In this one-woman show, iconic humorist Erma Bombeck takes us through a frank and heartfelt journey to define herself beyond the roles of wife and mother—while still embracing how...

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

Apr 17 – May 17, 2026

A murderous musical farce with rapid-fire wit, a dazzling score…and a body count. When a charming but penniless young man discovers he’s ninth in line to inherit the D’Ysquith family fortune, he begins a killer climb to the top, eliminating the eight heirs who stand in his way...

Carmela Full of Wishes

Carmela Full of Wishes

Feb 28 – Mar 15, 2026

Based on the beloved book by Newbery Medal and Caldecott Honor-winning author Matt de la Peña and illustrator Christian Robinson, Carmela Full of Wishes is a heartfelt journey filled with hope, imagination, and the magic of wishes! It’s Carmela’s birthday, and she’s finally old...

Describe the Night

Describe the Night

Jan 30 – Feb 22, 2026

A gripping historical thriller tracing the blurred line between truth and fiction. Beginning in Poland, 1920, a war correspondent befriends an officer of the Russian Red Cavalry. In 1989, a Stasi agent spies on a woman in Dresden and falls in love. In 2010, an aircraft carrying...

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