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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...

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...

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Review: AVENUE Q at City Theatre Austin

Review: AVENUE Q at City Theatre Austin

by Sabrina Wallace · September 3, 2026

City Theatre Austin’s Avenue Q brings its mischievous neighborhood to life with a fabulous ensemble, expressive puppetry, strong vocals, and a clever, functional set. The cast delivers the musical’s irreverent comedy and surprisingly heartfelt story with energy, skill, and plenty of personality.…

Review: COME FROM AWAY at The Topfer At Zach Theater

Review: COME FROM AWAY at The Topfer At Zach Theater

by Sabrina Wallace · August 27, 2026

ZACH Theatre’s Come From Away is a joyous, almost flawless production powered by a superb ensemble, clever staging, and infectious music. This true story of strangers helping strangers finds humor and hope in tragedy and leaves you with a warm reminder of what people can be.…

Review: ANIMALES NOCTURNOS at Teatro Espacio

Review: ANIMALES NOCTURNOS at Teatro Espacio

by Sabrina Wallace · August 25, 2026

Teatro Espacio makes a brave and timely choice with Juan Mayorga’s Animales nocturnos, presented entirely in Spanish. Its striking design frames a chilling story about immigration, coercion, and the dangerous power one person can hold over another’s future.…

Review: EMILIANA: A REVOLUTION CABARET at Ground Floor Theatre

Review: EMILIANA: A REVOLUTION CABARET at Ground Floor Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · August 24, 2026

Ground Floor Theatre’s production of Emiliana: A Revolution Cabaret blends Mexican history, queer identity, music, comedy, and tragedy in a bold theatrical experience. Jessica Peña Torres, Rai González Cartagena, and Diana Patricia Guizado make this original work unforgettable.…

Review: THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS at Cold Frame Collective

Review: THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS at Cold Frame Collective

by Sabrina Wallace · August 21, 2026

Cold Frame Collective has fun with Goldoni’s The Servant of Two Masters, a fast-paced farce packed with mistaken identities, disguises, ridiculous young lovers, meddling fathers, physical comedy, and one hungry servant trying to keep two jobs without either boss finding out.…

Review: FALLING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN at Broad Theatre

Review: FALLING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN at Broad Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · August 18, 2026

Broad Theatre takes a chance on unconventional new work with Falling Down the Mountain of Great Storms, a story of trauma, survival, and renewal. With a committed cast and a message that matters, the production gives space to voices and stories we need to see on the Austin stage.…

Review: THE MAIDS at Mad Cat + Dirty Gold

Review: THE MAIDS at Mad Cat + Dirty Gold

by Joni Lorraine · August 12, 2026

The Mad Cat Theatre, in partnership with Dirty Gold Theatre, is not being timid with audiences. According to their mission, Mad Cat “interprets classics and new works through rigorous text analysis, heightened specificity, and an embodied approach to character and world building… .” Their inau…

Review: MIDNIGHT at Summer Break Theatre

Review: MIDNIGHT at Summer Break Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · August 11, 2026

Summer Break Theatre's Texas premiere of MIDNIGHT is fast, ridiculous, and very funny. Rene Fulton and her cast embrace David Epstein's old-school screwball comedy, delivering sharp physical humor, strong performances, and plenty of laughs as the chaos builds.…

Past Shows

65 total · showing 1–10

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...

Peril in the Alps

Peril in the Alps

Nov 21 – Dec 28, 2025

Hercule Poirot is back in Steven Dietz’s sequel to the hit comedy Murder on the Links! This diabolically funny romp travels to the snow-capped Alps, where a daring kidnapping and a web of eccentric suspects await. Inspired by Agatha Christie’s Poirot Investigates, six actors...

All Souls Cabaret

All Souls Cabaret

Oct 24 – Oct 26, 2025

Austin Playhouse presents the All Souls Cabaret! Our most popular cabaret returns to celebrate the Spooky Season with everyone’s favorite vamps and vixens! A little murder, a little mayhem, and lots of great music to get into the Halloween spirit! Join Leslie Vander Gheynst...

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