by Sabrina Wallace - May 26, 2026
Funny, warm, and painfully relatable, Austin Playhouseās Erma Bombeck: at wit's end transforms domestic chaos into razor-sharp comedy. Sarah Fleming Walker commands the stage in a captivating solo performance that captures the exhaustion, wit, ambition, and quiet resilience behind Bombeckās icon...
by Sabrina Wallace - May 26, 2026
At first, Wakey, Wakey feels like an eccentric conversation filled with dry humor and scattered thoughts. Then the truth lands. Hyde Park Theatreās production of Will Enoās play is intimate and funny, and Ken Webster delivers a deeply human performance....
by Joni Lorraine - May 21, 2026
In Dillon Christopher Chittoās PUEBLO REVOLT, now playing at Ground Floor Theatre, history breathes through two brothers standing at the edge of revolution. Funny, tender, deeply human, and quietly devastating, PUEBLO REVOLT transforms the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 from a distant historical event into...
by Sabrina Wallace - May 14, 2026
The Wiz at Bass Concert Hall delivers dazzling visuals, standout performances, and plenty of personality. Hannah Beachlerās scenic design and Sharen Davisā costumes are unforgettable, while Phoenix Assata La Freniere, Kyla Jade, and the charming trio of Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion keep the jour...
by Sabrina Wallace - May 10, 2026
City Theatre Austin revisits Neil Simonās The Odd Couple with nostalgic charm, a detailed lived-in set, and an entertaining ensemble led by Darwin Ragsdale and Zachary Gamble. While the pacing occasionally softens the comedyās sharp edge, the production still delivers a fun night of classic laug...
by Sabrina Wallace - April 21, 2026
Austin Playhouseās A Gentlemanās Guide to Love and Murder, directed by Lara Toner Haddock, is a fast, witty farce about Monty Navarro and his murderous path to inheritance. The humor lands through timing and structure rather than weight or message. Iād almost forgotten how funny it is, and itļæ½...
by Joni Lorraine - April 16, 2026
Hey There! Have you seen MAMMA MIA the Musical? How about Mamma Mia the film with the legendary Meryl Streep? How about Abba, the band? You know, the Swedish group that took the world by storm in 1974 when they won the Eurovision song contest with āWaterlooā? ...
by Sabrina Wallace - April 14, 2026
The world premiere of Kathleen Fletcherās autobiographical Take Care of My Friend is a raw, funny, and unflinching portrait of life with OCD, anxiety, and depression. A powerful ensemble-driven piece that turns intrusive thoughts into theatre and breaks isolation through honesty. Worth every laugh...
by Sabrina Wallace - April 12, 2026
Dear Evan Hansen at ZACH explores mental illness, grief, and the aftermath of a teenage tragedy in a hyperconnected world. Strong cast led by Evan Jennings, emotional music, and urgent themes left me moved, reflective, and deeply affected....
by Sabrina Wallace - April 12, 2026
The Hidden Roomās Fire Raisers is chilling and razor-sharp, where politeness becomes peril in a world where truth is seen and still ignored. Under Beth Burns, it mirrors a culture where power bends consequence, and complicity hides in plain sight....
Past Shows
Starting with a single audience suggestion, the cast devises a full-length play on the spot, creating something Jane Austen may have written. Step into a...
Starting with a single audience suggestion, the cast devises a full-length play on the spot, creating something Jane Austen may have written. Step into a...
Apprehension follows Joe, an ordinary man facing a slew of memory & interpersonal struggles ā or so it seems. As his grasp on reality and...
Award-winning solo show about chaotic life choices, grief and recovery which is somehow still incredibly funny.Join Sims Holland on a rollercoaster journey that navigates the...
Wanna Play, a new play by Austin playwright Christine Hoang, explores the awkward courtship of making new friends as an adult. After two online video...
Sims Holland is Learning To Human again after a 16 year haze of addiction. Join her for this hilarious and heartfelt one hour rollercoaster!
FronteraFest, Austinās longest-running and most beloved performance festival returns for its 29th year.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ā PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUESTĀ Ā Ā MEDIA CONTACT:Ā Rebecca RobinsonĀ 512.350.4621Ā --Ā rebeccarobinson@hotmail.comĀ Ā Ā FronteraFest 2024 Opens 29thYearĀ Ā Tickets now available for Austinās longest-running performance festivalĀ www.hydeparktheatre.orgĀ Ā The Short Fringe āĀ January 16Ā Ā ā February...
Minority communities everywhere are under attack.In the one-man comedy "Barrio Daze,ā the āhood strikes back.Following the critical and commercial success of āGentrif*ckedā and "Estar Guars!",...
It is the day before the race of our lives and all we can think about is how hungry we are. Hungry to win, hungry...
It's back! This powerful, moving, funny, wildly popular show sold out so hard this spring that we're bringing it back for those who want to...
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...
When Skip Powers realizes that no one will ever love him, he volunteers to go to Mars - and the Principal of NASA says, "Yeah,...
Opening weekend treats for you! We love this show and want lots of people to get excited and tell their friends. So this Friday and...
Organized and proficient in her professional life, Tara is messy and lonely in her personal one. So she does what any good project manager would,...
HPT is back with a beautifully written two-hander by Raul Garza--and it's a world premiere. Running Bear our pick for our 2021 Summer New Play...
At 8pm. June 20 and June 21, Hyde Park Theatre, The Hidden Room, Whirligig, and Penfold Theatre Company are joining the Ukrainian component of The...
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 youll encounter...
In a very different kind of love story an accident prone dare devil and a corrosive masochist navigate friendship, love and the squishy parts that...
Vodka, Fucking and Television is a dark comedy about a struggling writer, and the vices holding him back. But Kurochkin gives this plot a surprising...
Videos
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Stage Blood by Charles Ludlam The VORTEX (6/26-7/11) |
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Guns Nā Roses Globe Life Field (9/09-9/09) |
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Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic Bastrop Opera House (5/22-5/31) |
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Jesus Christ Superstar Georgetown Palace Theatre (5/29-7/05) |
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Swan Lake by International Ballet Stars in Austin, TX Bass Concert Hall (4/03-4/03) |
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Anything Goes Bastrop Opera House (7/17-8/02) |
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Destination by George Ayres Trinity Street Playhouse (5/14-5/31) |
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Boogie Down Broadway Empire Garage (6/27-6/27) |
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& Juliet Bass Concert Hall at the University of Texas in Austin (7/14-7/19) |
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Seared Austin Playhouse (6/05-6/28) |
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