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Giant Lantern Serpent Puppet 'Casssandra' to Appear at Pease Park for 1-Night-Only Sunset Encounter


by Gillian Blum - December 06, 2025

Glass Half Full Theatre announced a rare public appearance of Casssandra, a 26-foot flying lantern serpent and giant illuminated puppet, who will visit Pease Park at sundown on December 6, 2025....

Cast Set for FRUTOS DE LA MUERTE, OR THE BREAKDOWN PLAY at Glass Half Full Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 23, 2025

The full cast and creative team has been revealed for the upcoming work in progress and world premiere of La Frutos de a Muerte, or the Breakdown Play at Glass Half Full Theatre. Learn more!...

Glass Half Full Theatre to Launch MAEBELLE'S SUITCASE / LA MALETA DE MAEBELLE National Tour


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 09, 2025

Glass Half Full Theatre is hitting the road for its seventh national tour with the award-winning bilingual play Maebelle’s Suitcase / La Maleta de Maebelle. Learn more! ...

Glass Half Full Theatre Awarded National NEFA Funding to Develop New Bilingual Fungal Play FRUTOS


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 16, 2025

Glass Half Full Theatre, a mainstay of the experimental theater scene in Austin, has secured an Artist Development Grant from the New England Foundation of the Arts....

Glass Half Full Theatre Reveals Additional Programming for 2025


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 24, 2025

Award-winning theater company Glass Half Full Theatre has unveiled the remainder of programming for 2025, in addition to its previously set run of La Maleta de Maebelle (Maebelle’s Suitcase). Learn more!...

LA MALETA DE MAEBELLE To Be Remounted In Round Rock And Austin


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 18, 2025

Glass Half Full Theatre in partnership with Penfold Theatre Company will remount La Maleta de Maebell this spring at Penfold Theatre's new Round Rock venue and in Austin at the Dougherty Arts Center. Learn more!...

THE AUSTIN PUPPET INCIDENT 15th Anniversary to Take Place in December


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 22, 2024

Glass Half Full Theatre in collaboration with Trouble Puppet Theater Company will present The Austin Puppet Incident in a 15th Anniversary celebration with Heather Henson’s Handmade Puppet Dreams. Learn how to attend....

B. Iden Payne Awards 2023-24 Nominees Revealed - See the Full List


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 25, 2024

Join the B. Iden Payne Awards Council at the Austin Scottish Rite Theatre to honor excellence in Austin theatre, recognizing achievements across various genres. Learn how to attend....

Glass Half Full Theatre Brings Award-Winning Yamel Cucuy To Encuentro 2024


by A.A. Cristi - October 16, 2024

Glass Half Full Theatre's award-winning production, YAMEL CUCUY, will be featured at Encuentro 2024, showcasing innovative storytelling and cultural narratives....

Glass Half Full Theatre To Remount YAMEL CUCUY In Austin


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 25, 2024

Glass Half Full Theatre will remount Yamel Cucuy, for a limited engagement at Austin’s Ground Floor Theatre. Yamel Cucuy blends sophisticated puppetry with live actors and draws upon frightening folk tales and modern horror movies. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....

Past Shows

Yamel Cucuy
10/26 - 11/8/2024


Glass Half Full Theatre presents Yamel Cucuy at Encuentro 2024, showcasing a blend of puppetry and live performance. The story follows a young girl named ...

Glass Half Full Theatre Presents: Yamel Cucuy


Yamel Cucuy is the story of a girl on the precipice of adulthood, contending with the physical and metaphysical violence of borders. Yamel is hunted ...

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