by Joni Lorraine - March 11, 2026
The effervescent Jennifer Coy Jennings has become so synonymous with the role of Woman in WILD HORSES here in Austin, that the mind is thrown off to see other faces out there on the interwebs when researching the play. ...
by Sabrina Wallace - March 07, 2026
Bandwagon Arts gives Noël Coward’s Private Lives a modern twist at Ground Floor Theatre. Ex-spouses Elyot and Amanda collide on neighboring honeymoon balconies, and chaos follows. Quick wit, messy romance, and socialites behaving badly keep this classic comedy humming....
by Sabrina Wallace - March 03, 2026
The Wimberley Players production of Deathtrap is a smart psychological thriller about ambition, legacy, and deception. The beautiful, restrained set supports suspense, and the strong cast shines all the way through....
by Sabrina Wallace - March 03, 2026
Reefer Madness at ACC is a ferocious, laugh-out-loud takedown of moral panic, powered by fearless performances and razor-sharp satire. Campy, chaotic, and uncomfortably timely. Playing thru March 14th, 2026...
by Sabrina Wallace - February 24, 2026
Hyde Park’s production of WITCH is sharp, funny, and quietly ferocious. A Devil with a grin, a witch that questions the status quo, a town built on bargains, and ambition that bites back. You’ll leave checking your own contracts. Through March 21st.
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by Sabrina Wallace - February 24, 2026
Some plays rush. In Horton Foote’s award-winning play, The Trip to Bountiful, longing feels biblical, and patience gets tested, and City Theatre’s production reminds you how to sit still. Judith Laird is all steel beneath fragility, as an aging mother chasing the ghost of her childhood home. But...
by Joni Lorraine - February 19, 2026
What did our critic think of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at ZACH?...
by Sabrina Wallace - February 17, 2026
Big hair, bigger voices, and zero apologies. Beehive: The 60s Musical at TexARTS is pure jukebox joy: love songs turn into liberation anthems, wigs rise as the decade unfolds, and seven powerhouse women keep the audience laughing and singing along. Profound? No. A ridiculously good time? Abso-freaki...
by Sabrina Wallace - February 14, 2026
Urinetown now playing at MMNT - A musical so funny it hits like a warning. Corporate greed, drought, revolt—and the water still runs out. Laugh. Think. Repeat....
by Sabrina Wallace - February 14, 2026
Swing! at Georgetown Palace Theatre proves that when the set disappears, the rhythm takes over. A bare stage, a blazing live band, powerhouse vocals, and choreography that fills every inch of space. The audience was tapping along all night, me included. Theatre adapts, communities rally, and the sho...
Past Shows
Apprehension follows Joe, an ordinary man facing a slew of memory & interpersonal struggles — 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, Austin’s longest-running and most beloved performance festival returns for its 29th year.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST MEDIA CONTACT: Rebecca Robinson 512.350.4621 -- rebeccarobinson@hotmail.com FronteraFest 2024 Opens 29thYear Tickets now available for Austin’s longest-running performance festival www.hydeparktheatre.org The Short Fringe – January 16 – February...
Minority communities everywhere are under attack.In the one-man comedy "Barrio Daze,” the ‘hood strikes back.Following the critical and commercial success of “Gentrif*cked” and "Estar Guars!",...
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...
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