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The VORTEX

2307 Manor Rd #2135, Austin, TX 78722
Austin, TX 78722

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.…

Review: OVERSIGHT at Hyde Park Theatre

Review: OVERSIGHT at Hyde Park Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · August 1, 2026

L.B. Deyo's Oversight transforms an emergency government hearing into an ambitious political thriller exploring AI's impact on national security, business, the environment, and truth itself. Timely, clever, and thought-provoking, it leaves audiences asking more questions than it answers.…

Past Shows

65 total · showing 41–50

Heartbreak House

Heartbreak House

Jun 17 – Jul 2, 2022

Different Stages returns to live performances with George Bernard Shaws Heartbreak House. When Ellie Dunn joins a house party at the home of the eccentric Captain Shotover, she causes a stir with her decision to marry for money rather than love, and the Captains forthright...

UNDARK:A Radioactive Puppet Play

UNDARK:A Radioactive Puppet Play

May 27 – Jun 11, 2022

Trouble Puppet Theater Co. announces UNDARK: A Radioactive PuppetPlay, telling the story of Americas WWI-era Radium Girls, produced with the support of a Workshop Grant from the Jim Henson Foundation. Using extensive shadow puppetry and its signature table top puppets, Trouble...

Systema, Axioma, Dilemma

Systema, Axioma, Dilemma

May 12 – May 21, 2022

Some cultures are more systematic than others. Some systemic problems can only go, if the system is redone, or gone.Believe is the wrong word to use when talking about systems & axioms.Diverse Space Dance Theatre presents their Season Finale of original dance and music, Systema...

Malum Malus: Beltane Burlesque

Malum Malus: Beltane Burlesque

May 5 – May 7, 2022

The wheel of the year inspires this occult-based burlesque performance art ensemble. Join The VORTEX in welcoming Malum Malus - Beltane, a new Burlesque performance celebrating Beltane in a full-length show for three nights only, May 5-7, 2022. Beltane. The welcoming of summer...

I see you, You're seen

I see you, You're seen

Apr 22 – Apr 30, 2022

Written and performed by Oktavea LaToi. Directed by Simone Alexander. Assistant Director Clarissa Smith. Choreography by Michael Love. A solo look at Oktavea LaToi’s personal journey towards communal healing, self love, and healthy relationships in a world that is killing us...

Selfie! The Musical

Selfie! The Musical

Mar 31 – Apr 17, 2022

This whimsical and profound new musical by Rembert Block, directed by Bonnie Cullum, grapples with identity, image, and narcissism. Featuring live music by the Brooklyn-based band, Rembert and the Basic Goodness as the Influencers. Featuring Ugly Selfie Girl, Dude Face, Chasing...

Miss Lulu Bett

Miss Lulu Bett

Apr 9

Different Stages presents a reading of the first play by a woman to win the Pulitizer Prize -- Miss Lulu Bett by Zona Gale. In small town Wisconsin, we meet Lulu Bett, the 34-year-old unmarried sister of Mrs. Ina Deacon. Lulu is a servant in the family home, earning her keep by...

Peckin the Crown

Peckin the Crown

Feb 25 – Mar 12, 2022

Peckin the Crown is what happens when you combine witchcraft, puppetry, psychedelic drugs and infuse it with imagery from the dark fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. A standalone work in Bottle Alley Theatre Company's Farm Road Coven storyline, Peckin the Crown revolves around...

Malum Malus Burlesque - Imbolc

Malum Malus Burlesque - Imbolc

Jan 31 – Feb 2, 2022

The wheel of the year inspires this occult-based burlesque performance art ensemble. Join The VORTEX for the next performance of Malum Malus, new Burlesque performance celebrating Imbolc in a full-length show for three nights only, January 31-February 2, 2022. Live-streaming on...

Malum Malus Imbolc

Malum Malus Imbolc

Jan 31 – Feb 2, 2022

The wheel of the year inspires this occult-based burlesque performance art ensemble. Join The VORTEX for the next performance of Malum Malus, new Burlesque performance celebrating Imbolc in a full-length show for three nights only, January 31-February 2, 2022.

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