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Summer Youth Theatre's 'The Visit'
Kill Schill?
"...For 15 years, Vortex Repertory Company's Summer Youth Theatre has been not patronizing..."

July 21, 2006 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Youth Theatre Programs In Brief
"...Summer Youth Theatre (VORTEX Repertory Company): Free theatre training for..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Arts Feature

Programs That Let Austin Youth Speak Out A Stage of Their Own
"...for this story who are involved in various Austin youth theatre programs. They know that what they are doing..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Arts Feature by Danielle McClelland

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees
E.A. Poe musical Nevermore leads the way with 11 noms
"...the B. Iden Payne Awards Council Monday. When the theatre group announced the nominees for the 2016-17 season, Doctuh..."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Getting Kids Into the Act
Curtain up on GRRL Action and Vortex Summer Youth Theatre
"...The summer months give parents a unique challenge: what to do..."

July 22, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Good Woman of Setzuan
If Brecht's The Good Woman of Setzuan drags some, the actors in the Vortex Summer Youth Theatre production don't, and that keeps the evening engaging
"...The Good Woman of SetzuanThe Vortex, through July 31..."

July 30, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Cyrano de Bergerac
The Vortex Summer Youth Theatre production of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac plays up the comic elements of the story, mostly to good effect, without ever losing touch with its romantic theatricality and verve.
"...The Vortex,..."

July 20, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

The Wyrd Sisters
The Vortex's 2007 Summer Youth Theatre showcases more talented youth with Terry Pratchett's lighthearted, adventurous Wyrd Sisters
"...The Vortex, through July 28..."

July 27, 2007 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Exhibitionism
Big River: Pleasantly Adrift
"...Sheffield Hillside Theatre, through August 15 Running time: 2 hrs, 45 min..."

July 30, 1999 Arts Review

Postscripts
Thinning the Herd
"...vision of Jerry Strickland Jr., a volunteer at Out Youth who died in 1994 but collected many of the..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

Articulations
In Memoriam
"...An ardent theatre artist and activist has passed on. Bill Jay died..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Top 10 Notable Theatrics of 2011
Recalling how scoundrels, amphibians, and grace brightened Austin stages in 2011
"...2) 'THE BOOK OF GRACE' (Zach Theatre) Pulitzer-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks' searing glimpse of a family's..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

How Austin's Performing Artists Are Reopening Their Spaces
After months behind screens, the folks who run the city's theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs are welcoming audiences back inside
"...ersatz arts space on your computer but from actual theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs?..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

1998-99 B. Iden Payne Award Winners
The year's best work on Austin stages.
"...On Monday, September 13, the Austin Circle of Theatres gave out its 25th Annual B. Iden Payne Awards..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Most Valuable Players
A Guide to Austin Stage Actors
"...MVP for: Vortex Repertory Company..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Arts Feature

The Stats
"...that contextualize and drive the decision-making process for the theatre's season. AUSTIN PLAYHOUSE..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Arts Feature

Five Arts Events for Wannabe Time Travelers
Journey into the past (and to one nightmarish future) with these dazzlers
"...a Broadway show staged by Mad Max's crew. Zilker Summer Musical: Disney’s Newsies Inspired by the real-life newsboys' strike..."

July 29, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

365 Days/365 Plays: Week 14
The yearlong festival of plays by Suzan-Lori Parks continues with seven plays directed by Kathleen Fletcher
"...Friday, Feb. 16, 7pm, outside Hyde Park Theatre, 511 W. 43rd. Seven plays directed by Kathleen Fletcher..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Arts Feature

Moby's Play
Playwright Kirk Smith talks about trying to squeeze a great white whale into a tiny theatre with his adaptation of Moby Dick for Vortex Repertory Company's Summer Youth Theatre.
"...just anyone trying to get Moby Dick inside a theatre. After all, it takes a skilled hand to fit..."

July 19, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Frogs: Awkward Bawdy
Local Arts Reviews
"...The Vortex,..."

July 28, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Invasion of the Kiddie-Lit Plays
Characters from children's literature storm Austin-area stages in July.
"...for, but anyone venturing into Central Texas' thicket of theatre this month will want to keep their eyes peeled..."

July 5, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art Fun in the Summertime
May
"...Alan Roth: Robotics..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations
Payne Pleasures 1999
"...The Austin Circle of Theatres has just announced its nominations for the 1998-99 B...."

Aug. 13, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?
The Artists' Recent and Upcoming Projects
"...Karen Maness This summer, with support from the Performing Arts Center and the..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Feature

Moby Dick
In Kirk Smith's stage adaptation of Moby Dick, language comes forth in great waves, in storms of words, soaking our brains with images of the sea, of a white whale, and of a mad captain's pursuit of it, and while the Vortex Repertory Company Summer Youth Theatre production may not always convey every nuance of every line, it does communicate the feel of a life at sea, danger and dread, and the roles played by Destiny and Death.
"...The Vortex,..."

July 26, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Postmarks
Theatre reviews! Film reviews! The Summer Smut Issue! Get your snipes here!
"...Austin Theatre Professional..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Column

Articulations
Seasons in the Sun
"...As spring shifts into summer, Austin's arts companies start letting us know what they..."

June 5, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

2007-2008 B. Iden Payne Award Nominations
The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors
"...PLAY FOR YOUTH..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

2008 Payne Awards Nominations
The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors
"...PLAY FOR YOUTH..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

Pleasure of the Paynes 2016
Annual theatre awards think Terminus is the living end
"...at the 42nd edition of the B. Iden Payne Theatre Awards on Monday, where the Vortex Repertory Company production..."

Oct. 27, 2016 Arts Post

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