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Frontera names Subterranean Theatre Company the new producing company in residence at Hyde Park Theatre.

Longtime local stage phenom Ken Webster has a record to rival that of a Baseball Hall of Famer

Top Ten Theatrical Experiences of 1997

Art Stripped Naked, Wayne Alan Brenner's comedy of the relationship between a father and son -- augmented by an ongoing discourse of the nature of art -- is both sweet and simple, with a heartwarming twist, and its presentation by Hyde Park Theatre makes for a gentle evening on one's senses.

For the 20th time, a big hand for the nominees if you please

Young, optimistic, and flaky in a way that belies their revolution-for-the-hell-of-it satire, the KAiROS Co. has cultivated a name for itself as "poetic terrorists." Now, after five years in Austin, this theatrical sketch comedy troupe is readying to face down New York.

What best describes the modern playwright? Itinerant preacher? Holy fool? Several artists with an intimate knowledge of the playwriting life offer their views in this roundtable discussion.

In the process of writing her new play con flama, Austin poet / writer Sharon Bridgforth discovered that the piece was not complete without her own voice in it. In the process of observing con flama's development, writer Belinda Acosta discovered something about her own voice, too.

The theatre community sounds off on critics as artists.

Nine Shows That Transported Me

America's Alternative Theatres Unite

Everything you expect from a Hyde Park Theatre production and not what you expect at all

Giving a lot of sweet bouquets (and taking their sweet time doing it)

Capital T and Hyde Park Theatre deserve better than this David Harrower script

For a year, Austin will be practicing daily public acts of creative expression through the national festival 365 Days/365 Plays

Exploring the Landscapes of Playwright Lisa D'Amour

The theatrical fringe festival proves there's still space to experiment in a crowded Austin

Savoring 2010's immaculate acting, arresting beauty, and over-the-top comedy

Hyde Park Theatre has mounted an excellent production of The Pillowman, Martin McDonagh's immensely challenging tale of gruesome crimes, accountability, and storytelling

Every visit to Hyde Park Theatre brings a discovery of something new, and in the case of Quake, it's playwright Melanie Marnich, whose surrealistic tale of a woman in search of a perfect love, a big love, a love that makes the earth move, is witty and perceptive.

Diverse Stories Break Through

The best fringe since fashion week, FronteraFest 2015 promises a month of exhilarating alternative performance

(Re)Flex: Opposing Dance Camps

This fierce work of theatre feels like unrehearsed life at its most casual and intense

As staged by Hyde Park Theatre, Rebecca Gilman's 'The Glory of Living' walks a tightrope between offensive slurs and comical jabs over solemn social issues

How Zell Miller III came to be an acclaimed poet-performer is revealed in 'The Evidence of Silence Broken,' his hip-hop performance piece

When Lana Dieterich is acting, nothing seems calculated or forced, no step is false. Her performances are smooth as glass, as silk, as a ride on the bike that she pedals regularly around her Hyde Park neighborhood.

The NATObombing of Belgrade provoked playwright Lisa D'Amour to examine the intention behind her art and reasons for being an artist.

Short-form showcase spotlights local artists in 10 minutes or less

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