Top 10 (plus one) Theatrical Treasures and Pleasures of 2007
'Chronicle' Arts Editor Robert Faires recalls 2007, in the theatre
"...1) Present Laughter (Zachary Scott Theatre Center) "I've been to a marvelous party," sang Noël..."
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Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
The Laboratory of Playmaking
Artists from different realms join forces to concoct new strains of performance in UT's New Works Festival
"...This biennial event, organized by the UT Department of Theatre & Dance and named for the influential playwright, critic,..."
April 6, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Summer Camp Guide
"...Zone, and Shakespeare's Nook. Field trips, swimming, karate, and dance also round out the curriculum. Ages 5-11. Times, tuition,..."
April 28, 2006 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum
Top 10 Theatrical Treasures & Pleasures of 2005
'Chronicle' Arts Editor Robert Faires lists his favorite theatrical productions of 2005
"...and sent its focused and fearless ensemble into a dance fever...."
Jan. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Articulations
In honor of this week's commencement ceremonies at UT, here's a roundup of recent college-related honors for theatre historian Oscar Brockett, composers, Kent Kennan and Kevin Putz, late playwright David Mark Cohen, and UT theatre department alum Marcia Gay Harden. Plus, the 2001 Funniest Person in Austin is Rich Gabe.
"...° Oscar Brockett, professor of theatre history and criticism at UT, author of the landmark..."
May 18, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires
Exhibitionism
New Paintings By Sarah Higdon: Nonsense and Sensibility
"...you'll be elated. -- Sam Martin AUSTIN FESTIVAL OF DANCE: DANCING FOR LIFE..."
April 23, 1999 Arts Review
Cultural Coolness Around Texas This Month
"...Charleston in the Twenties, we can be sure it danced in Harlem for a night or two...."
Dec. 18, 1998 Arts Feature
Oscar Brockett
Remembering the world's foremost theatre historian
"...As a historian, he literally wrote the book on theatre – his History of the Theatre has been the..."
Nov. 12, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Risk Immersion
Time again to sink deeply into FronteraFest's exhilarating experiments in performance
"...Feb. 14, you can savor more self-written monologues, interpretive dance, improvised comedy, slam poetry, hip-hop, musicals, and who knows..."
Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
First Night 2009 Schedule
"...HBMG Theatre, under the First Street Bridge (south end)..."
Dec. 26, 2008 Arts Feature
Honor Roll
The 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...on the artwork of Trenton Doyle Hancock; and Zach Theatre's reinvention of Porgy and Bess, which won four awards..."
June 6, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
I'd Like to Thank ...
The 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...In the awards themselves, the Zachary Scott Theatre Center's production of Urinetown: The Musical took top honors,..."
June 9, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Arts Stalwarts
Twelve of Austin's cultural heroes will be inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame at the 2003 Austin Critics Table Awards ceremony, and here is an introduction to them and some of their significant contributions to the local arts scene.
"...deeper appreciation of the Bard and greatly affected Austin theatre, inspiring alums to theatrical endeavors in Esther's Follies, Boxtree..."
May 30, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Articulations
The Texas Commission for the Arts gives Austinites a chance to see the state's best artists for free, and praise from the out-of-town press for local playwrights Cyndi Williams and Joe Sears and Jaston Williams
"...see. The performances, which take place at the Paramount Theatre on Thursday, Aug. 8, and Friday, Aug. 9, at..."
Aug. 2, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires
Articulations
Central Texas writer Tom Grimes has a play date in L.A., Deborah Hay duets with Baryshnikov in Brooklyn, and Jouét flies off to Louisville, plus legislative applause for Austin musicals Jouét and Oliver!
"...he is more or less stumbling into. The MET Theatre, where Grimes directs the company's "Great Writers Series," is..."
June 1, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires
2001 Kids' Summer Fun Guide
"...Theatre & Dance CampsKIDS ACTING For 20 years, KidsActing has..."
May 4, 2001 Features Feature
Articulations
Another death in the dance community, longtime UT jazz dance instructor Lathan Sanford.
"...Austin's dance community suffered another loss this week, even as it..."
Feb. 4, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires
Exhibitionism
Another Evening with Dottie P.: Bracing Shot of Wry
"...an example of that all-too-rare art form: drinking man's theatre. The play plants its own elegant, if somewhat spare,..."
Aug. 7, 1998 Arts Review
Heart of The Beast
Can Donald Byrd Make Art of True-Life Violence?
"...and lyrics by Tim Rice. Everyone will leave the theatre feeling vaguely superior, as well as a little voyeuristic...."
May 9, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini
Festival Flood
A brief guide to the 13 – count 'em, 13 – arts fests coming your way in April and May
"...when the Music, Film, and Interactive juggernauts are going. Theatres have taken to closing shows before the hordes descend..."
April 3, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Art To Enchant
The winners of the 2010-11 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...In the awards themselves, Zach Theatre's The Drowsy Chaperone took top honors with five awards...."
June 10, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
A Guide to the Works
"...info, visit www.coopnwf.org. Descriptions provided by UT's Department of Theatre & Dance...."
March 27, 2009 Arts Feature
Anything Goes
That free-for-all spirit is part of the kick of FronteraFest
"...flight attendants. And artists. And actors who do children's theatre...."
Jan. 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Articulations
Choreographer Deborah Hay is welcomed home from New York, Doyle Bramhall rocks the house at Zach, and new plans for the Long Center are being unveiled
"...drink, singing your praises. What everyone deserves, choreographer and dancer Deborah Hay got at UT's Harry Ransom Center on..."
April 9, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires
Bending the Rules
Getting arts funding from the City of Austin is a long, complicated game, and Austin Chronicle writers Robi Polgar, John Walch, and Mary Jane Garza have been following some of the players around the game board this year. In the final part of their four-part series, they critique the city arts funding process.
"...six artistic disciplines -- music, visual arts, mixed arts, theatre, dance, and literature -- 186 expect funding from the..."
Sept. 3, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza
Exhibitionism
Salome: Under the Veils, No Heart
"...She performs for her stepfather King Herod the erotic dance of the seven veils, in which the drop of..."
May 21, 1999 Arts Review
Articulations
Getting Online With Art
"...than a month away from the annual explosion of theatre that's called FronteraFest. Come January 22, Hyde Park Theatre..."
Jan. 17, 1997 Arts Column
Five Things to Relish About the Stage Over Thanksgiving
Plan your theatrical December
"...Lousy-ass pandemic's been borking our theatre and dance scene for long enough. It's finally time..."
Nov. 26, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner
Staging Building the Wall Before Trump Builds His Wall
Robert Schenkkan races to get his latest work on stage
"...play – workshopping it for months at assorted regional theatres before mounting the premiere – would take too long...."
Sept. 1, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Working Playwright
Steven Dietz just wants to get in, roll up his sleeves, and make the words better
"...writ of drama that they transcribe and deliver to theatregoing masses hungry for the word, but not Dietz. He..."
