A Tale of a Whale: Shanon Weaver on Playing and Watching Charlie
Austin artist Shanon Weaver shares his experience playing Charlie and watching Brendan Fraser play the same part in The Whale
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Screens, Dec. 22, 2022
Review: Street Corner Arts' The Gulf
Simple narrative hides its power in what it doesn't say
Arts, Dec. 15, 2022
Review: Zach Theatre's The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Theatrical elements combine for a “perfect goddamn story”
Arts, Oct. 6, 2022
Zach Theatre's Heisenberg
In Simon Stephens' play, we observe the unlikely pairing of two people as an experiment in risk and change
Arts, July 5, 2018
Booth's Richard III by the Hidden Room Theatre
Beth Burns and company unearths a fascinating theatrical time capsule with this version of Shakespeare's tragedy
Arts, June 21, 2018
La Fenice's Cthulhu Beach Party
This commedia spoof mashes up surfside love and Lovecraft for an incredibly fun romp
Arts, June 7, 2018
Jarrott Productions' Seminar
Theresa Rebeck's play abounds in contradictions and irony, and this staging embraces them all – for the good and bad
Arts, May 17, 2018
The Vortex's Performance Park
Whatever you want to call this play / scavenger hunt / immersive live roleplay, it's a one-of-a-kind, wonderful theatrical experience
Arts, May 3, 2018
Latinauts: The Wrath of Juan at ColdTowne
Prima Doñas’ third installment of its popular “telenovela in space” delivers the laughs
Arts, April 19, 2018
Street Corner Arts' Grounded
Every element of this production works together to get us inside the head of a troubled military flyer
Arts, April 12, 2018
Austin Playhouse's Shakespeare in Love
The Oscar-winning film makes a successful transition to the stage through Don Toner's marvelous production
Arts, March 29, 2018
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Tony-winning musical serves pure stage magic & killer hilarity
Arts, March 22, 2018
ColdTowne’s Missed Connections ATX
The show improvised from actual Craigslist ads is as hilarious as it is oddly cathartic to the singles in the crowd
Arts, March 14, 2018
Hyde Park Theatre's Wakey, Wakey
This production of Will Eno's solo show puts us at ease with our mortality through a captivating talk from a dying man
Arts, March 8, 2018
Austin Shakespeare's The Seagull
This new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's beloved classic takes wing well enough but doesn't quite soar
Arts, Feb. 22, 2018
ColdTowne Theater's Deja Noir
Double Indemnity provides the structure for an improvised and hilarious riff on those dark crime films out of the past
Arts, Feb. 8, 2018
Southwest Theatre Productions’ If I Forget
While the play is a compelling kitchen-sink drama, this staging doesn't quite reach the promise of the material
Arts, Jan. 25, 2018
Golden’s Speak No More
This fully immersive, silent improvised drama is mysterious, creative, and a most worthwhile theatrical experience
Arts, Jan. 18, 2018
Austin Playhouse’s The Immigrant
The company delivers a powerful and timely account of foreigners making a new home in the U.S.
Arts, Jan. 11, 2018
Shanon Weaver's Top 10 Theatrical Performances of 2017 (the Second Half)
The year was well-served by actors who could channel spookiness, rebellion, despair, and dance fever
Arts, Dec. 28, 2017
City Theatre's Christmas Belles
The company's staging of this comedy about the Christmas program at a small-town Texas church isn't the Southern-fried campfest it could be
Arts, Dec. 28, 2017
Zach Theatre's A Christmas Carol
This slick and polished musical adaptation of the Dickens classic serves up holiday cheer in abundance
Arts, Dec. 21, 2017
Street Corner Arts' Pocatello
Rich performances highlight the pain, hope, and heart in this staging of Samuel D. Hunter's family drama
Arts, Dec. 7, 2017
City Theatre's The Seafarer
Karen Sneed's staging is shot through with compassion for the play's hard-luck, hard-drinking Irishmen
Arts, Nov. 21, 2017
UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance’s The Crucible
The department manages to elicit tension from Arthur Miller’s familiar drama, but not without a few flaws
Arts, Nov. 16, 2017
Capital T Theatre's The Brothers Size
In this staging of Tarell Alvin McCraney's drama, struggles with brotherhood and blackness play out against Yoruban ritual
Arts, Nov. 2, 2017
TILT Performance Group's Zombie Prom
This musical is kitschy Halloween fun but with something to say about being different
Arts, Oct. 26, 2017
Woman in Black at Scottish Rite Theater
Skilled actors and atmospheric design combine to make this co-production a spine-tingler ideal for Halloween
Arts, Oct. 19, 2017
The Vortex's Vampyress
Chad Salvata's gothic opera is the perfect treat for the season of ghouls, sensual and spooky
Arts, Oct. 12, 2017
Filigree Theatre’s Betrayal
The studied, steady cast make bold choices with Pinter's familiar script and show us a side of adultery not often considered
