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Tag Archives: Theater

Jeanie Muerer as Queen of the Garden Patches, designed by Leslie Wilk, 1955

by Rose Cahalan

‘Cornyation’ Celebrates San Antonio’s Most Fabulous Fiesta Tradition

Fri, Apr 21, 2017 |

Amy Stone’s new history of Cornyation pays tribute to the closeted men and women who started the 66-year-old satirical extravaganza....Read More

'The Great Society' ZACH Theatre

by Gregg Barrios

ZACH Theatre’s ‘The Great Society’ Lectures More Than it Entertains

By sticking too close to history, Robert Schenkkan gives LBJ a pass.

Mon, Feb 27, 2017 |

'The Great Society' focuses on the events that defined LBJ’s presidency: Selma-to-Montgomery marches; the budget fights to fund Great Society programs; the hu...Read More

June 2016 culture essay

by Gregg Barrios

David Bowie in Aztlán

Forty years ago, Chicano students in Crystal City created a Bowie-inspired rock opera.

Thu, Jun 23, 2016 |

Forty years ago, Chicano students in Crystal City created a Bowie-inspired rock opera. Teacher Gregg Barrios wonders if his kids influenced the rock genius....Read More

Evelyn Sphar, Shanta Parasuraman, Joshua Everett Johnson, Gisele Chípe and Tracey Conyer Lee perform real-life abortion stories in 'Remarkably Normal,' a nationally touring play about abortion stigma.

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

New Play Makes Abortion ‘Remarkably Normal’

Fri, May 27, 2016 |

Adapted from real abortion stories collected by the 1 in 3 Campaign, Remarkably Normal presents theater as documentary, intended to bust abortion stigma....Read More

The cast of Express Yourself explores hot-button issues in their satirical take on “white savior” movies featuring a white teacher assigned to a classroom full of kids of color.

by Hannah McBride

Austin Improv Show Gets Serious on Social Issues

Wed, Mar 9, 2016 |

Improvisers take on race, gender and cultural prejudice in a new sell-out show that satirizes the "white savior" genre of do-gooder films....Read More

Observatory Podcast No. 2: Second Chances

Dara Musick was a career criminal with nearly two decades behind bars; now, she's sharing her story in Texas theaters.

Fri, Jan 15, 2016 |

Dara Musick was a career criminal with nearly two decades behind bars; now, she's sharing her story in Texas theaters. Here's her journey, in her own words....Read More

Q & A with Rude Mechanicals Playwright Kirk Lynn

by Michael Darling

Fri, Nov 22, 2013

Austin theater darlings Rude Mechanicals are at it again with Fixing King John, a modern retelling of King John, one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known plays. Resi...Read More

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