Vikki Schwarz (she/her) is an Austin-area composer and arranger working in church music, elementary music, and local theater. She is the Music Director and Lead Composer/Arranger for Archive Theatre (Cyrano, Macbeth [nominated for Broadway World and B. Iden Payne Awards], A Sherlock Holmes Christmas, Raven-Winged Hours). She also composes and directs music for Diverse Dance Space Theatre, Austin Children’s Theatre, and Interwoven Theatre. Other works include My Big Fat Bahookie, Far From Avalon, Not My Mother, and A Fat Search for Love. Upcoming projects include Roaring & Three Musketeers for Archive Theatre, Lockdown (short form opera), and False Starts, Falls, Fouls or The Art of Making Mistakes (Diverse Dance Space Theatre).
Review: DANCING AT LUGHNASA at Genesis Creative Collective
March 18, 2024
March 18, 2024
What did our critic think of DANCING AT LUGHNASA at Genesis Creative Collective?
Review: GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS at Trinity Street Playhouse
February 24, 2024
February 24, 2024
What did our critic think of GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS at Trinity Street Playhouse?
Review: BARNEY CAREY GETS HIS WINGS at Austin Scottish Rite Theater
February 22, 2024
February 22, 2024
It is so delightful to walk into a theater and see chairs moved to the side so children can sit on the floor directly in front of the stage to see a show. Indeed, backing up a bit, it is even more delightful to walk into a theater and see children excited about seeing a show. Despite an increasing array of theater and performing arts camps for young people to attend, live theater meant for children is far less robust. Austin Scottish Rite Theater is one of the Austin theater companies that work diligently to provide consistent and quality theater directly intended for children, and their latest show, BARNEY CAREY GETS HIS WINGS, is a joyful, heartwarming addition.
Review: O. HENRY STORIES
February 18, 2024
February 18, 2024
Written by O. Henry (William Sydney Porter 1862-1910) and adapted for stage by Ann Ciccolella, Austin Shakespeare’s O. HENRY STORIES is an evening of delight, laughter, and surprise.
Review: CRUZAR LA CARA DE LA LUNA at Austin Opera
February 4, 2024
February 4, 2024
Music by José “Pepe” Martinez, Lyrics by José “Pepe” Martinez and Leonard Foglia, Book by Leonard Foglia, Orchestration by David Hanlon, CRUZAR offers a deeply moving and acutely transparent experience.
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