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[Off-Off-Broadway]
World Premiere, 2020
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Review: AUSTIN SHAKESPEARE DELIVERS THE REAL THING at The Long Center

We as an audience are invited into these and other questions. Most important of all those questions remains, though: What about us is not real, and what about is THE REAL THING?
Austin Shakespeare Presents Tom Stoppard's THE REAL THING

Austin Shakespeare presents the brilliant Tom Stoppard's modern romance shot through with sharp comedy, The Real Thing, at the Long Center's intimate Rollins Theatre February 17-March 5, 2023.
Chesapeake College and the Phenomenal Animals Present MIASMA: A DIGITAL RADIO PLAY

How do you teach acting and improvisation while socially distanced? How does a college put on its spring production in a time of quarantine? The Phenomenal Animals have partnered with Chesapeake College's Peake Players to present Miasma, an new digital 'radio play' about three people sequestered on a sprawling ranch property at an undisclosed location somewhere on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Who are these people and why have they been separated from the rest of the world?
THE FRE, New Play From Taylor Mac, Will Seat Audience Members in a Giant Ball Pit

Taylor Mac will premiere new play, The Fre, at off-Broadway venue The Flea. The Flea's Artistic Director and frequent Taylor Mac collaborator, Niegel Smith will direct. It has been revealed that the play takes place in a giant ball pit, with audience seating inside and out. The play is appropriate for a?oeall agesa??. 
Photo Flash: First Look at The Bridge Group's Re-Envisioned RICHARD III in NYC

William Shakespeare's bloody epic Richard III is getting a bold re-envisioning in NYC this month as The Bridge Production Group presents their inaugural full-scale production, running thru November 27 at the Fourth Street Theatre (83 East 4th Street). Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!
Bridge Group's Bloody, Reimagined RICHARD III Launches Inaugural Season Tonight

William Shakespeare's bloody epic Richard III will get a bold re-envisioning in NYC this month as The Bridge Production Group presents their inaugural full-scale production, running tonight, November 9, through November 27 at the Fourth Street Theatre (83 East 4th Street).
Bridge Group's Bloody, Reimagined RICHARD III to Launch Inaugural Season

William Shakespeare's bloody epic Richard III will get a bold re-envisioning in NYC in November as The Bridge Production Group presents their inaugural full-scale production, running November 9-November 27 at the Fourth Street Theatre (83 East 4th Street).
Wendy's Names VML as Creative Agency of Record

DUBLIN, Ohio, March 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ The Wendy's Company today announced it has named VML as its creative agency of record. The Kansas City-headquartered firm will expand its role from Wendy's digital agency of record (AOR) to full creative development.
A Chick & A Dude Productions to Stage THE WHALE, 2/20-3/15

Samuel D. Hunter's haunting Off-Broadway smash-tragicomedy The Whale will receive its fifth production worldwide in Austin TX-Spring 2014-following successful runs at The Denver Center, Victory Gardens, South Coast Rep, and Playwrights Horizons in NYC. Austin's own A Chick & A Dude Productions will present the show at Hyde Park Theatre (511 W. 43rd St.) Thursdays through Todays, February 20-March 15, 2014. Curtain at 8pm. Tickets are sliding-scale "pick-your-price," $15-$30 ($10-$30 Thursdays.) Discount tickets for $10 good for any show are available to all Active Duty or retired Military, Police, Fire Department, EMS, and Medical Field employees. For more information, tickets or reservations, please visit www.achickandadude.com
BWW Reviews: THE WHALE is a Thought Provoking, Well Acted Drama

Upon entering Hyde Park Theatre for a chick and a dude's current production of The Whale, you get several clues about the central character of Charlie. His apartment, designed by Michael B. Raiford, is absolutely disgusting. Pizza boxes and KFC buckets litter the floor, and the couch, which has seen better days, is propped up on cinder blocks. Between the set decoration and the title, one can guess that Charlie's going to be on the larger side, and he is. Thanks to an extraordinarily believable fat suit constructed by Kelly Ruiz, Charlie (Shanon Weaver) is a 600 pound man. But The Whale, which could easily be a play about a fat suit, has far more to it.
A Chick & A Dude Productions Stage THE WHALE, Now thru 3/15

Samuel D. Hunter's haunting Off-Broadway smash-tragicomedy The Whale will receive its fifth production worldwide in Austin TX-Spring 2014-following successful runs at The Denver Center, Victory Gardens, South Coast Rep, and Playwrights Horizons in NYC. Austin's own A Chick & A Dude Productions will present the show at Hyde Park Theatre (511 W. 43rd St.) Thursdays through Saturdays, today, February 20-March 15, 2014. Curtain at 8pm.
A Chick & A Dude Productions Launches IndieGoGo Campaign to Fund THE WHALE, Running 2/20-3/15

Austin-based A Chick & A Dude Productions recently started an IndieGoGo campaign to fund their upcoming production of Samuel D. Hunter's Off-Broadway smash tragicomedy The Whale.
BWW Reviews: PEOPLE WILL TALK ABOUT YOU SOMETIMES Doesn't Say What It Means

There's no doubt that People Will Talk About You Sometimes has good intentions, something I applaud and have no intention to criticize. The world premiere play from Poison Apple Initiative tries to tackle the topic of suicide and is inspired by 4.48 Psychosis, a performance art exploration of depression written by Sarah Kane whose clinical depression ended in suicide.
Samuel D. Hunter's Haunting Off-Broadway Smash THE WHALE to Play Austin, TX Spring 2014

Samuel D. Hunter's haunting Off-Broadway smash-tragicomedy The Whale will receive its fifth production worldwide in Austin TX-Spring 2014-following successful runs at The Denver Center, Victory Gardens, South Coast Rep, and Playwrights Horizons in NYC.
A Chick & A Dude Productions to Stage THE WHALE, 2/20-3/15

Samuel D. Hunter's haunting Off-Broadway smash-tragicomedy The Whale will receive its fifth production worldwide in Austin TX-Spring 2014-following successful runs at The Denver Center, Victory Gardens, South Coast Rep, and Playwrights Horizons in NYC. Austin's own A Chick & A Dude Productions will present the show at Hyde Park Theatre (511 W. 43rd St.) Thursdays through Saturdays, February 20-March 15, 2014. Curtain at 8pm. Tickets are sliding-scale "pick-your-price," $15-$30 ($10-$30 Thursdays.) Discount tickets for $10 good for any show are available to all Active Duty or retired Military, Police, Fire Department, EMS, and Medical Field employees. For more information, tickets or reservations, please visit www.achickandadude.com
BWW Reviews: Road Trip Tale MAD BEAT HIP AND GONE Is a Bumpy Road

Anyone who's ever been on a road trip knows that they are either incredible adventures or events you hope to never repeat. Strangely, the world premiere comedy Mad Beat Hip and Gone, written and directed by Austin's own Steven Dietz, falls somewhere in the middle. While there is much to love about the production, now playing at Zach's Topfer Theatre, overall it's a bit dull and not entirely memorable.
BWW Reviews: Ferocious Performances Highlight Hyde Park Theatre's TIGERS BE STILL

Hyde Park Theatre's current offering, Tigers Be Still, features themes of love, loss, pain, doubt, grief, and fear but uses them to create an intriguing dramatic comedy. The piece certainly strikes a balance between touching, poignant moments and gut-busting guffaws.
STAGE TUBE: Preview TIGERS BE STILL, Now Playing at Hyde Park Theatre

Hyde Park Theatre presents the Austin Premiere of Tigers Be Still by Kim Rosenstock, directed by Ken Webster, with Jon Cook, Jay Fraley, Jessica Hughes, Molly Karrasch, and Kelsey Kling, now through August 11, 2012, Thursdays - Saturdays at 8:00 PM at Hyde Park Theatre 511 W. 43rd Street, Austin, Texas. Get a preview of the show in the video below!

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