Review: SUNNY DAYS at The VORTEX Theatre
by Victoria Schwarz - Sep 13, 2024
The VORTEX Theatre, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Save Our Springs Alliance, Six Square-Austin’s Black Cultural District, the City of Austin Economic Development Department, and the Texas Commission on the Arts, presents the world premier of Reina Hardy’s SUNNY DAYS on their “Eloise' Stage this fall. A powerful new work, combined with impressive acting and direction, this play tackles issues of human rights and climate crisis while incorporating multiple forms of puppetry (traditional Muppet-type puppets, sock puppets, shadow puppets, paper puppets, and a GarBarge made of trash). The play's approach encourages audiences to reflect deeply on the fragility of hope and the pervasive nature of global challenges.
Cast and Creative Team Announced for WAM Theatre's FRAGMENTS OF OUTSIDE
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 30, 2024
WAM Theatre has announced the ensemble of performers and designers who are collaborating to create the site-specific performance fragments of Outside. This special, one-time-only performance, conceived and directed by new Artistic Director Genée Coreno, is a celebration of WAM's 15th Anniversary.
New Plays For Young Audiences to Present ZEQ by Ramon Esquivel This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 18, 2023
NYU Steinhardt's New Plays for Young Audiences will celebrate its 25th season of TYA new play development in the historical Provincetown Playhouse.The first week of the series brings back NYU-alum and celebrated playwright, Ramon Esquivel, in his new play with music, ZEQ.
National New Play Network Welcomes Five New Faces To Its Board Of Directors
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 22, 2022
National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays, has announced the election of Roberta Emerson (Director of New Play Development, Orlando Shakes), Alexandra Meda (Artistic Director, Studio Luna), Catherine Painter (Managing Director, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble), Rudy Ramirez (Associate Artistic Director, the VORTEX), and DeLanna Studi (Artistic Director, Native Voices at the Autry) to its Board of Directors.
Five Diverse Artists Bring Their Talents To The Ensemble Of The New York Neo-Futurists
by Stephi Wild - Apr 13, 2022
Co-artistic directors Rob Neill and Kyra Sims and the award-winning New York Neo-Futurists (NYNF), a diverse collective of writer-director-performers now in their 18th season of writing and performing original work rooted in non-fiction, announce the expanding of the ensemble with five new artists: Jake Banasiewicz, Rudy Ramirez, Chan Lin, Jackson Bird, and Mike Manship.
Latino Theater Company Announces In-Person Season For 2022
by Marissa Tomeo - Mar 4, 2022
L.A.’s Latino Theater Company returns to in-person performance with a vengeance in 2022, offering four world premieres and a West Coast premiere; the presentation of a guest company from Spain; and the 20th annual presentation of La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin Christmas pageant spectacular. Earlier this year, the company announced its new “IMPACT” community engagement initiative that sees the company partnering with the Los Angeles Community College District to provide students district-wide with a world-class education in dramatic arts and to bring students into the company’s home at The Los Angeles Theatre Center.
Raphael Nash Thompson to Join RemarkaBULL Podversation: 'To Sing a Song that Old Was Sung'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 1, 2021
RED BULL THEATER will present “To Sing a Song that Old Was Sung,” a new RemarkaBULL Podversation with Raphael Nash Thompson, on Monday, October 4th at 7:30 PM EDT. Thompson will join host Nathan Winkelstein, and special guest Jesse Berger, Red Bull’s Founder & Artistic Director, for a conversation focused on Shakespeare’s Pericles.
BWW Review: ANNIE JUMP AND THE LIBRARY OF HEAVEN at The Vortex
by Lynn Beaver - Jul 8, 2021
ANNIE JUMP AND THE LLIBRARY OF HEAVEN finished its run at The Vortex Saturday night to thunderous applause from the audience and fireworks in the distance. What a triumphant return for live theatre at the iconic Austin venue The Vortex!
BIPOC Artists In Theatre For Young Audiences To Publish Fieldwide Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Project
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 3, 2021
BIPOC IN TYA -- a grassroots group of Black, Indigenous & People of Color theatre artists and educators who work in Theatre for Young Audiences nationwide -- collaborated to create ANTI-RACIST & ANTI-OPPRESSIVE FUTURES FOR THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES: AN INTERACTIVE GUIDE, to be released on February 8, 2021. The project has 25 contributors and 70 signatories including Michael J. Bobbitt and Nambi E Kelly. It is published in partnership with TYA/USA, the national organization for the Theatre for Young Audiences industry.
UMass Theater Department Announces Virtual 2020-21 Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2020
This semester, UMass's venue is a space online instead of a stage. The theatre department invites you to join in as they fuse theatrical creativity with modern technology to safely reach the farthest corners of the community.
BWW Feature: Baking For Good - Austin Theatre Community Bakes For Foundation Communities
by Lynn Beaver - Sep 25, 2020
Without a doubt the most delicious thing to come out of the global Coronavirus pandemic is the concentration on good old home cooking. If my Facebook and Instagram feeds are any guide, a culinary renaissance has taken place on an epic scale. What does this have to do with Austin theatre, you ask? Well, Baking For Good, an organization of local theatre luminaries is what and their offerings not only fill your belly, they are food for the soul of our community as well.