Stool Pigeon!
Every Saturday 8:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)
Each week an All Star cast of Austin improvisers puts on a show based on the monologues and stories of a local celebrity guest performer. Tonight's Pigeon is Ian Clarke.Ian Clarke is a comput…more»
The cast of Stool Pigeon reads like a Who’s Who list of Austin Improv. Award-winning performers, sketch comedy writers, theater managers, festival producers and touring improvisers come together once a week to twist the stories of a local celebrity guest into completely improvised scenes.
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ColdTowne Improv
Every Saturday 10:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)
ColdTowne has not only been to almost every single major comedy festival in North America, they also run Texas' fastest growing comedy training center and recently have been featured on The On…more»
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The Dragonfly Queen
Fri. 09/04 | 8:00PM - Sun. 09/27 @ The Vortex (East Side)
Ethos presents the World Premiere of The Dragonfly Queen A Fantasy Faery Opera by Chad Salvata | Directed by Bonnie Cullum Sept.04-27, 2009 | Thursday-Sunday @ 8pm Ethos…more»
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bobrauschenbergamerica
Thu. 09/17 | 7:30PM - Sun. 09/27 @ Mary Moody Northen Theatre at St. Edward's University (South Austin)
bobrauschenbergamerica By Charles L. Mee Directed by David M. Long Sept. 17-27, 2009 A wild road trip through the American landscape as artist Robert Rauschenberg might have conceived it had h…more»
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AA-S Best Bet – `bobrauschenbergamerica’:
A collage theatrical tribute to perhaps the most inventive of all visual collagists, Charles Mee’s critically acclaimed play celebrates the life and work of pop artist Robert Rauschenberg, who forged a breathtaking body of work rooted in the creativity of chance. more at www.austin360.com
Gone to the Dogs
Fri. 08/28 | 7:30PM - Sat. 09/26 @ Salado Silver Spur Theater
The Spur’s Vaudeville salute to our fine, four-legged friends, featuring our trademark blend of live variety acts and classic cinema. On Stage: The Spuradical Players plus special guest …more»
Measure for Measure
Wed. 09/09 | 8:00PM - Sun. 09/27 @ The Long Center for the Performing Arts
Measure for Measure Austin Shakespeare brings lusty flappers, provocative dandies and a band of Prohibition politicians to The Long Center’s Rollins Theatre, which is transformed into…more»
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Esther's Follies
Every Saturday 8:00PM @ Esther's Follies (East Sixth)
news makers and events fit to parody.
Three Days of Rain
Thu. 09/17 | 8:00PM - Sat. 10/03 @ The Hideout Theatre & Coffee House (Downtown)
Three Days of Rain By Richard Greenberg Playing at the Hideout Coffee House and Theatre SEPTEMBER 17 - OCTOBER 3 The Story This Pulitzer-nominated play by Tony Award winning author Richard…more»
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AA-S Best Bet – `Three Days of Rain.’:
Three friends seek information from their late fathers and the architecture firm they shared. more at www.austin360.com
You Can't Do That, Dan Moody!
Fri. 09/04 | 7:30PM - Sun. 10/11 @ Georgetown Palace Theatre (North Austin)
You Can't Do That, Dan Moody! (2009) Sept. 4 - Oct. 11, 2009 Fri, Sat at 7:30 PM, SUn at 2 PM Presented by The Palace Theatre in collaboration with the Williamson …more»
THE COLLECTION by Harold Pinter
Thu. 09/10 | 8:00PM - Sat. 10/10 @ Hyde Park Theatre (Campus)
Harold Pinter's darkly-comic jewel of a play, The Collection, heats up HPT September 10 - October 10, 2009. The Collection sizzles with sexual tension as three men and one woman fall into shif…more»
Best up-to-the-minute comedy in town!
Every Saturday 7:00PM @ Esther's Follies (East Sixth)
Esther's Follies has been rocking Austin for over 30 years with their political satire and comedy sketch! Amazing magician and musical parody numbers this is a must see on old 6th street…more»
Rabbit Hole
Wed. 09/16 | 2:00PM - Sun. 10/04 @ The City Theatre Co (North Austin)
An encore performance of David Lindsay-Abaire's critically acclaimed play kicking off our fourth anniversary season. Becca and Howie have everything a family could want, until a life-shatterin…more»
DA!'s Direct Object
Thu. 09/17 | 8:00PM - Sun. 09/27 @ Salvage Vanguard Theater (Campus)
DA! Theatre Collective is proud to present the return of Direct Object, DA!'s award-winning debut show inspired by the world-famous and long-running production from Moscow, Objects and People.…more»
Frost/Nixon
Fri. 09/11 | 8:00PM - Sun. 10/11 @ Austin Playhouse
What: Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan When: September 11 - October 11, 2009Where: 3601 S. Congress, Building C Performances: Thur - Sat (8pm), Sun (5pm) Prices: $26 Thur & Fri, $30 Sat &…more»
TAKE THE FUNNY AND RUN!
Every Saturday 8:00PM @ Esther's Follies (East Sixth)
Austin's favorite topical musical comedy revue with magic, satire, and man on the street comedy located in the heart of sixth street for 32 years!
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Every Saturday 8:00PM @ Esther's Follies (East Sixth)
For more than a quarter century, the folks at Esther's Pool have kept Austin rolling with laughter. Part magic show, part vaudeville review, part satire tour-de-force, Es…more»
TAKE THE FUNNY AND RUN!
Every Saturday 8:00PM @ Esther's Follies (East Sixth)
For more than a quarter century, the folks at Esther's Pool have kept Austin rolling with laughter. Part magic show, part vaudeville review, part satire tour-de-force, Es…more»
Bytes, Bits & Pieces!
Fri. 09/25 | 8:00PM - Sat. 09/26 @ Dougherty Arts Center (South Austin)
Actual Lives Austin Celebrating Ten Years of Crip Theatre with Attitude Presents an All New Show Bytes, Bits & Pieces! Friday and Saturday, September 25 & 26, …more»
Trouble Puppet Theater Company presents The Jungle based on Upton Sinclair's nove...
Thu. 09/17 | 8:00PM - Sun. 10/04 @ Salvage Vanguard Theater (Campus)
Trouble Puppet Theater presents a gripping production aboutthe conditions faced by immigrant workers in Chicago's meatpacking industryin The Jungle. A work of puppet theater based on Upton Sin…more»
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After the Fall
Thu. 09/17 | 7:00PM - Sat. 10/03 @ TBD
Japhy Fernandes' Austin Drama Club presents this autobiographical play by Arthur Miller. Directed by Michael Floyd. E-mail for location. japhyfernandes@live.com http://www.myspace.com…more»
Farm To Market
Every Saturday 11:00AM @ ZACH Theatre (South Austin)
New Saturday Play Series at ZACH! FARM TO MARKET Celebrate the Fall Harvest with your family October 24 at 11:00am and October 31 & November 7 at 11:00am & 1:00pm. Writt…more»
Murdered to Death
Fri. 09/18 | 8:00PM - Sat. 10/10 @ Sam Bass Community Theatre
Written by Peter Gordon Directed by Lynn Beaver This hilarious spoof of the best of Agatha Christie traditions is set in a country manor house in the 1930's, with an assembled cast of charact…more»
Each Saturday a celebrity guest narrates his or her personal story while performers, sketch comedy writers, theater managers, festival producers and touring improvisers turn the tales into improvised comedy sketchesread more at austin360.com