Students write, act Into the West
In 2 the West is a series of student written monologues put together into a play by directors Amparo Garcia Crow and Sidney Brammer, adjunct faculty in the Creative Writing Department. The play will make its debut on April 23 at 2 p.m. at the Rio Grande Campus Gallery Theater, with a second presentation on April 24 at 8 p.m.
Take a stroll down Bourbon Street, enjoy the smells of Cajun cooking, groove to the sounds of Zydeco, and enjoy a burlesque show filled with beautiful dancing women without ever leaving Austin.
Community television gives a voice to the voiceless
Channel surfing in Austin can quickly become a surreal experience thanks to the eclectic and unusual programming of Austin’s public access channels. Whether it is Alex Jones’s conspiracies, the Cola Sisters Cookin’ Good show or a random person in a gorilla suit running across the screen, public access is always original.
It’s every actor’s worst nightmare: You’re on stage, in front of the audience, in the middle of a scene, and suddenly you can’t remember your lines. You stammer and try to remember but fear and anxiety overwhelm you and keep your mind blank. Then you look down and realize you’re naked.
The current and, sadly, final tour of Phantom of the Opera that ran in Austin from March 17 to April 4 served as a magnificent curtain call for this long running show. From the opening scene, which is not truncated like it has been in the past, Bass Concert Hall seemed to be charged with energy. The staging and costuming is exquisite. Everything with this cast is right on cue and watching the chandelier rise from the floor to its location on the ceiling; you could feel that the audience was in for a real treat.
Rude Mechanicals is a local theater company that produces mostly new, experimental works. Created by six friends and UT graduates, it has been around since 1995 and has received over 150 local and national awards and nominations. The company is hotter than ever right now and gaining popularity nationwide. Two of the six artistic directors, Madge Darlington and Kirk Lynn spoke about the inner workings of Rude Mechs.
The mayor, city manager and the police chief are slated to guest star in "The Nutcracker"
As a unique quirk, for the last 11 years, Ballet Austin has invited a local Austin celebrity to play the role of Mother Ginger in their production of “The Nutcracker.” This year will feature Austin Police Department Chief, Art Acevedo on opening night, Austin City Manager, Marc Ott on Dec. 12, and Mayor, Lee Leffingwell on Dec. 19 to name a few.
Students and instructors display artwork in East Austin Studio Tour
Four groups of ACC artist showed their work at the eighth East Austin Studio Tours (EAST) at Graphic Glass Studios on East 5th street. The tour has extended from a two day affair into a nine day, two weekend event. Different art mediums, such as, ceramics, paintings, sculpture, and jewelry fabrication were featured within the tight range of studios in East Austin.
Since 1974, the Texas Renaissance Festival has brought to life knights, pirates, fairies, gypsies, and other magical creatures and mingled with festival goers.
Under the Gaslight comes to ACC. All photos by Teodora Erbes.
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” Zachary Scott Theater’s newest musical comedy gives audience members an enjoyable look into the heart of one of America’s favorite academic pastimes, the spelling bee.
"The Flu Season," a play written by Will Eno and directed by Drama faculty Jodi Jinks, is scheduled to open Fri, Feb 27 in the Gallery Theatre. The play runs on Feb. 27 and 28, Mar. 1, through 6-8, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. The name "Flu Season" is because the play takes place between fall and spring, or flu season.
Jenessa Hernandez Staff Writer "Bacchae," a play based on Greek mythology, is directed by Arthur Adair and put on by Austin Community College's Drama Department at the Mainstage Theater on the second floor of the Rio Grande Campus. The play runs Nov. 14-16 and Nov.
to be performed at Rio Grande Campus
The ACC Arts and Humanities Division will present Caryl Churchill's "Far Away" for two weekends in late October. "Far Away" is an hour-long play about the horrors of the world that we live in and are increasingly becoming accustomed. The title of the play is believed to encourage the audience to ponder how "far away" we are from getting to the point of no return.
Allison Bumsted Staff Writer Five people sharing a summer beach house can lead to adventure and the ensemble cast of "Betty's Summer Vacation" will be doing just that. The players are ecstatic to perform the piece, authored by playwright Christopher Durang.
Founded in March 1958, the modest little Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has come a long way - performing for nearly 21 million people in 48 states and in 71 countries. Attributed by many to have changed the perception of American dance, the performance, Feb.
Zombie flash mob descends upon Capitol City
On the Friday night before Halloween, downtown Austinites were surprised by a roving flash mob of costumed zombies. The event, organized with the assistance of the internet-based MEETinAUSTIN social group, drew dozens of shambling, faux-bloodied actors portraying the living dead.
"Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil" playing at Long Center
Legendary blues musician Robert Johnson will come to life in Marcus McQuirter's production of Bill Harris's play "Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil." The new production is an Austin Community College collaboration with ProArts Collective, a production organization that works in dancing, theatre, writing, and music.
Students, guests bring math to life
The Austin Community College Drama Department presented "Proof," a Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by David Auburn, and on Oct. 10-12 and 17-19 at the third floor Gallery Theatre. It is a story of a mathematician's daughter who struggles to accept her inherited talent for mathematics.
Carnival ah! seeks to connect Arts and Humanities disciplines
Carnival ah! is an event that hopes to bring students from the Arts and Humanities division together through student projects and discussions. Both of these will focus on this year's theme: Voice, Identity, Dissent. Student projects will be presented at the carnival on Apr.
"Saved by the Bell" star joins industry professionals at Actor's Expo
Aspiring actors and film industry buffs were treated to inside industry tips when they attended The Actor's Expo on Jan. 20 at the Rio Grande Campus. The Expo, sponsored by ACC, among others, boasted actor Mario Lopez, director Renny Harlin, producer Kia Jam, and Agent Nick Reed, vice president of International Creative Managemment.
Three Atlanta-based dancers and a professor representing the Spelman College Dance/Theater were hosted Sept. 25 through Sept. 28 by the Dance department and the ProArts Collective at the ACC Dance Studio on Rio Grande Campus. The dancers and Spelman Dance Professor Nicole Wesley gave lectures, demonstrations and taught master classes in Modern Technique.
Open your mind Austin, because a new breed of drag is coming to the capital. Oct. 19-22 the 8th International Drag King Community Extravaganza (IDKE) will take place in venues throughout Austin (and yes, we did say king). After receiving bids from cities all over the country, the Austin Dragsters won the right to host the annual festival.
What can we do when zombies threaten to annihilate civilization as we know it? Sing! Austin, prepare to be "Bitten." Finally, a rock opera encompassing what we mere mortals cannot begin to comprehend: aliens raising the dead to rid the planet of humans. "Bitten: A Zombie Rock Odyssey", co-written by Ian LeClair and Edie Harrelson and directed by LeClair, tells the story of a civilization going about its daily life, when aliens suddenly invade, bent on global devastation.
ACC Drama Department delivers a story of love, violence, and vengeance
This spring, the Austin Community College Drama Department will be putting on "Blood Wedding," a show with ample amounts of family feuding, gore and death. "Blood Wedding," written by Federico Garcia Lorca (1933), is the story of a bride who runs away with her lover and subsequently is murdered by her husband.
The underbelly of Austin's live theater
When most people think of "fringe" theatre, they think of actors dressed as goats beating political figures over the head with sausages or other far-out performance art that will leave them scratching their heads. FronteraFest is more mundane than that. Sponsored by Hyde Park Theatre for the past 13 years, in collaboration with Austin Scriptworks, FronteraFest offers both full-length plays and a series of short one-acts.
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