Salvage Vanguard Opens New Theatre Space

Those theatrical ruffians over at Salvage Vanguard, after 12 years of sowing their wild oats all over Austin's performance scene, are finally settling down with just one theatre. Only hours ago they signed an 8 year lease on 2308 Manor Rd -- a few blocks east of the already well known Vortex Theatre. The new 100 seat performance spaced will be flanked by a 1600 sq ft rehearsal studio, administrative offices, and 12 small studios rented out to local artists (among other things).

"It feels great to finally have a place we can call our own,” says SVT Artistic Director Jason Neulander. We bet it does. This can only increase the quality of SVT's already high-caliber work, while also providing another option to the countless number of small performance companies in town putting up shows without venues of their own.

But the space is currently the shell of an empty factory. How will magically become the theatre you see above? Work...and about $350,000. Whether you've got carpentry skills or not, you can support this worthy cause by getting in touch with the good people at SVT and offering your help.

We'll keep you posted over the coming months as construction gets under way, but in the meantime, you can check out SVT's production of Static, still running this weekend at the Woodward Hotel. Read our review, or check out the SVT website for more info.

Image (c) Salvage Vanguard Theater