An adult version of childhood magic is at work in The B. Beaver Animation, the second of the Rude Mechs' shot-for-shot re-imaginings of seminal performance works. Originally a 1974 Mabou Mines production, B. Beaver is, on one hand, a playful and obtuse poem, the ballad of a stuttering aquatic rodent toiling to save his family from disaster. But it is also an hour of ramshackle spectacle, a celebration of how shrewd theater artists can MacGyver a world out of a few key production values. more ›

Iphigenia is a twisted tale, so we'll let the press release do the talking: "...Greek tragedy spun into a sleek netherworld of sex, drugs, and trance music. Iphigenia is the daughter of a political celebrity. She embraces sensuous excess with a transgendered glam rock star named Achilles in a desperate attempt to flee her seemingly inevitable fate." more ›

Yep, you can get access to the spooky, retro basement of the Bank of America building, downtown Austin, for free this coming Friday only. The ever-clever folks over at Salvage Vanguard are kicking off a series of readings with Caridad Svich's Thrush (A Play With Slaughter Songs). The piece has been in workshop for the last two weeks with the playwright, director Jenny Larson, composer Adam Sultan, dramaturge Colin Denby Swanson, and actors Kathy... more ›