From Fires in the Mirror to Twilight: Los Angeles (directed by our beloved Boyd Vance for Austin in 2005), Anna Deavere Smith has provided American audiences with stark and honest theater in a style uniquely her own. Let Me Down Easy is no exception to this string of remarkable work. more ›

This week’s theatre offerings have nothing to do with John Aielli or KUT, and we won't be playing a variety of songs referencing how exceptionally cold it’s been these past few days. Really, we just liked the title. (Sorry to all you non-KUT listeners who we’ve just completely excluded.) Plus, it actually is a very eclectic week on the boards (or, er, the concrete floors...in our local warehouse theatres). There’s an exciting collaboration afoot... more ›

This weekend is your last opportunity to see Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson's "King Hedley II" at the State Theatre. More than merely garnering every theatre-related prize under the sun - we count several Pulitzers, a Tony, and the New York Drama Critics' Circle award just at a glance - Wilson is one of America's most perceptive playwrights and, through his works, a historian of African American life. His impressive body of work, most... more ›