Demonstrating just how far one will go to further his or her craft, Austinite playwright Greg Romero subjected himself to the ultimate humiliation in order to raise $700 for a play he's producing in New York City: shaving off the beard he's been growing for the past 13 years. Found via Yellow Tape's fantastic new website.......

That's right: it's time to heat up your winter nights again, with the 14th season of FronteraFest. The Short Fringe, the Long Fringe, or Mi Casa es su Teatro -- FronteraFest is five weeks of alternative, offbeat, new, and just plain off-the-wall fringe theatre presented by Hyde Park Theatre and Austin Script Works. For complete FronteraFest 2007 information, including times and locations for the Short Fringe, the Long Fringe and Mi Casa es su......

That's right: it's time to heat up your winter nights again, with the 14th season of FronteraFest. The Short Fringe, the Long Fringe, or Mi Casa es su Teatro -- FronteraFest is five weeks of alternative, offbeat, new, and just plain off-the-wall fringe theatre presented by Hyde Park Theatre and Austin Script Works. For complete FronteraFest 2007 information, including times and locations for the Short Fringe, the Long Fringe and Mi Casa es su Teatro,......

UPDATE: OLD MAN WINTER IS UP TO HIS TRICKS AGAIN, PUSHING FRONTERAFEST OPENING NIGHT TO THURSDAY, JANUARY 18. VISIT THE HYDE PARK THEATRE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION. Tue Jan 17, The Short Fringe 8:00PM at Hyde Park Theatre, $12 The Short Fringe comprises five shows nightly, each up to 25 minutes. Radio Ghosts by Greg Romero Commissioned by Austin Script Works. A father tries to speak to his lost son through radio waves. A......

We’re not exactly inundated with new shows opening this weekend, but there’s a couple of notable events to keep the proverbial party hoppin’ and your metaphorical booty shakin’. Shakin’ modern dance style, that is. Werd. Big ups to our Austinist Pick of the Week, Calyx Dance Co’s Danscopia. These kids are fresh meat in Austin’s growing modern dance scene, but the initial buzz is good. Our girlfriend caught the second half of the company’s......

Look out folks. There's a new theatre initiative kicking off this weekend, and it sounds like a genuinely interesting one (versus the kinds that come with lots of Ivory Tower mumbo jumbo, plenty of grant money, and...not much to offer for schmoes like us who just like to connect with really good theatre). As part of their Groundplans outreach program, Yellow Tape Construction Company is launching the Under Construction series this weekend, with a......

We are soaked, soaked we tell you, in Frontera. This week, we've attended Best of Fest Bill A (to be repeated tomorrow night, and highly recommended), and the first Wild Card bill -- which won't be repeated, but we definitely suggest you take a stab at the second Wild Card bill, 2pm Saturday. It happens to be the only remaining Frontera show that's not sold out. Yikes! (A tip: If you want to try......

The following review is from new contributor Jonathon. This was the last weekend for Frontera Fest's Long Fringe, so we hunkered down for a live performance triple-whammy on Saturday and Sunday. (Note to Frontera Fest staff: for future triple-whammy weekends, we'd appreciate some sleeping accommodation at the theatre. Thanks.) Of or Pertaining To…, the first show in our Saturday night line-up, was some of the most refreshing fringe dance performances we've seen in awhile.......

*This post by future contributor Jonathan Morgan Get psyched, get pumped, and get the hell outta your house. Continuing this weekend, you'll find more cool shows in Austin than scared kids at a Michael Jackson concert…or a Gary Glitter concert…or…. FRONTERA FEST: "Jesus, Austinist", you say, "can't you guys talk about anything else?" We could, but this festival is so damn jam-packed with theatrical goodies that we're hereby telling you again, just in case......