The entire run of St Idiot Collective's You Are Pretty is sold out. Might've something to do with the show's anti-Valentine theme (set in a Nevada brothel; features sex workers trying to sort out their love lives). Perhaps it's the posters featuring the fabulously platinum Lee Eddy brandishing a riding crop. Or it might just be SIC's reputation for putting out fabulous productions. more ›

The Idiots are at it again. St Idiot Collective, that is. They've got another quirky, brainy, unique production in the works. One never knows what the Idiots will get up to next, and this project is no exception. more ›

Thursday, June 21 comedy Christian Finnegan at Cap City Comedy Club music Emo’s 15th Anniversary Week with De La Soul, Word Association, Just Born, DJ Notion at Emo’s music Buddy Guy, The Greyhounds at Stubb’s music US Air Guitar Championships at The Parish Room music The Score at Beerland music Discovery School Fundraiser w/Gary Clark Jr., Johnny Moeller, Mike Barfield, Ephraim Owens & more at Continental Club music Doc Watson, Jack Lawrence, Richard Watson... more ›

Monday, June 18musicHairy Apes BMX, Gabby La LA, Jetpaq Shakur at Stubb’s musicMenomena at Waterloo Records musicArt Brut Karaoke Party and "Caddyshack" at Beauty Bar filmThird Coast Night: "Leila Khaled, Hijacker" at Alamo Downtown filmMusic Monday: "Here We Come" at Alamo Downtown food/booksDr. BBQs Big-Time Barbeque Road Trip at BookPeople, 603 N Lamar Blvd (7pm)foodCentral Market Cooking Class: The Perfect Scoop with Chef David Lebovitz at Central Market Cooking School, 4001 N Lamar ($65, 6:30-9pm)... more ›

As we reported on the night it occurred, two weeks ago St Idiot Collective was forced to move their annual fundraiser from its planned location, Gutter Kitty Studios, to a different venue, Scoot Inn, at the eleventh hour. In spite of this, a fabulous time was had by all; see Conan the Librarian's comment for a micro-review. After some hard thinkin' and some even harder wordsmithin', the Ids have release the following statement. Quite the... more ›

St. Idiot Collective's Fool's Fund benefit party tonight has been forced to change venues at the eleventh hour, moving from Gutter Kitty Studios to Scoot Inn. Their press release: Hours after transforming the warehouse venue Gutter Kitty Studios into a retro-futuristic wonderland for St Idiot Collective’s Fool’s Fund, a birthday benefit aimed at raising funds for the emerging non-profit theatre company, the venue owner “changed the locks” on the idiots’ second annual fundraiser one... more ›

Heads up! The Idiots are having a party this Saturday! The fun and friendly folks at St Idiot Collective have put together quite a bash to celebrate their second birthday. Why...they're just babes, aren't they? Check out this action: The go-go famous Aubrey Edwards will be running a photobooth -- get yer pic snapped! The Idiots have erected a private karaoke booth -- croon on, good reader, croon on. Somewhere amongst all the fun... more ›

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... more ›

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... more ›

The White Ghost Shivers know how to a throw a party, and for Halloween they'll be taking over the Oaks in Manor for an evening of variety-show mayhem. If the country-swing-ragtime attack of the Shivers was not enough, St. Idiot Collective’s vaudeville act joins the festivities featuring some of the Austin’s most talented stage actors. Having recently wrapped up their first production, Vaudeville Vanya, the Idiots are planning another night of artistic innovation at... more ›

The following is a column by guest contributor Laurie Gallardo. Hear her on KUT 90.5FM, Friday evenings from 11pm-3am. -- The Editors Greetings, ghoulies! I must admit that this happens to be my favorite time of the year, which means I just may wreak a bit of havoc on the ol’ airwaves this evening. With plenty of helpful recommendations from some of my KUT peeps, including music director Jeff McCord, Texas Music Matters producer... more ›

When a group of fantastic actors gets together, the expectations are high. St Idiot Collective’s roster reads like an all star team, with nearly every performer a theatre scene big-wig or rising star. While their talents were clearly visible in the collective’s first production, Vaudeville Vanya, on the whole the show was a misfire. Vaudeville Vanya is an adaptation of Uncle Vanya – one of Anton Chekov’s most storied serio-comedies about educated narcissists trying... more ›

In honor of the big bi-lingual show that’s opening in town this week, we thought to ourselves, hey – why not write this post in both English and Spanish? But we don’t speak Spanish, so we used an online translator. El ir al teatro hará que las mujeres tienen sexo con usted. And now, on with our ¡Selección de Austinist de la semana! It’s a very close call between Petra’s Cuento, the aforementioned bi-lingual... more ›

There's a mighty long menu of theatre being served up in A-town over the next week or so...all of it intriguing. Hyde Park Theatre, Coda Theater Project, and the new St Idiot Collective open shows this Thursday. And the dirigo group, swooping in ahead of the pack, sneak previewed Daniel MacIvor's In On It last weekend at the Off Center. This funny, engaging story of a playwright's struggle with some of life's larger questions... more ›

Elizabeth Cobbe, our esteemed colleague over at the Austin Chronicle, has put together a great article profiling the top ten up-and-comers in Austin's "rebel" theatre scene. As you may have noticed, Austinist has a weak spot for rebellious types, so we were excited to find the new punks on the block listed in one handy, helpful spot. (And to give full disclosure we were indeed pleased the company co-helmed by Austinist's own Jonathon Morgan... more ›