We know...it's a strange question. The Rude Mechanicals, kings and queens of strange done with quality and flair, open Rebecca Beegle's Have You Been Assassinated tonight at 8pm. Directed by Carlos Trevino—the man who helmed such delights as Not Clown and The Kinderman Depiction—Have You Ever Been Assassinated looks odd and intriguing. We got our hands on a few advance copies of some press photos, so we thought we'd share 'em with you.... more ›

Welcome to the Halloween edition of This Week in Theatre, and the first time since we’ve been in Austin that some company hasn’t produced a play about mystical and spooky stuff to commemorate this festive occasion. So, in lieu of seeing a “horror” play this weekend—an event where busty blondes disappear for no reason, only to return later after a highly unfortunate series of events has stripped them down to their underwear; or, you... more ›

We reviewed Not Clown. Hilarious!. So much good music this weekend. You wouldn't have believed it if you didn't read it here. We might be the best blog in town, but there are plenty of other great ones out there. Jason McElwain, hoops legend. The feel-good story of the year (with video). The Texas re-districting battle takes to the Supreme Court. Round Rock Express tickets went on sale. The Great Mundane prepares to bring... more ›

FRIDAY [3] [music] Ariel Pink, Belong, Weird Weeds and Ralph White at Emo's (Inside) (link) [music] What Made Milwaukee Famous, Deathray Davis, AUX at Emo's (Outside) (link) [music] Slightly Stoopid, The Expendables and Bedouin Soundclash at Stubb's (link) [music] Bucketheard and Kid Beyond at La Zona Rosa (link) [music] Dirty Hearts at End of an Ear (Free, 6pm) (link) [DJ] Whee!Explode! By Learning Secrets and DJ Ian Orth at The Peacock (10pm-2am) (link) [fashion] ATX... more ›

As you may have noticed, we've had a lot of nice things to say about Physical Plant Theater's production of Not Clown. Well...we're not done. We attended the preview on Wednesday night, and while the show had a few little preview kinks, the leaner, meaner Not Clown tops our list of shows you don't want to miss. Oh, and speaking of just that, consider yourself warned: you may want to see the show tomorrow,... more ›

So, yeah. SXSW is coming up, and we know that’s all the rage. That’s what’s “cool”. That’s what you kids are “into” these days. We understand. (We like it too.) But just in case you’ve got some extra time after planning your afterparty schedule and writing that long-winded (but sincere-sounding) email to your boss explaining that your Grandma somehow got cancer again this year, and, though it certainly is a strange coincidence that these... more ›

We sat down recently with Carlos Treviño and Steve Moore, authors of the amazing, unique, fabulous Physical Plant Theatre production, Not Clown, and had a lovely little chat. A spiffed up new version of Not Clown kicks off a two-week run on Thursday at the Off Center, with another two weeks in New York City immediately following. Having seen the first incarnation in '04, we can tell you with complete confidence that you will... more ›

Sadly for us -- very, very sadly for us -- we've been under the weather and have missed several previously scheduled programs. This includes Saturday night's Best of Week IV at Frontera Fest. Since we can't share our impressions of the evening, we thought we'd at least give a rundown of the winning shows (details from the HPT website). "Aucun Espoir pour l'Homme: a junk romance" by Rocky Hopson. Clown satire about the ups... more ›