Shawn Sides and the Rude Mechanicals are staging a re-enactment of Dionysus in 69 (the first of its kind) in order to give contemporary theater audiences the opportunity to see the production as it was. We caught up with Sides—who's joined in this production by Schechner, who guest-directed several rehearsals—to talk about creating a re-enactment, working with an inspiration, and whether the Rude Mechs are living in the past. more ›

[This review courtesy of new Austinist contributor Anna Hanks! -Ed.] As much as we'd like to change a few things about our first time, we regret we’ll never be able to repeat the experience. We also can’t change history, so catching the currently playing, slick incarnation of the Rude Mechanicals' Get Your War On also wasn't our first time. (We reviewed the show last January as well.) Directed by Shawn Sides, Get Your War... more ›

Grrr. There's some straight-talking, cut-that-jive-or-I'll-slap-you karma in the air this week. Out in Washington, members of congress are smacking around their local law enforcement, in NYC, city detectives have been shooting people for money, and here in Texas, some ass on the Sunset Advisory Commission has issued fightin' words 'gainst our arts community. Well theatre-goers, we're fighting back. Grrr, again. Earlier this week we told you how local artists have rounded up mad cash... more ›

[Update: All the tickets have been claimed! Thanks to everyone for playing, and congrats to the lucky winners -- enjoy the show! -Ed.] Wanna see the latest star-packed thriller from the Rude Mechanicals: Decameron Day 7: REVENGE? Wanna go for FREE? Be one of the first five people to send us an email (be sure to take the () off the @), and we'll set you up with two tix, complimentary of the Rudes.... more ›