XL Fall Arts Preview

Theater: A turn toward the weird

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As for other weirdness and oddities on the Austin theater scene this season, Arts on Real presents "When Pigs Fly" and Austin Playhouse hosts "The Odd Couple." Hyde Park Theatre artistic director Ken Webster becomes wildman (and funny man) Eric Bogosian in "Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll," while Salvage Vanguard shines the light on the latest play from Dan Dietz, "Americanmisfit." Mary Moody Northen Theatre takes a swipe at "Durang/Durang," Christopher Durang's six short plays on life's absurdities. Austin monologist Steven Tomlinson waxes on the curiosities of the human condition in "American Fiesta" at the State Theater. And the Rude Mechanicals reprise their play based on the irreverent comic strip, "Get Your War On."
-- Jeanne Claire van Ryzin

ARTS ON REAL
2826 Real St. 472-ARTS
www.artsonreal.com

'End of the World Party,' Sept. 22-Oct. 29
'When Pigs Fly,' Nov. 17-Jan. 7
'The Thing About Men,' Feb. 2-March 18
'Tell Me On A Sunday,' April 13-May 28
'Scent of Rain,' June 22-July 30

AUSTIN PLAYHOUSE
Penn Field, 3601 S. Congress Ave. 476-0084.
www.austinplayhouse.com

'A Man For All Seasons,' Sept. 30-Nov. 6
'House and Garden,' Jan. 13-Feb. 19
'The Odd Couple,' March 31-May 7
'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,' May 26-July 2

AUSTIN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
454-BARD
www.austinshakespeare.org

'Hamlet,' Nov. 10-27, Austin Playhouse
'The Rivals,' Feb. 23-March 19, Austin Playhouse
'Richard III,' Feb. 23-March 20, Austin Playhouse
'As You Like It,' April 28-May 28, Sheffield Hillside Theatre, Zilker Park

BASTROP OPERA HOUSE
711 Spring St. Bastrop, (512) 321-6283.
www.bastropoperahouse.com
'Weltschmerz,' through Oct. 1
'Forever Edgar: An Evening With Edgar Allen Poe,' Oct. 14-Nov. 12
'Ladies of the Alamo,' Jan. 12-28
'Inventing Van Gogh,' March 2-18

BLUE THEATER
916 Springdale Road. 927-1118
www.refractionarts.org

'Up In The Old Hotel,' Nov. 3-20
'Fusebox: A Multi-Disciplinary Performance Festival,' April 6-30

BROADWAY IN AUSTIN
Bass Concert Hall, 23rd Street and Robert Dedman Drive. (800) 731-SHOW
www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com

'Chicago,' Tuesday-Sept. 25
'Movin' Out,' Nov. 1-6
'Peter Pan,' Feb. 7-12

DIFFERENT STAGES
Various locations. 474-TIXS
www.main.org/diffstages

'The Playboy of the Western World,' Nov. 11-Dec. 3
'Two Into War,' Jan. 13-Feb. 4
'The Beard of Avon,' March 4-25
'Night Must Fall,' June 3-24

GASLIGHT THEATER
204 N. Main Street, Lockhart. (512) 376-5653.
www.gaslighttheater.com

'Something to Hide,' Sept. 22-Oct. 15
'Oz,' Nov. 3-19

HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY THEATRE
4003 RM 2147, Marble Falls. (830) 798-8944.
www.hcct.org

'The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,' Sept. 29-Oct. 16
'It's a Wonderful Life,' Dec. 1-18
'1940's Radio Hour,' Feb. 9-26
'Do Not Go Gentle,' May 4-21
'The Sound of Music,' July 27-Aug. 13

HYDE PARK THEATRE
511 W. 43rd St. 479-PLAY
www.hydeparktheatre.org

'Evidence of Silence Broken,' through Sept. 24
'Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll,' Sept. 29-Oct. 15
'Chopper,' Oct. 27-Nov. 19
'FronteraFest,' Jan. 10-Feb. 11
'The Glory of Living,' March 23-April 15
'The Lonesome West,' May 25-June 17

MARY MOODY NORTHEN THEATRE, ST. EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY
3001 S. Congress Ave., 448-8483
'Cesar & Ruben,' Sept. 28-Oct. 9
'The Way of The World,' Nov. 9-20
'Antigone,' Feb. 15-26
'Durang/Durang,' March 29-April 9

PALACE THEATRE
810 South Austin Ave., Georgetown. (512) 869-7469
www.thegeorgetownpalace.org

'Beauty and the Beast,' through Oct. 2
'Noises Off,' Oct. 21-Nov. 13
'A Christmas Story,' Nov. 25-Dec. 21
'Guys and Dolls,' Feb. 3-March 5
'You Can't Take It With You,' Mar. 17-April 9
'Hello Dolly!' May 5-June 4
'Moon Over Buffalo,' June 23-July 16

RUDE MECHANICALS
2211-A Hidalgo St. 476-RUDE
www.rudemechs.com

'Match-Play,' Sept. 15-Oct. 8
'Pale Idiot,' Dec. 1-18
'Get Your War On,' Jan. 12-Feb. 4
'The Decameron (Part 1),' April 6-May 6

SALVAGE VANGUARD THEATER
474-7886
www.salvagevanguard.org

'Americanmisfit,' Oct. 18-Nov. 19
'Static,' March 24-May 6

SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY THEATRE
1001 E. University Ave., Georgetown. (512) 863-1504
ssfa.southwestern.edu

'The Glass Menagerie,' Oct. 7-23
'On the Razzle,' Nov. 18-Dec. 4
Southwestern University Opera Theatre, Jan. 27-28
'Man of No Importance,' March 31-April 9
Dance Repertory, April 28-30

STATE THEATER
719 Congress Ave. (866) 4GET-TIX
www.austintheatre.org

'American Fiesta,' Oct. 5-23
'A Christmas Carol' Nov. 30-Dec. 28
'Twelfth Night,' Feb. 15-March 5
'Welcome to Arroyo's,' April 19-May 7
'Cowboy Noises,' May 31-June 18.

TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY THEATRE
Texas State University, San Marcos. (512) 245-2204
www.finearts.txstate.edu/theatre

Texas State Black and Latino Playwrights Conference, Sept. 23-25
'Going After Cacciato,' Oct. 4-9
The Aquila Theatre Company: 'Hamlet' and 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,' Oct. 14-15
'The Art of Dining,' Nov. 15-19
Choreographer's Showcase, Nov. 17-18

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
477-6060
www.utpac.org

'Ben Franklin: Unplugged,' Oct. 6-9, McCullough Theatre
'A Ride with Bob: From Austin to Tulsa,' Oct. 28-29, Hogg Auditorium

UT THEATRE AND DANCE
University of Texas. 471-1444
www.utexas.edu/cofa/theatre

'Flesh and the Desert,' Oct. 7-16
'The Marriage of Miss Hollywood and King Neptune,' Nov. 4-13
'Macbeth,' Nov. 11-24
'Changuita Perla,' Feb. 17-30
'Aisle 7,' Feb. 24-March 5
Dance Repertory Theatre Concert, April 7-15
'Summerfolk,' April 21-29

VORTEX REPERTORY COMPANY
2307 Manor Road. 478-LAVA.
www.vortexrep.org

'La Femme: BareBones New Works Festival,' through Sept. 24
'Vampyress: The Bloody Countess,' Oct. 8-30
'A Christmas Carol Roasting on an Open Fire,' Dec. 2-Jan. 1
'Dark Goddess,' Jan. 21-Feb. 12

ZACHARY SCOTT THEATRE CENTER
1510 Toomey Road. 476-0541
www.zachscott.com

'Shear Madness,' through Sept. 25
'Keepin' it Weird,' through Nov. 13
'Santaland Diaries,' Nov. 25-Jan. 8
'Rockin' Christmas Party,' Dec. 1-Jan. 1
'Urinetown,' Jan. 19-March 12
'The Exonerated,' March 30-May 7
'I Am My Own Wife,' May 25-July 2
'Bad Dates,' July 13-Aug. 27