Founded in 1970, Shakespeare at Winedale, a UT English Department program, offers courses for students and summer camps for ages 11-16 focused on performing Shakespeare at Winedale Historical Center, a...

The Forty Acres can be a lonely place for some Longhorns. According to an MSU Extension study, over 80% of young adults feel alone. “do you also feel this ache? A performance conversation about loneliness...

A new production of the six-time Tony Award-winning show “Dear Evan Hansen” opened at the Zach Theater on Wednesday. Following the well-meaning, but socially anxious Evan Hansen (Evan Jennings) as...

A bedroom formed onstage, complete with a star-decorated chest of drawers and scattered personal objects. A girl lay asleep in bed until an imaginary visitor arrived unexpectedly. Despite the rain this...

Grant Gibbs and Ashley Gill, better known online as “A Twink and A Redhead,” launched their first national tour last week. Performing in 17 cities, Gibbs and Gill’s live show blends their absurd...

“Let them eat cake.” A phrase tied to Marie Antoinette that’s cemented her as one of history’s ultimate symbols of careless luxury. However, the real Marie, a teenage archduchess shipped from Austria...

As the audience sits down, a projection shows the landscape overlooking the lighthouse with an iconic green light. “The Great Gatsby” showed up and showed out, displaying a glamorous nightlife in the...

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect the name of a character accurately. The Texan regrets this error.   The act of wishing reflects a desire for change. Every day, people depend...

On Friday night at Bass Concert Hall, the underworld rose from the stage. As part of Texas Performing Arts’ Broadway in Austin series, “Hadestown” invited audiences to descend into a smoky, jazz-infused...

Performed in the small, intimate theater of the Genesis Creative Collective, Horton Foote’s “The Trip to Bountiful” opens to a backdrop that’s hardly minimalistic. Depicting a three-bedroom Houston...

With the curtains closed, shadows of trees drape along the red curtain as audience members trickle in. The writer, the librettist and the director stand in front of the audience, celebrating their hard...

UT New Theatre festival brings together playwrights, directors and actors to present four new plays created by fine arts graduate students. Performances will be held Feb. 26 through March 8 at the Oscar...