FronteraFest 2012
January 17th through February 18th
Venues throughout Austin
"The Fringe
Theatre Event of the Southwest" returns for its 19th year
of performing arts
showcases featuring more than 100 performances
during 25 days of
performances at venues throughout the Austin area.
Getting Betta
January 24th through February 4th
The BLUE Theatre
The Paradox Players
stage the regional premiere of Don Fried's
futuristic comedy as
part of the FronteraFest 2012 Long Fringe,
starring Lana Dieterich,
Craig Kanne and Brittany Flurry.
Having Our Say, The Delany Sisters' First
100 Years
February 3rd through 5th
Boyd Vance Theater
The acclaimed play
returns for Black History Month, offering a
first-hand account of
American history post-slavery up to the Reagan
Administration through the
eyes of sister Bessie and Sadie Delany.
Holier Than Thou
January 26th through February 4th
Salvage Vanguard Theater
Written by Bastion
Carboni and directed by Bethany Perkins, the dark
comedy - about a
reality television competition where contestants vie
to win the powers of
Jesus - premieres at FronteraFest 2012.
I Hate Hamlet
January 13th through February 5th
The Palace Theatre
Written by Paul Rudnick
and directed by David Sray at the historic
Georgetown theatre, a
young actor cast to play Hamlet in Central Park
fights his disdain for the
role and the drunken ghost of John Barrymore.
Internet Casanova: The Reboot
January 25th through February 5th
The BLUE Theatre
As part of the
FronteraFest 2012 Long Fringe, Weird City Theatre
Company stages an
expansion of Bill Bauer's 2011 Short Fringe work,
based on chat transcripts of
ian internet scammer being strung along.
Kiss Me, Kate
February 2nd through 4th
Vandegrift High School Auditorium
Vandegrift High School
Theatre and Music Departments stage
the Tony Award -inning
musical by Cole Porter, based on a story
by Sam and Bella Spewac and
inspired by “Taming of the Shrew.”
Lend Me a Tenor
January 27th through February 18th
Gaslight-Baker Theatre
The door-slamming comic
farce in the style of the Marx Brothers -
written by Ken Ludwig
and nominated for seven Tony Awards during
its original Broadway
run - plays the downtown Lockhart theater.
Next to Normal
January 25th through March 4th
ZACH Theatre
The groundbreaking,
multiple Tony Award-winning musical - and one
of only three musicals
to ever win the Pulitzer Prize - makes its
Central Texas debut on
ZACH’s intimate Kleberg Theatre stage.
Somewhere in Utopia
January 25th through February 3rd
Salvage Vanguard Theatre
The group continues its
inaugural season with the Austin premiere
of the new play written
by Jared J. Stein and directed by Becca
Plunkett, staged as
part of the FronteraFest 2012 Long Fringe.
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