Saturdays

Stool Pigeon!

Every Saturday 8:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)

Each week an All Star cast of Austin improvisers puts on a show based on the monologues and stories of a local celebrity guest performer. w/ Special Guest MonologistsOctober 4th-- TRAVIS AUST…more»

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Each Saturday a celebrity guest narrates his or her personal story while performers, sketch comedy writers, theater managers, festival producers and touring improvisers turn the tales into improvised comedy sketchesread more at austin360.com

The cast of Stool Pigeon reads like a Who’s Who list of Austin Improv. Award-winning performers, sketch comedy writers, theater managers, festival producers and touring improvisers come together once a week to twist the stories of a local celebrity guest into completely improvised scenes.

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The Pillowman - Extended until July 21

Thu. 06/07 | 8:00PM - Sat. 07/21 @ Hyde Park Theatre (Campus)

Sold out the first 4 weeks...NOW EXTENDED until July 21st.In this very black comedy indeed, a short story writer (Jude Hickey) must answer to the police when his horrifying--and unpublished--f…more»

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MUD

Thu. 06/07 | 8:00PM - Fri. 06/29 @ Salvage Vanguard Theater (Campus)

by Maria Irene Fornes Jenny Larson and Jeffery Mills in Marira Irene Fornes' Mud. Photo by Christopher Shea How deep can you love? Mae is an ironing spitfire wit…more»

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The Threepenny Opera Thursdays-Saturdays @ 8pm; Sundays, 5pm

Fri. 06/01 | 8:00PM - Sun. 07/08 @ Austin Playhouse

The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill June 1 - July 8, 2007 Austin Playhouse proudly presents Brecht and Weill's sexy, sinister, and groun…more»

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Two Two: a pas de deux (de deux) of comedy duos

Every Saturday 10:30PM @ Salvage Vanguard Theater (Campus)

Gnap! Theater Project Presents: "TWO TWO: a pas de deux of comedy duos" Every Sat. in June at the New Salvage Vanguard TheaterFor details: http://www.salvagevanguard.org/index2.phpor…more»

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Jesus Christ Superstar

Thu. 05/24 | 7:00PM - Sun. 08/12 @ ZACH Scott Theatre (South Austin)

By Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice May 24 - July 15, 2007 ZACH's Kleberg Stage Buy Tickets From The Passi…more»

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Girls Girls Girls Improv Presents Boys of Summer

Every Saturday 8:00PM @ The Hideout Theatre & Coffee House (Downtown)

Girls Girls Girls, Austin's only all-female, all-musical improv troupe and winner of the Austin Chronicle's Readers poll for best improv troupe will be performing the Boys of Summer.&n…more»

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We Have Separation By Spencer Driggers/ The Getalong Gang Performance Group

Fri. 06/08 | 8:00PM - Sun. 06/17 @ Blue Theater

Amnesia.  Adultery.  Hip-Hop.  Space travel.  And then some...

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Master Drawings from the Yale University Art Gallery

Fri. 06/01 | 10:00AM - Sun. 08/12 @ Blanton Museum of Art (Campus)

ScheduleJune 1 - August 12, 2007. Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat 10am - 5pm, Thurs 10am - 8pm, Sun 1pm - 5pm AA-S Best Bet: "Master Drawings from the Yale University Art Gallery," the Blan…more»

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Saturdays

Stool Pigeon: All-Star Improv Every Saturday Night

Sat. 06/09 | 8:00AM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)

The cast of Stool Pigeon reads like a Who's Who list of Austin Improv. Award-winning performers, sketch comedy writers, theater managers, festival producers, and touring improvisers come t…more»

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Cantaker/us: The Cantanker Magazine Staff Show

Fri. 06/01 | 10:00AM - Fri. 07/06 @ Else Madsen Gallery (Downtown)

Schedule June 1 - July 6. Mon. - Fri. 10 am - 5 pm, Sat. by appointment   From Austin360:AA-S Best Bet: In honor of its one-year anniversary, Ca…more»

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Now and Tomorrow 4

Sat. 06/02 | 12:00PM - Sat. 06/23 @ Creative Research Laboratory

Schedule June 2 - 23. Tuesday - Saturday, noon to 5pm  XL Recommended - 'Now and Tomorrow 4': The University of Texas' Greater Tomorrow S…more»

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Sterling Allen: Writesy Drawsy

Sat. 06/09 | 7:00PM - Sat. 07/07 @ Art Palace

Schedule June 9 - July 7, 2007. Saturdays 12-5pm, Wednesdays 7-9pm, and by appointment. XL Recommended - 'Sterling Allen: Writesy Drawsy': Seems long over…more»

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ColdTowne Improv

Every Saturday 10:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)

ColdTowne has not only been to almost every single major comedy festival in North America, they also run Texas' fastest growing comedy training center and recently have been featured on Th…more»

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ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW -- 11:55p

Every Saturday 7:00PM @ Alamo Drafthouse Village (Campus)

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Rated Unknown   This show is a part of the Rocky Horror Picture Show Signature Series, Click to See More SEE OUR ROCKY HORROR SIGNATURE PAGE, W…more»

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Sea Monsters 3D - A Prehistoric Adventure

Every Saturday 7:00PM @ Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum

Opens October 5, 2007 See website for showtimes

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The National Geographic IMAX film “Sea Monsters 3-D: A Prehistoric Adventure” travels back 65 million years to the Late Cretaceous period when most of Texas was covered by water. With strikingly realistic computer-generated 3-D animation, the film uncovers the goliath monsters of the sea such as the lizard-like Platecarpus and the long-necked Styxosaurus.read more at austin360.com
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Mothers of Invention

Every Saturday 8:00PM - Sat. 09/13 @ The Hideout Theatre & Coffee House (Downtown)

Written and performed byu Laura Poe

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A social satire set in a world of genetically-modified junkfood more at www.austin360.com

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Buttons and Bows Show: Hilah's Dollhouse

Tue. 06/05 | 8:00PM - Sat. 07/21 @ Salvage Vanguard Theater (Campus)

Hilah’s Dollhouse is a patriotic moral farce presented by Buttons and Bows, featuring original songs and script by Mark Stewart, as well as American classics by Livingston and Evans, Bud…more»

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Radio Silence

Every Saturday 8:00PM - Sun. 08/31 @ The Vortex (East Side)

VORTEX Repertory Company and Uprise! Productions proudly present the world premiere of Radio Silence: a word opera, a fresh-to-death new bullet in the chamber fro…more»

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Radio and its dwindling efficacy as a modern medium becomes the lens through which performance poet Zell Miller III tackles current events in his newest show. ‘Radio Silence’ features performances by Miller along with Wanda Holland and Ebony Stewart. Choreography by Ananda Maya Moss.
— Jeanne Claire van Ryzin
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Maestro Improv Comedy

Every Saturday 10:00PM @ The Hideout Theatre & Coffee House (Downtown)

The Heroes of Comedy are bringing you Austin's best, brightest and most hilarious improv comedy.  Every Saturday at 10:00 the Heroes present ten to twelve of Austin's virtuoso im…more»

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Dali & the Surrealists: The Argillet Era

Sat. 06/02 | 7:00PM - Sat. 06/30 @ Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery

Schedule June 2 - 30, 2007. Tues. - Fri. 11am - 6pm, Sat. 10am - 5pm. Opening reception Saturday, June 2nd from 6pm - 9pm From Austin360:AA-S Best Bet: Seize the…more»

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Will van Overbeek: Photographs of Barton Springs

Sat. 05/19 | 7:00PM - Wed. 08/22 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (West Sixth)

Will van Overbeek graduated in 1978 from the University of Texas where he studied under photographer Garry Winogrand. Van Overbeek's first major project was a photo documentary book entitl…more»

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ColdTowne

Every Saturday 10:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)

Your genial hosts ColdTowne, whose group mind "borders on the dysfunctional" and who can switch gears from quiet conversation to complete chaos -- and back again -- without even rump…more»

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Improv 101 Workshop at the Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation

Every Saturday 12:00PM @ Salvage Vanguard Theater (Campus)

Improv 101 For complete beginners and experienced actors, this workshop teaches the fundamentals of improvisation. The class's interactive exercises build listening and communication skill…more»

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Artist's Market

Every Saturday 10:00AM @ Mother Egan's Irish Pub (West Sixth)

AA-S Best Bet: Browse handmade work by local artists and craftsmen, including paintings, photography, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, stained glass, clothing and candles. Jana Pochop and Joe Gee …more»

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