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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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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The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

Thu. 07/12 | 7:00PM - Sun. 08/05 @ City Theatre Co (North Austin)

Has Judas Iscariot suffered enough? He’s languished in hell since he committed suicide following his betrayal of Jesus Christ. But does he really deserve to be there? In Last Days, playw…more»

5 People Like this Event.  I Like It

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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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An Almost Holy Picture

Thu. 07/19 | 7:00PM - Sun. 08/26 @ ZACH Scott Theatre (South Austin)

A breathtaking drama in which Samuel, a former Episcopal priest collides with the ultimate test of his faith when his wife gives birth to a beautiful baby girl -- born covered with downy white…more»

2 People Like this Event.  I Like It

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The Leavening

Fri. 07/27 | 7:00PM - Sun. 07/29 @ First Unitarian Universalist Church

In a one man show, Jack Harris-Bonham, portrays the brilliant military tactical commander, General Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson of the Confederate States of America, who was also a de…more»

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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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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Fri. 07/27 | 7:00PM - Sun. 08/05 @ Scottish Rite Theatre

Come and enjoy the Austin Scottish Rite Theatre's first production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.Tickets: $10/General Admission Info Phone: (512)472-5436 …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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Zilker Summer Musical – "My Favorite Year"

Sat. 07/07 | 7:00PM - Sat. 08/11 @ Zilker Hillside Theater

Hilarity ensues when a former matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show. The Zilker Musical is the longest running outdoor production of its type in the US.Shows take place Th…more»

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'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix': An IMAX 3D Experience

Wed. 07/11 | 7:00PM - Mon. 09/03 @ Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum

One of the biggest names in film — and a children's literature phenomenon — flies onto the biggest screen in Austin…where viewers can experience the movie's explosiv…more»

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‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: An IMAX 3D Experience’ — Bring the kiddos out to decorate their own magic wand and create their very own crest (of the Gryffindor or Slytherin type)more..

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Brilliant Traces

Thu. 07/26 | 7:00PM - Sat. 08/04 @ Hyde Park Theatre (Campus)

Brilliant Traces is a story about 2 people and their struggle to adapt to societal norms. Heartbreakingly human and devastatingly funny at the same time, this is a very physical show.Tickets: …more»

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Josh Blue with Chip Chantry

Fri. 07/27 | 7:00PM - Sun. 07/29 @ Cap City Comedy Club (Campus)

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A Skull In Connemara

Fri. 07/20 | 7:00PM - Sun. 08/05 @ Dougherty Arts Center (South Austin)

Irish playwriting phenomenon Martin McDonagh shot to world recognition with his Leenane trilogy, A Skull in Connemara, is the middle play and is the only writer since Shakespeare to have had f…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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Hubris

Every Saturday 8:00PM @ The Off Center (East Side)

August 4th & 11th, 8pm: The Debutantes and Vagabonds' Hubris In a different world, there is a city divided in two, both physically and philosophically. One side is dubbed the Alliance,…more»

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Forklift Danceworks presents The King & I

Every Saturday 8:00PM @ Arts on Real

Join one of Austin’s most-loved dance companies, Forklift Danceworks, in their celebration of all things Elvis …more»

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High School Musical

Fri. 07/20 | 7:00PM - Sun. 08/05 @ Texas School For the Deaf, Davis Auditorium

Follow the antics of East High's most popular students as they fall in love and secretly try to audition for the school musical. Zach's Performing Arts School presents the Broadway sma…more»

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Holly Fisher Paintings

Sat. 07/28 | 7:00PM @ Austin Figurative Gallery (East Side)

This is a show of Holly Fisher's figurative paintings. Her work is wonderfully concise and without affectation. She has a clear understanding of the human form and an unassuming method of …more»

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6.07 Works

Fri. 06/22 | 7:00PM - Sat. 08/18 @ Salvage Vanguard Theater (Campus)

Come and enjoy the premiere exhibition of 6.07 Works with art from Adde Russel and Debra Broz.Tickets: Free AdmissionDates: June 22-August 18, 2007 Times: Tuesday-Saturday 7:00pm-11:00pm 

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the vestige group presents teh New Jersey Book of the Dead

Every Saturday 8:00PM @ Hyde Park Theatre (Campus)

(Austin, TX) the vestige group, a local non-profit theatre company, will open their newest production, The New Jersey Book of the Dead by Jason Grote, Thursday October 27 at 8 pm at Hyde Park …more»

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Comedy Open Mike

Thu. 07/12 | 10:00PM - Thu. 12/27 @ Velveeta Room (Downtown)

The Notorious Open MicThursdays, 10 p.m.Show up at the club or call 469-9116 to sign up by 9:00 p.m.30-50 pro and new comics get 3 min each to make you laught.

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