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»
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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La Putain Avec Les Fleurs (@ Monarch Event Center, 12/1 - CLOSING NIGHT!)
Sat. 12/01 | 7:00PM @ The Monarch (Campus)
Click “I Like it!” and you could win FREE TICKETS on the Do512 Guestlist! Two pair will be given away!$10 Tickets RoHo Theatre Company www.laputain.comCLOSING NIGHT! DON'…more»
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»
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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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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The Santaland Diaries
Fri. 11/23 | 7:00PM - Sun. 01/06 @ ZACH Scott Theatre (South Austin)
Our little Macy’s elf knows a thing or two about faking the Yuletide spirit. But you won’t be faking a good time when your sides split during David Sedaris’ wickedly funny Th…more»
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Crumpet, a Macy’s elf, is so out to kill your holiday spirt. See, he’s not exactly thrilled that he has to take a gig in Santaland, herding the hordes of screaming kids through their photo op with Santa.read more at austin360.com
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»
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»
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»
The Rock n Soul Musical
Thu. 11/22 | 7:00PM - Sun. 12/30 @ ZACH Scott Theatre (South Austin)
Rockin’ Christmas Party turns fourteen this year reigning as one of the longest-running Austin traditions of all time. Bigger, brighter and merrier than ever our award-winning cast sure …more»
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Some people might not associate the holiday season with women sporting beehives, but Zachary Scott Theatre Center is ready to prove them wrong. “Rockin’ Christmas Party” is full of foot-tapping tunes for the holidays.read more at austin360.com
The Miser
Fri. 11/09 | 7:00PM - Sun. 12/02 @ City Theatre Co (North Austin)
Greed is good—so says Harpagon, Can he hang onto his hoard—getting himself a hot young bride to boot? Or will his kids succeed in foiling his selfish plans? A savagely honest farce…more»
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.
The 45th Annual Production of The Nutcracker
Sat. 12/01 | 7:00PM - Sun. 12/23 @ The Paramount Theatre (Downtown)
In the month of December, Ballet Austin presents a holiday favorite, The Nutcracker in the Paramount Theatre for the first time ever!Tickets: To Be Announced …more»
Rick Pyndus
Fri. 12/01 | 7:00PM - Mon. 12/31 @ Art on 5th (Downtown)
A talented artist, Rick Pyndus's art will be in an ongoing exhibit.Tickets: Free Admission Email for Mor…more»
Improv 101 Class at Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation
Every Saturday 3:00PM @ Salvage Vanguard Theater (Campus)
Improv 101 Class at the Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation For complete beginners and experienced actors, this workshop teaches the fundamentals of improvisation. The class's interac…more»
Shirley Valentine
Fri. 11/23 | 7:00PM - Sun. 12/02 @ Austin Playhouse
Shirley Valentine is an ordinary middle-class English housewife. As Shirley literally chats to the walls in her kitchen—her kids are grown and gone—she ponders the past and conject…more»
Plaid Tidings
Fri. 11/30 | 7:00PM - Sun. 12/30 @ ZACH Scott Theatre (South Austin)
The four-part harmony, guy group holiday musical returns! Thanks to a heavenly phone call from Rosemary Clooney, Sparky, Smudge, Jinx and Frankie are returning to earth in the delightful Forev…more»
Start Trekkin': Improv Comedy
Every Saturday 8:00PM @ The Hideout Theatre & Coffee House (Downtown)
catch a new episode every week!
The Santaland Diaries
Fri. 11/23 | 7:00PM - Sun. 01/06 @ ZACH Scott Theatre (South Austin)
Our little Macy’s elf knows a thing or two about faking the Yuletide spirit. But you won’t be faking a good time when your sides split during David Sedaris’ wickedly funny Th…more»
A Christmas Carol
Fri. 11/23 | 7:00PM - Sun. 12/23 @ George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center
Dickens' classic gets the full Broadway treatment in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol. This is the version that leaves New Yorkers and tourists alike gasping in wonder and merriment ev…more»
The Rock n Soul Musical
Fri. 11/23 | 7:00PM - Sun. 12/30 @ ZACH Scott Theatre (South Austin)
Rockin’ Christmas Party turns fourteen this year reigning as one of the longest-running Austin traditions of all time. Bigger, brighter and merrier than ever our award-winning cast sure …more»
A Christmas Cactus
Thu. 11/29 | 7:00PM - Sat. 12/15 @ Gaslight Theater
Christmas Eve is tough for private investigator Cactus O'Riley, a white hot redhead with the holiday blues. She is trying to lure her secretary Fred away from his protective mother, dodgin…more»
Fall Production
Thu. 11/29 | 7:00PM - Sun. 12/02 @ Dougherty Arts Center (South Austin)
Come and watch the Ballet East Dance Company with guest artist Franciso Gella. Tickets: $10/Adults, $6/Seniors and Children Info Phone: (512)474-8497 …more»
Barefoot in the Park
Fri. 11/30 | 7:00PM - Sat. 12/15 @ play! Theatre
After a six day honeymoon a spanking new lawyer, and his young bride, who is as pretty addled as they come, move into the new, high rent apartment that she has chosen for them. Can love conque…more»
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