Arts and Culture Texas magazine

Digital Detectives Probe a Dystopian Future in The Nether at the Alley

Tarra Gaines·May 19, 2016

A cop and suspect stare at each other from across a table in a stark and claustrophobic interrogation room. These first moments of Jennifer Haley’s The Nether at the Alley Theatre (Through May 29) reveal a setup we’ve seen before on a thousand police and procedural shows.

Theater

A Deafening Silence

Jennifer Smart·May 9, 2016

The Great God Pan is Dead at Second Thought Theatre

Theater

Wrestling on the Blue Carpet: Nancy and Tarra on The Christians at the Alley

Tarra Gaines·May 4, 2016

Arts + Culture editor Nancy Wozny and Houston theater writer Tarra Gaines take a break from the usual review format to discuss Lucas Hnath's The Christians, running at the Alley Theatre through May 15.

Houston Theater

Theater for Right Now: DTC’s New Season

Jennifer Smart·April 25, 2016

“We look around the world we live in, at topics that are relevant in the news, our civic life, in the culture as a whole,” Kevin Moriarty, Artistic Director of the Dallas Theater Center tells me when I ask him how he and his team begin to conceive a season.

Dallas/Ft Worth Editor's Picks Theater

Curtain Up: Theater Returns to the J

Holly Beretto·April 20, 2016

From its sprawling campus along Houston’s Brays Bayou, the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center has long enjoyed a reputation as an epicenter for arts and cultural events.

Houston Theater

Caught up in the Action: The Audience Gets To Work on Texas Stages

Tarra Gaines·April 10, 2016

As adults, we understand the classic theater relationship between play and audience.

Theater

Rude Mechs Take Texas (for a Change)

Tarra Gaines·March 21, 2016

Whether they’re airily dodging swinging theatrical lights or brawling in the melted cheese of an overflowing gold-plated queso fountain, Austin’s Rude Mechs have some serious (and seriously funny) moves.

Transformation & Surprise: CounterCurrent Stretches Houston’s Art Expectations

Nancy Zastudil·March 17, 2016

From April 12-17, eleven cutting-edge artists present new works, projects, and performances at unexpected sites throughout the city, creating what director Karen Farber calls “endless opportunities for transformation and surprise.”

Dance Houston Theater Visual Art

Window into a Texas Icon: Holland Taylor brings Ann to Life at the ZACH

JOHN DeMERS·March 15, 2016

Holland Taylor grew up to be a successful actress, not a successful politician, and she has the movie, TV and stage credits to prove it.

Austin Theater

Albee on Edge: A Visceral Virginia Woolf at Stark Naked

Tarra Gaines·March 7, 2016

The morning after seeing Stark Naked Theatre’s new production of Edward Albee’s classic marriage horror story Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (through March 26), I woke up exhausted, with a mild headache, dry mouth and a stomach churning with anxiety (a.k.a a hangover).

Theater

Virginia Grise’s Poetic Manifesto at Meca Performing Arts

Tarra Gaines·March 6, 2016

Your Healing Is Killing Me, written and performed by award-winning New York and San Antonio playwright Virginia Grise and making its world premiere as part of the MECA Performing Arts 2016 season on March 4-5, seems less like the performance manifesto of its subtitle and more like a poetry manifesto, maybe even an epic poetry manifesto.

Theater

Celebrating Women’s Voices at Bishop Arts Theatre Center

SCOT C. HART·February 23, 2016

At this time of year, Dallas' Bishop Arts Theatre Center hosts a new playwright competition, with short one-acts from mostly local writers filling the stage.

Theater

Visual Art

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

A Sprawling History: Tavares Strachan at the Blanton

Storytime: Meow Wolf Leans into the Narrative in their immersive adventures

Gallery Row

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Dance

Women First: Texas Ballet Theater Highlights Six Outstanding Female Choreographers

The Hills are Alive with a Pair of Mickle Mahers, Noises Off, Die Hard, Tharp, Cinderella’s Rats and so much more: The 2024 Season Wrap up

Revealing Repertoire: Houston Ballet’s Triple Bill Tells a Company’s Story

Music

The Hills are Alive with a Pair of Mickle Mahers, Noises Off, Die Hard, Tharp, Cinderella’s Rats and so much more: The 2024 Season Wrap up

TX Studio: Héctor Guzmán Conducts a Life

Spreading the Classical Music Word: San Antonio’s Agarita Thinks Beyond the Concert Hall

Theater

The Hills are Alive with a Pair of Mickle Mahers, Noises Off, Die Hard, Tharp, Cinderella’s Rats and so much more: The 2024 Season Wrap up

Building a Community: D. Wambui Richardson Invites Audiences to Become Part of Jubilee Theatre’s Family

Born to Lead: Circle Theatre’s New Artistic Director Ashley H. White Isn’t Afraid to Shake Things Up

Theater

Digital Detectives Probe a Dystopian Future in The Nether at the Alley

A Deafening Silence

Wrestling on the Blue Carpet: Nancy and Tarra on The Christians at the Alley

Theater for Right Now: DTC’s New Season

Curtain Up: Theater Returns to the J

Caught up in the Action: The Audience Gets To Work on Texas Stages

Rude Mechs Take Texas (for a Change)

Transformation & Surprise: CounterCurrent Stretches Houston’s Art Expectations

Window into a Texas Icon: Holland Taylor brings Ann to Life at the ZACH

Albee on Edge: A Visceral Virginia Woolf at Stark Naked

Virginia Grise’s Poetic Manifesto at Meca Performing Arts

Celebrating Women’s Voices at Bishop Arts Theatre Center