Texas Studio: Brendan Bourque-Sheil
Houston playwright Brendan Bourque-Sheil describes his journey to his current situation as a rollercoaster with many trips to “the deep end.”
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The Art of Programming Surprise: Aperio Unleashes Seductive New Season
Aperio opened its 2019-2020 season in September riding the Onda Nueva (New Wave), relishing the characteristic blurring of boundaries that makes music from Latin America so rich and vital.
A State of Their Own: Latinx Playwrights Call Texas Home
Texas is home to a growing cohort of Latinx playwrights working in all parts of the state who have chosen to remain here despite the unique challenges that they face as artists of color in the Lone Star State.
Dream with Them: The Sin Fronteras Festival Brings Theater for Young Audiences to Austin
What power do young people have to transform the very fabric of our nation? How can theater do this type of social justice work?
Houston Theater 2018: A Chat with Tarra Gaines
It was a big year on the Houston theater landscape. Most nights of the week ACTX’s trusted Houston theater writer Tarra Gaines can be found in a theater seat. Gaines visited with ACTX editor Nancy Wozny to sort out what happened on Houston stages in 2018.
The ACTX Top Ten: Summer 2018
Our top ten picks for arts + culture events happening across the Lone Star state this summer.
Texas Studio: Jasminne Mendez
For Houston-based writer Jasminne Mendez, writing allows her to fight against the erasure of Afro-Latina/o identities and experiences.
Texas Lens: Arts Pedestrians
“Where are you going?” asked Dallas’s favorite classical DJ Amy Bishop, as I was heading straight into Meyerson Symphony Center, which would have been great had I been planning to go see Jaap van Zweden in one of his final concerts.
The ACTX Top Ten: Winter 2017/2018
Our top ten picks for arts + culture events happening across Texas in December 2017 and January 2018.
Acting in Texas: Luis Galindo
Since I moved to Texas, Luis Galindo has been one the local actors that I most look forward to seeing on stage.
Big Dreams: Discovering Latina/o Theater in Texas
What do we mean when we talk about Latina/o theater in Texas? This was the question I kept pondering at the beginning of yet another one of the wandering/mapping jaunts I occasionally take when I find myself yearning to exploring more Texas theater.
Coming Home to Texas and Sometimes Leaving Again
When a writer pitched a story about an actor leaving Texas I immediately said, “No thanks, I need to focus on those staying.” Although, now I can't help wondering what would have been in that exit interview.