A Raw Reminder of How Far We Still Have to Go ZACH Theatre’s staging of What the Constitution Means to Me (April 16–May 11, 2025) is not simply a performance — it’s a mirror held up to America’s unfinished business. Written by Heidi Schreck and directed with emotional precision by Jenny Lavery, Read more
The Filigree Theatre presented the world premiere of The Illusionary Games of Edward Rye, directed by the inimitable Elizabeth V. Newman, and I am petitioning for this show to tour the country. Exquisitely written by Ashley Griffin, who also played the lead, Claire Fox, this production pierces the philosophical veil with Read more
Flamenco India is not something one hears about every day. In fact, it is so uncommon that this writer wondered why she hadn’t ever heard about the origins of Gypsy music. I thought incorrectly, the Romani, otherwise known as Gypsies or Roma (especially in Europe) came from Eastern Europe: Bulgaria, Read more
Unveiled: A Musical is a stirring reimagining of the biblical story of Queen Esther, brought to the stage with a fresh, modern sensibility. Austinite Glenna Bowman wrote the lyrics and composition, while Dr. Ellie Jarrett Shattles provided additional composition and arrangements. Glenna Bowman and fellow Austinine Matthew Shead wrote the book. Read more
ATX Chamber Music & Jazz has outdone themselves! The organization is less than three years old and has successfully wooed and wowed Austin’s classical (and jazz) music lovers to broaden their engagement by participating in the experience ATX Chamber creates: one of music + food + drinks + conversation. A Read more
What an incredible and moving play! The playwright, R.T. Robinson, is nothing short of a genius, blending wit, culture, and the profound complexities of life in the 1940s with stunning precision. The way he weaves humor into the heartache and hope of his characters is nothing less than masterful. The Read more
My top five films at SXSW this year included Uncle Jens, a standout from the hundreds shown at the Film and TV Festival. Director Brwa Vahabpour debuted the film internationally; it opens in Norway next week. It played at AFS Cinema, the town’s last indie movie theatre inside the Linc Shopping Read more
Insights from Bryan Johnson’s SXSW Talk on Longevity Imagine waking up every morning feeling refreshed, full of energy, and ready to take on the world—not just in your 20s or 30s, but well into your 60s, 70s, and beyond. Sounds too good to be true? Not if you take a Read more
I’m here with Alice Bibette, of DeepSheep Studio. I bet, if you are a follower, you will be in deep sheep. And if you’re not, uh you’re going to see one of the most creative uses of animation in a music video that might just wow your socks off. The Read more
Some films grab you instantly. That’s exactly what happened when I saw the opening moments of short, Undercover Wrestler. I didn’t even need to watch the full screener to know—it had me hooked within seconds. Like hearing the first few notes of a song that you instantly love, this film’s humor Read more
