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FronteraFest has winged away, but will return in January 2009. Performers, check back in August 2008 for applications.

FronteraFest 2008


Theatre from the Edge

"The fringe theater event of the Southwest!"
-Austin American Statesman

That's right: it's time to heat up your winter nights again, with the 15th (wow we're getting old) season of FronteraFest at Hyde Park Theatre. The Short Fringe, the Long Fringe, BYOV, or Mi Casa--as always and ever, FronteraFest is five weeks of alternative, offbeat, new, and just plain off-the-wall fringe theatre. Too bad there's no actual way to expect the unexpected, because that is your only hope.

FronteraFest is produced in collaboration with Austin Script Works, a group dedicated to supporting emerging playwrights and developing new dramatic works.

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The Short Fringe
January 15 - February 16
at Hyde Park Theatre

Every night we present a new bill of four or five plays no longer than 25 minutes each. Brilliant monologues? Plays in progress? Comedy improv? Cabaret singers? Avant-garde dance? Short films? Multimedia? We've seen it all.

Every Saturday night is a juried "Best of the Week" performance, and the last week, February 12-16, is the juried "Best of the Fest"--with a few wild cards thrown in. A complete schedule, updated regularly, will be available here as the festival approaches.

Purchase tickets online

 

Mi Casa Es Su Teatro
February 9
at Sites all around Austin

This perennial audience favorite was curated by playwright C. Denby Swanson this year. It features site-specific productions all around town. Note: for Mi Casa, tickets are $3 for all shows, and are available only at the door, in cash. No reservations. Full schedule with times, descriptions, and locations right here.

 

The Long Fringe
January 22 - February 3 at the
Blue Theater

Longer productions (90 minutes or less) at the Blue Theater: everything from new works by emerging playwrights to cutting edge choreography. Get more details about the shows in this year's Long Fringe right here as soon as we have 'em.

Schedules & Purchase Tickets Online:

Tuesday January 22
7:00PM Dance Carousel 2008 (Ellen Bartell)
9:00PM You're Happier Than You Think: Recalibrating Your Emotional Scale, by Max Langert

Wednesday January 23
7:00PM Lost/ Found, by Rhianon Renae Kjar (Surface Tension Dance Group)
9:15PM Luna Tart Died (of a broken heart), by Laura Freeman & Rudy Ramirez

Thursday, January 24
7:00PM Devil in the Details: An Office Musical, by Rain Nox
9:00PM Paper Weight, by Kristin Leahey, Elisabeth McKetta, Priscilla Sample, Meg Sullivan (UT Doctoral & MFA Students in Playwriting & Performance as Public Practice)

Friday, January 25
7:00PM Luna Tart Died (of a broken heart), by Laura Freeman & Rudy Ramirez
9:00PM Prepare for Arrival and Cross Check, by Steve Barney
10:45PM i google myself, by Jason Schafer (Capital T Theatre)

Saturday, January 26
NOON Lost/ Found, by Rhianon Renae Kjar (Surface Tension Dance Group)
2:15PM Sad, Sad, Sad: Parts 1 & 2, by Nigel O'Hearn and Duncan Coe (You're Wicked! Repertory Theatre Company)
4:30PM Jack and the King, by Austin Alexander (The Striking Players)
6:15PM Paper Weight, by Kristin Leahey, Elisabeth McKetta, Priscilla Sample, Meg Sullivan (UT Doctoral & MFA Students in Playwriting & Performance as Public Practice)
8:30PM Dance Carousel 2008
10:30PM Luna Tart Died (of a broken heart), by Laura Freeman & Rudy Ramirez

Sunday, January 27
NOON Devil in the Details: An Office Musical, by Rain Nox
2:00PM The Mommy Confessions, by Rhonda F. Kulhanek
4:15PM i google myself, by Jason Schafer (Capital T Theatre)
6:30PM Prepare for Arrival and Cross Check, by Steve Barney
8:15PM Lost/ Found, by Rhianon Renae Kjar (Surface Tension Dance Group)

Monday, January 28
7:00PM Jack and the King, by Austin Alexander (The Striking Players)
8:45PM Dance Carousel 2008 (Ellen Bartel)

Tuesday, January 29
7:00PM Prepare for Arrival and Cross Check, by Steve Barney
8:45PM Devil in the Details: An Office Musical, by Rain Nox

Wednesday, January 30
7:00PM Paper Weight, by Kristin Leahey, Elisabeth McKetta, Priscilla Sample, Meg Sullivan (UT Doctoral & MFA Students in Playwriting & Performance as Public Practice)
9:15PM i google myself, by Jason Schafer (Capital T Theatre)

Thursday, January 31
7:00PM Sad, Sad, Sad: Parts 1 & 2, by Nigel O'Hearn and Duncan Coe (You're Wicked! Repertory Theatre Company)
9:15PM You're Happier Than You Think: Recalibrating Your Emotional Scale, by Max Langert

Friday, February 1
7:00PM i google myself, by Jason Schafer (Capital T Theatre)
9:15PM The Mommy Confessions, by Rhonda F. Kulhanek
11:30PM Jack and the King, by Austin Alexander (The Striking Players)

Saturday, February 2
NOON Paper Weight, by Kristin Leahey, Elisabeth McKetta, Priscilla Sample, Meg Sullivan (UT Doctoral & MFA Students in Playwriting & Performance as Public Practice)
2:15PM Dance Carousel 2008 (Ellen Bartell)
4:15PM Luna Tart Died (of a broken heart), by Laura Freeman & Rudy Ramirez
6:15PM You're Happier Than You Think: Recalibrating Your Emotional Scale, by Max Langert
8:00PM The Mommy Confessions, by Rhonda F. Kulhanek
10:15PM Sad, Sad, Sad: Parts 1 & 2, by Nigel O'Hearn and Duncan Coe (You're Wicked! Repertory Theatre Company)

Sunday, February 3
NOON You're Happier Than You Think: Recalibrating Your Emotional Scale, by Max Langert
1:45PM Prepare for Arrival and Cross Check, by Steve Barney
3:30PM Devil in the Details: An Office Musical, by Rain Nox
5:45pm Lost/ Found, by Rhianon Renae Kjar (Surface Tension Dance Group)
7:45PM Jack and the King, by Austin Alexander (The Striking Players)

 

B.Y.O.V. (Bring Your Own Venue)

The name says it all: participants bring not just their creative work but also their own venue. It's all part of FronteraFest.

Schedules & Purchase Tickets Online:

 

New! Evening covered parking available for HPT patrons in the lot at 4315 Guadalupe Street, just north of The Parlor (The Parlor is directly across the street from the theater). You can reach the covered parking by driving through The Parlor's parking lot. We are very grateful to Thad Avery and Deborah Gill for their generosity. Stop by The Parlor before or after the show for a slice of excellent pizza and a beer!

Evening parking for HPT is also available at Kenneth's Hair Salon, just south of the theater, and at the Hyde Park Church of Christ on the northeast corner of 43rd & Avenue B. Once again, we are grateful to them both for their generosity.

HPT at myspace.com/hydeparktheatre.