by Christopher Chen

August 24 - September 23, 2023

Wee transformed HPT into a gallery for a show by a dissident Chinese conceptual artist, a man who was imprisoned and tortured for an art piece in which he organized an imaginary protest. Or . . . perhaps that's what we' did. The New York Times called Caught, by Christopher Chen, an "intricately constructed, unrelentingly destabilizing puzzle of a play." We thought it was dazzling, shocking, and unmissable. Directed by Ken Webster, the show featured Norman Tran, Rebecca Robinson, and Robert Pearson, and Mary Vo.

written and performed by Zell Miller, III

October 12 - November 4, 2023

This show sold out so hard the previous spring that we brought it back so everyone could see it. A therapeutic exhale that documents growing up black in Austin, Texas. A love letter to cultural landmarks that have been erased from the city's consciousness, Chronicles also exposed the city's dark past. Photographer Ivan Miller's black-and-white images established a striking visual environment, and Miller's longtime musical collaborator Thomas the T-Man Wheeler on percussion created a funky sonic landscape. Together with Miller's masterful storytelling, they made a three-dimensional theatrical experience. Presented with ZM3ProductionsLive.

written and performed by Adrian Villegans

November 9 - 18, 2023

The Latino Comedy Project and Hyde Park Theater partnered to present Latino Comedy Project Artistic Director Adrian Villegas' critically-acclaimed solo comedy Barrio Daze, the story of a fateful Election Day in the barrio through the lives of nine very different characters, all vividly portrayed by Adrian Villegas—from a homeless borrachón to a Mexican-American senatorial candidate running an underdog campaign against a racist good ol' boy opponent. A hilarious and unforgettable portrait of Latino life in America, offering a message of defiance and uplift to a community and country undersiege.

January 16 - February 17, 2024

The first 28 years were so fun, we did it again! This was the 29th season of this renowned five-week, city-wide, unjuried fringe festival featuring over 800 local and national artists annuallyin the Short Fringe in the Mi Casa Es Su Teatro--all as unpredictable as ever.

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

by Conor McPherson

April 11 - 27, 2024

From the playwright who brought you HPT's award-winning productions of St. Nicholas, Port Authority, and The Night Alive, Hyde Park Theatre presented Conor McPherson's The Good Thief: a small-time Irish hood's story, by turns funny, touching, and profoundly harrowing, of a simple job gone horribly wrong. Featuring Ken Webster.

by Raul Garza

May 30 - June 22, 2024

The meaning of life may very well be found on aisle four, behind the canned tomatoes. In this delightful Best of FronteraFest winner, now a full-length play, three very distinct individuals intersect in their one shared space--the grocery store. From the author of Confessions of a Mexpatriate and Running Bear. Featuring Janelle Buchanan, Kenah Benefield, and Giselle De La Rosa, directed by Ken Webster.

HPT's Producing Artistic Director Ken Webster delved back into his strange obsession with former major league catcher John Bateman. Webster's Twitter feed started as a diary of the 1966 Houston Astros season as seen through the eyes of Webster's favorite player from childhood, the late John Bateman. The diary--part fact and part fiction, part baseball and part history and popular culture--has been featured in several stories by sportswriters. This show was performed as a benefit for HPT.

September 16 - October 8, 2022

Written and performed by Ken Webster

A FUNDRAISER! Ken Webster loves HPT, and he's here to tell you all about it--for a good cause, raising money for the theater. HPT turns 40 this year. and in its honor Artistic Director Ken Webster will perform his monologue I Love HPT, a history of the space including tales of Webster's 43 years in local theatre. Funny, charming, chatty, and every dime goes to the theater

January 17 - February 18, 2023

First festival since the pandemic! The 27th season of this renowned five-week, city-wide, unjuried fringe festival featuring over 800 local and national artists annually. The Short Fringe, The Long Fringe, BYOV, Mi Casa Es Su Teatro--all as unpredictable as ever.

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

by Conor McPherson

March 16 - 18, 2023 & March 30 - April 22, 2023

A drunken Irish theater critic finds himself in the employ of vampires. featuring Ken Webster. "Overflows with powerful imagery . . . riveting theatre. . . miraculous . . . leaves the audience pretty damn euphoric." - Austin Chronicle

Written and performed by Zell Miller, III

May 11 - June 3, 2023

A therapeutic exhale that documents growing up black in Austin, Texas. A love letter to cultural landmarks that have been erased from the city's consciousness, Chronicles also exposes the city's dark past. Photographer Ivan Miller's black-and-white images establish a striking visual environment, and Miller's longtime musical collaborator Thomas "Hitman" Wheeler on percussion creates a funky sonic landscape. Together with Miller's masterful storytelling, they make a three-dimensional theatrical experience. Presented with ZM3ProductionsLive. Photo by John Anderson/The Austin Chronicle.

by Chris Earle

June 22 - July 15, 2023

The acclaimed dark comedy about a hotshot voice talent who falters while recording a 30-second radio spot. Winner of the Canadian Comedy Award (and you know those Canadians are funny) and the Chalmers New Play Award. Featuring Mical Trejo (Confessions of a Mexpatriate); directed by Ken Webster

HPT was dark for the first three-fourths of this season due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

by Raul Garza

June 16 - July 16, 2022

HPT came back with Raul Garza's beautifully written two-hander, Running Bear. This play was our pick for our 2021 Summer New Play Workshop. A successful middle-aged man returns to his hometown for a well-earned victory lap and finds himself on a walking bridge with a 17 year-old girl with quite a story to tell. Directed by Rosalind Faires, the play featured Mical Trejo and Macy Butler

written by Katie Bender, initial concept by Olivia D'Ambrosio Scanlon,

August 4 - September 3, 2022

Judith, dressed as a man, moves to London to stand trial in her absent brother's place. When the trial goes badly, Judith begins to write plays to please the Queen and restore her brother's good name. A solo show about ambition, artistry, love and Shakespeare, directed by Madge Darlington and featuring Taylor Flanagan