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Born With Teeth
Born With Teeth
4/5 - 4/28/2024


An aging ruler, an oppressive police state, a restless polarized people seething with paranoia: it's a dangerous time for poets. Two of them - the ...

Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
4/26 - 5/19/2024


You're six years old and your mom's in the hospital because, as your dad says, she "finds it hard to be happy." You start making ...

Emma
Emma
5/31 - 6/30/2024


Emma Woodhouse prides herself on being a matchmaker with an impeccable track record, much to the chagrin of her dear friend Mr. Knightley. However, her ...


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Cast Set for EMMA Regional Premiere at Austin Playhouse


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 26, 2024

Austin Playhouse has revealed the cast and creatives for the regional premiere of Emma, based on the novel by Jane Austen, written by Kate Hamill. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets....

Penfold Theatre Launches New Reading Series


by Blair Ingenthron - March 20, 2024

Penfold Theatre Company (Penfold) has announced a new FREE reading series Homegrown: New Works by Local Playwrights hosted at the Round Rock Public Library. Learn more about the readings here!...

Cast and Creatives Set for EVERY BRILLIANT THING at Austin Playhouse


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 13, 2024

Austin Playhouse has revealed the cast and creatives for the poignant and touching one-person show Every Brilliant Thing. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Spotlight: THE SPITFIRE GRILL! at Austin Playhouse


by BWW Special Offer - February 13, 2024

Austin Playhouse presents The Spitfire Grill!...

BORN WITH TEETH Comes to Austin Playhouse in April


by Stephi Wild - January 30, 2024

Austin Playhouse has announced single tickets are now on sale for the remaining three 2023-2024 Season productions and the Spring Cabaret with cast and creatives announced for the Austin premiere of Born With Teeth. ...

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Austin Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Austin Awards; MATILDA THE MUSICAL, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, Bastrop Opera House & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

City Council Approves $4.5M For Austin Playhouse New Arts Center


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 14, 2023

The Austin City Council unanimously approved a recommendation from the Austin Economic Development Corporation that Austin Playhouse receive a $4.5M investment from the 2018 Creative Spaces Bonds....

BroadwayWorld Austin Awards; MATILDA THE MUSICAL, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, Bastrop Opera House & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Austin Playhouse Reveals Performers for the Winter Cabaret in the Playhouse Cabaret Series


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 07, 2023

Austin Playhouse has announced the cast for their Winter Cabaret, part of the Playhouse Cabaret Series.and will feature performances by Austin Playhouse Company members and other local talents. Don't miss this unforgettable evening of musical theatre. Tickets are on sale now at austinplayhouse.com/p...

Past Shows

Winter Cabaret | Playhouse Cabarets Series


A weekend musical celebration inviting audiences to revel in the joys of the season

The Spitfire Grill
The Spitfire Grill
1/26 - 2/18/2024


Based on the hit film and featuring a gorgeous, folk-inspired score,  The Spitfire Grill  is a heartwarming and inspirational musical tale of redemption and perseverance. ...

Murder on the Links
Murder on the Links
12/1 - 12/30/2023


Written & Directed by Steven Dietz from the novel by Agatha Christie Something's afoul on the private golf course at Merlinville-Sur-Mer - namely the body ...

Murder on the Links
Murder on the Links
12/1 - 12/30/2023


Something's afoul on the private golf course at Merlinville-Sur-Mer - namely the body of Hercule Poirot's newest client. Acclaimed playwright Steven Dietz brings the famed ...

All Souls Cabaret
All Souls Cabaret
10/20 - 10/22/2023


We have a  one-of-a-kind evening  planned for you! Take a trip to the underworld and meet some  wickedly entertaining lost souls  in performances brought to ...

Austin Playhouse’s Fall Cabaret


We’re celebrating Spooky Season with your favorite vamps and vixens! A little murder, a little mayhem, and lots of great music to get you in ...

The Norwegians
The Norwegians
9/22 - 10/15/2023


A delightfully dark comedy about women scorned in Minnesota and the really, really nice gangsters - Norwegian hit men - they hire to whack their ...

Lizzie, The Musical
Lizzie, The Musical
7/14 - 7/30/2023


Doctuh Mistuh Productions, who has brought the ATX such award-winning shows as Heathers, Nevermore-The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe, and Silence! ...

Big Fish
Big Fish
6/2 - 7/2/2023


An extraordinary musical that celebrates the magic of theatre and the power of a great story.  Based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the ...

Indecent
Indecent
4/21 - 5/14/2023


The fascinating true story of Sholem Asch's controversial play, The God of Vengeance, and the artists who risked everything to bring it to the stage.  Indecent follows ...

Nightbird
Nightbird
3/3 - 3/26/2023


WORLD PREMIERE Chelle, an artist, has recently purchased her childhood home in Baltimore; her brother Willard is working on refurbishing it. But the home renovation ...
New Play

The (One-Act) Play that Goes Wrong


Agatha Christie meets Noises Off in this hilarious new farce. When The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society open their latest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor ...

Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins


Red Hot Patriot is filled with Ivins’ sharp-tongued humor and liberal political philosophies. The show recounts Ivins’ political rants and personal reflections with a strong ...

Previews of Departing Attractions


Containing pieces that have been written as early as 1994 as well as pieces that are still being completed, Previews of Departing Attractions is a ...

Bernadette Nason’s Stealing Baby Jesus


Bernadette Nasons Stealing Baby Jesus Directed by Ben Wolfe | Performed by Bernadette NasonDecember 11, 16, 17, and 21 at 7:30 p.m. and December 12 ...

The 12 Dates of Christmas by Ginna Hoben


The 12 Dates of Christmas by Ginna Hoben Directed by Cyndi Williams Starring Lara Toner Haddock December 9, 10, 15, 18, and 20 at 7:30 ...

Austin Playfest
Austin Playfest
11/11 - 11/15/2021


Featuring works from Austin Playhouse, Deaf Austin Theatre, Glass Half Full Theatre, Ground Floor Theatre, Hyde Park Theatre, Jarrott Productions, New Manifest Theatre Company, Salvage ...


Austin Playhouse has announced a virtual production of Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles adapted by Producing Artistic Director Lara Toner Haddock as part ...


Austin Playhouse has announced a world-premiere virtual production of Bernadette Nason's Confessions of an English Danger Girl, written and performed by award-winning actress, storyteller, and ...

Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins


Austin Playhouse kicks off its all virtual Ghostlight Season with Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins by Margaret Engel and Allison Engel. ...

Indecent
Indecent
4/3 - 4/26/2020


Austin Playhouse is producing Indecent by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright, Paula Vogel. We have a story we want to tell you. About a play. A play ...

Tiny Beautiful Things
1/10 - 2/2/2020


by Nia Vardalos, Cheryl Strayed Based on the bestselling book by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos, Tiny Beautiful Things personifies ...

Tiny Beautiful Things
Tiny Beautiful Things
1/10 - 2/2/2020


Based on the best-selling book by Cheryl Strayed (Wild) and adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Tiny Beautiful Things ...

Tiny Beautiful Things
Tiny Beautiful Things
1/10 - 2/2/2020


Based on the best-selling book by Cheryl Strayed (Wild) and adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Tiny Beautiful Things ...

She Loves Me
She Loves Me
11/22 - 12/21/2019


Austin Playhouse is celebrating the holiday season with the euphoric romantic musical comedy, She Loves Me. She Loves Me is about a charming case of ...

A Christmas Carol performed by Bernadette Nason


Join Austin Playhouse in celebrating the holiday season with award-winning actress, storyteller, and author Bernadette Nason, as she reprises her one-woman version of Charles Dickens ...

Holiday Storytime


Award-winning actress, storyteller, and author Bernadette Nason entertains audiences of all ages with treasured, timeless multicultural folktales. Featuring The Shoemaker and the Elves and The ...

Holmes and Watson
Holmes and Watson
9/6 - 9/29/2019


Austin Playhouse is celebrating its 20th Anniversary Season by revisiting two of their favorite characters, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Holmes and Watson is ...

The Book of Will
The Book of Will
5/31 - 6/30/2019


Three years after Shakespeares death, his plays are constantly pirated and performed in inaccurate versions that tarnish the bard's legacy. Henry Condell and John Heminges, ...

The Book of Will
The Book of Will
5/31 - 6/30/2019


Three years after Shakespeares death, his plays are constantly pirated and performed in inaccurate versions that tarnish the bard's legacy. Henry Condell and John Heminges, ...

Summer and Bird
Summer and Bird
5/3 - 5/12/2019


Austin Playhouse is excited to announce the world premiere of Katherine Catmulls adaptation of her middle grade novel,Summer and Bird. When their parents suddenly go ...

Summer and Bird
Summer and Bird
5/3 - 5/12/2019


Austin Playhouse is excited to announce the world premiere of Katherine Catmulls adaptation of her middle grade novel, Summer and Bird. When their parents suddenly ...

Copenhagen
Copenhagen
4/5 - 4/28/2019


Copenhagen, a Tony Award winner for Best Play, explores an explosive confrontation between science and politics. Inspired by actual events that have intrigued and baffled ...

Copenhagen
1/11 - 2/3/2019


Copenhagen focuses on the 1941 meeting between Nils Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in occupied Denmark. This play explores both Heisenberg's uncertainty principle and the uncertainty ...

Paradise
Paradise
1/11 - 2/3/2019


Austin Playhouse is happy to announce our TBA this season will be the regional premiere of the new bluegrass musical, Paradise. This new musical is ...

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
11/16 - 12/15/2018


For Immediate Release October 7th, 2018 WHO: Austin Playhouse WHAT: The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Rupert Holmes WHEN: November 16th-December 15th, 2018 Thursdays - ...

Monroe
Monroe
9/7 - 9/30/2018


Austin Playhouse is thrilled to open its 2018 – 2019 season with the world premiere of Monroe by local playwright Dr. Lisa B. Thompson. The ...

Lucky Stiff
Lucky Stiff
5/25 - 6/24/2018


Austin Playhouse is excited to present Lucky Stiff by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the Tony Award-winning team that wrote Ragtime and Once On This ...

Festival of New Texas Plays
Festival of New Texas Plays
4/27 - 4/29/2018


Austin Playhouse has chosen three plays to be performed during its Festival of New Texas Plays from April 27 – 29, 2018. Eidophusikon by Reina ...

Shakespeare in Love
3/23 - 4/22/2018


adapt: Lee Hall. Austin Playhouse:...

The Smartest Girl in the World


Austin Playhouse is excited to announce their spring Theatre for Youth Production of Miriam Gonzales’s The Smartest Girl in the World. This heartwarming and witty ...

The Immigrant
The Immigrant
1/5 - 1/28/2018


After over 25 years, Austin Playhouse and Producing Artistic Director Don Toner are delighted to revisit Mark Harelik's The Immigrant in January 2018. Based on ...

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley


This holiday season, Austin Playhouse is proud to present the Austin Premiere of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. In ...

This Random World
9/1 - 9/24/2017


This Random World by Steven Dietz Directed by Beth Harper West Coast Premier We want to believe that serendipity brings us together, that luck is ...

Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
5/26 - 6/25/2017


Austin Playhouse is thrilled to close their season with the golden age musical comedy Guys and Dolls from May 26 – June 25, 2017. In ...

Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
3/31 - 4/30/2017


Austin Playhouse is delighted to present Kate Hamill’s fresh, playful, and hilarious new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel, Sense and Sensibility, running March 31 ...

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
2/17 - 3/12/2017


Austin Playhouse brings Arthur Miller’s classic drama Death of a Salesman to life from February 17 – March 12, 2017. It’s 1949 in Brooklyn, and ...

Nevermore, The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe


In keeping with its mission of bringing Off-Broadway and lesser known shows to Austin, Doctuh Mistuh Productions in association with Austin Playhouse presents the regional ...

Time Stands Still
Time Stands Still
9/19 - 10/19/2014


A Tony nominee for Best Play, Time Stands Still is a witty, intelligent examination of the power of war against the backdrop of the homefront. ...

Triumph of Love
Triumph of Love
6/14 - 7/7/2013


Romance and laughter make beautiful music in this charming chamber musical inspired by Marivaux's 18th-century French comedy! Princess Leonide of Sparta has fallen hopelessly in ...

Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan
3/15 - 4/7/2013


Austin Playhouse continues their 2012-2013 Season with Lady Windermere’s Fan by Oscar Wilde. AUSTIN, Texas— Wilde is at his satirical best in the comic thriller ...

The Game's Afoot
The Game's Afoot
12/13 - 1/13/2013


Austin Playhouse is opening their season with Ken Ludwig’s sparkling new comic murder-mystery The Game’s Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays). The play will open ...

The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter
11/18 - 12/18/2011


King Henry II has imprisoned his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine and taken a nubile French mistress. All hell breaks loose when Eleanor is temporarily freed ...

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The Comedy of Errors in Austin The Comedy of Errors
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Treasure Island in Austin Treasure Island
Treasure Island (8/9 - 8/25)
Anything Goes in Austin Anything Goes
TexARTS (6/7 - 6/30)
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Girl From the North Country in Austin Girl From the North Country
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