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The Off Center is rockin’ until May 12th. Join us for all the things! APRIL 22, 23, & 28 Three Quarter Inches of Sky A STAGED READING written by Sherry Kramer directed by Madge Darlington a Rude Fusion presentation A play about how we carry our memories, and how they carry us. when: Sat 4/22 @ […]
Rude Mechs is celebrating 20 years of rudeness every month until May. We are thrilled to bring you two unique and FREE events this month: A RUDE SALON February 24th at 7pm, an evening of rude and brainy conversations hosted by Desirée Morales & Lisa Moore at The Off Center Make a reservation for Rude […]
Rude Mechs is celebrating 20 years of rudeness and bracing up for the next four years of madness with Off Center: On Screen – a look back at the video archives of two of our favorite plays. The screenings are FREE! GET YOUR WAR ON 2005 Doors 4:30pm, Screening 5:00pm Q&A to follow Make a reservation for […]
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! We hope that you and yours are making a perfect end to 2011 and starting off 2012 in style. One sure way to do both is to honor the philanthropist inside you by making a donation to Rude Mechs! DONATE TO RUDE MECHS TODAY! That’s right – No sassy print mailing this winter […]
Right, so we finished up our perfect week at Yale Rep’s – No Boundaries festival and landed our tails in NYC that Sunday with a van full of Method Gun set, props, costumes. Monday morning we loaded that puppy in to Dance Theater Workshop, and thanks to no light hang, a crack crew, and volunteers Michael, Megan, […]
Many Methods to Collaborative Madness Alan Simons From left, Hannah Kenah, rear; Lana Lesley; Jason Liebrecht; and Thomas Graves of Rude Mechs perform “The Method Gun.” By JOAN ANDERMAN Published: February 22, 2011 IT began, as actors’ stories often do, with a guru. Her name was Stella Burden, a k a “the other Stella.” Ms. […]
“This 2009 ‘Dionysus in ‘69’ is an keen, spirited, brilliantly acted paean to experimental theater past, present and future.” – Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, Austin American-Statesman Click here for full review.
ARTS Fleshing out innovative ’60s theater With help from ‘Dionysus in 69’ director, Rude Mechanicals tackle free-form production. By Jeanne Claire van RyzinAMERICAN-STATESMAN ARTS WRITER Thursday, December 03, 2009 For ‘Dionysus in 69,’ actors let the audience be part of the production. Richard Schechner, the original director of the 1960s production, will give a pre-show […]
‘Bacchae’ to the Future How in (a Greek) god’s name can the Rude Mechs re-create ‘Dionysus in 69’ in ’09? BY ROBERT FAIRES Excerpt: “…Now, four decades after Dionysus in 69 rattled the cages of the American theatre, Schechner has come to Austin much as the titular god came to Thebes: a much-lauded figure out […]