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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 […]
Austin360 blogs > Austin Arts: Seeing Things > Archives > 2009 > November > 18 > Entry ‘The Method Gun’ heads to Humana Festival By Jeanne Claire van Ryzin | Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 11:42 AM The Rude Mechanicals are getting ready to hit the road to the prestigious Humana Festival of New American Plays […]
‘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 […]
“I’ve Never Been So Happy” is one big smart 21st-century theatrical valentine to the Lone Star State… tender, funny, super-intelligent, super-odd…” – Jeanne Claire van Ryzin
1. Join The Oyster Club!2. Don’t miss I’ve Never Been So Happy!1. The Oyster ClubJoin the club for invitations to monthly events September – April. The first event is September 10th! Membership TicketsMembership website Eight shots of off-beat culture hosted by Rude Mechs! Meeting once in every month whose name contains an “r” (September-April), the […]
Rude Mechs is thrilled to announce our selection as one of only three Austin-area agencies to receive funds from the National Endowment for the Arts American Recovery & Reinvestment Act. The funds will be used to support the preservation of jobs surrounding our outreach program for teenaged girls, Grrl Action, and the development of our […]
Plan your summer with Rude Mechs and mark your calendar. We’ve got Henry V in there right now through 07/25. Get tix here! Grrl Action performances are FREE and will be held on 07/25 & 07/26 at 2pm, and it appears that as a result of the NEA Recovery award, we will be graced with […]
We just got back from developing INBSH at The Orchard Project in Hunter, NY. We left the day after the public showing of the work we did (Scenes 1, 3, and 5) with the University of Texas Musical Theatre Initiative that was thoroughly and beautifully blogged by UT dramaturg Christina Gutierrez (thank you!). She just […]
from jill @ the team games we played: euchre, wiffle ball, capture the flag, settlers of catan, and mafia. there was also a prom. and we danced a lot. and we made a bonfire and ate smores. dear mom and dad i love summer camp please send me back next year i will get lots […]