64 stories by "Travis Bedard"
There are shows you survive through like 8th period Western Civ class… watching the clock and hoping that the teacher forgets you're there. And then there are shows that you miss like summ…
Nothing is more certain in those pursuing any field with serious intent than that a nagging voice that lives in the back of their heads telling them over and over again what a failure they a…
I am up to my neck in revenge tragedy, fully immersed in the schlagobers und blud of Tis Pity She's a Whore for 7 Towers Theatre Company at the Cathedral of Junk. [Good seats still available…
No matter how deeply you bury yourself in new plays and new play creation and theory, theatre remains largely a reflection of where we've been (check your local listings). Right now I'm in t…
I'm proud to announce that our production of Messenger No. 4 has been nominated for 2 Austin Critics' Table awards. The first is for Production of a Comedy… which is amusing if you've trav…
I have a lot of ideas. A lot. A lot a lot. Friends and loved ones learn to listen, or sort of surf the never-ending flow, for things I truly invest in… or spend a second thought on. In ret…
- That girl thinks she’s the queen of the neighborhood - Joe Dowling, the AD of the Guthrie is getting crushed by what he considers small fish in the dripdripdrip of social media over …
It's March 27th again. A day stamped by UNESCO as World Theatre Day 50 years ago in that way that organizations will… slapping a name on a day as though that could make it special. It can'…
We're in a holding pattern on a few things before I write out the final post-mortem on Messenger No. 4 (and get myself a tattoo) so I'd like to get a jump on our next little thing. It'…
No good evening out is complete without a quality beverage and the rep productions of Messenger No. 4 and the 21 Would-Be Lives of Phineas Hamm featured a partnership with Austin's own Deep …
So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. Forgive a proper New Hampshire boy for default to Robert Frost? Messenger No. 4 (v 1.0) has been stripped out of the Blue Theatre, rol…
Name: Philip Olson Where are you from originally? I was born in Pasadena California, just down the street from the famous Hollywood Graveyard (where Michael Jackson lives). I spent much of m…
Name: Karina Dominguez Where are you from originally? El Paso by way of southern Arizona by way of northern Mexico. How long have you been in Austin? Since 1997, with a 1 1/2 year stint on t…
Name: Jessica Allen Where are you from originally? Devine, TX It’s a town consisting of 4,000 people south of San Antonio, and yes, the name says it all. How long have you been in Aust…
Name: Rachel Wiese Where are you from originally? I'm from Arkansas. For the first 10 years of my life, I lived at the Heifer Project International learning and livestock center where volunt…
Well I hope you've been reading along as we've been introducing the cast of our upcoming Messenger No. 4 (Or…. How to Survive a Greek Tragedy). If you haven't been following along you real…
Name: Joey Melcher Where are you from originally? Houston, TX How long have you been in Austin? 1 year Who are some of the the folks you’re playing in Messenger No. 4? Rogue Messenger,…
Name: Vanessa Renae Marroquin Where are you from originally? Oh, just the best place in Texas to eat incredible Mexican Food, and it's only 20 minutes north of the border! McAllen, Texas…
Name: Camille Latour Where are you from originally? I was born in a beautiful house here in Austin. I’ve been a Southie pretty much my whole life. How long have you been in Austin?…
Name: Andrew Aleri Rodgers Where are you from originally? I was born in Colorado Springs, but quickly emigrated (not of my own accord, I was two) northward to Loveland, Colorado. The Swe…
Name: Daniel Sawtelle Where are you from originally? I hail from the land Welch’s Grapes, the Brig Niagara Battle of 1812 Warship, and “That Thing You Do” – Erie, PA.…
Name: Megan Minto Where are you from originally? That’s a difficult question… My dad was in the Air Force, so we moved around a few times. I was born in California, in the middle…
Name: Elena Amelia Nagel Weinberg (Or as I was once called in 5th grade which sent me home from school crying, Elena "a million bagels" Weinberg) Where are you from originally? I was…
On my own blog some time ago I wrote about smaller and regional theatres being considered "minor league" in the pejorative sense and the broken ideas around that vocabulary in a post called …
I’m nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there’s a pair of us — don’t tell! They’d banish us, you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public, like a …
