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Season 1: Prologue

  • SEPTEMBER 2012 AT THE BROKEN NECK

    An introspective examination inwards, into the very innards of the rehearsal process. A struggling theatre company takes over an abandoned warehouse to put on a play - as the rehearsal goes on the line between audience and performer begins to blur. Stage is about what theatre is - or least what it could be.

    Cast: Tim Olivares, Ariel Gilman, Lexi Burrows, Megan Simon, Jenni Findley, Derek Vandi & Danica Coffman

    Written & Directed by Chris Fontanes

    Reviews: CTXLIVE Theatre - The Austin Chronicle

  • NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2012 AT THE BROKEN NECK

    A writer struggles to finish the novel that he sees being played out in front of him. His demons - both literal and figurative - edge him towards violence.

    Cast: Tim Olivares, Max Smith, Megan Simon, Madeline Jorgensen, Amy Wright, Steven Cruser, Lacey Cruser & Ariel Gilman

    Written by Randall Wade Newsom

    Directed by Chris Fontanes

  • FEBRUARY - MARCH 2013 AT THE EPONYMOUS GARDEN

    Seven character's stories intertwine and overlap through past, present and future as they take refuge within the Ivy House - a place that resides in their minds. Set in the wandering halls of Eponymous Garden, The Ivy House explores love, lost lost, the fluidity of time, memory and the appeal of escaping.

    Cast: Tim Olivares, Ariel Gilman, Kate Jones, Kim Gifford, Rachael Shaw, Steven Cruser & Taylor Whitmire

    Written & Directed by Chris Fontanes

    Reviews: CTXLIVE Theatre

  • JULY 2013 AT GRAYDUCK GALLERY

    A Namless girl wakes up without memories in a place that isn't quite what it seems. Make-Believe, set in an art gallery amongst art, is an experimental piece about identity and all of the things we wished we could remember.

    Cast: Rachael Shaw, Kim Gifford, Kate Jones, Tim Olivares, Maria Latiolais, Steven Cruser, Taylor Whitmire, Brittaney Ortiz, Kenny Amponsah & Dan Wolff

    Written & Directed by Chris Fontanes

    Reviews: CTXLIVE Theatre

OUR SHOWS

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