Four to five short pieces of 25 minutes or less
The shows will be re-listed here in performance order by noon on Tuesday of the week they perform.
Rusty Lightnin’ Kick Starts, by Jack Kyser. Rusty Lightnin', a goofy cowboy spokesman for a local car dealership, will proudly screen his short film RUSTY LIGHTNIN’ KICK STARTS. Rusty is delighted to participate in a post-screening Q&A with the audience—all the while hiding the fact that he's an informant for ATF agents looking to bust the dealership’s owner for firearms trafficking!
Sunrise at the 8th Tee, by Nancy A. Lynch, starring Nancy A. Lynch. Multi-media. You never know what might happen if you were to plop down in a lawn chair at the 8th Tee at Hancock Golf Course to watch the sun rise every morning for a year or so . . .
The psych ward and other misadventures, by Brian Dryer. An exploration of how a diagnosis can change the trajectory of your life and how a sense of humor can save you. An at times poignant and funny look at what it takes to get through our most difficult periods while still feeling like ourselves.
An Oral History of the Beach Cabaret, by PoetKen Jones. The Beach Cabaret (1982-1986) provided a seminal starting point for much of the 1980s Austin Alternative Music Scene. 2024 marks the 40th Anniversary of the MTV Cutting Edge Austin episode, which focused on that venue which epitomized the creative milieu of the times. PoetKen Jones will offer his lived experience on the people and events that made that place and time so special. This project is the first in a series to include numerous voices who were witnesses to the history made there.
I WILL NOW INDUCE CRYING, written and performed by Zac Carr. A solo show: part theatre, part sketch, part other stuff. A might-see performance. I WILL NOW INDUCE CRYING will change the way audiences think about how they spent their night out.
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