Austin Shakespeare

08/21/2026

Thanks so much to everyone who came to our 40th Anniversary Celebration of AUSTIN SHAKESPEARE yesterday at Chez Zee American Bistro. thx to Oza, for a wonderful sp*ech! Ewing for her Testimonial AND Teddy Coltman-Oliver for "Puck's Epilogue" Sue Breland Helen Currie Foster Shanee Woodbridge Kirk Barbera Alex Alford Laura Walberg Pamela Hart, Margaret Coltman, Chuck Winkler Liz Zimmerman, Marc Pouhé for doing our Pitch!

08/20/2026

are you coming this Saturday?! Austin Scottish Rite Theater ! get your ticket! Babs George Skylar Ewing, Robert Faires! Comedy Tragedy History and you VOTE Sue Breland, our board president will be there!

They’re all here: the full lineup of performers for The Great Austin Shake Off!!

Pop off in the comments a favorite or memorable role you’ve seen from each of these actors or what you hope to see from them at the event.

Who will get your votes? Who will inspire you to see a Shakespeare play this fall…or maybe even audition for one!!?

We can’t wait to celebrate Shakespeare with you, so make sure you get your admission ticket (only $10!!!) and stock up on votes (only $1 each!!!).

Order by following the link below or in our bio!
https://tickets.atxtheatre.org/events/the-great-austin-shake-off-8-22-2026

08/20/2026

Team Walking Shadow got together tonight to rehearse for Saturday, and dang….what a crew. They’re going to blow your minds, make you laugh, make you cry, and maybe even make you p*e a little.

They’re talented as hell actors, but more importantly, they’re incredible humans. I could willingly waste my time with them any day, any reason.

How lucky are we to get to showcase who we are and what we love?

Get your tickets before it’s too late.

08/18/2026

Austin Shakespeare is seeking two experienced singers one Baritone and one Bass in Austin who are excellent singers for NEW Opera Workshop performance of a the VERDICT OF LOVE on Sept. 11-12 Fri & Sat at 7:30 and Sat at 2 pm at Austin Opera's brand-new Butler Performance Space. We anticipate four rehearsals in the week before. This is titled VERDICT OF LOVE based on Nathaniel Hawtorne's final novel "Marble Faun". There is a pay stipend.
If you are interested, send the director some samples of your singing including English lyrics to [email protected]
The performance will be sung thru scenes for 40 min with music to be sight read with familiarity (not memorized)...and then for 40 min of singers speaking text over recorded music.
Roles are characters in their 20's but age is a matter of appearance. The story is set in late 19th Century Italy of four young artists in Italy pursued by a mysterious figure. They are involved in a sudden murder but driven in the end to a profound spiritual awakening.
Our music director/pianist will be Vakhtang Zaalishvili, libretto by director Ann Ciccolella, music composed by Jeff Britting. Sue Breland Zilker Theatre Productions Zach Theater Gilbert & Sullivan Austin One Ounce Opera Sebastian Vitale Michael McKelvey

08/14/2026

Thx everyone for Last nights Bard & Brew! At The ABGB

08/14/2026

Wow

08/13/2026

join the fun tonight! "BARD & BREW" FREE Free JUST REGISTER AT: https://luma.com/s2w24rpl WE WILL BE AT The ABGB on Oltrof off S Lamar from 6:30-8 pm. you will enter A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM meet Chuck Winkler and Liz Zimmerman Oberon & Titania, Helena/Hermia/Lysander and The Rude Mechanicals with Liz Zimmerman and Chuck Winkler. Plus Michael Osborn, of The Baron's Men pls Pablo Muñoz Evers, for Walking Shadow Shakespeare Project Sue Breland our MC and board prez will be there too!

08/12/2026

join the fun for free tomorrow night!

Join us for our "BARD & BREW" FREE Free Fun in Austin midsummer MADNESS! TOMORROW NIGHT JUST REGISTER AT: https://luma.com/s2w24rpl WE WILL BE AT Oltrof off S Lamar from 6:30-8 pm. Meet leaders from Austin Shakespeare, The Baron's Men, and Walking Shadow Shakespeare companies sharing how these Shakespeare lovers desire to keep his stories relevant today! See our actors read scenes from the Bard’s famous frolic through the forest, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Team up for the trivia quiz and a chance to win a free ticket to our 2026 Raffle for a trip to London, Rome, or Prague as you relax and patronize the award-winning ABGB’s menu of food and beverages. We hope you’ll join in the conversation, mingle with kindred spirits, and learn more about Austin Shakespeare’s… Hosted by Sue Breland Central Texas Live Theatre The Austinot ATX Theatre Austin Business Journal