Why Murder on the Orient Express Still Works
A sumptuous, intelligent production at ZACH Theatre proves the classic endures I’ve seen a lot of theatre in Austin over the years—both as a longtime audience member and as part…
Alchemy Theatre Announces Cast and Creative Team for The Robber Bridegroom
The Alchemy Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming production of The Robber Bridegroom. The production will run May 29 through June 14 at The Whisenhunt…
Set Your Stout Hearts to Confront Adversity!
Anyone who knows of Rome will be familiar with Lucilius, Horace, Persius and Juvenal. These great poets wrote satires that have influenced writers for 2,000 years. In this book, John…
From Austin–Houston to London–Cardiff: A Friendship That Became The Last Five Years
Texas doesn’t always let its artists leave cleanly. Even when they go, the imprint stays. That imprint—equal parts ambition, polish, competition, and tradition—travels with Emma Wallace, an actress from Austin,…
Houston Ballet has its first Chief Marketing Officer
Houston Ballet is pleased to announce Adama Sall as the organization’s first-ever Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In this newly created role, Adama will lead Houston Ballet’s marketing and brand strategy…
Is Shakespeare’s Bloodbath Our Own?
Shakespeare’s first tragedy, initially performed in 1594, is a real bloodbath. Thus, it is fitting that there is a literal bloodbath on the set in this production of Titus Andronicus…
SISTINE CHAPEL EXPERIENCE in Austin
Spanning a huge space in the old Sears store at Barton Creek Square is something extraordinary: a close-up look at the painted images in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. The ceiling…
The Choice of Odysseus or Penelope?
Image: Monteverdi This important contribution to Homeric studies is entitled The Choice of Odysseus. Due to reasons I will explain below, I added Penelope to the title in my headline.…
Poetry is the Handmaiden of Philosophy
One of the world’s great books is The Decameron, written by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375). He is one of the iconic ‘Three Crowns’ of Italian literature. His life largely overlapped with…
The English Were Mathematically Obsessed
Image: John Collins (1625-1683) While some Continental advances in mathematics are covered, this book is largely about the practice of mathematics in Great Britain. By the late 18th and early…