Live Theater Austin, Austin Theatre Events And Plays In Austin

Founded in 2000 by Don Toner, Producing Artistic Director of the State Theater Company (formerly Live Oak Theatre), the Austin Playhouse presents professional productions of classic, contemporary and musical plays. For the 2011-2012 Season, the Austin Playhouse is performing in a temporary facility next to the building site of their new theatre in the Mueller Austin Redevelopment across from the Lake Park and adjacent to the new Austin Children’s Museum. The new theatre, designed by Dick Clark Architecture, will house two stages, a bar, a rooftop terrace with an art gallery featuring exciting new works by local artists, a cafe in the lobby and a full-service restaurant for dining before or after the show, plus classroom and meeting space. Construction is currently underway with an estimated grand opening in September 2012. Austin Playhouse produces an average of eight plays a year. The current 2011-2012 season includes The Lion in Winter by James Goldman (November 18 - December 18); Boeing, Boeing by Marc Camoletti (January 27 - February 26); A Room with a View by E. M. Forster (March 23 - April 22); and Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin (May 4 - June 3). Man of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman, Joe Darion and Mitch Leigh is scheduled to be the inaugural production of Austin Playhouse in the new theatre in the Fall of 2012.