Hyde Park Theatre in Austin, Texas
@hydeparktheatre.bsky.social
Tiny alternative theater at 43rd and Guadalupe in the ATX, been around since the 80s. Great plays and funky old Austin vibes. Legendary annual FronteraFest fringe festival every January/February. Visit us at http://hydeparktheatre.org
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Good news #ATX, this show opens at HPT Thursday, November 6, three weekends only: Broad Theatre's A DOCTOR"S VISIT. "A woman breaks the fourth wall and demonstrates what happens during her OBGYN exam. A nurse is haunted by a ghostly apparition." apparitionhttps://www.broadtheatre.org/
Dec 4-20 at HPT. I LOVE HPT: THE RETURN -- a fundraiser about the history of HPT written and performed by artistic director Ken Webster. Stories, video clips, Q&As, all proceeds go to HPT! www.hydeparktheatre.org/ilovehpt
November 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Dec 4-20 at HPT. I LOVE HPT: THE RETURN -- a fundraiser about the history of HPT written and performed by artistic director Ken Webster. Stories, video clips, Q&As, all proceeds go to HPT! www.hydeparktheatre.org/ilovehpt
Good news #ATX, this show opens at HPT Thursday, November 6, three weekends only: Broad Theatre's A DOCTOR"S VISIT. "A woman breaks the fourth wall and demonstrates what happens during her OBGYN exam. A nurse is haunted by a ghostly apparition." apparitionhttps://www.broadtheatre.org/
Broad Theatre
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November 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Good news #ATX, this show opens at HPT Thursday, November 6, three weekends only: Broad Theatre's A DOCTOR"S VISIT. "A woman breaks the fourth wall and demonstrates what happens during her OBGYN exam. A nurse is haunted by a ghostly apparition." apparitionhttps://www.broadtheatre.org/
3pm Saturday Nov 1: Texas music legend George Ensle celebrates his new album release with a concert at HPT -- Gabriel Rhodes opens! www.universe.com/events/georg...
October 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
3pm Saturday Nov 1: Texas music legend George Ensle celebrates his new album release with a concert at HPT -- Gabriel Rhodes opens! www.universe.com/events/georg...
There are tix left for APPREHENSION, Austin, but most of the previous shows have sold out, so don't delay! A paranoid psychological thriller about a man tormented by memory lapses and gnawing doubts about his own past, it's by turns spooky, funny, and unsettling. Great reviews --
October 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
There are tix left for APPREHENSION, Austin, but most of the previous shows have sold out, so don't delay! A paranoid psychological thriller about a man tormented by memory lapses and gnawing doubts about his own past, it's by turns spooky, funny, and unsettling. Great reviews --
Austin come see some weird spooky theater! APPREHENSION is getting great reviews. Through Nov 1!
October 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Austin come see some weird spooky theater! APPREHENSION is getting great reviews. Through Nov 1!
Opening Thursday at HPT: APPREHENSION, by LB Deyo. "Man struggles to determine whether he's uncovering a horrific truth or falling prey to delusion," eeeeeek. Terrific actors & director, I myself cannot wait. www.apprehensionplay.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Opening Thursday at HPT: APPREHENSION, by LB Deyo. "Man struggles to determine whether he's uncovering a horrific truth or falling prey to delusion," eeeeeek. Terrific actors & director, I myself cannot wait. www.apprehensionplay.com
Attention Austin! LEARNING TO HUMAN closes tomorrow just as it gets the EPIC reviews it deserves 1/3 : www.broadwayworld.com/austin/artic...
October 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Attention Austin! LEARNING TO HUMAN closes tomorrow just as it gets the EPIC reviews it deserves 1/3 : www.broadwayworld.com/austin/artic...
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SPEAKING OF getting your work out there, Austin folk: got a short piece suited to FronteraFest (see RT below) but no idea how to cast, find director, etc? ScriptWorks has you covered with their FronteraFest 101 primer on self-producing for the festival. YOU CAN DO IT. scriptworks.org/fronterafest...
September 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
SPEAKING OF getting your work out there, Austin folk: got a short piece suited to FronteraFest (see RT below) but no idea how to cast, find director, etc? ScriptWorks has you covered with their FronteraFest 101 primer on self-producing for the festival. YOU CAN DO IT. scriptworks.org/fronterafest...
LEARNING TO HUMAN opens Thursday! A show about grief, chaotic life choices, and recovery that I swear to God is somehow still incredibly funny. Winner of Best Autobiographical Show in its Off-Off-Broadway premiere! Come on out for this one ATX, it's special. www.hydeparktheatre.org/learningtohu...
September 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
LEARNING TO HUMAN opens Thursday! A show about grief, chaotic life choices, and recovery that I swear to God is somehow still incredibly funny. Winner of Best Autobiographical Show in its Off-Off-Broadway premiere! Come on out for this one ATX, it's special. www.hydeparktheatre.org/learningtohu...
Legendary musician/storyteller/comedian/badass Ed Hamell, aka HAMELL ON TRIAL, will be at HPT this Sunday afternoon only -- tickets and more info at link, catch him while you can! www.hydeparktheatre.org/hamellbucket
September 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Legendary musician/storyteller/comedian/badass Ed Hamell, aka HAMELL ON TRIAL, will be at HPT this Sunday afternoon only -- tickets and more info at link, catch him while you can! www.hydeparktheatre.org/hamellbucket
SPEAKING OF getting your work out there, Austin folk: got a short piece suited to FronteraFest (see RT below) but no idea how to cast, find director, etc? ScriptWorks has you covered with their FronteraFest 101 primer on self-producing for the festival. YOU CAN DO IT. scriptworks.org/fronterafest...
September 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
SPEAKING OF getting your work out there, Austin folk: got a short piece suited to FronteraFest (see RT below) but no idea how to cast, find director, etc? ScriptWorks has you covered with their FronteraFest 101 primer on self-producing for the festival. YOU CAN DO IT. scriptworks.org/fronterafest...
Reposted by Hyde Park Theatre in Austin, Texas
Calling queer and trans artists between 13-18! Applications are open for Staging Pride, National Queer Theater's free, after-school program for young artist-activists to build queer community, learn from professional theatremakers and create a show.
Staging Pride | Natl Queer Theater
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September 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Calling queer and trans artists between 13-18! Applications are open for Staging Pride, National Queer Theater's free, after-school program for young artist-activists to build queer community, learn from professional theatremakers and create a show.
Zell Miller III, recently named Austin's poet laureate, is shutting down his longtime ZM3LiveProductions company with six intimate, personal evenings of storytelling and poetry at HPT--opens tonight! He's always riveting -- read more here: www.hydeparktheatre.org/from-a-to-z
September 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Zell Miller III, recently named Austin's poet laureate, is shutting down his longtime ZM3LiveProductions company with six intimate, personal evenings of storytelling and poetry at HPT--opens tonight! He's always riveting -- read more here: www.hydeparktheatre.org/from-a-to-z
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these are pretty hilarious and it makes me happy they shot them inside my most beloved Austin icon
they filmed a very funny series of Sonic commercials starring Terry Crews inside of me, Hyde Park Theatre youtu.be/qY_ZZrjqdt8?...
Terry Crews School of Acting for Athletes
YouTube video by Sonic Drive-In
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August 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
these are pretty hilarious and it makes me happy they shot them inside my most beloved Austin icon
they filmed a very funny series of Sonic commercials starring Terry Crews inside of me, Hyde Park Theatre youtu.be/qY_ZZrjqdt8?...
Terry Crews School of Acting for Athletes
YouTube video by Sonic Drive-In
youtu.be
August 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
they filmed a very funny series of Sonic commercials starring Terry Crews inside of me, Hyde Park Theatre youtu.be/qY_ZZrjqdt8?...
FronteraFest 2026: now in our 31st year. Austin: Got an idea, for a short piece that needs an audience--theater, dance, music, film, dog act? friend I don't know, it's your weird brain!--HPT's got the venue. Apply before Oct 1 for $10 off the $60 fee! www.hydeparktheatre.org/fronterafest...
FronteraFest 2026 — Hyde Park Theatre
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August 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
FronteraFest 2026: now in our 31st year. Austin: Got an idea, for a short piece that needs an audience--theater, dance, music, film, dog act? friend I don't know, it's your weird brain!--HPT's got the venue. Apply before Oct 1 for $10 off the $60 fee! www.hydeparktheatre.org/fronterafest...
hello! have you heard the good news? we're celebrating @kwebster.bsky.social entering his 25th year as artistic director with a fundraiser August 23! including clips from old shows, pre show music from legendary Austin jazz guitarist Maragaret Slovak, beer, wine, food from New World Deli +
August 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
hello! have you heard the good news? we're celebrating @kwebster.bsky.social entering his 25th year as artistic director with a fundraiser August 23! including clips from old shows, pre show music from legendary Austin jazz guitarist Maragaret Slovak, beer, wine, food from New World Deli +
you dawdled my #atx, and now all performances of BETRAYAL by Harold Pinter are sold out -- BUT WAIT we have added one more show, Sunday, July 27 at 8pm. Tix are already flying, though so grab a couple while you can! www.ticketweb.com/event/betray...
July 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
you dawdled my #atx, and now all performances of BETRAYAL by Harold Pinter are sold out -- BUT WAIT we have added one more show, Sunday, July 27 at 8pm. Tix are already flying, though so grab a couple while you can! www.ticketweb.com/event/betray...
Austin, oh my #ATX! we've sold out every BETRAYAL performance this weekend, & next week is getting there. So get yr tix now for this messy, heartbreaking, often extremely funny play. Thursday night is Pay What You Can at the door, more details and tix at link! www.hydeparktheatre.org/betrayal
July 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Austin, oh my #ATX! we've sold out every BETRAYAL performance this weekend, & next week is getting there. So get yr tix now for this messy, heartbreaking, often extremely funny play. Thursday night is Pay What You Can at the door, more details and tix at link! www.hydeparktheatre.org/betrayal
BETRAYAL rolls into its 2nd week & we're already getting full happy houses, so hurry (but don't slip! wet out there!) & get your tickets. Remember, on Thursdays you pay what you can, whatever that is, when you buy your tix at the door. $$ shouldn't keep you from art. www.hydeparktheatre.org/betrayal
July 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
BETRAYAL rolls into its 2nd week & we're already getting full happy houses, so hurry (but don't slip! wet out there!) & get your tickets. Remember, on Thursdays you pay what you can, whatever that is, when you buy your tix at the door. $$ shouldn't keep you from art. www.hydeparktheatre.org/betrayal
Heads up ATX, BETRAYAL, Harold Pinter's masterpiece of mess, opens Thursday at HPT. An illicit affair told backwards in time till you reach the dizzy happiness of the first flirtation. Often quite funny! Come opening weekend for the best karma available on earth: www.hydeparktheatre.org/betrayal
June 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Heads up ATX, BETRAYAL, Harold Pinter's masterpiece of mess, opens Thursday at HPT. An illicit affair told backwards in time till you reach the dizzy happiness of the first flirtation. Often quite funny! Come opening weekend for the best karma available on earth: www.hydeparktheatre.org/betrayal
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You’ve got three more chances to see my brand new comedy, IT’S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, while it’s still in Austin!
Closes Saturday! The reliably delightful OUT OF INK ten-minute play festival at HPT. I have never not had fun at one of these so get out here #ATX ! events.humanitix.com/out-of-ink-2...
OUT OF INK 2025: In Step
8 10-minute plays written over 48 hours using 3 contributed ingredients
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June 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
You’ve got three more chances to see my brand new comedy, IT’S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, while it’s still in Austin!
Closes Saturday! The reliably delightful OUT OF INK ten-minute play festival at HPT. I have never not had fun at one of these so get out here #ATX ! events.humanitix.com/out-of-ink-2...
OUT OF INK 2025: In Step
8 10-minute plays written over 48 hours using 3 contributed ingredients
events.humanitix.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Closes Saturday! The reliably delightful OUT OF INK ten-minute play festival at HPT. I have never not had fun at one of these so get out here #ATX ! events.humanitix.com/out-of-ink-2...
Heads up! we hear there are only 6-7 tickets left for the last four performances of Shrewd Productions' FEAST at our theater. Snap them up now folks! Closes May 17. www.hydeparktheatre.org/feast
May 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Heads up! we hear there are only 6-7 tickets left for the last four performances of Shrewd Productions' FEAST at our theater. Snap them up now folks! Closes May 17. www.hydeparktheatre.org/feast
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Theater folks, the Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, is the son of Amira Baraka, author of Dutchman, a classic play from
1964.
1964.
May 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Theater folks, the Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, is the son of Amira Baraka, author of Dutchman, a classic play from
1964.
1964.