ZACH Theatre (the Zachary Scott Theatre Center) is a professional

theatre company Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perfor ...

located in

Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...

, as well as its associated complex of theatre facilities. The company is the oldest continuously active theatre company in

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

, and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Offerings and facilities

The theatre operates year-round, serving more than 100,000 patrons annually, with more than 500 performances including plays, musicals, original works, and theatre for youth. ZACH also provides education programs that are utilized by thousands of children throughout central Texas. The theatre complex, located on the south shore of

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, includes three stages, several event spaces, and numerous classrooms and offices. Some of the theatre's facilities are made available for private rental, including the three stages. Costumes and

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are also available for rental.

History

The theatre originally opened in 1932 as the Austin Little Theater. Sometime later, it became known as the "Austin Civic Theater." The company's name was changed to the Zachary Scott Theatre Center in 1968 to honor Austin native and film star

Zachary Scott Zachary Scott (February 21, 1914 – October 3, 1965)Obituary '' Variety'', October 6, 1965. was an American actor who was known for his roles as villains and "mystery men". Early life Scott was born in Austin, Texas, the son of Sallie L ...

. Since then, it has been rebranded to be titled ZACH Theatre. In 1972, the 230-seat Kleberg Theatre was built, and in 1990 a 135-seat theatre-in-the-round called the Whisenhunt Theatre was added. In 2006, the city of Austin passed a bond issue which included $10 million to fund a new theatre for ZACH, resulting in the construction of the 420-seat Topfer Theatre in 2011.

Production history

A complete list of ZACH Theatre productions beginning in 1995 is shown below. 2021-2022 Season *

Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. T ...

* A Christmas Carol * Cat in the Hat (Theatre for Families) *

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity ''The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity'' is a dramatic comedy play by Kristoffer Diaz about a professional wrestler, "driven by narratives of the American dream and neoliberal capitalism." Synopsis Act One Macedonio Guerra is a profession ...

* Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch (Theatre for Families) * Reunion '85 *

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. S ...

* The Inheritance Part 1 2020-2021 Season * Songs Under the Stars: A Socially-distanced Outdoor Concert Series ** Disney Through the Decades ** Rockabilly Kings ** 70s Female Rockstars ** Tameca Jones in Concert ** Beatles Redux ** Gospel Down by the Riverside ** 80's Dance Party 2019-2020 Season * A Night with Janis Joplin * Every Brilliant Thing * Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch (Theatre for Families) * Songs Under the Stars: A Socially-distanced Outdoor Concert Series ** On Broadway ** 70s Female Rockstars ** Motown Grooves ** Superstar CHANEL ** A Rockin' Holiday Concert 2018-2019 Season * Once *A Christmas Carol *The Santaland Diaries *Hedwig and the Angry Inch *Notes from the Field *Matilda The Musical *The Ballad of Klook and Vinette* *Fire and Air *Tortoise & the Hare (Theatre for Families) *Holiday Heroes (TFF) *Wake Up, Brother Bear (TFF) 2017-2018 Season * Singin’ in the Rain * A Tuna Christmas * A Christmas Carol * The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time * Sunday in the Park with George * Heisenberg * Disney's Beauty and the Beast * The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Theatre for Families) * Holiday Heroes (TFF) * Las Aventuras de Enoughie (TFF) * Goodnight Moon (TFF) 2016-2017 Season * Priscilla, Queen of the Desert * A Christmas Carol * The Santaland Diaries * The Great Society * Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill * In the Heights * Million Dollar Quartet * Elephant and Piggie: We are in a Play! (Theatre For Families) * Charlotte's Web (TFF) *jj's arcade (TFF) 2015- 2016 Season * ''Evita'' * ''A Christmas Carol'' * ''The Santaland Diaries'' * ''Tribes'' * ''ANN'' * ''One Man, Two Guvnors'' * ''Buyer & Cellar'' * ''Mary Poppins'' * James in the Giant Peach (Theatre For Families) * Winnie the Pooh (TFF) *Alice in Wonderland (TFF) *Tomas and the Library Lady (TFF) 2014-2015 Season * ''The King and I'' * ''A Christmas Carol'' * ''This Wonderful Life'' * ''Peter and the Starcatcher'' * ''All the Way'' * ''Mothers and Sons'' * ''Sophisticated Ladies'' * ''Maid Marian in a Stolen Car*'' 2013-2014 Season * ''Les Miserables'' by Claude-Michel Schonberg, Herbert Kretzmer Topfer Theatre * ''A Christmas Story'' by Joseph Robinette, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul Topfer Theatre * ''This Wonderful Life'' by Steve Murray Whisenhunt Stage * ''In the Next Room or the vibrator play'' by Sarah Ruhl Topfer Theatre * ''The Gospel at Colonus'' by Lee Breuer, Bob Telson Topfer Theatre * ''Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike'' by

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Topfer Theatre * ''Maid Marian in a Stolen Car'' by Jaston Williams Whisenhunt Stage * ''The Who's Tommy'' by Pete Townshend, Des McAnuff Topfer Theatre 2012—2013 Season * ''

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The Drowsy Chaperone ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' is a Canadian musical with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and a book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar. The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theater fan who, feeling "blue", decides to p ...

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Theresa Rebeck Theresa Rebeck (born February 19, 1958) is an American playwright, television writer, and novelist. Her work has appeared on the Broadway and Off-Broadway stage, in film, and on television. Among her awards are the Mystery Writers of America's ...

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I Am My Own Wife ''I Am My Own Wife'' is a play by Doug Wright based on his conversations with the German antiquarian Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. The one-man play premiered Off-Broadway in 2003 at Playwrights Horizons. It opened on Broadway later that year. The p ...

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Doug Wright Douglas Wright (born December 20, 1962) is an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2004 for his play ''I Am My Own Wife''. Early years Wright was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended and ...

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The Exonerated ''The Exonerated'' is a made-for-cable television film that dramatizes the stories of six people, some of whom, were wrongfully convicted of murder and other offenses, placed on death row, and later exonerated and freed after serving varying ye ...

'' by

Jessica Blank Jessica Blank (born in New Haven, Connecticut), is an American actress, writer, and director who works in film, television, and theater. She is also a consultant and public speaker on story and social change. Early life and education Blank grew u ...

& Erik Jensen {{pad, .5em 03/30/06—05/07/06 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''

Urinetown ''Urinetown: The Musical'' is a satirical comedy musical that premiered in 2001, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bu ...

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Greg Kotis Greg Kotis (born 1965/1966) is an American playwright, best known for writing the book and co-writing the lyrics for the musical ''Urinetown''. Biography Career Kotis studied political science at the University of Chicago, where he was a membe ...

Mark Hollmann Mark Hollmann is an American composer and lyricist. Hollmann grew up in Fairview Heights, Illinois, where he graduated from Belleville Township High School East in 1981. He won a 2002 Tony Award and a 2001 Obie Award for his music and lyrics to ...

{{pad, .5em 01/19/06—03/12/06 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Rockin' Christmas Party'' by Dave Steakley {{pad, .5em 12/01/05—01/01/06 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''The Santaland Diaries'' by David Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello {{pad, .5em 11/25/05—01/08/06 Groten Stage * ''Keepin' it Weird'' by Dave Steakley {{pad, .5em 10/01/05—11/13/05 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''

Shear Madness ''Shear Madness'' is an interactive whodunit play, and is one of the longest-running nonmusical plays in the world.Paul Portner, adapted by Marilyn Abrams & Bruce Jordan {{pad, .5em 08/20/05—09/25/05 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage 2004-2005 Season * ''Keepin' It Weird'' by Dave Steakley {{pad, .5em 07/07/05—08/28/05 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Hank Williams: Lost Highway'' by

Mark Harelik Marcus Frank Harelik (born June 5, 1951) is an American television, film, and stage actor, and playwright. Early life Harelik was born in Hamilton, Texas. In 1909, Harelik's Russian Jewish grandfather, Haskell Harelik—upon whom Harelik's ...

& Randal Myler {{pad, .5em 04/21/05—06/19/05 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * Z Cabarets {{pad, .5em 03/26/05—06/05/05 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''

The Vagina Monologues ''The Vagina Monologues'' is an episodic play written in 1996 by Eve Ensler which developed and premiered at HERE Arts Center, Off-Off-Broadway in New York and was followed by an Off-Broadway run in at Westside Theatre. The play explores c ...

'' by Eve Ensler {{pad, .5em 03/24/05—05/08/05 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''

Aida ''Aida'' (or ''Aïda'', ) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 Decemb ...

'' by Elton John &

{{pad, .5em 01/27/05—04/03/05 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Blown Sideways Through Life'' by

Claudia Shear Claudia Shear (born September 12, 1962) is an American actress and playwright. She was nominated for the Tony Award, Best Play and Best Actress for her play '' Dirty Blonde''. Early life Shear was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 12, 1962 ...

{{pad, .5em 01/13/05—03/06/05 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''The Santaland Diaries'' by David Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello {{pad, .5em 11/26/04—01/02/05 * ''Crowns'' by

Regina Taylor Regina Annette Taylor
''Film Reference''. (born August 22, 1960) is an American

, adapted from ''Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats'' by

Michael Cunningham Michael Cunningham (born November 6, 1952) is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1998 novel '' The Hours'', which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1999. Cunningham is a senior lectur ...

and Craig Marberry {{pad, .5em 09/30/04—11/14/04 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''

Omnium Gatherum Omnium Gatherum is a six-piece melodic death metal band from Finland, founded in the autumn of 1996. Although the band mainly follows the path of the melodic death metal genre, much of their work shows strong influences from progressive metal, ...

'' by Alexandra Gerston-Vassilaros & Theresa Rebeck {{pad, .5em 09/16/04—10/24/04 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage 2003-2004 Season * ''House Arrest'' by

{{pad, .5em 08/05/04—09/12/04 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''

Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining o ...

'' by Joe Masteroff,

Fred Ebb Fred Ebb (April 8, 1928 – September 11, 2004) was an American musical theatre lyricist who had many successful collaborations with composer John Kander. The Kander and Ebb team frequently wrote for such performers as Liza Minnelli and Chita Riv ...

John Kander John Harold Kander (born March 18, 1927) is an American composer, known largely for his work in the musical theater. As part of the songwriting team Kander and Ebb (with lyricist Fred Ebb), Kander wrote the scores for 15 musicals, including ''Cab ...

{{pad, .5em 05/29/04—07/18/04 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Antigone: Looking into the Sun'' by Ann Ciccolella {{pad, .5em 04/18/04—05/05/04 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''

It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues ''It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues'' is a musical written by Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor, and Dan Wheetman. It was originally produced at The Denver Center for the Performing Arts and later presented by the Crossroads Th ...

'' by Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor & Dan Wheetman, music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 01/22/04—02/29/04 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * '' Always...Patsy Cline'' by Ted Swindly , music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 01/15/04—07/25/04 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''Rockin' Christmas Party'' by Dave Steakley {{pad, .5em 12/10/03—12/21/03 {{pad, .5em The Paramount Theatre * ''The Santaland Diaries'' by David Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello {{pad, .5em 11/28/03—01/04/03 ' {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''The Flaming Idiots'' by Kevin Hunt, Jon O'Connor & Rob Williams {{pad, .5em 11/15/03—01/04/04 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' is a play by Edward Albee first staged in October 1962. It examines the complexities of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. Late one evening, after a university faculty party, they receive ...

'' by Edward Albee {{pad, .5em 09/25/03—11/09/03 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage 2002-2003 Season * ''Beehive'' by Larry Gallagher {{pad, .5em 07/10/03—10/26/03 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Fully Committed'' by Becky Mode {{pad, .5em 06/05/03—07/27/03 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''

Side Man ''Side Man'' is a memory play by Warren Leight. His inspiration was his father Donald, who worked as a sideman, in jazz parlance a musician for hire who can blend in with the band or star as a solo performer, according to what is required by the g ...

'' by Warren Leight {{pad, .5em 05/17/03—06/22/03 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''

Love! Valour! Compassion! ''Love! Valour! Compassion!'' is a play by Terrence McNally. The play opened Off-Broadway in 1994 and transferred to Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in pr ...

'' by Terrence McNally {{pad, .5em 03/20/03—04/27/03 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Limonade Tours de Jours'' by Charles L. Mee, music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 01/23/03—03/02/03 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Rockin' Christmas Party'' by Dave Steakley {{pad, .5em 12/11/02—12/22/02 {{pad, .5em The Paramount Theatre * ''The Santaland Diaries'' by David Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello {{pad, .5em 11/29/02—01/05/03 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * '' Smokey Joe's Café''

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Lyricist Jerome Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners. They found success as the writers of such crossover hit songs as " Hound Dog" ( ...

{{pad, .5em 10/17/02—01/05/03 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * '' Dirty Blonde'' by Claudia Shear, based on a concept by Claudia Shear and

James Lapine James Elliot Lapine (born January 10, 1949) is an American stage director, playwright, screenwriter, and librettist. He has won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical three times, for ''Into the Woods'', '' Falsettos'', and '' Passion''. He ...

{{pad, .5em 09/19/02—11/10/02 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage 2001-2002 Season * ''Bee-Luther-Hatchee'' by Thomas Gibbons {{pad, .5em 07/25/02—09/01/02 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * '' Hair'' by

Galt MacDermot Arthur Terence Galt MacDermot (December 18, 1928 – December 17, 2018) was a Canadian-American composer, pianist and writer of musical theater. He won a Grammy Award for the song " African Waltz" in 1960. His most-successful musicals were '' Ha ...

James Rado James Alexander Radomski (January 23, 1932 – June 21, 2022), known professionally as James Rado, was an American actor, playwright, director, and composer, best known as the co-author, along with Gerome Ragni, of the 1967 musical ''Hair''. He ...

Gerome Ragni Gerome Ragni (born Jerome Bernard Ragni; September 11, 1935 – July 10, 1991) was an American actor, singer, and songwriter, best known as one of the stars and co-writers of the 1967 musical '' Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical''. On Jun ...

, music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 07/11/02—09/29/02 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''The Flaming Idiots'' by Kevin Hunt, Jon O'Connor & Rob Williams, music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 05/02/02—06/23/02 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''The Laramie Project'' by Moisés Kaufman, music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 02/21/02—04/07/02 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' by

John Cameron Mitchell John Cameron Mitchell (born April 21, 1963) is a two-time Tony Award winning American actor, playwright, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, producer and director. He is best known as the writer, director and star of the 2001 film '' Hedwig and th ...

{{pad, .5em 01/24/02—03/17/02 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''Slut for Art'' by Ping Chong & Muna Tseng {{pad, .5em 01/17/02—01/27/02 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage - * ''Rockin' Christmas Party'' by Dave Steakley & Michael Raiford {{pad, .5em 12/19/01—12/29/01 {{pad, .5em The Paramount Theatre * ''Lypsinka! The Boxed Set'' by

John Epperson John Epperson (born April 24, 1955) is an American drag artist, actor, pianist, vocalist, and writer who is mainly known for creating his stage character Lypsinka. As Lypsinka he lip-synchs to meticulously edited, show-length soundtracks culle ...

{{pad, .5em 11/30/01—12/31/01 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''The Santaland Diaries'' by David Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello {{pad, .5em 11/29/01—01/05/01 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * '' Misery'' by Simon Moore & Stephen King, adapted from the novel by Stephen King {{pad, .5em 10/18/01—11/25/01 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * '' Little Shop of Horrors'' by

Howard Ashman Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...

, adapted by Charles Griffith {{pad, .5em 09/20/01—11/04/02 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage 2000-2001 Season * '' And the World Goes 'Round'' by

Scott Ellis Scott Ellis (born April 19, 1957) is an American stage director, actor, and television director. Biography Ellis graduated from Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul University) in Chicago.

, Susan Stroman, David Thompson, Fred Ebb & John Kander {{pad, .5em 07/26/01—08/19/01 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''

Jelly's Last Jam ''Jelly's Last Jam'' is a musical with a book by George C. Wolfe, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, and music by Jelly Roll Morton and Luther Henderson. Based on the life and career of Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, known as Jelly Roll Morton and generally ...

'' by George C. Wolfe &

Jelly Roll Morton Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (later Morton; c. September 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. Morton was jazz's first arranger, proving that a gen ...

, adapted by

Luther Henderson Luther Henderson (March 14, 1919 – July 29, 2003) was an American arranger, composer, orchestrator, and pianist best known for his contributions to Broadway musicals. Early life and career Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Henderson relocated to ...

{{pad, .5em 06/28/01—08/19/01 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''.Com'' by Acia Gray {{pad, .5em 05/31/01—06/10/01 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''

Master Class A master class is a class given to students of a particular discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also science, painting, drama, games, or on any other occasion where skills are being developed. "Masterclass" is als ...

'' by Terrence McNally {{pad, .5em 05/24/01—07/08/01 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''Circumference of a Squirrel'' by John Walch {{pad, .5em 04/12/01—05/06/01 * ''Jouét'' by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 04/05/01—05/13/01 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''

A Streetcar Named Desire ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of pers ...

'' by

Tennessee Williams Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), known by his pen name Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright and screenwriter. Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, he is considered among the thr ...

{{pad, .5em 02/01/01—03/11/01 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''

'Art' ''Art'' is a French-language play by Yasmina Reza that premiered in 1994 at Comédie des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The play subsequently ran in London in 1996 and on Broadway in 1998. Productions The play premiered on 28 October 1994 at Com ...

'' by Yasmina Reza {{pad, .5em 01/18/01—02/18/01 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''Rockin' Christmas Party'' by Dave Steakley {{pad, .5em 12/13/00—12/24/00 {{pad, .5em The Paramount Theatre * ''The Santaland Diaries'' by David Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello {{pad, .5em 11/24/00—01/07/01 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''The Flaming Idiots'', Kevin Hunt, Jon O'Connor {{pad, .5em 11/24/00—01/13/01 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * '' Evita'' by Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber {{pad, .5em 09/14/00—11/12/00 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Tru'' by Jay Presson Allen {{pad, .5em 09/07/00—10/29/00 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * 1999-2000 Season * '' Closer'' by

Patrick Marber Patrick Albert Crispin Marber (born 19 September 1964) is an English comedian, playwright, director, actor, and screenwriter. Early life Marber was born and raised in a middle-class Jewish family in Wimbledon, London, the son of Angela (Benja ...

{{pad, .5em 07/20/00—08/13/00 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * '' Tapestry: The Music of Carole King'', adapted by Rowan Joseph, John Kroner & Jeffrey Martin {{pad, .5em 06/22/00—08/13/00 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Abundance'' by Beth Henley {{pad, .5em 06/09/00—07/02/00 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * '' Pride's Crossing'' by

Tina Howe Tina Howe (born November 21, 1937) is an American playwright. In a career that spans more than four decades, Howe's best-known works include ''Museum'', '' The Art of Dining'', '' Painting Churches'', ''Coastal Disturbances'', and ''Pride's Crossi ...

{{pad, .5em 04/27/00—06/04/00 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Bucky: The Life and Work of

Buckminster Fuller Richard Buckminster Fuller (; July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American architect, systems theorist, writer, designer, inventor, philosopher, and futurist. He styled his name as R. Buckminster Fuller in his writings, publishing mo ...

'' by Alice Wilson {{pad, .5em 03/31/00—04/22/00 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * '' The America Play'' by Suzan-Lori Parks {{pad, .5em 02/10/00—03/19/00 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''Rockin' Christmas Party'' by Dave Steakley, music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 12/16/99—12/30/99 {{pad, .5em The Paramount Theatre * ''The Flaming Idiots'', Kevin Hunt, Jon O'Connor & Rob Williams, music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 12/08/99—01/16/00 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''The Santaland Diaries'' by David Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello {{pad, .5em 11/19/99—01/09/00 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''The Rocky Horror Show'' by Richard O'Brien, music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 09/30/99—11/07/99 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Shakespeare's R&J'' by Joe Calarco, adapted from '' Romeo and Juliet'' by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

{{pad, .5em 09/16/99—10/10/99 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage 1998-1999 Season * ''

The Mystery of Irma Vep ''The Mystery of Irma Vep'' is a play in three acts by Charles Ludlam. It is a satire of several theatrical, literary and film genres, including Victorian melodrama, farce, the penny dreadful, ''Wuthering Heights'' and the Alfred Hitchcock ...

'' by Charles Ludlam , music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 07/22/99—09/01/99 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''My Children, My Africa'' by Athol Fugard {{pad, .5em 06/03/99—06/27/99 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''Beehive'' by Larry Gallagher, music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 04/29/99—06/07/99 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Full Gallop'' by Mark Hampton &

Mary Louise Wilson Mary Louise Wilson (born November 12, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and comedian. In a career that has spanned more than 50 years, she has appeared in a number of plays, films and television shows. Wilson's most notable work includes a ...

{{pad, .5em 03/03/99—04/11/99 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * '' Ain't Misbehavin''', based on the music of Fats Waller {{pad, .5em 02/04/99—03/28/99 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Rockin' Christmas Party'' by Dave Steakley, music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 12/10/98—12/20/98 {{pad, .5em The Paramount Theatre * ''

The Last Night of Ballyhoo ''The Last Night of Ballyhoo'' is a play by Alfred Uhry that premiered in 1996 in Atlanta. The play is a comedy/drama, which is set in Atlanta, Georgia, in December 1939. Plot The play is set in the upper class German-Jewish community living in ...

'' by

Alfred Uhry Alfred Fox Uhry (born December 3, 1936) is an American playwright and screenwriter. He has received an Academy Award, two Tony Awards and the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for dramatic writing for ''Driving Miss Daisy''. He is a member of the Fellowship ...

{{pad, .5em 11/01/98—12/15/98 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * '' Angels in America part 1: Millennium Approaches'' by

, music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 10/22/98—11/22/98 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Angels in America part 2: Perestroika'' by Tony Kushner, music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 09/17/98—11/22/98 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * '' School House Rock'' by George Newall & Tom Yohe, adapted by Theatre Bam {{pad, .5em 09/05/98—10/22/98 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage 1997-1998 Season * ''

The Who's Tommy ''The Who's Tommy'' is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Pete Townshend and a book by Townshend and Des McAnuff. It is based on the 1969 rock opera '' Tommy'' by The Who. Productions The musical opened at La Jolla Playhouse in San Dieg ...

'' by

Des McAnuff Desmond Steven McAnuff (born June 19, 1952) is the American-Canadian former artistic director of Canada's Stratford Festival and director of such Broadway musical theatre productions as '' Big River'', '' The Who's Tommy'' and '' Jersey Boys''. ...

Pete Townshend Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (; born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is co-founder, leader, guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. Townsh ...

, additional music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 06/20/98—07/28/98 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Angels in America part 1: Millennium Approaches'' by Tony Kushner , music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 04/11/98—05/11/98 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Rockin' Christmas Party'' by Dave Steakley {{pad, .5em 12/10/97—12/24/97 {{pad, .5em The Paramount Theatre * ''The Taffetas'' by Rick Lewis {{pad, .5em 11/08/97—12/31/97 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''

The Piano Lesson ''The Piano Lesson'' is a 1987 play by American playwright August Wilson. It is the fourth play in Wilson's ''The Pittsburgh Cycle''. Wilson began writing this play by playing with the various answers regarding the possibility of "acquir nga se ...

'' by

August Wilson August Wilson ( Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". He is best known for a series of ten plays, collectively called ' (or ...

{{pad, .5em 09/20/97—10/26/97 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage 1996-1997 Season * ''

Dreamgirls ''Dreamgirls'' is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others,G ...

'' by

Tom Eyen Tom Eyen (August 14, 1940 – May 26, 1991) was an American playwright, lyricist, television writer and director. He received a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for ''Dreamgirls'' in 1981. Eyen is best known for works at opposite e ...

Henry Krieger Henry Krieger (born February 9, 1945 in New York City) is an American musical theatre composer. He most notably wrote the music for the Broadway shows ''Dreamgirls'' (1981, with lyrics and book by Tom Eyen), ''The Tap Dance Kid'' (1983), and ''Si ...

{{pad, .5em 08/01/97—08/17/97 {{pad, .5em The Paramount Theatre * ''Love, Janis'' by Randal Myler, adapted from ''Love, Janis'' by Laura Joplin {{pad, .5em 06/13/97—07/22/97 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Jack and Jill'' by Jane Martin {{pad, .5em 04/26/97—06/06/97 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''

Ruthless! The Musical ''Ruthless! The Musical'' is an all-female musical with music by Marvin Laird and book and lyrics by Joel Paley that spoofs Broadway musicals, like ''Gypsy'' and ''Mame'', and movies such as ''The Bad Seed'' and ''All About Eve''. The musical p ...

'' by Joel Paley & Marvin Laird {{pad, .5em 01/18/97—02/23/97 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Rockin' Christmas Party'' by Dave Steakley {{pad, .5em 12/13/96—12/29/96 {{pad, .5em The Paramount Theatre * ''A Christmas Carol'' by Adrian Hall & Richard Cumming, adapted from the novel by

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...

{{pad, .5em 11/29/96—12/22/96 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''

The Gospel at Colonus ''The Gospel at Colonus'' is an African-American musical version of Sophocles's tragedy, ''Oedipus at Colonus. '' The show was created in 1983 by the experimental-theatre director Lee Breuer, one of the founders of the seminal American avant-garde ...

'' by Lee Breur & Bob Telson {{pad, .5em 10/05/96—11/10/96 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * '' Sylvia'' by A. R. Gurney {{pad, .5em 09/14/96—11/30/96 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage 1995-1996 Season * '' All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten'' by Ernest Zulia & David Caldwell {{pad, .5em 06/01/96—07/08/96 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Das Barbecu'' by Jim Luigs & Scott Warrender {{pad, .5em 05/18/96—06/23/96 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * '' Born Yesterday'' by

Garson Kanin Garson Kanin (November 24, 1912 – March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films. Early life Garson Kanin was born in Rochester, New York; his family later relocated to Detroit then to New York City. He attended ...

{{pad, .5em 04/06/96—05/12/96 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Soul Sisters'' by Dave Steakley, music by Allen Robertson {{pad, .5em 02/03/96—04/14/96 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage * ''Rockin' Christmas Party'' by Dave Steakley {{pad, .5em 12/11/95—12/22/95 {{pad, .5em The Paramount Theatre * ''Shear Madness'' by Marilyn Abrams & Bruce Jordan {{pad, .5em 10/06/95—01/28/96 {{pad, .5em Whisenhunt Stage * ''Avenue X'' by John Jiler, Christina J. Moore & Ray Leslee {{pad, .5em 09/23/95—10/29/95 {{pad, .5em Kleberg Stage

Awards

In 2012, ZACH got a $70,000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal ...

to produce the

musical ''

''. Each year

The Austin Chronicle ''The Austin Chronicle'' is an alternative weekly newspaper published every Thursday in Austin, Texas, United States. The paper is distributed through free news-stands, often at local eateries or coffee houses frequented by its targeted demogr ...

presents its 'Best of Austin' awards. Awards given to ZACH beginning in 1993 are shown below.Austin Chronicle: Zach Theatre
/ref> {{hidden , headerstyle=background:#C9A00C , Best of Austin awards , {{div col * 2011: Readers Best Theatre Director * 2010: Readers Best Actor/Actress * 2007: Readers Best Theatre Performance Space * 2006: Readers Theatre Performance Space * 2006: Readers Theatre Director * 2005: Critics Most Entertaining Nonprofit * 2004: Readers Best Live Theatre * 2000: Critics Place For Class Clowns * 1999: Readers Theatre Company * 1998: Readers Theatre Company * 1997: Readers Theatre Company * 1996: Readers Theatre Space * 1996: Critics Razzle Dazzle * 1996: Critics Kids Acting Program * 1995: Readers Theatre Space * 1994: Readers Theatre Space * 1993: Readers Theatre Space {{div col end

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