Bill A. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2014 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and the fifth by audience vote. This same bill of shows is also playing on Friday, February 14.

Violet Crown: Salamander’s Town, by Theatre en Bloc. Last year, Violet Crown: Dog's Town won Best of Fest. Violet Crown: Salamander’s Town is an original folk musical/shadow puppet show that looks at Austin's growth and water supply through the eyes of the Barton Creek salamander. The second part of Theatre en Bloc's Violet Crown trilogy.

Fat, created by Althea Clemons, Caleb Luna, Dan Miller Erin Burrows, Jules Pashall, Nicole Arteaga. A devised collaborative exploration of life in fat bodies and society's treatment of them.

After the Silence, by Anne Maria Wynter (ScriptWorks Commission). A short work from a collection of plays about an apartment complex, its residents, and the surprising intimacy that exists among people who share walls. Directed by Zell Miller, III and featuring Brian L. Ridley.

The Ethics of Living Jim Crow, an autobiographical sketch by Richard Wright, adapted and performed by Reginald C. Brown, directed by Teresa Morrow.

O. Pioneers. A couple of young pioneers face the unsettling possibility of settling in this whimsical covered-wagon comedy. A new play by Kyle John Schmidt. Directed by Elizabeth C. Lay.

Bill B. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2014 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and the fifth by audience vote. This same bill of shows is also playing on Saturday, February 15.

Handbomb Presents: The Vacationers, by Vanessa Gonzalez and Micheal Foulk. A two-person comedy sketch show filled with absurd characters and premises.

Rosetta, by Candyce Rusk. Based on the life of gospel performer and guitar virtuoso Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Rosetta is a play with music. A megawatt star in the 40s-50s, Tharpe’s life was filled with blessings, bad luck, and fellow artist/companion Madame Marie Knight. Starring Gina Houston, Jolia Jones, directed by Mary Alice Carnes. Candyce Rusk has been selected for multiple previous FronteraFest Best of Fest weeks.

The Heart of the Sixties, by Southpaw Jones. Acoustic songs and chitter-chatter to quell the mind and rustle the heart. A brief one-man show: half-written, half-improv.

Southern Fried Chickie "Extra Crispy," by Christy McBrayer. One-woman play about a trip from Hollywood to Tupelo, Mississippi. where Christy McBrayer performs original characters backed by her band the "Redneck Greek Chorus." (Johnny Molinari and Baird Blanton).

How to Crush Crayons, by Pete Betcher, Katie Kohler, Jeremiah Rosenberger, and Justin Morley (The Back Pack). Last year's Best-of-Fest winners return with a rhythm-based movement piece exploring whimsy and expectations through a combination of music, clowning, and dance.

WILD CARD PERFORMANCE. Tonight we present staff picks from among the 2014 Short Fringe performances that were overlooked by the Best of Week judges.

Short Stories, by Kiya Heartwood. From cross-dressing Confederates, mop-wielding agitators, and infamous cowgirls to a love story from the Jersey Shore, award-winning songwriter Kiya Heartwood spins true tall stories from the American edge. More: www.kiyaheartwood.com.

Hazy Eyes, choreographed by Ellen Bartel and Dancers. A short quartet that explores the physical memory of a lost lover and the vibrant ecstatic chaos of their youthful years together. Featuring Dany Casey, Errin Deperdang, Angie Johnson, and Amy Myers in collaboration with choreographer Ellen Bartel.

Iced Tea in Texas, Chapter I, by Bernadette Nason, directed by Michael Stuart. Having lived in England, North Africa, and the Middle East, she was culture-shock-proof. What could be so very different about Texas, aka the Lone Star State? An excerpt from the Long Fringe show.

Our Flock, by Briandaniel Oglesby (ScriptWorks Commission). A selection from a play inspired by masks titled "Fallout of the Sky." Nellie Kurtz is creating masks generally inspired by the myth of Icarus, around which Briandaniel Oglesby is creating a play.

Up in the Air, by Rhonda F. Kulhanek. An original one-woman show. Kulhanek has been selected for multiple previous FronteraFest Best of Fest weeks, including last year's.

Bill A. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2014 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and the fifth by audience vote. This same bill of shows is also playing on Tuesday, February 11.

Violet Crown: Salamander’s Town, by Theatre en Bloc. Last year, Violet Crown: Dog's Town won Best of Fest. Violet Crown: Salamander’s Town is an original folk musical/shadow puppet show that looks at Austin's growth and water supply through the eyes of the Barton Creek salamander. The second part of Theatre en Bloc's Violet Crown trilogy.

Fat, created by Althea Clemons, Caleb Luna, Dan Miller Erin Burrows, Jules Pashall, Nicole Arteaga. A devised collaborative exploration of life in fat bodies and society's treatment of them.

After the Silence, by Anne Maria Wynter (ScriptWorks Commission). A short work from a collection of plays about an apartment complex, its residents, and the surprising intimacy that exists among people who share walls. Directed by Zell Miller, III and featuring Brian L. Ridley.

The Ethics of Living Jim Crow, an autobiographical sketch by Richard Wright, adapted and performed by Reginald C. Brown, directed by Teresa Morrow.

O. Pioneers. A couple of young pioneers face the unsettling possibility of settling in this whimsical covered-wagon comedy. A new play by Kyle John Schmidt. Directed by Elizabeth C. Lay.

Bill B. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2014 Saturday "Best of Week" performances: four chosen by our panel and the fifth by audience vote. This same bill of shows is also playing on Wednesday, February 12.

Handbomb Presents: The Vacationers, by Vanessa Gonzalez and Micheal Foulk. A two-person comedy sketch show filled with absurd characters and premises.

Rosetta, by Candyce Rusk. Based on the life of gospel performer and guitar virtuoso Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Rosetta is a play with music. A megawatt star in the 40s-50s, Tharpe’s life was filled with blessings, bad luck, and fellow artist/companion Madame Marie Knight. Starring Gina Houston, Jolia Jones, directed by Mary Alice Carnes. Candyce Rusk has been selected for multiple previous FronteraFest Best of Fest weeks.

The Heart of the Sixties, by Southpaw Jones. Acoustic songs and chitter-chatter to quell the mind and rustle the heart. A brief one-man show: half-written, half-improv.

Southern Fried Chickie "Extra Crispy," by Christy McBrayer. One-woman play about a trip from Hollywood to Tupelo, Mississippi. where Christy McBrayer performs original characters backed by her band the "Redneck Greek Chorus." (Johnny Molinari and Baird Blanton).

How to Crush Crayons, by Pete Betcher, Katie Kohler, Jeremiah Rosenberger, and Justin Morley (The Back Pack). Last year's Best-of-Fest winners return with a rhythm-based movement piece exploring whimsy and expectations through a combination of music, clowning, and dance.