Bill A. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2016 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 12.

Two Eggs, by Stephen Bittrich. While getting ready for a date, Jane has to contend with a pesky neighbor with an interesting personality disorder.

Two Fathers: The Vietnam Vet & The Vietnamese Refugee, by Christine Hoang & James Hughes (Color Arc Productions). This is a story about our dads. 2015 marked the 40th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. Both our dads served in the Vietnam War. James' dad was commissioned as a lieutenant in the US Army. Christine's dad was a Captain in the South Vietnamese Army where he worked alongside American allies. We tell their stories in tribute to their service and their sacrifice, and because we love them.

Hootie Hooo Spoken Word Review Volume II: The Gun Show, by Christopher-Michael, Doc, & B-Fran. Featuring national poetry slam artists Christopher-Michael, Doc, & B-Fran. They represent the best that Central Texas has to offer in the world of Spoken Word.

Great Stories Do 3 Horrible Things, by Steve Moore (Physical Plant Theater). Steve Moore of Physical Plant Theater claims to offer some insight into how stories work.

The Knuckleball Now, by Craig Kotfas, Michael Joplin, Ace Manning and Lee Eddy (The Knuckleball Now). The Knuckleball Now is an Austin improv troupe dedicated to high speed, high risk comedy. With a starting rotation of Craig Kotfas, Michael Joplin, Ace Manning and Lee Eddy, TKN gets inspiration from the crowd's last received text message. Performing what they call PEAK & POP which creates a series of quick scenes that build a positive energy and a collection of themes and characters . . . soon the audience and players will have a bond with "inside jokes" . . . Each show is a "You had to be there moment" . . . Recently bestowed the RUDY KLOPTIK B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Improv Troupe 2014-15.

Bill B. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2016 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 13.

Cunctipotence, by Gloria Adams, Danielle Bellone, Teresa Johnson
"Cunctipotent": from the Latin cunctus, "all," and potens, "powerful." All-powerful deriving from a female source, or in other words . . . cunt magic. Three badass Austin women use poetry, storytelling, and spoken word to explore their own magic and raise their voices in praise of cunctipotence.

Beautiful Thangs Come From Trailer Parks, Y'all, by Jack Darling (The Darlings). Jack Darling picks up the pieces after a violent attack, journeying through the darkness and back with a little help from a thing called *magic*.

The Old Maid and Her Old Goose. An old maid is charged with instructing her young niece about the art of love on the eve of a Fancy Ball. When a rapacious libertine commandeers the lesson, a contest is born to determine whose approach to love is most potent. A new play by Kyle John Schmidt, directed by Elizabeth C. Lay.

Co*Star: The Record Acting Game with Vincent Price, conceptualized by Lee Eddy. YOU act scenes opposite your favorite actor. Directions: 1) Remove script from LP envelope. 2) Turn to any scene you want to play. 3) Place the phonograph needle on the corresponding scene that is on the record. 4) Listen carefully as the narrator sets the scene and the star on this record acts out his part and gives you your cue. 5) When your cue is given, read your lines at the proper pace so that the flow of the scene is natural and realistic. 6) Follow the script but you may add, change or improvise your lines as you wish. REMEMBER! Practice makes perfect.

Breaking It Down: A Guide, created by The Back Pack: Katie Kohler, Justin Morley, Jeremiah Rosenberger, and Pete Betcher (The Back Pack). A whimsical piece using movement, music, and a sprinkle of magic. The fourth entry into FronteraFest for the group and the newest work in a long line of short, fast-paced pieces.

WILD CARD PERFORMANCE. Tonight we present staff picks from among the 2016 Short Fringe performances that were overlooked by the Best of Week judges.

I Don't Know Why You're Saying That, written and performed by Vanessa Gonzalez. Vanessa recaps events from her life in attempt to figure out why her family, friends, and complete strangers say certain things to her.

Yellow Bike, by Lydia Blaisdell (ScriptWorks Commission). Two women wait outside the ER and discover a surprising connection. A look at entanglement in the Tinder era. Directed by Cara Phipps with performers Maddrey Blackwood and Rachel Gilbert.

Handful of Minutes, by Hank Schwemmer. A series of very short plays for life-size people.

Further Tales From Tripoli, by Bernadette Nason. An excerpt from a follow-up to the critically acclaimed, award-nominated Tea in Tripoli, this solo show covers the perilous 2- month period in Tripoli when Great Britain breaks off diplomatic ties with Libya, leaving 8,000 Brits without representation and one vulnerable Englishwoman with a brilliant suntan, a bucket of rice wine, and a psyche full of neuroses.

Sugar Water Purple, by Kenah Benefield, Ryan Darbonne, Derick Fields, Jarrett King, and Chris Villafano (Sugar Water Purple). Sugar Water Purple is Austin's first and only all-black male improv troupe. We perform a high-energy, long-form show based closely on the famous "Harold" format. We were born out of the training ground of ColdTowne Theatre, and are made up of actors, improvisers, writers, musicians and stand-up comedians. During our brief existence, we've opened for some of ColdTowne's flagship improv teams and were finalists in ColdTowne's Cagematch tournament in the fall of 2015.

Bill A. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2016 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 9.

Bill A. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2016 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 12.

Two Eggs, by Stephen Bittrich. While getting ready for a date, Jane has to contend with a pesky neighbor with an interesting personality disorder.

Two Fathers: The Vietnam Vet & The Vietnamese Refugee, by Christine Hoang & James Hughes (Color Arc Productions). This is a story about our dads. 2015 marked the 40th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. Both our dads served in the Vietnam War. James' dad was commissioned as a lieutenant in the US Army. Christine's dad was a Captain in the South Vietnamese Army where he worked alongside American allies. We tell their stories in tribute to their service and their sacrifice, and because we love them.

Hootie Hooo Spoken Word Review Volume II: The Gun Show, by Christopher-Michael, Doc, & B-Fran. Featuring national poetry slam artists Christopher-Michael, Doc, & B-Fran. They represent the best that Central Texas has to offer in the world of Spoken Word.

Great Stories Do 3 Horrible Things, by Steve Moore (Physical Plant Theater). Steve Moore of Physical Plant Theater claims to offer some insight into how stories work.

The Knuckleball Now, by Craig Kotfas, Michael Joplin, Ace Manning and Lee Eddy (The Knuckleball Now). The Knuckleball Now is an Austin improv troupe dedicated to high speed, high risk comedy. With a starting rotation of Craig Kotfas, Michael Joplin, Ace Manning and Lee Eddy, TKN gets inspiration from the crowd's last received text message. Performing what they call PEAK & POP which creates a series of quick scenes that build a positive energy and a collection of themes and characters . . . soon the audience and players will have a bond with "inside jokes" . . . Each show is a "You had to be there moment" . . . Recently bestowed the RUDY KLOPTIK B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Improv Troupe 2014-15.

Bill B. Tonight we present five shows selected from among the 2016 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 10.

Cunctipotence, by Gloria Adams, Danielle Bellone, Teresa Johnson
"Cunctipotent": from the Latin cunctus, "all," and potens, "powerful." All-powerful deriving from a female source, or in other words . . . cunt magic. Three badass Austin women use poetry, storytelling, and spoken word to explore their own magic and raise their voices in praise of cunctipotence.

Beautiful Thangs Come From Trailer Parks, Y'all, by Jack Darling (The Darlings). Jack Darling picks up the pieces after a violent attack, journeying through the darkness and back with a little help from a thing called *magic*.

The Old Maid and Her Old Goose. An old maid is charged with instructing her young niece about the art of love on the eve of a Fancy Ball. When a rapacious libertine commandeers the lesson, a contest is born to determine whose approach to love is most potent. A new play by Kyle John Schmidt, directed by Elizabeth C. Lay.

Co*Star: The Record Acting Game with Vincent Price, conceptualized by Lee Eddy. YOU act scenes opposite your favorite actor. Directions: 1) Remove script from LP envelope. 2) Turn to any scene you want to play. 3) Place the phonograph needle on the corresponding scene that is on the record. 4) Listen carefully as the narrator sets the scene and the star on this record acts out his part and gives you your cue. 5) When your cue is given, read your lines at the proper pace so that the flow of the scene is natural and realistic. 6) Follow the script but you may add, change or improvise your lines as you wish. REMEMBER! Practice makes perfect.

Breaking It Down: A Guide, created by The Back Pack: Katie Kohler, Justin Morley, Jeremiah Rosenberger, and Pete Betcher (The Back Pack). A whimsical piece using movement, music, and a sprinkle of magic. The fourth entry into FronteraFest for the group and the newest work in a long line of short, fast-paced pieces.