JANE AUSTIN IMPROV

March 26 – April 4, 2026

(all shows at 7:30p; no shows Monday, March 30, or Friday, April 3)

Summer Break Theatre is renting our venue to co-present Jane Austin Improv, the 2023 B. Iden Payne Awards Winner for Outstanding New Improv Troupe and a 2025 finalist for the Austin Chronicle’s “Best of Austin” awards.

A playful nod to both Jane Austen and Austin, TX, Jane Austin Improv channels the spirit of Jane Austen into a comedy feast! Starting with a single audience suggestion, the cast devises a full-length play on the spot, creating something Jane Austen might have written. The elegance of Regency-era England collides with improv comedy as the actors navigate their costumes, horseback riding, complexities of courtship, and the rigid social hierarchy of the early 1800s.

Friday, April 3, 2026

Summer Break Theatre co-presents Ray Prim and Scott Strickland, together for a special night of songs, stories, and acoustic soul in an intimate, limited-seating setting. Two seasoned Texas songwriters sharing the stage, trading songs, and letting the stories behind the music come to life.

Scott Strickland is a force in modern music, weaving raw emotion and technical brilliance into a sound that transcends genres. Hailing from Houston, and now based in Austin, he has become one of the city’s most dynamic performers, crafting a unique blend of rock, pop, and folk with a soulful edge.

Ray Prim is a Singer Soulwriter based in Austin, Texas. His tunes are melody-based short stories that anyone can relate to and identify with. It only takes one of his many songs to be instantly hooked.Imagine Ben Harper and Ray Lamontagne heading over to Abbey Road in a Cadillac convertible to pick up John Lennon and Paul McCartney so they can catch the tail end of The Reverend Al Green’s sermon. Five words sums it up – Ear Candy for the Soul.

April 10–25, 2026

a world premiere by Kathleen Fletcher

directed by Elizabeth Newman

Filigree Theatre presents the world premiere of Kathleen Fletcher's Take Care of My Friend, an autobiographical play of a young woman diagnosed with severe OCD bravely navigating her physical, mental and emotional health and healing with grace and humor. Tickets on sale now.

Starring: Kathleen Fletcher; Talya Hammerman; Arielle Laguette; Kerry McGinnis; Molly McKee & Rachel West.  (Understudies: Bonnie Lambert & Vivi Verges.)

April 10th - 25th  Thursdays - Saturdays 8pm; Sunday 3pm (Additional Sunday 8pm performance 4/19). 

Wednesday, April 22

Join us for a special one-night fundraising event in support of Learning to Human, Sims Holland’s award-winning solo show as it prepares for its Edinburgh Festival debut. Winner of Best of Frontera Fest 2024 and nominated for a B. Iden Payne Award, this raw, funny and deeply human show explores addiction, recovery, and the messy process of starting again.

The evening includes a full performance along with pre- and post-show drinks, light bites, merchandise, Q & A with the artist and a raffle. All proceeds go directly toward bringing the show to the Edinburgh Fringe—the world’s largest arts festival.

April 30 –May 9, 2026

Produced by ScriptWorks. The beloved annual Austin 10-minute play festival! More information here soon or on the ScriptWorks website.

May 14 – June 13, 2026

by Will Eno

Hyde Park Theatre season show. A revival of our funny, devastating 2018 production of this beautiful play. Ken Webster reprises his “warm, witty, charming” performance as a man coming to terms with what one small life can mean. Rebecca Robinson also reprises her original role.

Reviews for that production were off the scale: "A riveting tour de force performance . . . One of the most moving experiences I have had in a theatre." “Captivating, superbly funny.” "One of the most deceptively powerful plays of the year.”

If you missed it in 2018, this is your chance to see “an outright celebration of what it means to live a worthwhile life.” And if you saw it, you’ll want to come again.

May 17–9, 2026

with Charlie Roadman

Last year, Danny Malone wrote 60 songs in just three weeks. When have you ever heard of an artist doing something like that? How is that even possible? 

This wave of artistic inspiration happened in Mexico, where Danny had secretly travelled to seek a personal rebirth. He describes the experience as “a long battle between my ego and my spirit—and the spirit finally started to win again.” He’ll tell you “some of the songs are not good.” Ha ha. But they are. More than that—they’re remarkable. Beautiful, intimate, and full of hope.

His new album, Into the Flowers, arrives this summer—and it’s something special.

This May, Danny returns to Hyde Park Theatre for three nights. Music starts promptly at 7pm, with special guest Charlie Roadman.

June 18–27, 2026

written and performed by Robin Chotzinoff

Hyde Park Theatre season show: Dear Dickies, a love/business letter to Dickies workwear.

Dear Dickies chronicles, through slides and stories, her attempt to become a Dickies brand ambassador. And also her attempt to clean out her closet, IRL and metaphorically.

More information coming soon! Photo by Katie Rose Gurkin.