Mi Casa es su teatro 2026
Mi Casa Es Su Teatro is a day of curated site-based work performed in local homes and other surprising locales. It’s consistently one of the most popular components of our festival.
Skip ahead to the good stuff: the full 2026 Mi Casa schedule with descriptions—and now with map! (PDF download). Remember that even if online tix are sold out, we will have limited tickets available at the door.
This year Mi Casa will be held on Saturday, February 7 from 12:15pm to 7pm. All events take place at or near the Mishpoca Woods Compound in East Austin just south of the river.
Limited advance passes ($20 for all day, $10 for a single time block) are now on sale. Limited tickets will be available in person at the door, even if online tickets are sold out. Stay for the famous afterparty!
This year’s Mi Casa is curated by Grant Gilker with co-curator Malena Pennycock.
Grant Gilker is an artist and organizer. Their work sits uncomfortably at the intersection of architecture, community, and the avant garde. They recently graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Plan II and Playwriting and Directing. While there, they started the Broccoli Project Theatre, founded the University Tenants Union, and ran the College Houses Cooperative. They have created and produced two full length plays, House Play (2024) and Tongue Play (2025) and recently began experimenting with a new form of record interpretation in their backyard, starting with The Music and the Language of the Wolves; an adaptedinstallation version can be found at Mi Casa this year. Grant is also a community and campaign organizer and an affordable housing advocate
Malena Pennycook is a writer, performer, and producer. Their plays include How Should A Conversation Be? (Off-Broadway Playwrights Realm, Playwrights Center, O’Neill NPC Finalist, Princess Grace Finalist); Diving Board (Seoul International Theater Festival, O’Neill NPC Finalist, Crashbox, Teatro Vivo) and Choreomaniac 1518 (UT Austin). Malena is an alum of the New Harmony Project, The Richie Jackson Artistic Fellowship and is a recipient of several recognitions from the Kennedy Center including the KCACTF Latinx Playwriting Award. They hold an MFA in Playwriting from UT Austin and a BFA from the NYU Tisch Experimental Theatre Wing.
HOW DO I GET THERE?
Ponca Street Entrance
From Montopolis Boulevard, go west on Ponca Street, 1.5 blocks to 6015 Ponca St., Units C and D. Look for the black-and-white sign pointing down a long driveway. Parking is available to the left of the paved driveway or on Ponca Street. Please leave the pavement strips clear. Follow the signs to the wooden gate and the box office.
Richardson Lane Entrance
From Montopolis Boulevard, go west on Richardson Lane to the dead end. 6104 Richardson Buildings 1 and 2 occupy the last driveway on the right. Park on the street and walk up the driveway to the gate. Follow the signs to the box office at the ponca street gate.