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AMAGING! Age Is More Than Just A Number ~ It’s A Story!
May 8-10, 2025, 8:00PM
AMAGING! is a collection of five people in the Queer Qmmunity in Austin, ages 65 -91 who are willing to share their stories on stage. The audience is invited to shatter their pre-existing ideas of what aging means and reimagine a future inspired by the proof in front of them.
CONFLUENCE or What do we bring to each other?
May 15-18, 2025
Violet Crown Players and Diverse Space Youth Dance Theatre always explore a theme that speaks to the heart of our shared human experience. This season, we focused the essence of Human Connection to create Confluence or What do we bring to each other?
The Talk: A Pep Rally Purity Play
May 23-24, 2025, 8:00PM
A solo comedy that playfully tackles abstinence culture
Let’s go LIONS! It’s the big Homecoming Pep Rally at Christian High School Academy and there is no better time to talk about Abstinence. You’ll be dazzled by the pom squad, cheer on the football captain, and discover what’s Not Holy from Principal Luke’s smokin’ hot wife.
Magical Mind Mysteries
May 28, 2025, 7:30pm
Magical Mystical Michael...is not your typical Magician. Combining wit, charm, and a "sleight" attitude, this show is laced with his eccentric and illusive logic creating entertaining magic of the mind, eyes, and hands.
for the pleasure of seeing her again
may 30 - june 14, 2025
Different Stages concludes it’s 2024-25 Season with For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again by Michel Tremblay.
A masterpiece from one of Quebec’s most celebrated and iconic playwrights, this is Michel Tremblay’s moving homage to his incredible mother. The play recounts the way she nurtured his imagination, his reclusive reading habits, and his love for the theatre and the arts.
The 24 carrot cabaret
june 21 - 27, 2025
Beloved seekers of the unconventional truth, we call upon you to gather with us beneath the banner of the Cosmic Carrot—a revelation of truth that grows within the darkness of the fertile abyss- a humble root that rises from the earth to nourish us, imbue us with its fertile powers.
Gals & Goblins - A D&D Live Show
June 28, 2025, 8:00pm
Hark, fellow adventurers and fantasy lovers! The cast of the award-winning podcast, Gals & Goblins, will use the popular tabletop roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons, to weave a magical tale before a live audience. Whether you’re already a fan of the show, a Dungeons & Dragons devotee, or consider yourself “D&D-curious,” this event will be a delightful evening for all fantasy lovers.
Summer Youth Theatre Auditions Now open!
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NEW!
$25 monthly membership
For $25 per month, the new Skipper membership at The VORTEX includes:
🎭 Unlimited theatre tickets for 1 person to all VORTEX productions
🍷 10% off at The Butterfly Bar, every time you visit
🍝 15% off Patrizi’s, every time you visit
🌟 Access to quarterly members-only events
Proceeds from memberships go toward our Artist Endowment, a fund established to pay artists more.
ARTISTS WANTED: PAID POSITIONS
Seeking performance and technical theatre artists for The VORTEX’s 37th Season, 2024-2025.