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Stage Blood - Presented by Different Stages
June 26 - July 11, 2026
A family acting company continuously tours Hamlet in the U.S. Carlton Stone Sr., once a great Hamlet, is now dissolute and playing the ghosts. He tries to make his reluctant son the Hamlet he once was. Here is a Hamlet within a Hamlet within a Hamlet and a murder mystery for people with stage blood in their veins.
Summer Underground
July 24 - August 1, 2026
World Premiere | written by Marissa Castañón-Hernández, directed by Blaise Ricin
A startling new play by Marissa Castañón-Hernández, an Austin-based, award-winning playwright and educator. This play is set in Austin in the not too distant future and styled with “graphic novel” flair.
Malum Malus burlesque: Lammas
August 6-9, 2026
The wheel of the year inspires this occult-based burlesque performance art ensemble.
Shakespeare But One Of Us Is Drunk: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
August 13-22, 2026
Hark, fair maidens, town drunkards, and mischievous faeries! Gather ‘round for a night of comedy, live music, magic, and inebriation.
For 6 months straight, we rehearsed a perfect production of Shakespeare’s greatest play: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Now, one of us will get verifiably sloshed each night and our troupe will put on a show you’ll never forget... and our Drunk will never remember.
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 38th Season, 2025-2026.
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