FronteraFest

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FronteraFest is a 5 weeks-long performance jamboree held every Jan - Feb at Hyde Park Theatre & more.

Every night during FronteraFest, the Short Fringe presents a new bill of four or five plays no longer than 25 minutes each. We promise continuous entertainment throughout the night thanks to the myriad of talented performers taking our stage by storm. Be prepared for brilliant monologues, plays in progress, comedy improv, cabaret singers, avant-garde dance, short films, and even multimedia, because at FronteraFest, we've seen it all! Every Saturday night is a juried "Best of the Week" performance, and the last week, February 11-15, is the juried "Best of the Fest"--with a few wild cards thrown in. January 20-February 2 is the Long Fringe for pieces up to 90 minutes long at the Salvage Vanguard. Check out hyde park theater's website for more info and our updated events found below!

09/13/2026

The Making of a Great Moment
by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb

September 24 – October 24, 2026

HPT is deliriously excited to announce our production of The Making of a Great Moment by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, directed by Mark Pickell and featuring two comic legends of Austin theater, Lee Eddy and Jeff Mills.

In this hilarious play, two members of the "Victoria Canada Bicycle Theatre Company" aspire to change people’s lives with the power of theater.

“A nonstop delight." - SF Examiner

"There are so many great moments in The Making of a Great Moment that it's hard to decide if the best ones are from the comic side or the more dramatic one." -Theater Dogs

"The audience howled. This is must-see theater at its finest." - For All Events

Tickets & More Information at hydeparktheatre.org

08/29/2026

FronteraFest 2027 applications are now available on the HPT website. hydeparktheatre.org

Photos 08/13/2026
07/13/2026

“This is why we go to the theater: To be mystified. To be enthralled. To be galvanized. We want to be in the same space as other people. Taking the same breaths and cackling the same laughs. Feeling the same terrors and finding ways to endure them together. That's what it's like to see Katherine
Catmull in Megan Gogerty's "Feast."
Michael Barnes
Austin American-Statesman

Photo: Steve Rogers
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07/12/2026

"See this play: Austin virtuoso Katherine Catmull triumphs as vengeful dinner host in 'Feast'"

“This is why we go to the theater: To be mystified. To be enthralled. To be galvanized. We want to be in the same space as other people. Taking the same breaths and cackling the same laughs. Feeling the same terrors and finding ways to endure them together. That's what it's like to see Katherine
Catmull in Megan Gogerty's "Feast."
Michael Barnes
Austin American-Statesman

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'FEAST' returns for a limited run at Hyde Park Theatre 07/02/2026

'FEAST' returns for a limited run at Hyde Park Theatre Last year, Shrewd Productions staged FEAST to great acclaim. It's back this summer for a limited run at Hyde Park Theatre.

'Dear Dickies' is a love letter to the brand and a meditation on our relationship with our clothes 06/16/2026

'Dear Dickies' is a love letter to the brand and a meditation on our relationship with our clothes Writer/performer Robin Chotzinoff's show is comedic exploration of her relationship with clothes in general. And also it's a clothing swap. And there's a lot of slides, too.

06/02/2026

Only six more chances to catch WAKEY, WAKEY at HPT!

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Review: WAKEY, WAKEY. at Hyde Park Theatre 05/27/2026

Review: WAKEY, WAKEY. at Hyde Park Theatre At first, Wakey, Wakey feels like an eccentric conversation filled with dry humor and scattered thoughts. Then the truth lands. Hyde Park Theatre’s production of Will Eno’s play is intimate and funny, and Ken Webster delivers a deeply human performance.

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