Productions by Rude Mechs

Dec. 17, 2023
Sun
Austin
Farewell Tour by Rude Mechs

Farewell Tour
by Rude Mechs

Rude Mechs Co-Producing Artistic Director Thomas Edwin Graves and chorkie Mucho Mitz Limón have spent the last three months aboard Rouenna, a wooden rowboat they …

Oct. 18 - Oct. 21, 2023
W-Sat
Austin
Future Landscape by Rude Mechs

Future Landscape
by Rude Mechs

Future Landscape is the second iteration of a collaboration between Saint Loree Joan and musician Dan Patrevito. Pairing polka, a lively, quick-paced, jumpy song and …

Apr. 12 - Apr. 22, 2023
W-Sun
Austin
CONTRANYMS by Rude Mechs

CONTRANYMS
by Rude Mechs

Remember in the not-too-distant past when the U.S. citizens from the far, far left and far, far right who were caught posting violent rhetoric online …

Mar. 26, 2022
Sat
Austin

A Dictionary of Emotions in War Time
by Rude Mechs

From Lana Leslie of the Rude Mechs: Hiya, Crystal Bird and I will be doing a short reading of work by a Ukrainian playwright Saturday …

Nov. 16 - Nov. 23, 2019
Sat
Austin
Fixing the Last Henry by Rude Mechs

Fixing the Last Henry
by Rude Mechs

Fixing the Last Henry is getting so much work it may not count as an adaptation anymore. Come weigh in on the changes and help us …

Nov. 11 - Nov. 12, 2019
M
Austin
They, Themselves, and Sherm by Rude Mechs

They, Themselves, and Sherm
by Rude Mechs

  Part classic standup comedy special, part teen zine vomit confessional, They, Themself and Schmerm is Becca’s disturbingly hilarious personal tale of being adopted into a Midwestern …

Jun. 15 - Jun. 22, 2019
Sat
Austin
Fixing Henry VIII by Rude Mechs

Fixing Henry VIII
by Rude Mechs

Staged readings of Kirk Lynn's latest update on Shakespeare.

Apr. 17 - Apr. 28, 2019
Th-Sun
Austin
Not Every Mountain by Rude Mechs

Not Every Mountain
by Rude Mechs

After a stint in Chicago as part of Pivot Arts Festival and a development residency in Minneapolis at the Guthrie Theatre, Not Every Mountain returns to Austin …

Mar. 08 - Mar. 31, 2018
Th-Sun
Austin
Fixing Troilus and Cressida by Rude Mechs

Fixing Troilus and Cressida
by Rude Mechs

 Rude Mechs is thrilled to deliver the world premiere of a brand new Fixing Shakespeare play. This time Kirk Lynn's site is set on Fixing Troilus and Cressida, and Alexandra …

Jan. 26, 2018
F
Austin
A Very Rude Salon by Rude Mechs

A Very Rude Salon
by Rude Mechs

Join Rude Mechs for a frank discussion about the experimental and creative process, failure and epiphany, truth and discovery, and whatever else we come up …

Dec. 08 - Dec. 23, 2017
F-Sun
Austin
A Karaoke Christmas Carol by Rude Mechs

A Karaoke Christmas Carol
by Rude Mechs

  Rude Mechs invites you to create a new tradition of drunken revels by coming to play with us and a roomful of your soon-to-be …

Nov. 10 - Nov. 15, 2017
M, W, F
Austin
Table by Rude Mechs

Table
by Rude Mechs

Philly-based artist Jennifer Kidwell and Thomas Graves have been creating a show together. They are ready to share some of it with you. And they …

Jul. 21, 2017
F
Austin
The Replacement Tapes by Rude Mechs

The Replacement Tapes
by Rude Mechs

Come explore a wild new idea in which we make the play and you perform it. Put on a pair of headphones and be a …

May. 12, 2017
F
Austin

Buh Bye ‘Bonfire’ Party
by Rude Mechs

 a farewell celebration for the Off Center.

Apr. 30, 2017
Sun
Austin
don b's Snow White by Rude Mechs

don b's Snow White
by Rude Mechs

The dwarves — Bill, Clem, Kevin, Hubert, Dan, Henry, and Edward — wash the buildings, tend vats  of chinese baby food and take turns in …

Apr. 22 - Apr. 28, 2017
F-Sun
Austin
Three Quarter Inches of Sky by Rude Mechs

Three Quarter Inches of Sky
by Rude Mechs

The doctors said Trula’s 90-year-old father’s memory was fading, he had at best two years left. So Trula moved him in with her. But year …

Apr. 13 - Apr. 16, 2017
Th-Sun
Austin

Guerrilla Artifacts Projects
by Rude Mechs

According to American Theatre magazine, 'a visual-arts-based protest of the Rudes losing their space due to high rents.'

Mar. 30 - Apr. 09, 2017
Th-Sun
Austin
Perverse Results by Rude Mechs

Perverse Results
by Rude Mechs

Perverse Results, Episode 1: Not Every Mountain is a work-in-progress performance designed by Thomas Graves, with text written by Kirk Lynn, and original compositions by …

Jan. 22, 2017
Sun
Austin
GET YOUR WAR ON and LIPSTICK TRACES by Rude Mechs

GET YOUR WAR ON and LIPSTICK TRACES
by Rude Mechs

Rude Mechs is celebrating 20 years of rudeness and bracing up for the next four years of madness with Off Center: On Screen – a look back …

Dec. 01 - Dec. 18, 2016
Th-Sun
Austin
Requiem for Tesla by Rude Mechs

Requiem for Tesla
by Rude Mechs

Requiem for Tesla was conceived and premiered in 2001, and then “reinvented” in 2003 featuring a revamped script and new design. And for this 2016 …

Nov. 06 - Nov. 13, 2016
Sun
Austin
Fixing Troilus and Cressida by Rude Mechs

Fixing Troilus and Cressida
by Rude Mechs

Rude Mechs is thrilled to deliver two staged readings of a brand new Fixing Shakespeare play. This time Kirk Lynn's site is set on Fixing Troilus and Cressida, and Alexandra …

Apr. 07 - Apr. 30, 2016
Th-Sun
Austin
Field Guide by Rude Mechs

Field Guide
by Rude Mechs

 Rude Mechs is thrilled to deliver to Austin the second installment of our original work-in-progress, Field Guide.  About The Play IT’S COUPLES’ SKATE! Let’s hold hands and …

Feb. 04 - Feb. 27, 2016
Th-Sun
Austin
Fixing Timon of Athens by Rude Mechs

Fixing Timon of Athens
by Rude Mechs

Rude Mechs is thrilled to announce the Austin premiere of FIXING TIMON OF ATHENS, Fixing Timon of Athens. The first installment, Fixing King John, premiered …

Dec. 05 - Dec. 19, 2015
Th-Sun
Austin
Now Now Oh Now by Rude Mechs

Now Now Oh Now
by Rude Mechs

Inspired by evolutionary biology, the Brontës, and LARP** communities, Now Now Oh Now immerses the participants in an interactive puzzle reflecting on the challenges of navigating a world driven …

Mar. 19 - Mar. 29, 2015
Th-Sun
Austin
Field Guide by Rude Mechs

Field Guide
by Rude Mechs

Get pumped for a very rough first look at our newest play-in-creation, Field Guide. We're trying to figure out HOW TO LIVE by diving into …

Nov. 02 - Nov. 09, 2014
 
Austin

Fixing Timon of Athens
by Rude Mechs

About The Readings Most of the cast of Fixing King John plus a couple of friends, have agreed to perform two public readings of the …

Sep. 10 - Sep. 14, 2014
 
Austin
The Method Gun by Rude Mechs

The Method Gun
by Rude Mechs

We are really very very happy to deliver to Austin the final version of The Method Gun. We finished the play back in 2010 at The Humana …

Dec. 09 - Dec. 12, 2010
 
Austin
CL(100)49(P) by Rude Mechs

CL(100)49(P)
by Rude Mechs

Dec. 03 - Dec. 20, 2009
 
Austin
Dionysus in '69 by Rude Mechs

Dionysus in '69
by Rude Mechs

Apr. 09 - May. 06, 2009
 
Austin
The Method Gun by Rude Mechs

The Method Gun
by Rude Mechs