San Antonio thespians have been talking about creating a festival in honor of the late Sterling Houston, for at least three or four years but this spring it will become a reality. Houston was a playwright, director, producer and all-round theater artist, who died in 2006. During his long career, he wrote more than 30 plays and four short novels. …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor The Witte Museum is always alive with interesting new exhibits but the current show featuring the work of James Ferdinand McCan stands out because of its history. More than a century ago, this Irish immigrant arrived in Texas and fell in love with Texas landscapes, native flora and fauna, and the whole Texas experience. He proceeded …
The horror and tragedy that took place in Uvalde on Tuesday when 19 school children and two teachers were killed by yet another disgruntled and armed young man, have had a huge impact on all of us in Texas. Some artists and art organizations have already voiced their support for the devasted families in Uvalde. We received this morning the …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Back in 1957, when a group of nine black high schoolers tried to integrate the Little Rock, AR, Central High School, they were met with animosity, including pressure from the state governor to deny them access. The situation became so tense that President Eisenhower decided to place Arkansas National Guard under federal command. This historic event …
NEWS ROUNDUP, May 19, 2022 – Addendum Today, May 20, the Public Theater of San Antonio, informed us that the musical, She Loves Me, will not be opening tonight due to COVID-19 cases among the cast and staff. New dates will be announced later. This is a reminder that the coronavirus is still a threat to all of us. We …
Let’s start with theater news this time! The Public Theater of San Antonio is opening a new production of the classic musical, She Loves Me, a charming tale of two co-workers in a perfume shop, “in a European City,” who long for love. The two – Let’s sales clerk, Amalia, and the manager Georg – often squabble at work but …
The Tejano Conjunto Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, as the first and longest-running conjunto fest in the U.S.“…Forty years is an incredible testament to the community’s love for conjunto music.” said Cristina Balli, executive director of the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. Indeed. All the best- known artists will perform, including the six-time Grammy Award winner, Flaco Jimenez with …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Congratulations on the new show. Does it have a title?No, we sort of debated about the title, but I decided I didn’t want to focus on anything that would be thematic. That’s because when I do that (choose a theme) it often leads people to places I don’t want them to go. So, I think the …
BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor From start to finish, Opera San Antonio’s production of Verdi’s operatic masterpiece, Rigolleto, was a work of art in every way. Every part of it – scenery, chorus, orchestra, soloists, direction and lighting – contributed to telling the story and letting Verdi’s music do what it’s been doing for the past 170 years – engage, delight …
Opera San Antonio has emerged from the pandemic faze to stage a grand-opera production of Rigoletto, one of the masterpieces of the entire operatic repertoire. It’s a bold and expensive undertaking and we would like to urge readers to support it by attending one of the performances: tonight, Thursday, May 5 or Saturday, May 7. Thanks to the efforts of …
