Actual Lives Austin

Actual Lives Austin - Disability Culture with a Texas Twang

Since August of 2000, Actual Lives Austin has been making theatre with a focus on the lived experience of disability. Now in its seventh year, Actual Lives continues to be Central Texas' own and only ensemble dedicated to crip theatre with attitude. Sponsored by VSA arts of Texas, Austin's award-winning Actual Lives Austin is a motley crew of disabled performers who make comic yet thoughtful theatre from the raw material of everyday life. Trying hard not to be inspirational, Actual Lives Austin pokes fun at things that are supposed to be serious, speaks publicly about things that are usually private, critiques popular culture, and generally tries to stir things up.

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Upcoming Events

Bytes, Bits & Pieces!

Friday, September 25 at 8:00 p.m.
ASL Interpreted, real time captioning, audio description

Saturday, September 26 at 4:00 p.m.
Real time captioning, audio description

Tickets: Friday - $12 and $8 (Good Cripples Discount)
Saturday - Pay What You Wish
Dougherty Arts Center
1110 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78704

An all new show by Actual Lives Austin.
Produced by Co-founder, Celia Hughes, VSA arts of Texas Executive Director.

Dr. Chris Strickling, Actual Lives Austin co-founder, joins cast member David Dauber (returning as director) and a motley crew of adults with disability to give you a quick trip through the raw material of everyday life as we know it. Shakespeare, technology, body parts, sex, drugs, mistakes and yes, even pity fatigue - it's all here! Read more about Actual Lives Austin.

For more information, call VSA arts of Texas at
512-454-9912 or email Lynn Johnson.

This site was graciously designed and produced by Pluck as part of AIR-Austin.

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