Courtney Thomas
Courtney Thomas is an Austin-based writer interested in the intersection of art and politics. In 2022, she graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin, where she received a BA in Theatre and Dance and a BA in Humanities.
Virginia Colwell’s “To Have and to Hold” critiques sentimental views of the American South
Virginia Colwell's small solo exhibition "To Have and to Hold" at Co-lab Projects consists of two new works: a series of five landscape paintings and a work of sculpture,...
Dance review: Ballet Austin’s ‘Sarah’s Songs’
Ballet Austin’s “Sarah’s Songs” proved an excellent evening of dance, and a beautiful tribute to the long-time leadership and philanthropy of Sarah Goodrich Butler, the Founding Chair of the...
Theatre review: ‘In the Beginning’ imagines a playful, freeing, alternate Genesis
Let there be light. Then sound. Then a tree. Then, a sheep.
That’s how creation goes in Grackle Jack’s “In the Beginning,” a wild woman dum dum show created and...
Opera review: The horror and humor in Austin Opera’s ‘Sweeney Todd’
It seems Austin Opera has barbers on the brain this season.
Following November’s “The Barber of Seville,” the current offering “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” at the...
At Women & Their Work, Jade Walker’s ‘Wayfinding’ finds tension weaving together people and place
In Jade Walker’s exhibition “Wayfinding” at Women & Their Work, bright blue, orange and red threads crisscross the gallery, wrapping around columns and forming 10-foot tall woven artworks.
Throughout new...
Theater review: ‘Ride the Wave’ at the Vortex
“Ride the Wave” is a new play by Mattie Barber-Bockelman, now getting its Austin premiere at the Vortex. Directed by Teresa Cruz, the play is set roughly in the...