W
e hope you enjoy these photos we snapped of Capital T Theatre’s production of HUNTER GATHERERS by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb entering its final weekend at Hyde Park Theatre.  The production stars Kenneth Wayne Bradley, Liz Fisher, Brad Price, and Rebecca Robinson and is directed by Mark Pickell.

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atie deBuys took home top honors at the 2010 B Iden Payne Awards held last night at the Long Center in Austin, Texas.  She was named Outstanding Leading Actress in a Comedy for her portrayal of Agnes White in BUG by Tracy Letts which ran this summer at Hyde Park Theatre.  Other nominees in the category included Lauren Lane, Rebecca Robinson, JoJanie Segura, and Nikki Zook
After relocating to Washington, DC, Katie landed the leading role in Woolly Mammouth’s production of IN THE NEXT ROOM or THE VIBRATOR PLAY by Sarah Ruhl.   …

Hunter Gatherers director Mark Pickell got to fire off some serious and not so serious questions at award winning playwright Peter Sinn Nachtrieb. He was kind enough to answer them. Here is their conversation.
Mark Pickell: I was corrected recently after mispronouncing your name in public several times. I too enjoy a last name that is invariably mispronounced more often than it is pronounced correctly, so please set the record straight: how do you pronounce Nachtrieb?
Peter Sinn Nachtrieb:
EEEB
germans pronounce the second vowel long
so it’s essentialy KNOCK TREEB
MP: In the preface to …

‎”HUNTER GATHERERS is fast-paced, aggressive, and yes, often VERY FUNNY”
- Austin-American Statesman
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You put these four characters together and, hells yes, hilarity will ensue. You put these particular actors in those roles, and that hilarity will ensue with professional skill and verve…Bradley, particularly, who is quickly becoming Capital T’s Not-So-Secret-Weapon-of-Vigorous-Stagecraft, unleashes his inner Neanderthal to raucous, laugh-inducing effect…all four actors work the material with ease and sweet timing…And, yeah, it’s a hoot.
- Austin Chronicle
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“A hilarious and unforgettable theatrical experience…There are plays …

Please enjoy our video trailer for HUNTER GATHERERS by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, starring Kenneth Wayne Bradley, Liz Fisher, Brad Price, and Rebecca Robinson. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it.
Many thanks to  Landry Gideon and Ben Powell for producing this video as well as the good people at Austin Studios for allowing us to use their space.
You can check out more of their work at www.benjimandrew.com

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ll three eligible shows for Capital T Theatre were nominated for a total of 11 B Iden Payne awards when they were announced last Tuesday.  After members of the Greater Creative Alliance vote on their favorites, the awards will be handed out Monday November 1st at the Long Center. To become a member of GACA and support Capital T click here.   Please help us congratulate all the nominees and everyone who helped to make these shows a success.

SICK
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy – Rebecca Robinson

DYING CITY
Outstanding Production of …

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apital T has assembled these nomadic actors into an amazing cast for our upcoming production of HUNTER GATHERERS opening October 14th at Hyde Park Theatre.  While you will see some of your favorite local actors we are also proud to be the first to introduce an amazing talent to the Austin theatre in the bunch.

Richard – Kenneth Wayne Bradley
This is Ken’s fourth collaboration with Capital T after playing the titular KILLER JOE , and as Goss in BUG.  He also wrote “Windchimes and Vericose Cream” for Capital T’s world …

October 2010
“Like a mash-up of the most brutal episode of Wild Kingdom and any episode of South Park.” —San Francisco Bay Guardian

Hunter Gatherers
by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
Directed by Mark Pickell
October 14-November 6
Hyde Park Theatre
Pam and Richard are hosting their best friends, Wendy and Tom, for their annual dinner get-together. An animal sacrifice kicks off the evening, followed by a little more sex, violence, deception, revelations, wrestling and dancing than previous years. A darkly comic evening where the line between civilized and primal man is blurred, and where not everyone will …

SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t seen the play you might not want to look at the bottom two pictures.