The Off Center

I attended a Dinner Lab crawfish boil here on a Saturday afternoon. This is a great hidden gem of an outdoor venue space.
It’s tucked away on a side street off of East 7^th Street. It has a large fenced in outdoor area that has a gate on the street side. I feel like it would work well for a ticketed event like this one where you need to take names or collect tickets from guests. They had a tent on the property but, it didn’t cover the whole area but, it did have picnic tables under it. The bathrooms were located inside the building but, I never ventured in to use them so, I can’t comment on them. They had some music playing outside so, I think they have some type of speaker system. It wasn’t the best but, it played a phone playlist and I thought it could have been a bit louder.
There isn’t a ton of shady spots on the property but, there is some. It’s a rectangular shape and I think it would work for a bunch of different event layouts. I would recommend checking this place out since they seemed to be very accommodating of the event that I was at.

I went there last week to watch «Ordinary Days» directed by Michael McKelvey.
Awesome and friendly staff and even audiences.
We went there at the opening night, so it cost us a lil bit more. However, they do serve some food at the end of the play.
I love the music the most :)

Small, warehouse style theater in East Austin, with a pay-​what-​you-​wish sliding scale for ticket prices. They sell concessions outside of the venue for cheap. The two productions I’ve seen were a low-​key version of Uncle Vanya, very powerful and impressively done, and a very rough adaptation of another Chekhov, Three Sisters, which was kind of ~eh. The actors did their level best and the stage lighting was great; constellations of bare Edison bulbs that could be controlled en masse or individually, but i think at root it was just an angsty and unrelatable script. But that’s not the point. I really enjoy the atmosphere and the small scale of the venue, their willingness to indulge experimentation. It’s a great place to see theater in Austin.

Went to see a performance of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov. It was pretty awesome, I thought it was going to be super depressing like most Russian plays I’ve heard of but it actually ended up being really funny at parts. I was impressed by the actor’s performances and general talent.
Plus it was nice that they only ask people to pay what you can. I only had $ 7 for my girlfriend and I. Still I wish I could have paid more, I would like to see this place keep cranking out productions. Next time I’ll be sure to bring more cash.

Sexual perversity in Chicago…3 more nights!

I went here last year a few times to learn the Michael Jackson Thriller Dance for the Thrill the World Austin record!
It was so much fun and a perfect place for many of us to meet and dance like dead zombies! Heeee heeee!
It got super hot in there, though because of all the people plus movement but someone brought in some big fans and we were good to go…
I love the location, the parking was kind of odd, but the earlier I got there each time, the easier it was to park… just like all of Austin lol.
RIP Michael Jackson, and thanks to all of the cool people that were there!

This is a really interesting venue. Its not huge, the seats are not incredibly comfortable, the bathrooms are very unique looking, but the work is outstanding. This space is very versatile, I have seen the theater transformed drastically, my favorite being a floor made out of dirt. The space is mostly occupied by the ever exciting Rude Mechanicals (I’m not sure if others can rent from them, but this is Austin, so prolly yes.)
Check it out for really unique work, exciting new theatre artists and bizarre performance experiances.
It wont dissapoint.