Thur., February 5: 2026 FronteraFest Short Fringe Show at – Austin, TX

Get your tickets to see Thur., February 5: 2026 FronteraFest Short Fringe Show in Austin, TX. Happening on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at . Doors open at 8:00 PM.

2026 FronteraFest Short Fringe
The Short Fringe is five different shows a night, each 25 minutes or less. Five shows from this week’s Tuesday – Friday shows will be selected for the Saturday Best of Week shows.

Tonight’s shows:
TBD by Tristan Young Mercado. 

La Cucaracha, by Demian Chavez Galvan + Dante Picante. In a hazy desert cantina, a musician drinks with the devil. Over the course of a few songs and many sips of mezcal, playwright Demian Chavez Galvan and drag artist Dante Picante explore, lampoon, and reimagine masculinity in the shadow of two unlikely Mexican icons: revolutionary General Pancho Villa and sentimental crooner Juan Gabriel.

The Manhole, by Max Stern. A short play about a young man forced to face his past loves, traumas, and memories while bouncing a bathroom door at a local gay bar.

Are You Seeing Anyone? by Rhonda Kulhanek. With biting honesty and playful confidence, Rhonda takes aim at society’s quiet panic over a woman who’s been happily single for decades. Smart, self-aware, and unapologetically funny, she turns awkward curiosity into comedy.

The Bench, by Beth Leckbee and Ritika Bhattacharjee. Nikita and Anne have a chance encounter on a park bench where Niki used to meet her late fiancé, a bench dedicated to Anne’s late best friend. The two women discover what it means to live vibrantly while contending with grief. The Bench is a witty, heart-warming musical about the love that fills the spaces left by the people who leave us, and how the only way through grief is through authentic, vulnerable connection.

Pleaase note: we will not know whether all these shows are appropriate for those under 18 until noon on Tuesday, February 3. Call 512-479-7529 with questions, or email hydeparktheatre@gmail.com.

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