Thurs, Jan 15: 2026 FronteraFest Short Fringe Show at – Austin, TX

Get your tickets to see Thurs, Jan 15: 2026 FronteraFest Short Fringe Show in Austin, TX. Happening on Thursday, January 15, 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:
Just Out Of Reach, by Sally Seitz. After a sexual mishap, Mary encounters some unexpected helpers.

12 Steps to a More Dysfunctional Part 5: This Time It’s Personal, by Rob Nash. This year at FronteraFest, Rob presents Part Two of Dysfunctional 5, a one-man-nightmare of love, faith, sex, addiction, activism, and family denial. Mildred misses sex. Fred misses Marcus. Margot welcomes Matt, just in time for the surprise appearance of Tank, unseen for fifteen years. Reverend Bob struggles to keep his vows intact. Windsong races to raise ten million dollars for early childhood development while Moonbird commits to helping women cross state lines for safe abortion care. Ashley steals Billy’s gun. Father Freddie considers walking away from the priesthood. And the twins keep their secret as they stare at their unborn child on a sonogram. One family. One night. No one gets out untouched.

Dad’s Last Cigarette, by Trista Ross. A family of seven children argues over their deceased father’s most magnificent work, a painting containing all of their memories, while having to reconcile their own memories and emotions about their father.

The Fighter and The Fawn, by Meredith Yarbrough. A dark romantic comedy told through movement and boxing. Penelope and Quentin, newly in love, have just moved in together, and moving in too are their overactive amygdalae (the survival part of the brain behind fight, flight, freeze, and fawn). When stress knocks out their rational minds, love takes a beating as the living room turns into a boxing ring and the amygdalae into unfiltered ringside announcers. A funny, physical dive into the absurdity and the pain of fighting with the person you are trying to love.

Puck, in Epilogue by Amber Elby. A one-mortal play.

Pleaase note: we will not know whether all these shows are appropriate for those under 18 until noon on Tuesday, January 13. Call 512-479-7529 with questions, or email hydeparktheatre@gmail.com.

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