Free Night of Theater

Sorry I am so tardy in posting this- I actually just found out about it, and many of the free shows are already sold out. Free Night of Theater is actually multiple nights of free shows all over Austin, at various venues. I wish we had gotten tickets to see The Producers before they were all snatched up! Don't worry- this is a yearly event, so just stick it on your gmail calendar and get ready to pounce on the first tickets next year.

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Beauty and the Beast in the park 2008

The Zilker Park theatre hosts a free performance every summer, with performances every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. This summer was Beauty and the Beast, the musical. It was quite entertaining. We went on a Sunday and it was packed- so don't get there too late (the performance starts at the beginning of sunset) and bring your own chairs/blankets as well as something to snack on.

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Long Center for the Performing Arts

We checked out Austin's brand new performing arts center during "free concert weekend." We saw some really nice classical music performances. The bad news is I don't know if they're going to have any more free weekends, the good news is you can see plenty of music or theater performances here if you're willing to fork over a little cash. If you still want to see a performance for free, the summertime free concerts in the park have been relocated to the park area in front of the center, on Sunday evenings.

View of Austin from inside the center.
Outdoor performance area in front.

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