Theatre en Bloc

Its as close to the best of Off Broadway as you will get. If you want to see a really good play with fine acting and great directing go to «Jacobs Ladder» at the George Carver Museum put on by the Theatre En Bloc company.
Was getting so tired of going to see poorly acted/​staged/​directed plays in Austin and yearning for something even close to decent. «Jacob’s Ladder» meets and exceeds expectations. Only one more weekend from what they said and every house should be packed for this production.
I will be excited to see what else this company has up their sleeves!

Contemporary. Artsy. A metaphorical performance is what I would call «Austin is a Place (You Are Here).» Although this play wasn’t my in my taste (by no means the performer’s faults), I felt that the cast poured their hearts and souls into making even a self-​proclaimed Unilocal!critic like myself enjoy their evening. I will continue to purchase tickets to the performing arts in Austin regardless of whether or not I actually enjoyed the play, however, because I feel that this (art) is what makes Austin what it is. That, and it keeps me from falling into the depths of Hell’s modern day entertainment known as reality TV.
The theatre is located in a GIGANTIC pink building in the «not-​so-​greater» part of Austin. You would never have known it existed if it weren’t for the small sign in the window. The theatre shares their space connected to a bingo hall (which was 100% SMOKING indoors) and was all about the size of a mini grocery store inside. The waiting area was much like a Pinterest DIY project (but I loved it). The staff friendly. The theatre area — not so great. A variety of mismatched, folding metal chairs to sit on; no air circulation (cue the cigarette smoke from next door); and no stage. What can I really expect though for two tickets that costed only $ 15? The setting: Just a pile of dirt, shovels, enough shoes to keep the homeless satisfied for the next five years… AND THE PERFORMERS GIVING IT THEIR ALL.
Each cast member had a particular «something» about them that I really enjoyed. Noted especially in the main three: the Irish girl, the Native American, and the Black female. I’m unsure from the program hand-​out who is who… but these were the ones that I took to the most.
While the seating was a bit uncomfy, the atmosphere hot and smoky, and not knowing what the heck was going on for the first 20 minutes of the show (at least), I’d still come for another performance.