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THE METHOD GUN

created by Rude Mechs | written by Kirk Lynn | directed by Shawn Sides

premiered April 2008

remount April 2009

"The Method Gun... is nothing short of the best work this theater collective has done in its 13 years as it has carved out its well-respected reputation on the international indie theater scene."

"This is the Rude Mechanicals doing what they do best: crafting a rich series of stunning and surprising visual moments, lacing those moments with kinetic physical movement and wrapping it all together with a script both lyrical and cheeky."

- Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, Austin-American Statesman

MATCH-PLAY

a new play based on Deborah Hay Dance Company's award-winning dance "The Match"

created and performed by: Lana Lesley • Kirk Lynn • Barney O'Hanlon • Shawn Sides

premiered September 2005

"a profound 75-minute theater-movement-language-visual spectacle that captivatingly plumbs the human experience...smart, humane, beautiful theater" -- The Austin American-Statesman
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"The Rude Mechs have pulled off the impossible with their characteristic aplomb...engaging and funny...Match-Play strikes home, igniting the intellect" – The Austin Chronicle
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DECAMERON DAY 7: REVENGE

created by Rude Mechs | written by Kirk Lynn | directed by Shawn Sides

premiered April 2006

" delightfully random, ridiculously creative...flat out hilarious" - www.austinist.com

"emotional, self-reflective...even more soap opera than the real thing" - Austin American-Statesman

"a ceremony of mercy, a cleansing ritual rich with mythic resonance and good will...They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but the Rudes have put the lie to that. It is, it turns out, best served with bread and wine, a toast, a tango, a laugh, and a flash of fire."
- The Austin Chronicle

IN THE HOPPER

I'VE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY

a work-in-progress presentation of a new musical transmedia performance party
December 4 - 13, 2008 (Thurs - Sat at 8pm).
book and lyrics by Kirk Lynn
music and lyrics by Peter Stopschinski
curated and directed by Thomas Graves and Lana Lesley
scenic design by Leilah Stewart | lighting design by Stephen Pruitt | silhouette video by Noel Gaulen and Erin Meyer

A transmedia performance party that purposely defies definition, we invite you to experience a sort of western carnival that may include a short documentary film about the Rude Mechs' parents, our patented "Ask the West" booth featuring a real rancher and a mountain lion ready with answers, a margarita and/or salsa competition, a Rube-Goldberg style art-making installation centered on how the West has affected gender identity, the environment, culture... You might go home with a western portrait, shoot a magical bow and arrow which cannot miss its target, and you just might be listened to for the first time in your life! And at the center of this evening are selections from Rude Mechs' newest musical.

I've Never Been So Happy, with music and lyrics by Austin Experimental Punk Grand Wizard Peter Stopschinski and book and lyrics by Austin Experimental Theatre Mascot Kirk Lynn, is an exploration of the wild frontier of parenthood. A single mother ties her son to the last mountain lion in Texas to toughen him up. A single father tries to keep his daughter from leaving home. Philip Larkin said it best, "They fuck you up, your mum and dad." All this plus a dachshund race, three jokes about rope, a seven-piece band, eight singers, three video puppeteers, and a tiny dance team to create a wild west wonderland in the Rudes' theater, THE OFF CENTER. (And remember, The Off Center was once a feed store!).

This project is supported in part by The National Endowment for the Arts and was recently named one of five Distinguished New Play Development Program selections by the NEA.

For tickets or information please call 512-476-RUDE or visit our tickets page.
For questions email info@rudemechs.com.