Tongue and Groove Theatre was founded in 1995 by David Yeakle, Ellen Reeder, Art Davis, and Cindy Davis, with this mission:
Tongue and Groove is dedicated to the seamless integration of the disciplines of mask, mime, music, dance, puppetry and acting, resulting in a unified theatrical expression.
The Billy Club Puppets, by Federico Garcia Lorca
Ski Shores Waterfront Cafe
1995
Review in The Austin Chronicle
Named in Top Ten Plays of 1990’s
A Saga of Billy the Kid, by Johnny Simons
Club Deville
1997
Our Own Dear Anton’s Abandoned Story Cycle as Told by Ivan and Burkin One-Hundred Years After They Left Their Village, by Joseph Skibell
John Henry Faulk Living Theatre
1997
Son of Arlecchino, by Leon Katz
The Vortex Theater
1999
Pinocchio Commedia, by Johnny Simons
Jordan-Bachman Pioneer Farm
2000
Review in The Austin Chronicle
Back Bog Beast Bait, by Sam Shepard
The Blue Theater
2000
Review in The Austin Chronicle
Austin Critic’s Table Citation–Overall Atmosphere
Le Petomane, Anatomy of A Fartiste, by David Yeakle
The Hideout; The Vortex Theater
2001
Review in The Austin Chronicle
Another review in The Austin Chronicle
Critic’s Table Nomination–David Mark Cohen New Play Award
The Moontowers’ Glow, by Art Davis
The Blue Theater
2001
Review in The Austin Chronicle
Seven Wonders of the World Plus One, adapted by David Yeakle
The Vortex Theater
2002
Review in The Austin Chronicle
Austin Critic’s Table Citation–Unique Theatrical Experience
A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To The Forum, by Gelbart, Shevelove and Sondheim
The Blue Theater
2002
Tartuffe, by Moliere
Co-Produced with the MacCallum High School Arts Magnet Program
2002
Eggheads, by Joseph Skibell
The Vortex Theater
2003
The Head Hands And Toe Show, created by David Yeakle
Dougherty Arts Center
2003
The Clumsy Dragon, by Kirk Smith
2003
How To Bellydance For Your Husband, adapted by David Yeakle
The Blue Theater
2004
Review in The Austin Chronicle
The Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare
The Vortex Theater
2004
Story in The Austin Chronicle
The Three Cuckolds, by Leon Katz and Bill Irwin
The Blue Theater
2005
Story in The Austin Chronicle
The Head Hands and Toes Show Two, created by David Yeakle
Ararat
2005
An Arabian Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare
Ararat
2006
Preview in The Austin Chronicle
Review in The Austin Chronicle
Sweet Eros, by Terrence McNally
Ararat
2006
The Buttons and Bows Show: Hilah’s Dollhouse, by Mark Stewart
Salvage Vanguard Theater
2007
Tooth and Nail Plus Tooth 2 , by Craig Staggs, Chase Staggs, and Mark Stewart
Beerland
2007
Bomb Shelter: Or The Modern Pinocchio, by Mark Stewart
The Gallery Theater at ACC
2008
Reviewed in The Austin Chronicle
The Red Balloon
Salvage Vanguard Theatre
2008
Reviewed in The Austin Chronicle
A Life in the Theater
Austin Playhouse
2009
The Head, Hands, and Toe Mambo Show
Dougherty Arts Center
2009
The Red Balloon
The Long Center
2010
Reviewed in The Austin Chronicle
More history soon!
Tongue and Groove Theatre is a sponsored project of The Greater Austin Creative Alliance. This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.