Archive for the 'The Outside World' Category



As everyone reading this probably knows, I helped found Salvage Vanguard Theater thirteen years ago. And in that time almost everything we’ve created has been right here in Austin. Over the years we’ve received a little bit of national attention for our work, but sometimes it feels that on a national level we’re creating work [...]

Welcome the Neu Neulander!

Hurrah! Another Neulander now graces the planet Earth. Please join us in welcoming Scarlett Amanda Neulander who joined the party on Sept. 29th.
Mom and Board Chair Sarah is doing well. Artistic Director Jason is doing well. Judging from the picture above, Big Sister Piper is also doing well.
Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Way to procreate! Welcome, [...]

So, back in December I had the honor of being asked by Ballet Austin to be Mother Ginger in the Nutcracker, joining the ranks of such local celebrities as Kirk Watson, Lance Armstrong, Robert Rodriguez, and more. How completely cool! I had finally made it!
So, my gig was a matinee for 3rd-graders, making it even [...]

This is photographic proof that LB can shout at children like nobody’s business.

Shannon On A Snakes!

Please keep company member Shannon McCormick in your thoughts and prayers as he attempts to spend 24 hours watching Snakes On A Plane.
He is a brave man.
To read about his coming adventure and why in the hell he’s even doing such a thing, check out his Snakes On A Day blog here: www.snakesonaday.com.
Also… if [...]