Professional Live Theatre in Austin, TX
Describe the Night
by Rajiv Joseph
January 30 - February 22, 2026
Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm
Sunday at 2pm
directed by Ben Wolfe
artistic team
Director:
Lighting Designer:
Sound Designer:
Costume Designer:
Scenic Designer:
Properties Designer:
Ben Wolfe*
Mark Novick*
Robert S. Fisher*
Buffy Manners*
Mike Toner*
Sarah Zeringue*
special events
Friday, January 30
Opening Night Reception: Raise a glass to the opening of this Austin premiere! Join us after the show for light bites and a champagne toast with the cast.
synopsis
A gripping historical thriller tracing the blurred line between truth and fiction. Beginning in Poland, 1920, a war correspondent befriends an officer of the Russian Red Cavalry. In 1989, a Stasi agent spies on a woman in Dresden and falls in love. In 2010, an aircraft carrying Polish government officials crashes in Smolensk. Connecting seven lives over 90 years, this Obie Award-winner is a powerful and timely look at memory, misinformation, and how lies have the power to shape history in an increasingly unstable world.
Age Recommendation: Describe the Night contains adult language and frank discussions of totalitarianism, paranoia, and violence in Soviet/Post-Soviet Russia. It is recommended for adults. Children aged 13 and above are permitted, but parental discretion is advised.
run dates & times
Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm
Sunday at 2pm
Group discounts are available for groups of 10 and up.
cast
Stephen Mercantel*
as
Isaac
Tobie Minor*
as
Nikolai
Andrea Osborn*
as
Yevgenia
Brennan Patrick
as
Vova
Devin Finn
as
Feliks
Alyssa Hurtado
as
Urzula
Lara Toner Haddock*
as
Mariya
*Austin Playhouse Artistic Company Member
