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TRINITY STREET PLAYERS
Trinity Street Players is a nonprofit theatre committed to providing professional, thought-provoking, and entertaining stage productions in downtown Austin. We believe in making the arts accessible, relevant, and inclusive, and we welcome all who share a passion for creating and experiencing the transformative power of the theatre. Join us for great art in the heart of Austin.
Trinity Street Players is funded in part by First Austin on whose fourth floor the black box resides. So you wanna know where to go to see a show? Yep, you’re gonna have to walk into that Baptist Church. Don’t be scared, just pretend you’re in Europe.
Art Exhibit
The Incidental Naturalist
or: Seen on Walks with Coalhouse & Sarah
an exhibition of new photographs by artists Lisa Goering & Steve Williams
The 4th Floor Gallery at the Trinity St Playhouse, 901 Trinity St. Austin, TX 78701
EXHIBITION ON VIEW: September 1st-December 1st, 2026
FROM THE ARTISTS, ABOUT THE EXHIBIT: With little to do in the early years of the pandemic, we began taking a closer look at the local environment. We would often walk the dogs through the nearby greenbelt, and enjoyed spotting and identifying plants, fungi, animals, and insects. Nearly every photo in this collection is from the specific area around our apartment in northwest Austin, and the expanse and diversity of the subjects continues to delight us.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Steve and Lisa have been together for 16 years, having met while working on a local theatrical production. Steve is an elementary music teacher, as well an actor and technical theater jack-of-all-trades, and Lisa is a stage manager and costume technician. They enjoy travel, food, theater, photography, and spoiling their dogs: Coalhouse Walker, Jr. and Sarah Brown Eyes.
ARTIST RECEPTION:
Saturday, September 5th 2026, 2-5pm
VIEWING:
The 4th Floor Gallery is the lobby space of the Trinity St Playhouse. The work will be on view by appointment, email reservations.tsp@gmail.com to plan a visit, OR attend a play at the Trinity St Playhouse.
TICKETS:
The reception June 13th is free and open to the public, no RSVP required
Rupert & JoAnn Reyes and the Trinity St Players present...
ESPERANZA
by Rupert Reyes
ABOUT THE SHOW: Esperanza began as an idea in 2016, during a time when the United States was increasing efforts to deport undocumented immigrants. In the middle of those policies, families were being torn apart in heartbreaking ways. Children were separated from their parents, sometimes from the arms of their mothers. Playwright Rupert Reyes reflects “I couldn’t stop thinking about those women. I kept on wondering what it must feel like to leave everything behind in search of a better life, only to face the unimaginable pain of losing your child. Those questions stayed with me, and over time they became the emotional starting point for Esperanza.”
This play isn’t about politics. It’s about people. It’s about their dreams, their sacrifices, their fears, their mistakes, and the hope that keeps them moving forward even when the odds seem impossible. The title, Esperanza, means “hope,” and that is the heart of this story. Reyes shares “My hope is that audiences leave with a deeper understanding of the people who come to this country seeking a better future, not only for themselves and their families, but also with the desire to build lives and contribute to the communities they become part of.”
ABOUT THE TEAM: Written and Directed by Rupert Reyes | Starring Idelisse Collazo, Karina Dominguez, Cherry Mendoza, and Benjamin G Bazán | Designed by Steve Williams, Kiryat Jearim Castillo, MacKenzie Mulligan, Anya Reyes, and Lesly Reynaga | Stage Manager Ivy Vidal
SCHEDULE: October 15-17 Performances Thursday-Saturday @ 8pm | October 18 Sunday Matinee @ 3pm | October 21-24 Performances Wednesday-Saturday @ 8pm | All performances take place at the Trinity St Playhouse on the 4th Floor of First Austin Church | 901 Trinity St. Austin, Texas, 78701
TICKETS: Tickets are available HERE.
ASL interpretation and Audio Description are available upon request. Please request this service by emailing us at reservations.tsp@gmail.com or calling us at 1+737-289-9493 before October 1st. We perform in an ADA compliant space.
This project is supported in part by a Nexus Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment.
Our Address: 901 Trinity St. Austin TX 78701, 4th Floor
In this theatre (and church) Black lives matter, church and state are separate, disabled contributors are critical, humans aren’t illegal, LGBTQ love is love, refugees are welcome, religious freedom is respected, science is real and art speaks truth, women’s rights are equal rights, and all are responsible to the earth.
We would like to acknowledge that we are meeting on the Indigenous lands of Turtle Island, the ancestral name for what now is called North America. Moreover, we would like to acknowledge the Alabama-Coushatta, Caddo, Carrizo/Comecrudo, Coahuiltecan, Comanche, Jumanos, Kickapoo, Lipan Apache, Tonkawa and Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, and all the Indigenous Peoples and communities who have been or have become a part of these lands and territories in Texas.
