Synopsis
Maybe if we’re nice to them, they won’t burn our house down…
The Hidden Room returns after a five year hiatus to bring you Max Frisch’s explosive absurdist comedy about the dangers of polite complicity, as told by through a Greek chorus of firefighters, a heavyweight wrestler, a headwaiter, a millionaire, and a trip to Hell.
A string of devastating fires has plagued Gottlieb and Babette Biedermann’s hometown, and it’s always the same story. A harmless peddler asks for a room for the night, and by morning the house is ashes. And yet, when the knock at the Biedermanns’ door comes, and a menacing stranger asks for a room, it’s just so hard to turn him away.
Three weekends only, April 2 – 19, 2026. All shows at 8 PM except Sundays at 5 PM. Running time: 110 minutes with one intermission.
In a Hidden Room somewhere within 311 W 7th Street, Austin, Texas, 78701.
Starring: Robert Matney, Lynn Mikeska, Joseph Garlock, Tobie Minor, Kelly Hasandras, Amelia Turner, Chandler Krison, Justin Scalise, and one-man-band, Michael Ferstenfeld.
Photos: Kimberley Mead
Costumes: Regan Shaw
Makeup: Amelia Turner
Choregraphy: Kelly Hasandras
Music Direction: Michael Ferstenfeld
Stage Management: Stephanie Delk
Lighting Design: Ollie Sofield
