{"id":339050,"date":"2026-06-16T23:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T23:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/339050\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T23:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T23:14:07","slug":"san-antonios-teatro-audaz-toasts-a-decade-with-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/339050\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio’s Teatro Audaz toasts a decade with 2026 season"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Antonio\u2019s Magik Theatre<\/a> is emerging from its cocoon. After months of renovations to its downtown home base, Beethoven Hall, the beloved children’s repertory group, is returning to the stage with a performance of The Very Hungry Caterpillar starting June 13.<\/p>\n

The Beethoven stage has been dark<\/a> since the company finished its last performance, A Charlie Brown Christmas, in December 2025. In the meantime, the stage has undergone a $2.2 million renovation that included custom seating, HVAC upgrades, and accessibility improvements such as improved entrances, mobility-friendly seating, ASL-interpreted performances, and a sensory-inclusive certification.<\/p>\n

While workers revamped its home, Magik Theatre has hardly been idle, taking shows like the ever-popular Dragons Love Tacos on the road. Despite the interruptions, the troupe is happy about the expanded accessibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese renovations build on our commitment to equitable access to the performing arts and will make Magik Theatre even more comfortable and welcoming for all patrons,\u201d says Magik CEO Melissa Zarb-Cousin, in a release.<\/p>\n

The players could not have found a more apt performance for their reemergence. Based on the children’s book first published by Eric Carle in 1969, the story follows the titular caterpillar as it munches on enough snacks to transform into a butterfly. The puppetry was coached by San Antonian Bradley Freeman, a Muppets Studio alum whose characters include Rizzo the Rat.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled our first mainstage production in the renovated theatre is based on the iconic creations of children\u2019s author and illustrator Eric Carle,\u201d said Magik\u2019s new artistic director Collin Pittmann, in the release. \u201cThe Very Hungry Caterpillar show is instantly recognizable to children and their families, and an incredible way to acknowledge our theatre\u2019s recent transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The grand reopening of the Magik Theatre will feature a ribbon-cutting in Hemisfair Park with remarks from Zarb-Cousin, District 1 Councilmember Sukh Kaur, and Hemisfair CEO Melissa Robinson. Children will be able to enjoy activities sponsored by the San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio Public Library, and the Monarch Festival, as well as a live DJ and candied fruit.<\/p>\n

The event will end with a performance of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, but locals have until August 2 if they can\u2019t make opening day. Tickets and more information about the celebration are available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Antonio\u2019s Magik Theatre is emerging from its cocoon. After months of renovations to its downtown home base,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":339051,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4283,120845,18399,82,84,83,2509],"class_list":["post-339050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-arts","tag-latine","tag-plays","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-theater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}