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

"It Made Sense When I Made It" or "Everything In Its Place"
an exhibition by Annie B. McCall

EXHIBITION ON VIEW: June 21 – August 10, 2025, on the 4th Floor at the Trinity St. Playhouse.

FROM THE ARTIST:
“This is a culmination of varying types of works running across different mediums and emotions. One day does not reflect the next and in that sense the work does and does not connect with each other. Hence the need for multiple namings of this show. Some days I felt more playful than others, as I believe we all do, but when you are neurodivergent the days can shift to extremes. In the creation process I was hopeful that individual pieces would start to relate organically and I believe in some of the work that is what happened. I came to the realization that constant indecisiveness is who I am. I wanted to embrace what makes me tick and instead of fighting the demands I have for myself trying to conform to something that I will never be, decisive. SO instead of trying to make a cohesive belonging to the pieces, to have everything in its place, the days and feelings decide that indeed this is exactly where it is supposed to be. Thereby offering it a place of belonging. Everything is in its place at least at the present moment, which is constantly changing. So in a way everything is indecisive and nothing conforms to a specific mold, reality is always questioning what comes next.”

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Annie B. McCall is a multi-disciplinary artist. She obtained her Bachelor degree from St. Edwards University in Theatre Arts in 2008. She has since taken on many roles including props design, set design, stage management, acting, painting, illustration, graphic design, animation, etc. for various companies.  She started working in the animation industry with Minnow Mountain Studios in 2018 for the animated TV series Undone, where she was an animator on Season 1 and an Animation Team Lead for Season 2.  In 2021 she was an animator of the film Quantum Cowboys. She has won several awards on the festival circuit for her short stop motion film “Loop”.  She was part of the NAT 24 selected artist in 2009 for her piece “Hair Pipe” at The Arthouse at the Jones Center in Downtown Austin. She has had her work in many shows across the United States in a span of over 20 years working as a visual artist.

ARTIST RECEPTION:
On June 21st from 8:30-9:30pm we will host a reception for the exhibiting artist. The reception is free and open to the public.
The reception follows the 7:30pm performance of JK’s Just Kidding Comedy Variety Hour*
at the Variety Hour, we will screen a 7-minute reel of Annie’s animation. 

VIEWING:
The 4th Floor is the lobby space of the Trinity St Playhouse. The work will be on display June 21-August 10 in The 4th Floor Gallery. The exhibit is available to view by appointment, email reservations.tsp@gmail.com to plan a visit. Or in the evenings when you attend a performance at the Playhouse. Find out what’s on stage HERE.

TICKETS:
The reception on June 21st is free and open to the public, no RSVP required. 

*Tickets to JK’s Just Kidding comedy show which will feature animation by Annie McCall are pay what you wish, no wish too big or small, rsvp and learn more about the show at jkjklol.org

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.

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