Since 1995, Rude Mechs, an ensemble-based theatre collective from Austin, Texas, has created a genre-averse slate of original theatrical productions peppered with big ideas, cheap laughs, and dizzying spectacle, receiving over 180 local and national awards and nominations for their work.Lana Lesley is the Co-Producing Artistic Director of Rude Mechs.Greil Marcus is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. He is notable for producing scholarly and literary essays that place rock music in a broader framework of culture and politics. His book Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century examines popular music and art as a social critique of Western culture.

Since 1995, Rude Mechs, an ensemble-based theatre collective from Austin, Texas, has created a genre-averse slate of original theatrical productions peppered with big ideas, cheap laughs, and dizzying spectacle, receiving over 180 local and national awards and nominations for their work.Lana Lesley is the Co-Producing Artistic Director of Rude Mechs.Greil Marcus is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. He is notable for producing scholarly and literary essays that place rock music in a broader framework of culture and politics. His book Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century examines popular music and art as a social critique of Western culture.

Since 1995, Rude Mechs, an ensemble-based theatre collective from Austin, Texas, has created a genre-averse slate of original theatrical productions peppered with big ideas, cheap laughs, and dizzying spectacle, receiving over 180 local and national awards and nominations for their work.Lana Lesley is the Co-Producing Artistic Director of Rude Mechs.Greil Marcus is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. He is notable for producing scholarly and literary essays that place rock music in a broader framework of culture and politics. His book Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century examines popular music and art as a social critique of Western culture.