The Off Center

In 1999, Rude Mechs, an award-winning theatre collective in Austin, assumed the management of The Off Center, a performance warehouse in East Austin. The Off Center houses a flexible 100-seat theatre, the administrative offices of Rude Mechs, and studios for visual artists. In 2010, we renovated and opened The Off Shoot, a classroom dedicated to the work of Grrl Action, our year-round arts mentoring program for teenaged girls. The quality and innovation of the company’s theatrical productions have firmly established Rude Mechs as one of Austin’s most highly valued cultural assets.