The King of Texas, a play by Beth Webster

Sam Houston

The King of Texas

Beth Webster

Directed by

Ken Webster

Alphonse Dubois de Saligny

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The Austin American-Statesman's review of The King of Texas

"Beth Webster wants us to get to know Sam Houston in a way that reading about him just can’t accomplish"

"Under the direction of Ken Webster, Zac Thomas’ rendition of the mincing French ambassador is admirably accented and entirely hilarious."

"Kenneth Wayne Bradley is clearly in his element "

"Funny from his very first lines"

http://arts.blog.austin360.com/2015/01/25/review-the-king-of-texas-at-frontera-fest/

The Austin Chronicle reviews The King of Texas

Scenes from The King of Texas

Sam, Alphonse and the Alamo

Video of Sam Houston / Ken Bradely - Excerpt from Ending Monologue

Video of Alphonse / Zac Thomas - Aphonse Arrives in Austin

Sam Houston (Ken Bradley) meets Alphonse (Zac Thomas)

"Now, Alphonse, not all Indians are savages."

Explaining a Bowie duel

Ken Webster, Beth Webster, Ken Bradley and Zac Thomas at an after-party

(Pictures and video taken by Blake Renner)

In 1840, a culture clash at Austin’s French Legation almost turns Texas into France-on-the-Brazos.

Diplomat Alphonse de Saligny brings seven million dollars that the bankrupt country of Texas desperately needs—and enlists Sam Houston to convince the Legislature to take the deal. But when the international “Pig Wars” scandal erupts, all bets are off.

The King of Texas stars Kenneth Wayne Bradley as Sam Houston and Zac Thomas as Alphonse de Saligny. Directed by multiple-award-winning Austin Director/Actor/Artistic Director Ken Webster, The King of Texas has only 4 performances: Tues., Jan. 20, at 7:00pm; Sat., Jan. 24, at 12:00noon; Fri., Jan. 30, at 9:15pm; and Sun., Feb. 1, 6:00pm..

Rated PG-13 for historical drinking, mild action, and rowdy humor, The King of Texas is 60 minutes long. All performances are at the Ground Floor Theatre, 979 Springdale Road, Austin, Texas 78702.

To make reservations, call the Frontera Fest box office at 512-479-7529, or purchase your tickets online here.

Austin, Texas, January 1, 1840