Articles

ANNA IN THE TROPICS

Michael Galvan beautifully transforms Conchita's selfish, unfaithful husband, Palomo, into a broken man who courageously comes to terms with his limitations.

REVIEWED BY BOB ABELMAN, FRI., AUG. 19, 2022

https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2022-08-19/review-ground-floor-theatres-anna-in-the-tropics/

ODYSSEY

In his role as the Greek deity Hades in The Vortex Odyssey—a drive-through theater production staged by the Vortex theater company of East Austin—Michael Galvan stands in front of an ominously lit launderette loading dock, waiting on the next group of audience members to pull up to his station. The 23-year-old Arlington native doesn’t mind lip-synching to a prerecorded dialogue track. Nor does he seem fazed that blinding headlights from audience members’ cars prevent him from seeing beyond his own hands outstretched in front of him.

It’s the toughest role yet for the actor, whose fall 2019 turn as the domineering Beto in Krysta Gonzales’s one-act play Más Cara netted him an acting nomination in the B. Iden Payne awards—the city’s top theatrical honors. But in a time when nothing seems normal, acting in a drive-through is close enough to the real thing. “My biggest fear is losing the momentum I’ve worked for,” Galvan says. “At this point, I’m grateful for any work where I can use my art form.”

By Trey Gutierrez, January 8, 2021

https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/austin-theater-texas-coronavirus/

ESTAR GUARS

Michael Galvan’s earnest Luke would make Mark Hamil grin with delight,

Alexandra Bonifield - October 8 2022

https://criticalrant.com/2022/10/08/coming-soon-to-your-barrio-estar-guars/