UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance's In the Red and Brown Water
Multiple storytelling modes make Tarell Alvin McCraney's complex play operate as both theatre and ritual
Elizabeth Cobbe
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Arts, Oct. 13, 2016
Hyde Park Theatre's Lungs
The company has gathered all the right people for this beautiful, painful, timely tale of a man and a woman in a dying world
Arts, Oct. 6, 2016
Theatre en Bloc's The Totalitarians
This ridiculous but smart satire about a Nebraska political race may be the only political play that can deliver laughs this election season
Arts, Sept. 15, 2016
Hand to God at Hyde Park Theatre
Capital T Theatre delivers a fast-paced, funny take on this tale of a demonic hand puppet in a church basement
Arts, Sept. 1, 2016
Summer Stock Austin's Carnival
The production offers impressive spectacle, but the musical's treatment of women is still a problem
Arts, Aug. 11, 2016
Zach Theatre's Mary Poppins
Great singing and dancing make Dave Steakley's staging soar, but a spoonful of calm would help the spectacle go down
Arts, Aug. 4, 2016
Different Stages' John Gabriel Borkman
The pleasure of this production of Ibsen's drama comes in the complex exchanges among the deeply committed actors
Arts, July 7, 2016
Trevor
An aging chimp in show business provides the focus for this engrossing vehicle for a cast of great performers
Arts, May 26, 2016
Out of Ink 2016: Carry On
As usual, ScriptWorks' annual showcase of 10-minute plays is a bit rough but shows the promise of creative minds
Arts, May 5, 2016
Making Room to Play
Create Space Austin kicks off the drive to secure more performing venues in the city
Arts, April 14, 2016
The Rude Mechs' Field Guide
There's much to ponder in the second draft of the company's mash-up of Dostoyevsky, stand-up comedy, and spiritual belief
Arts, April 14, 2016
Different Stages' 4000 Miles
The grandmother in the tiny Manhattan flat is the heart of the quiet, thoughtful 4000 Miles by Amy Herzog
Arts, March 24, 2016
Marie Antoinette
David Adjmi's play asks just how accountable the French queen was for all her actions
Arts, March 10, 2016
Zach Theatre's Tribes
Nina Raine's award-winning drama explores the different forms of language and how we understand each other
Arts, Feb. 11, 2016
Salvage Vanguard Theater's Denim Doves
Adrienne Dawes' play takes the idea of postapocalyptic sister wives in an original, amusing direction
Arts, Jan. 28, 2016
FronteraFest: The Place to Start
Hyde Park Theatre and ScriptWorks' annual performance festival keeps giving artists a spot to launch a stage career in Austin
Arts, Jan. 7, 2016
The Rude Mechs' Now Now Oh Now
Version 3.0 of this look at role-playing games tests how deeply we engage in our quests for beauty and truth
Arts, Dec. 17, 2015
Review: The Book of Mormon
Unapologetically un-sacred musical a welcome treat
Arts, Dec. 10, 2015
Art or Parenting?
Four professional artists discuss how having kids has affected their careers and ways of working
Arts, Oct. 29, 2015
Balancing Art and Family
Four working artists share more thoughts on arts and parenting
Arts, Oct. 28, 2015
Zach Theatre's Evita
Zach Theatre's polished revival offers food for thought in this season of campaigns and debates
Arts, Oct. 22, 2015
Hyde Park Theatre's The Quarry
Greg Pierce's play is rough and has sharp edges, but in the end there is heart that is worth discovering
Arts, Oct. 8, 2015
Gusev
Breaking String's Gusev is a remarkable, feverish journey through the human condition
Arts, Aug. 20, 2015
Robin Hood: An Elegy
Rough edges aside, Generic Ensemble Company's new work makes an urgent statement that #blacklivesmatter
Arts, Aug. 13, 2015
Mast
Elizabeth Doss' new play is about lost souls not sure when to give up and go home
Arts, July 30, 2015
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock takes a comic turn in Penfold Theatre's three-actor spin on The Hound of the Baskvervilles
Arts, June 25, 2015
The Strangerer
Bush 43 ponders murder and existentialism while debating Kerry in this ambitious comedy from Capital T
Arts, June 11, 2015
Trouble Puppet's The Wars of Heaven, Part I
The eons-old battle between heaven and hell gets reorganized along gender lines
Arts, May 7, 2015
Random Acts of Magic
The 2015 batch of Out of Ink 10-minute plays is a satisfying buffet of silliness and thoughtfulness
Arts, April 30, 2015
The Christians
Hyde Park Theatre's The Christians is remarkable in its compassion for its characters' beliefs
Arts, March 18, 2015
The White Horse
