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Sisters of the Skin

A heartfelt community theatre production that aims to rescue a lost tale of Civil War courage

Arts Review, May. 17, 2012

Out of Ink 2012: Sound Off

Eight playwrights wrote 10-minute plays, and the audience lived happily ever after

Arts Review, Apr. 26, 2012

Love's Labour's Lost

UT makes this lesser-known comedy a heart-wrenching, gut-busting adventure into Shakespeare

Arts Review, Apr. 19, 2012

The Schooling of Bento Bonchev

When you thought the love story well had run dry, up springs this irresistible new one

Arts Review, Mar. 15, 2012

Do Tell

The Living Room makes a space for everyone's stories

Arts Feature, Mar. 1, 2012

Messenger No. 4 (Or... How to Survive a Greek Tragedy)

This riff on Greek tragic conventions stuffs plays within plays with giddy charm

Arts Review, Mar. 1, 2012

The Crucible

St. Ed's stages a chilling version of Arthur Miller's indictment of McCarthyism

Arts Review, Feb. 23, 2012

Arcadia

A magnificent-looking and intelligent staging of Tom Stoppard's masterpiece

Arts Review, Feb. 9, 2012

'Long' Haul

Delivering the goods on the 2012 FronteraFest Long Fringe

Arts Feature, Feb. 2, 2012

'Long' Haul

Delivering the goods on the 2012 FronteraFest Long Fringe

Arts Feature, Feb. 2, 2012

'Long' Haul

Delivering the goods on the 2012 FronteraFest Long Fringe

Arts Feature, Feb. 2, 2012

Wicked

An election-year return to Oz finds the hit musical packing an extra punch

Arts Review, Feb. 2, 2012

Long Fringe Review: Akimbo Bubble Scuttle Ruckus

A mess of sketches strung into a nonsensical hullabaloo

Arts Blog, Feb. 1, 2012 7:55 PM

Long Fringe Review: Drawing a Paycheck

An ode to local artists who still don't make a living at it

Arts Blog, Feb. 1, 2012 5:11 PM

Long Fringe Review: Southern Fried Chickie

A one-woman meet 'n' greet with the gals at the trailer park

Arts Blog, Feb. 1, 2012 10:48 AM

Top 10 Theatrical Delights of the Latter Half of 2011

Recapping the fightin', spoonin', boppin' stage sensations of 2011's summer and fall

Arts Feature, Jan. 5, 2012

A Christmas Carol: The Musical

Though touching, this homespun production was inconsistent

Arts Review, Dec. 22, 2011

It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Penfold's staging is a charming complement to the holiday hustle and bustle

Arts Review, Dec. 15, 2011

Housebreaking

This drama of identity-switching may leave you feeling equally fascinated and repulsed

Arts Review, Dec. 15, 2011

The Lion in Winter

Even fading lights couldn't dim the glow of Austin Playhouse's lovely staging

Arts Review, Dec. 1, 2011

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The novella's nightmare world is so engrossing, you can't tear your eyes away

Arts Review, Nov. 3, 2011

Surprise Annie

This show is two glorious, uncut hours of Annie La Ganga manifesting theatre

Arts Review, Oct. 27, 2011

Sarah Silver Hands

The magic in this new fairy-tale opera lies in its look more than its story

Arts Review, Oct. 20, 2011

Hamlet

Austin Shakespeare fuses matter and art in a well-balanced take on the tragedy

Arts Review, Sep. 29, 2011

Actors From the London Stage

Who needs more than five actors to do a Shakespeare play? Not this troupe.

Arts Feature, Sep. 22, 2011

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

This spoof has energy to spare but never feels as spontaneous as it should

Arts Review, Sep. 15, 2011

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf

The classic choreopoem becomes a tight ensemble piece in seven-part harmony

Arts Review, Sep. 8, 2011

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