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WEDNESDAY FEB. 22

Fusebox 60-in-60

Fusebox Festival is coming with more performative brilliance than the city's seen in years, and this madcap fundraising event is only the harbinger. Did we say "only," friend? We mean to say, "Holy shit, get a load of this!" Jason Newman and Westen Borghesi are your hosts as 60 of Austin's finest performers, musicians, visual artists, filmmakers, thinkers, and community leaders perform 60 solo pieces in 60 minutes, one after the other, boom-boom-boom. Rubber Repertory presents a silent auction that's like a biddable smorgasbord of the kind of strange goodness it purveys onstage. There will be prize drawings, a performance by Rebecca Havemeyer, food and drink specials, and a culinarily enhanced VIP option of such varied extravagance that your taste buds will dance a tarantella. Recommended to blow the lid of your otherwise typical Wednesday night existence. Wed., Feb. 22, 8pm-12mid. $25 ($40 for two; $100, for VIP option).

ND at 501 Studios, 501 N. I-35, 800-3066

www.fuseboxfestival.com, press@fuseboxfestival.com

ONGOING

UT New Theatre: River City

Lydia Nelson and Rudy Ramirez direct Diana Grisanti's play about a woman who "sets off to uncover three generations' worth of family secrets buried in the West End of Louisville, Kentucky." Feb. 16, 22, 24, 25, 8pm. Extra shows: Sun., Feb. 19, 2 & 6pm. UT's Lab Theatre, 300 E. 23rd. $10.

Lab Theatre At The University Of Texas At Austin, 471-5793

Present Company Seeks New Works

The theatre collective responsible for Shakespeare on the Farm is looking for one-act and full-length plays of all styles and genres for workshops and production. Please include a cover letter with contact information and submit via email with "New Works" as the subject line.

www.presentcompanytheatre.com, presentcompanyaustin@gmail.com

UT New Theatre: Bacha Bazi (Boy Play)

Gabriel Jason Dean's new play, alternating between Dari and English, dance and language, brings a critical lens to American altruism and explores the often fatal consequences of intercultural misunderstanding – in Afghanistan, specifically. Feb. 16, 22, 24, 25: 8pm. Extra show: Sun., Feb. 19, 2pm. $10.

Oscar G. Brockett Theatre, Winship Drama Building, 23rd & San Jacinto, 471-5793

Next to Normal

Zach Scott Theatre presents the Texas premiere of this 2010 Pulitzer- and Tony-winning rock musical about a family coping with their matriarch's worsening bipolar disorder, with a fine cast (Meredith McCall and Jamie Goodwin leading? Perfect.) directed by Dave Steakley. See here for more. Through March 4. Tue.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $35-55.

Zach Theatre's Kleberg Stage, 1421 W. Riverside, 512/476-0594

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