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Molly Smith Metzler's new play provides an honest look at the absurdities of being home with a baby, the power of female friendship, the dilemma of going back to work, and the effect class has on parenthood in America. Directed by Lily Wolff for Theatre en Bloc, and featuring – wow, what a cast – Lee Eddy, Christin Davis, Jenny Lavery, and Ben Wolfe. And here's what our reviewer thought of the show.

This performance by BLiPSWiTCH, held inside a vacant design showroom, features a cast of six dancers animating the themes of frustration and obstruction the company first explored in Roheline, as part of the modern dance series 11:11 by Jennifer Sherburn and Natalie George Productions. This new kinetic event – inspired by exhaustion, struggle, and repeated failure, as well as themes from “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius” by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges(!) – will "embody persistence through repetition, born not only out of necessity, but of desire for a more perfect result." Bonus: music by Solid State Dream Suit’s Michael Brown and Alan Kahler.

Coming off a precedent-resetting Pulitzer Prize for his fourth full-length Damn., Compton phenomenon Kendrick Lamar embarks on a nationwide “championship” tour with his TDE mate – minus Isaiah Rashad, but plus Lance Skiiwalker and Sir. St. Louis R&B songstress SZA (Solána Imani Rowe) levies her own gravitational pull after scoring Grammy nominations and a Billboard top three slot with her proper debut Ctrl. New project forthcoming, Schoolboy Q (South Central’s Quincy Hanley) pitches a heterogeneous fusion of swag rap and gangster psychedelics. Jay Rock and Ab-Soul aren’t afterthoughts.

Whoa, that American Berserk Theatre company, first bringing the world their dystopian blockbuster Subject to Control, then following it with For Time and Eternity (about that whole Joseph-Smith-and-the-Mormons thing), now presenting this pop horror revenge comedy – written and directed by Kaci Beeler – in which five female students on the Fruit Ninja Team of John Wilkes Booth University are invited to a tournament in #grabherbythepussy, Florida, and, ah, well, listen: Payback's a bitch. (A rabid, extremely bloodthirsty bitch, we might add.) Warning note: Gore effects, strobe lights, loud music, themes of high violence and sexual assault, possibly the lamentation of any MRA in the audience. Recommended? See what that Robert Faires has to say about it.

Austin Shakespeare transforms the Zilker Hillside Theater into the world of a classic Fifties sitcom to embody this production of the Bard's Falstaff-festooned comedy, featuring a fine cast directed by Ann Ciccolella and Gwendolyn Kelso. Pro tip: Bring you a blanket and pick-a-nick, citizen!

Bike Austin offers bikes, routes, and snacks to encourage people to bike to and from work to celebrate and encourage two-wheel transport. More than two dozen beloved businesses (including Austin Beerworks, Cosmic Coffee, and Houndstooth) will turn into “fueling stations” for riders to visit during the morning commute for free coffee, breakfast tacos, donuts, and more.

Louisianna Purchase and an esteemed panel of judges are here to decide which drag queen competitor has what it takes to be the crowned victor.

Noir City: Originally released as Hot Spot, this rarely screened early film noir checks all the boxes.

Of course it's Co-Lab Projects (and Sean Ripple and Vault Fine Art Services) presenting this Object Collection spectacle, an "opera-in-suspension" that's based on the complete live archives of iconic underground band Fugazi. No, listen – this thing features none of the band's actual songs. Rather, the obsessive leap into 1500 hours of gig detritus uses only the incidental music, text, and sounds from that archive and offers it up with four voices/performers, four electric guitars/basses, and two drummers.

En Route Productions presents Shakespeare's beloved comedy-among-the-fae under the stars above Rain Lily Farm for your delight. It may seem a fantastic mystery, but they'll help you get to the Bottom of it all! Note: Picnics, blankets, chairs, and kiddos are welcome – but please leave Fido at home. Bonus: Dripping Springs Vodka.

"Some say the America of today is unexpected, surprising, and unforeseen; while others say they saw it coming long ago." In an effort to facilitate conversation on where America is today and where we're headed, Sixth Street Gallery has partnered with Artists 916 to present a show featuring art in a diverse range of styles and mediums, all exploring the theme.

Oh, look! A 200-plus frame installation from HomeGoods captures different snapshots of Austin’s city skyline and invites a frenzy of selfies on the Long Center's lovely lawn.

This is Arthur Miller's award-winning family drama about one man's search for the American dream – and the ultimate destruction in his pursuit. Directed by Tracy Arnold for City Theatre.

Present Company offers this adults-only theatrical experience exploring the R-rated imagination of the eccentric storyteller, bringing to the stage his provocative short plays, mischievous music, and poetry for naughty children.