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Thornton's plays are Wilder than you might remember

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Forgotten Radical

Thornton's plays are Wilder than you might remember

'The 101 Dalmatians Musical'

Tony Award-winning Director Jerry Zaks describes going to the dogs

Austin Singers

Area high school poets get to share the concert stage with old-school masters of verse

Arts Reviews
  • Pride and Prejudice
    UT credibly brings the Jane Austen novel to life onstage, if in a rather rushed fashion
  • 'Over and Under'
    Jenny Hart weaves together threads of mystery and wonder in this exhibit of embroidery

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Pride and Prejudice: UT credibly brings the Jane Austen novel to life onstage, if in a rather rushed fashion
'Over and Under': Jenny Hart weaves together threads of mystery and wonder in this exhibit of embroidery
Leave It to Beverly: This send-up of sitcoms can't solve its problems as smoothly as the old shows it spoofs did
Freefall: Cheryl Chaddick's four dances are diverse, a touch raw, and almost unfailingly interesting
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DUSK: IMPROVISED TWEEN EROTICA Gnap! Theatre Projects introduces its send-up of the ridiculously popular Twilight vampire series. Every Friday and Saturday night, the (eternally) youthful fangs 'n' angst soap opera plays out in full unscripted hilarity as you watch the brows furrow, the eyes beseech, the libidos flare, and yet, somehow, the various hymens remain as unbroken as the giant cross at the end of Hammer Studios' Dracula Has Risen From The Grave. Recommended. Through Nov. 21. Fri.-Sat., 8pm. Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd, 474-7886. $10. www.gnaptheater.org (But Wait -- There's More!)
ESTHER'S FOLLIES The most popular troupe in town lampoons the political antics and celebrity shenanigans of the day with musical comedy and sketches that'll put you in stitches regardless of the state of national healthcare. (Stitches, we said, get it?) Also, the death-defying magic and illusions of the amazing Ray Anderson. Thrills! Chills! Ripped-from-the-headlines events turned into comedy gold! Reservations highly recommended. Thu., 8pm; Fri.-Sat., 8 & 10pm. $20 (discounts available Thursdays & Fridays for seniors, students, military). Additional $5 for special reserved seats. Esther's Pool, 525 E. Sixth, 320-0553. (In the Clubs)
SOUTH AUSTIN MUSEUM OF POPULAR CULTURE: ALAN POGUE The amazing documentary photography of Alan Pogue, one of Austin's natural treasures himself, offers a vivid retrospective of Austin in the Seventies. Through Dec. 12. South Austin Museum of Popular Culture, 1516-B S. Lamar, 440-8318.
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