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Mary Moody Northen Theatre's Violet
In this moving production, a young woman learns the nature of true beauty and true love
Reviewed by T. Lynn Mikeska, Apr. 19, 2018
Latinauts: The Wrath of Juan at ColdTowne
Prima Doñas’ third installment of its popular “telenovela in space” delivers the laughs
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Apr. 19, 2018
“Nick Schnitzer: Inevitable Reckoning” at Dimension Gallery
Structures degraded by time and other materials provide a pointed view of dramatic change at work in the world
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Apr. 19, 2018
Street Corner Arts' Grounded
Every element of this production works together to get us inside the head of a troubled military flyer
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Apr. 12, 2018
Capital T Theatre's I and You
Lauren Gunderson's play uses Whitman's "Song of Myself" as a vehicle for two teens on the cusp of adulthood to explore identity
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Apr. 12, 2018
"Clarissa Tossin: Meeting the Waters" at the Blanton
The Brazilian artist explores the confluence of globalization's streams of production through the Amazon
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Apr. 12, 2018
Paper Chairs' The Repentance of Saint Joan
Patrick Shaw’s new play is less a tale of Joan of Arc’s life than a divine meditation on love lost
Reviewed by T. Lynn Mikeska, Apr. 5, 2018
Different Stages’ Yankee Tavern
This production of Steven Dietz’s play offers a deep dive into what we choose to believe and a stimulating evening of theatre
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Apr. 5, 2018
“Michelle Marchesseault” at Northern-Southern
The paintings filled with nesting S-curves comes from the artist’s meditative practice, but they’re joyful in their rumination
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Apr. 5, 2018
Theatre en Bloc's The Secretary
Kyle John Schmidt's new comedy takes dead aim at our national gun obsession and hits it with laughs
Reviewed by T. Lynn Mikeska, Mar. 29, 2018
Austin Playhouse's Shakespeare in Love
The Oscar-winning film makes a successful transition to the stage through Don Toner's marvelous production
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Mar. 29, 2018
"Vladimir Mejia: Mi Feito Don't let this time be in vain"
This show feels like a glimpse into the artist's camera roll, a peek into the digital chronicling of a life and all that is consumed throughout it
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Mar. 29, 2018
Ground Floor Theatre's White Rabbit Red Rabbit
In Nassim Soleimanpour’s play, what happens is as much a surprise for the actor as for the audience
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Mar. 22, 2018
“Julie Libersat: Paved Paradise” at W&TW
This interactive solo exhibition may have you looking at malls in a very different way
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Mar. 22, 2018
"Rodney McMillian: Against a Civic Death" at the Contemporary Austin
In this thought-provoking exhibition, the Suzanne Booth Deal Art Prize winner asks, “What does an architecture of power look like to you?”
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Mar. 14, 2018
Rude Mechs' Fixing Troilus and Cressida
The third show in the Fixing Shakespeare series makes his mess of a play about the Trojan War hilarious and even engrossing
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Mar. 14, 2018
ColdTowne’s Missed Connections ATX
The show improvised from actual Craigslist ads is as hilarious as it is oddly cathartic to the singles in the crowd
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Mar. 14, 2018
“Katy Horan and Teruko Nimura: Residual” at ICOSA
In their joint show, the two artists use paper crafts as a medium for exploring how traces of the past disrupt the present
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Mar. 14, 2018
Elizabeth Crook’s The Which Way Tree
Chasing revenge on the Texas frontier in this remarkable new novel from the author of Monday, Monday
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Mar. 8, 2018
Hyde Park Theatre's Wakey, Wakey
This production of Will Eno's solo show puts us at ease with our mortality through a captivating talk from a dying man
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Mar. 8, 2018
LOLA's La Clemenza di Tito: A Retelling
The quality of mercy is never not strained in this new adaptation of Mozart's late opera
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Mar. 8, 2018
UT Department of Theatre & Dance's Enron
This production of Lucy Prebbles' play smartly recounts and reframes the corporate beast's rise and fall
Reviewed by T. Lynn Mikeska, Mar. 1, 2018
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
This debut fantasy novel is appealing, in part because it draws on legends of the Arab world for its magic
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Mar. 1, 2018
“18+” at Recspec Gallery
The exhibit of explicit work by 23 women and nonbinary artists has the effect of a peep show with recurring thrills
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Mar. 1, 2018
Ballet Austin's Masters of Dance
This triple bill of abstract works was a tribute to the piano and its range, excellently performed
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, Feb. 22, 2018
Austin Shakespeare's The Seagull
This new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's beloved classic takes wing well enough but doesn't quite soar
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Feb. 22, 2018
“Gail Chovan: No Trace of Now Will Remain” at Women & Their Work
The fashion designer-artist appropriates mourning rituals and their materials to make statements in this beautifully morbid show
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Feb. 22, 2018
Zach Theatre's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
This dazzling production takes us inside the mind of a crime-solving teen on the spectrum
Reviewed by T. Lynn Mikeska, Feb. 15, 2018
Jarrott Productions’ The Father
The play presents dementia from the sufferer’s perspective, but it suffers from a shortage of emotions besides exasperation
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Feb. 15, 2018
Golden Hornet’s String Quartet Smackdown IV
In this “hoot” of a competition, every one of the 16 compositions was a gem, but only one was voted the champion
Reviewed by Robi Polgar, Feb. 15, 2018
ColdTowne Theater's Deja Noir
Double Indemnity provides the structure for an improvised and hilarious riff on those dark crime films out of the past
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Feb. 8, 2018
Ready/Set/Go!'s Backbone
Despite the title of this three-dance program, the arms may have had the most to say
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Feb. 8, 2018
Mexic-Arte Museum's "Fotografía y Nuevos Medios: Selections From the Permanent Collection"
The exhibition puts on view a treasure trove of images that have been in hiding for too long in the museum's collections
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Feb. 8, 2018
GenEnCo's 893 | Ya-ku-za
This suspenseful two-hander serves up tension in its silences as much as its words
Reviewed by T. Lynn Mikeska, Feb. 1, 2018
Austin Opera’s Ariadne auf Naxos
Dude ranch antics make this reimagining of Strauss too busy, but when the music takes center stage, it’s gorgeous
Reviewed by Robi Polgar, Feb. 1, 2018
“James Surls: Man on Edge” at Flatbed
The prints by this renowned Texas artist are like portals to other worlds, revealing rapturous visions and terrifying cosmic disturbances
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Feb. 1, 2018
Vortex Repertory Company's The Way She Spoke
At the Vortex, Isaac Gomez's drama made us remember the lost women of Juárez
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Jan. 25, 2018
Southwest Theatre Productions’ If I Forget
While the play is a compelling kitchen-sink drama, this staging doesn't quite reach the promise of the material
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Jan. 25, 2018
FotoATX: "Austin Women by Austin Women" at the Elisabet Ney Museum
The five women showing photographs capture the beauty, passion, grace, and resilience of being a woman in Austin today
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Jan. 25, 2018
Orphans! The Improvised Orphan Musical at the Hideout
This tribute to musicals starring spunky singing street kids makes you believe the sun’ll come out tomorrow
