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"William Gaynor: Walking Down the Road Feeling Really Fucking Bad"
Artist William Gaynor illuminates a curious spiritualism in an unlikely location
Reviewed by Seth Orion Schwaiger, May. 28, 2015
You Ain't Alone
Ellen Bartel continues to process loss and grief through art in this four-work concert
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, May. 28, 2015
Krapp's Last Tape / Hughie
Pairing of Krapp's Last Tape and Hughie reveals haunted old men and masterful acting by Michael Stuart
Reviewed by Robert Faires, May. 21, 2015
"Bobby Scheidemann: Together at Sunset"
Scheidemann's rush-hour portraits of people in cars reveal the character of both individuals and highway
Reviewed by Seth Orion Schwaiger, May. 21, 2015
"Shrine of Inevitable Forces"
This exhibition in an abandoned church shows how time and pressure can reshape objects into rich new forms
Reviewed by Robert Faires, May. 21, 2015
Cenicienta
Zach Theatre wondrously conjures the enchantment of Cinderella's tale and a child's imagination
Reviewed by Elissa Russell, May. 14, 2015
Monty Python's Spamalot
The cast has talent, but the Georgetown Palace version of this Python musical suffers from a lack of smooth execution
Reviewed by Elissa Russell, May. 14, 2015
"Agree to Disagree: 2015 Studio Art MFA Thesis Exhibition"
The exhibit by UT graduate students is a mix that ranges from impressive to downright disappointing
Reviewed by Caitlin Greenwood, May. 14, 2015
Trouble Puppet's The Wars of Heaven, Part I
The eons-old battle between heaven and hell gets reorganized along gender lines
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, May. 7, 2015
"Sara Condo/Lindsay Hutchens" at Permanent Collection
One photographer considers the mother she had while another ponders the mother she thought she'd be
Reviewed by Caitlin Greenwood, May. 7, 2015
Barefoot Dogs
A Mexico City family scatters to the wind when its patriarch goes missing
Reviewed by Jesse Sublett, Apr. 30, 2015
Hausfrau
This first novel is about the desperation of a depressed expat housewife in Switzerland
Reviewed by Jessi Cape, Apr. 30, 2015
Into the Field: A Foreign Correspondent's Notebook
A UT professor recounts his three decades of reporting in Asia
Reviewed by Jesse Sublett, Apr. 30, 2015
All the Way
In Zach Theatre's staging of this epic political drama about LBJ, the fight for civil rights feels particularly urgent
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Apr. 30, 2015
Random Acts of Magic
The 2015 batch of Out of Ink 10-minute plays is a satisfying buffet of silliness and thoughtfulness
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Apr. 30, 2015
The Graduate
It isn't exactly like the movie, but City Theatre's stage adaptation is well-acted and provocative
Reviewed by Elissa Russell, Apr. 30, 2015
The Robber Bridegroom
With its fairy-tale trappings and bluegrass score, this is the chicken and waffles of musicals
Reviewed by Elissa Russell, Apr. 23, 2015
Austin Dance Festival
The debut of this new dance fest offered a range of interesting work, the best being fluent in musicality
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, Apr. 23, 2015
"Blood and White"
Caitlin McCollom's paintings seek to marry the limitations of the body with the reality of death and decay
Reviewed by Caitlin Greenwood, Apr. 23, 2015
The Great God Pan
Street Corner Arts' production of Amy Herzog's play is memorable
Reviewed by Elissa Russell, Apr. 16, 2015
The Trees of Govalle
Forklift Danceworks' latest connected care for urban trees, a neighborhood's life, and all of us to nature
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Apr. 16, 2015
"Ian Shults: Sex, Drugs, and Leave Me Alone"
Are West Austin tastes in painting taking a swing toward the provocative?
Reviewed by Seth Orion Schwaiger, Apr. 16, 2015
Jacob's Ladder
The hero of this Theatre en Bloc premiere wrestles with ethical issues while working for FDR
Reviewed by Elissa Russell, Apr. 9, 2015
Miró Quartet
The ensemble's treatment of Schubert was like a ride along a winding road in a finely tuned Porsche
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Apr. 9, 2015
"Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties"
"Witness" brings the Civil Rights Movement to the Blanton Museum of Art
Reviewed by Caitlin Greenwood, Apr. 9, 2015
The Last Five Years
Penfold Theatre's remount of The Last Five Years tracks a failed romance with intimacy and polish
Reviewed by Elissa Russell, Apr. 2, 2015
Director's Choice
Jennifer Hart's first commission for Ballet Austin was this triple bill's highlight
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, Apr. 2, 2015
Amy Yoes, Ezra Masch, Tim Schmidt: "Ultraviolet"
Amy Yoes, Ezra Masch, and Tim Schmidt conjure the extrasensory
Reviewed by Seth Orion Schwaiger, Apr. 2, 2015
"The Superlative Light: Inside the Texas Petawatt Laser"
Photographer Robert Shults has your "stimulated emission of radiation" right here, pal
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Mar. 26, 2015
"Tom Sachs: Nuggets"
Tom Sachs' new pop-culture sculptures take center stage at Lora Reynolds Gallery
Reviewed by Caitlin Greenwood, Mar. 26, 2015
"000000"
"000000" makes something out of nothing at Pump Project
Reviewed by Caitlin Greenwood, Mar. 19, 2015
The Christians
Hyde Park Theatre's The Christians is remarkable in its compassion for its characters' beliefs
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Mar. 18, 2015
Hands Up Hoodies Down
Zell Miller III mounted a stirring, provocative blend of slam poetry, dance, improv, and rap
Reviewed by Elissa Russell, Mar. 18, 2015
Simple Sundries
Glass Half Full's simple bird-meets-girl story is more complex than it appears
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Mar. 12, 2015
She Stoops to Conquer
Austin Playhouse brought out the impudence of this comedy of manners through a shared vision of sincere simplicity
Reviewed by Adam Roberts, Mar. 12, 2015
"Up + Up: 2015 Senior Art Exhibition"
This UT student group show is surprisingly tame
Reviewed by Seth Orion Schwaiger, Mar. 12, 2015
Pythia Dust
The Vortex's star-spanning musical is out of this world, but it doesn't really go anywhere
Reviewed by Elissa Russell, Mar. 5, 2015
"Tamara Becerra Valdez and Jesse Kees"
Two artists study and celebrate Bastrop
Reviewed by Caitlin Greenwood, Mar. 5, 2015
The Invention of Love
Ambitious script, gifted cast take us inside a brilliant mind in Austin Shakespeare's production
Reviewed by Elissa Russell, Feb. 26, 2015
The Wiz
The whole ROYGBIV takes center stage in Austin Community College's brightly colored and dazzlingly designed Oz musical
