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Ethos' Atlantis: A Puppet Opera
This new musical take on the fall of Atlantis pulls us into an ancient place, powered by myth and ritual
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Sep. 15, 2016
"Femme National(e): Audrey Brown, Christina Coleman, Kasumi Chow / Desiree Michelle Espada, Emmy Laursen, Juliana Isabel Ramirez"
This group show is messy and a little berserk, but that's what makes it important and kindles joy in us
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Sep. 15, 2016
Out of Bounds Comedy Festival 2016: The Frank Mills, Loverboy, People of Earth
These three improv troupes gave us an earful at this year's OoB
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Sep. 8, 2016
"Sum You Some Me" at Butridge Gallery
This show pairing artwork by Felice House and Dana Younger feels dedicated and warm, a committed homage to the body
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Sep. 8, 2016
Hand to God at Hyde Park Theatre
Capital T Theatre delivers a fast-paced, funny take on this tale of a demonic hand puppet in a church basement
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Sep. 1, 2016
"Goya: Mad Reason" at the Blanton Museum
The images of war in Goya's prints are brutal and immediate, and it is for this reason that we must look at them
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Sep. 1, 2016
Austin Jewish Repertory Theater's W.
This solo version of Woyzeck is a fresh, compelling take on Buchner's play, powerfully performed by Joey Hood
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Aug. 25, 2016
“Engaged in Conversation” Gallery Shoal Creek
The pairing of works by Katie Maratta and Sydney Yeager offer visual pleasures that might have otherwise gone unseen
Aug. 25, 2016
Gale Theatre Company's Salomé
This original drama reworks the familiar tale to give us a new perspective on the Judean princess
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Aug. 18, 2016
The Institution Theater's Fuck, It's Hot
The Austin-oriented sketch show has its rough spots, but it delivers lots of laughs as a cooling balm in the dog days
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Aug. 18, 2016
"Disparate Mythos: Women of Sculpture" at Dimension Gallery
In this varied group exhibition, Magdalena Jarkowiec's two-ness shows the richness of sameness and difference in duos
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Aug. 18, 2016
Emma Cline's The Girls
This seismic literary debut tracks a California girl drawn to a dark cult in 1969
Reviewed by Tim Stegall, Aug. 11, 2016
Last Act Theatre Company's Postville
In Don Fried's drama, small-town Midwesterners face a clash of cultures when Hasidic Jews move in
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Aug. 11, 2016
Summer Stock Austin's Carnival
The production offers impressive spectacle, but the musical's treatment of women is still a problem
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Aug. 11, 2016
"Rachel Wolfson Smith: Midas" at grayDUCK Gallery
The vehicle crashes in this solo exhibition, artfully drawn in graphite, manage to contain both peace and a madness
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Aug. 11, 2016
Zach Theatre's Mary Poppins
Great singing and dancing make Dave Steakley's staging soar, but a spoonful of calm would help the spectacle go down
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Aug. 4, 2016
Summer Stock Austin's The Addams Family
The company's young artists infuse the musical incarnation of those spooky, ooky Addamses with fresh blood by the buckets
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Aug. 4, 2016
Unlocking the Joys of Austin’s Puzzle Rooms
Escape rooms bring the solitary diversions to life
Reviewed by Marc Majcher, Jul. 28, 2016
Spectrum Theatre Company's Spunk
This Austin company weaves three classic tales by Zora Neale Hurston into a spirited service full of sass and grit
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Jul. 28, 2016
Zilker Theatre Productions' Shrek the Musical
The lovable ogre and company spring to life on the Hillside stage with loads of laughs and professional polish
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Jul. 28, 2016
"Peter Brown Leighton: Live Snakes" at Photo Méthode Gallery
The words that best describe the manipulated vintage photos in this exhibit are blithe, triumphant, and hilarious
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jul. 28, 2016
Good as Gone: A Novel of Suspense
Amy Gentry's page-turning thriller is set apart by its realistic and empathetic portrayal of abuse victims and their families
Reviewed by Jessi Cape, Jul. 21, 2016
Hyde Park Theatre's The Flick
Annie Baker's drama movingly shows us that the drama in a movie theatre isn't only on the screen
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Jul. 21, 2016
Shrewd Productions' Hold Me Well
Playwright Eva Suter's reworking of Othello in a world without men depicts love in many forms with power and beauty
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Jul. 21, 2016
"Scorch and Drag" at Flatbed Gallery
John Robert Craft's objects and prints, combined with the viewer's eye, creates a chamber of reverberating visions
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jul. 21, 2016
Austin Chamber Music Festival: Marian Anderson String Quartet
At the end of a tragic week, the Marian Anderson String Quartet reached for grace and tendered it to us
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Jul. 14, 2016
"Misha Penton: Transparent Vulnerability"
This solo show's elegant, enigmatic watercolors evoke life across the universe from salt crystals to algae to galaxies
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jul. 14, 2016
"Young Latino Artists 21: Amexican@"
This exhibit is about being Mexican-American, but it will make things happen for you whatever your ethnicity
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jul. 14, 2016
Process at the Hideout Theatre
This improvised spoof of a play in production conjured an old-school realistic drama with spot-on symbolism and overinflated egos
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Jul. 7, 2016
Different Stages' John Gabriel Borkman
The pleasure of this production of Ibsen's drama comes in the complex exchanges among the deeply committed actors
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Jul. 7, 2016
"Seeking Surreal" at Davis Gallery
Each of the artworks in this group show finds some place where the fantastic makes contact with the everyday
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jul. 7, 2016
Zach Theatre's Buyer and Cellar
A funny and surreal solo show by Jonathan Tolins
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Jun. 30, 2016
Loverboy at ColdTowne Theater
This troupe's improvised scenes based on personal sex stories prove ColdTowne is still a fun place to catch local comedy's up-and-comers
Reviewed by Ashley Moreno, Jun. 30, 2016
"Evolution" at Art.Science.Gallery.
In this group show, each piece leads two lives: one as an artwork, one as a device for sharing information
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jun. 30, 2016
"Low Down: New Works on Paper by Ricardo Vicente Jose Ruiz"
How the strange visions in this solo show relate to one another is difficult to say, but they're all both ancient and immediate
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jun. 23, 2016
"Sara Madandar: AnOther Birth" at Courtyard Gallery
The dozen works in this solo show are impressive in their variety, though many seem more like sketches than completed works
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jun. 23, 2016
Austin Playhouse's A Little Night Music
Wonderful musical numbers, strong voices highlight Austin Playhouse's A Little Night Music
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Jun. 23, 2016
Getaways Far, Far Away
Summer reading recommendations that will take you out of this world
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Jun. 16, 2016
Dark Run
Mike Brooks
Reviewed by Rosalind Faires, Jun. 16, 2016
Arabella of Mars
David D. Levine
