Fishbowl at ColdTowne Theater
In Stephanie Thoreson's one-woman show, a gallery of awkward characters show us that it's okay to be pathetic if you laugh about it later
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Laura Jones, July 11, 2019
An Accidental Cuban
Joan Moran's up-to-the-minute page-turner exposes the dark and gritty side of Cuba with schemes full of treachery, double-dealing, and murder
Jay Trachtenberg, July 11, 2019
Hyde Park Theatre's Death Tax
This production of Lucas Hnath's play questions who really pays when the Reaper comes calling – and before
Elizabeth Cobbe, July 3, 2019
"Mathieu Grenier: Expanded Nomenclature" at grayDUCK Gallery
In his first solo show in Austin, this Montreal photographer blurs language and lines
Barbara Purcell, July 3, 2019
Georgetown Palace Theatre's Evita
In this engaging production, the saga of Eva Perón is told with immediacy and power
Laura Jones, June 27, 2019
“Rehab El Sadek: The Memory Palace” at Big Medium
The exhibit is a personal chamber about the artist’s past wherein she recovers memories but also reveals their fragility
Robert Faires, June 27, 2019
Rub a Duck at Blue Genie
These are the kinds of movements that will make everyone moist
Wayne Alan Brenner, June 20, 2019
Austin Playhouse's The Book of Will
Playwright Lauren Gunderson shows how the Bard's works came to be collected in a story of devotion and loss
Trey Gutierrez, June 20, 2019
An Evening With Chlane at ColdTowne Theater
In a light, enjoyable sketch show, comic couple Chloe and Lane Ingram show the cost to intimacy with just one person over others
Laura Jones, June 20, 2019
Penfold Theatre's Henry V
This production in the park makes Shakespeare's epic history into a satisfying show for a summer evening
Elizabeth Cobbe, June 13, 2019
ColdTowne Theater’s Bigfoot, The Musical
ColdTowne brings the rarely seen creature into the spotlight for a show that’s rarely without laughs
Trey Gutierrez, June 13, 2019
Hideout Theatre's Dystopian Teen Future
In this take on Hunger Games and Divergent-style tales, the improvisers struggle to find a plot or laughs
Laura Jones, June 13, 2019
Local Exhibitions Point to Ways People of Color Were Freed but Still Aren't Free
The Carver Museum asks: Freedom when?
Robert Faires, June 13, 2019
City Theatre's Parallel Lives: The Kathy and Mo Show
Two great performances drive this production, but the feminist comedy feels stuck in the Eighties
Laura Jones, June 6, 2019
Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company's Everything! Everything! Everything!
The achievement of this new work is that it lives up to its name, including all that is remarkable about KDHDC
Robert Faires, June 6, 2019
"Likesness" at Northern-Southern
In this group exhibition, people who depict people are the luckiest people in the world
Wayne Alan Brenner, June 6, 2019
"Heidi Pitre: Southern Peculiar" at the Butridge Gallery
In this solo exhibition, the South will rise again – not unlike a sort of puckish zombie made of cultural memories and witchy girlparts
Wayne Alan Brenner, May 30, 2019
"Heidi Pitre: A Permanent Record" at Elisabet Ney Museum
The artist's finely drawn illustrations on used library cards link viewers to books and libraries in ways both nostalgic and intimate
Robert Faires, May 30, 2019
Ground Floor Theatre's Dex & Abby
In this premiere production of Allan Baker's play, the bond of love between canines and humans is tenderly expressed
Trey Gutierrez, May 23, 2019
"Rosa Nussbaum: Horizonland" at Women & Their Work
The artist draws on her experience as a stranger in a strange land without her own wheels, viewing the world through the lens of a car window
Robert Faires, May 23, 2019
Ghost Wall
Sarah Moss' remarkable novella shows how one man's fascination with Iron Age Britain can manifest in the present in a terrifying way
Elizabeth Cobbe, May 23, 2019
Terminator: The Musical at Fallout Theater
This is exactly the sort of loving parody of nuclear apocalypse and time-traveling AI everyone should experience at least once
M. Brianna Stallings, May 16, 2019
TEMP's Mystic, Scientist, Scholar, Nun: Music of Hildegard von Bingen
The 12th century polymath's deep appreciation for creation came forth in a constant stream of praise that TEMP made uplifting
Robert Faires, May 16, 2019
Zach Theatre's The Ballad of Klook and Vinette
In tracking one couple's affair, this production shows us how love is an imperfect art
Trey Gutierrez, May 16, 2019
Austin Playhouse's Summer and Bird
This world premiere production gives audiences of all ages the chance to travel to a mythical land of wonders
Laura Jones, May 9, 2019
Diverse Space Dance Theatre's Memoirs and Armours
The company's season closer showed the young dancers' commitment to a shared vision and their potential as artists
Elizabeth Cobbe, May 9, 2019
"Rachel Kalisky: Glassnet" at CAMIBAart Gallery
New works fuse glass and metal mesh in a mesmerizing display
Wayne Alan Brenner, May 9, 2019
Dimension Sculpture Park
Springdale Road is increasingly strung with gems, and this is the newest one
Wayne Alan Brenner, May 2, 2019
ScriptWorks' Out of Ink 2019: Artificially Intelligent
The 10-minute plays in this year's edition of the annual showcase venture outside the comfort zone
Trey Gutierrez, May 2, 2019
Austin Opera's La Bohème
The beauty of the music and stagecraft in this production teaches us something about love and art
