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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
Reviewed by Adrienne Martini, Jun. 16, 2016
Arcadia: A Novel
Iain Pears
Reviewed by Rosalind Faires, Jun. 16, 2016
The Winged Histories
Sofia Samatar
Reviewed by Jessi Cape, Jun. 16, 2016
Zach Theatre's One Man, Two Guvnors
In every respect, this production of Richard Bean's updated farce artfully crafts an environment of laughter
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Jun. 16, 2016
FamiLIES at ColdTowne Theater
In taking characters beyond improv to a scripted format, this ColdTowne project delivers an exaggerated imitation of life
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Jun. 16, 2016
"Chris Guarino: From the Unknown"
The haunting array of sculptural mutants displayed at Art on 5th are at once foreign and familiar, frightening and comical
Reviewed by H.C. Arnold, Jun. 16, 2016
The Vortex's Privacy Settings: A Promethean Tale
Ancient myth meets modern surveillance memorably in this devised work at the Vortex
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Jun. 9, 2016
Kozyworld
This collaboration between dancer Julie Nathanielsz and poet Margit Galanter employed fabric to explore human shape and contact
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, Jun. 9, 2016
"One / Sixth" at de stijl, and Podium for Art
This group show of work by six black graduates of UT's M.F.A. art program shouldn't have to exist, but thankfully it does
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jun. 9, 2016
The Hotel Vanya, or A Metaphysical-Paradigm at the End of Everythingness
For a getaway steeped in Chekhovian longing and ennui, The Hotel Vanya is the only place to stay
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Jun. 2, 2016
Clybourne Park
This company has vibrant success with Bruce Norris' racial drama that shows how far we haven't come in 60 years
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Jun. 2, 2016
"Ann Johnson: Converse: Real Talk"
The artist has created a valuable space in which gallery-goers can sit and discuss racism in America
Reviewed by H.C. Arnold, Jun. 2, 2016
Subject to Control
American Berserk Theatre's debut is a heady, funny treat, smuggling heavy ideas in a light package
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, May. 26, 2016
Trevor
An aging chimp in show business provides the focus for this engrossing vehicle for Capital T Theatre
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, May. 26, 2016
More or Less
Kathy Dunn Hamrick's dance, performed to Steve Reich's Drumming in its entirety, had rhythms moving the dancers and moving through them
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, May. 26, 2016
Arden of Faversham
This Shakespearean-style "true crime" drama is not without compelling elements, but a lack of polish weighs on this staging
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, May. 19, 2016
Paper Chairs' Poor Herman
Elizabeth Doss' new play shows the literary lion Melville to be just like one of us
Reviewed by Robert Faires, May. 19, 2016
"De la Complicidad con la Agresión: Works by Miguel A. Aragón"
Aragón's images of drug cartel victims show the difficulty of addressing violence in today's society
Reviewed by H.C. Arnold, May. 19, 2016
Austin Shakespeare's Macbeth
This military-themed staging of the tragedy gets lost in a haze of design and technical issues
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, May. 12, 2016
"Labyrinth" at Not Gallery
Ryan Thayer Davis' large and highly saturated abstract fields of color are warm, alive, active, and pleasing to be among
Reviewed by L.K. James, May. 12, 2016
Wars of Heaven: Smackdown!
This Trouble Puppet Theater production takes the philosophic battle between good and evil into the pro-wrestling ring
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, May. 5, 2016
Out of Ink 2016: Carry On
As usual, ScriptWorks' annual showcase of 10-minute plays is a bit rough but shows the promise of creative minds
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, May. 5, 2016
"McKay Otto: Ever or Ever" at CAMIBAart
The visually rich and meditative surfaces of these mixed-media works take the viewer to a space veiled in silence
Reviewed by H.C. Arnold, May. 5, 2016
Zach Theatre’s Ann
Holland Taylor captures every nuance of Ann Richards in this magnificent production
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Apr. 28, 2016
Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre’s Lumen
The site-specific dance inspired by Dan Flavin’s art evoked pure wonder and worked as a study of threes
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, Apr. 28, 2016
“Come as You Are: Art of the 1990s”
The Blanton Museum of Art’s retrospective may tap nostalgia for a certain generation, but it can be deeply moving, too
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Apr. 28, 2016
The Explorers Club
Austin Playhouse's sublimely silly satire of Victorian pomposity ventures where other comedies fear to tread
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Apr. 21, 2016
Street Corner Arts' Bull
Street Corner Arts turns a corporate office into a ring where fighting for your job is a bloodsport
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Apr. 21, 2016
"Rebecca Marino: The Best Available Evidence" at grayDUCK Gallery
The exhibit drops viewers into the middle of the mystery of UFOs, but without providing any answers
Reviewed by H.C. Arnold, Apr. 21, 2016
Mary Moody Northen Theatre's She Loves Me
This production at St. Edward's University knows just how to bring forth this modest musical's many charms
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Apr. 14, 2016
The Rude Mechs' Field Guide
There's much to ponder in the second draft of the Rude Mechs' mash-up of Dostoyevsky, stand-up comedy, and spiritual belief
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Apr. 14, 2016
"Alejandra Almuelle: Locus" at Dimension Gallery
The dark physicality of these figurative sculptures brings an exquisite imposition of memories into the waking world
