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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
Elizabeth Cobbe is a journalist, dramaturg, and playwright. By day, she writes python and javascript, and by night she writes reviews, arts coverage, and plays. She moved to Austin in 2005.
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Review: Broadway in Austin’s Hamilton
This national touring production doesn’t throw away its shot
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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
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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
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Vortex Repertory Company’s Last: An Extinction Comedy
The magic cast by the company of this devised shows pulls laughs from the impending demise of the planet
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Penfold Theatre’s Crime and Punishment
In this stage adaptation of Dostoevsky’s novel, a fascinating glimpse into the more twisted corners of the human mind
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Street Corner Arts’ Junk
Ayad Akhtar’s drama about Eighties junk bond traders plays like a prequel to 21st century America and its financial crises
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Southwest Theatre Productions’ Sweat
This production brings home the plight of the American blue-collar worker with sympathy
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Street Corner Arts’ We Are Proud to Present …
This production is more than exceptional theatre; it asks thought-provoking questions about authority, perspective, and intention
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Capital T Theatre’s The Hunchback Variations and …Faustus
The company’s pairing of two Mickle Maher one-acts gets lit about art in a sublime way
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Texas Book Festival 2018: Alternate Realities: Sci-Fi in 2018
V.E. Schwab and John Scalzi ponder the point of writing sci-fi
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Zach Theatre’s Once
This musical disarms the cynicism of our age with the sweet story of a guy and a girl who bond over music