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Shrewd Productions’ The Madres
In Stephanie Alison Walker’s new play, women’s fight for the “disappeared” in Argentina’s Dirty War proves timely
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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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The Undertaker’s Daughter by Sara Blaedel
Denmark’s “Queen of Crime” brings the mystery Stateside with a Danish woman who must deal with both a funeral home she’s inherited in Wisconsin and a local murder
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Shrewd Productions’ The Afterparty
We’re invited to hobnob with history’s great minds up on the astral plane
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Zach Theatre’s Sunday in the Park With George
Zach relalizes the Sondheim musical with near flawless execution but has little in the way of emotional reward
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Theatre en Bloc’s Cry It Out
This production tackles the huge challenge of exploring motherhood and class, and can’t quite have it all
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Capital T Theatre’s I and You
Lauren Gunderson’s play uses Whitman’s “Song of Myself” as a vehicle for two teens on the cusp of adulthood to explore identity
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Different Stages’ Yankee Tavern
This production of Steven Dietz’s play offers a deep dive into what we choose to believe and a stimulating evening of theatre
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Rude Mechs’ Fixing Troilus and Cressida
The third show in the Fixing Shakespeare series makes his mess of a play about the Trojan War hilarious and even engrossing
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The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
This debut fantasy novel is appealing, in part because it draws on legends of the Arab world for its magic
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Jarrott Productions’ The Father
The play presents dementia from the sufferer’s perspective, but it suffers from a shortage of emotions besides exasperation
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Austin Playhouse’s Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
In its rush to be fun, the show fails to tap all the potential of this rom-com sequel to Pride and Prejudice
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Austin Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare’s rom-com gets a light staging with fine performances and lots of genuine laughs