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Examining the Sins and Virtues of Hypermasculine Theatre
When is violence in theatre too much?
Arts Feature, Dec. 8, 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
Arts Review, Aug. 25, 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
Arts Review, Aug. 18, 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
Arts Review, Jul. 28, 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
Arts Review, Jul. 21, 2016
What in Our House?
Theatrical perversity in Chicago: the Austin connection
Arts Feature, Jun. 30, 2016
Austin Playhouse's A Little Night Music
Wonderful musical numbers, strong voices highlight Austin Playhouse's A Little Night Music
Arts Review, Jun. 23, 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
Arts Review, Jun. 16, 2016
The Vortex's Privacy Settings: A Promethean Tale
Ancient myth meets modern surveillance memorably in this devised work at the Vortex
Arts Review, Jun. 9, 2016
Clybourne Park
This company has vibrant success with Bruce Norris' racial drama that shows how far we haven't come in 60 years
Arts Review, Jun. 2, 2016
Subject to Control
American Berserk Theatre's debut is a heady, funny treat, smuggling heavy ideas in a light package
Arts Review, 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
Arts Review, May. 19, 2016
Austin Shakespeare's Macbeth
This military-themed staging of the tragedy gets lost in a haze of design and technical issues
Arts Review, 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
Arts Review, May. 5, 2016
Zach Theatre’s Ann
Holland Taylor captures every nuance of Ann Richards in this magnificent production
Arts Review, Apr. 28, 2016
The Explorers Club
Austin Playhouse's sublimely silly satire of Victorian pomposity ventures where other comedies fear to tread
Arts Review, Apr. 21, 2016
Exploring the "Other"
Ben Wolfe on the risks of going native in The Explorers Club
Arts Daily, Apr. 20, 2016 4:30 PM
Theatre en Bloc's Bright Half Life
For Tanya Barfield's two-character drama, Theatre en Bloc couples an intimate story with a relentlessly personal performance space
Arts Review, Apr. 7, 2016
The Last Five Years at the Institution Theater
Sherrod Curry Productions' staging of the Jason Robert Brown musical is gracefully performed and wildly cathartic
Arts Review, Mar. 31, 2016
City Theatre's Bus Stop
Director Tracy Arnold stages William Inge's drama with humor and charm, but seems to fight against the script's darkness
Arts Review, Mar. 24, 2016
Austin Shakespeare's Medea
This production of the Greek tragedy asks the audience to consider the whole story before passing judgment
Arts Review, Mar. 3, 2016
Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing
The script for this baseball play is a bit wobbly, but Austin Playhouse fields a strong production for the win
Arts Review, Feb. 25, 2016
The Government Inspector at Mary Moody Northen Theatre
The St. Edward's University Theatre Department delivers Gogol's Russian satire with gigagags at top speed
Arts Review, Feb. 18, 2016
The Rude Mechs' Fixing Timon of Athens
The theatre collective's latest repair job on a broken Shakespeare play is wildly accessible, welcoming, and enthralling
Arts Review, Feb. 11, 2016
Viceroys' Topdog / Underdog
This black-owned artist collective makes a passion-fueled, powerful debut with Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer-winning drama
Arts Review, Feb. 4, 2016
Southwest Theatre Productions' Exit 27
At its heart, Aleks Merilo's play about boys exiled from their cultlike church is about mind control
Arts Review, Jan. 28, 2016
Austin Playhouse's Disgraced
Ayad Akhtar's drama delivers a raw, powerful conversation about race without the usual distractions
Arts Review, Jan. 21, 2016
Top 10 Theatre Performances of 2015
The Austin stage actors who gave the most impressive performances in 2015 just made it look so damned easy
Arts Feature, Dec. 31, 2015
Doctuh Mistuh's Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical
This send-up of the 1978 blue movie serves up the cheese and camp for a load of giddy fun
Arts Review, Dec. 23, 2015
Austin Playhouse's The Philadelphia Story
Don Toner's direction and a top-drawer cast make for a riotous evening in this version of Philip Barry's crisp comedy
Arts Review, Dec. 10, 2015
Different Stages' Dracula
Despite atmospheric design work and some strong acting, the production never quite realizes the sensuality and lyrical ferocity in Steven Dietz's script
Arts Review, Dec. 3, 2015
Austin Shakespeare's A Streetcar Named Desire
This thoughtful take on Tennessee Williams' classic subtly pits the Old South against the New North
Arts Review, Nov. 25, 2015
To Kill a Mockingbird at St. Edward's University
The Mary Moody Northen Theatre staging of Harper Lee's novel is a shining example of a classic tale told well
Arts Review, Nov. 19, 2015
The Dumb Waiter
In Capital T's simple, elegant staging of the Pinter classic, it's what isn't said that matters
Arts Review, Nov. 12, 2015
Austin Playhouse's The Norwegians
C. Denby Swanson's comedy with nice hit men is a blast of cool fun, with a hint of danger just below the ice
Arts Review, Oct. 29, 2015
The Diary of Anne Frank
Every element of this UT Department of Theatre & Dance production demands attention and respect
Arts Review, Oct. 15, 2015
Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
Anne Washburn's inventive play shows how, after the apocalypse, we still cling to Springfield
Arts Review, Oct. 1, 2015
Austin Playhouse's The Real Thing
Tom Stoppard's play receives a remarkable revival with a seasoned cast
Arts Review, Sep. 24, 2015
Veronica's Room
Hang on for the second act of this Oh Dragon Theatre thriller – then hang on!
Arts Review, Sep. 10, 2015
Capital T Theatre's Year of the Rooster
Behind the black comedy of Eric Dufault's cockfighting play is a stunning indictment of hypermasculinity
