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Crush Austin: Grageriart
Noise! Music! The Rude Mechs' unstoppable, all-ten-districts, #crushAustin initiative continues, as those postmodern sales reps Peter Stopschinski and Lana Lesley help you relax and forget the madcap mayhem of our modern milieu as you listen to the dulcet sounds of low-brow lifestyle shopping jingles. IKEA, you-KEA, we're all gonna scream for this Grageriart idea …Sun., Aug. 27, 9pm. Free. -
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Lysistrata: A Staged Reading
In this benefit for Austin Shakespeare, one hell of a fine cast of 20 portrays Ellen McLaughlin's take on the ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, wherein Greek women withhold sex from their partners to coerce them to return home from war.Sun., Aug. 27, 7pm. $20 ($15, in advance).
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One-Minute Play Festival
ScriptWorks brings it fast and furious with four marathon evenings of one-minute plays by 40 of Austin’s established and emerging playwrights and directors, the shows divided into Series A and Series B to accommodate the immensity of the project. With new works scripted by Katherine Catmull, Raul Garza, Lindsey Lane, Max Langert, Jason Rainey, Nettie Reynolds, Greg Romero, Hank Schwemmer, Amparo Garcia-Crow, Christine Hoang, Julie Holden, Kirk Lynn, Sarah Saltwick, and more – directed by Ellie McBride, Delanté Keys, Christina J. Moore, Patti Neff-Tiven, and other top talents.Aug. 27-30. Sun.-Wed., 8pm. $20.
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Chicago
City Theatre presents this modern Kander and Ebb classic, a snazzy murder-fueled spectacle of a 1920s-era musical, here directed by Matthew Shead.Through Sept. 10. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $20-$35. -
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Collection
What do we hold on to? How can we let go? What does it mean to love and how do we learn? Generic Ensemble Company’s newly devised play, partially inspired by the habits of bower birds, explores these questions.Through Sept. 9. Fri.-Sun., 8pm. $15-30. -
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Million Dollar Quartet
This rocking show with pro-level entertainers brings to life the night in 1956 that Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins joined forces at Sun Studio in Memphis for the greatest jam session ever.Through Sept. 3. Wed.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2:30 & 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $25 and up. -
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Ocean
Ebony Stewart returns to the Vortex with the world premiere of a new play that weaves her evocative poetry, brilliant storytelling, feminist aesthetic, and spiritual depth into a powerful new performance. Directed by Sonja Parks.Aug. 31-Sept. 4; Thu.-Mon., 8pm. $15-35. Two-for-one admission with donation of two cans for SafePlace, Thursdays & Sundays). -
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Perfect Life
This musical, based on One Man Band by James Lecesne, tells the story of a man's journey to find his missing wife. Staged by Larry and Laurie Hochman and Marc Elliot for Austin Theatre Project.Through Sept. 9. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 5:30pmTrinity Black Box Theatre, 901 Trinity. -
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The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas
TexARTS presents that sexy Lone Star musical based on the story by Larry L. King. You know it from the movie, right? Now see the shenanigans play out onstage in all their live, fully choreographed, showtune-fueled, chicken-ranch glory – directed by Sarah Gay.Through Sept. 3. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $40 and up.2300 Lohman's Spur.
