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Maizie O's Longhorn Lounge
In which that sassy speakeasy owner Maizie O., as if straight outta last century's Roaring Twenties, takes the stage to give you an hour's worth of the 411 on her life and times.Sat., Dec. 16, 2pm. Show included w/ museum admission.
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Abuelita's Christmas Carol
Alex Garza returns to Austin with this one-man holiday play inspired by his maternal grandmother, featuring a wacky cast of characters – the pig ghost named Agapito, for instance – and "just a little more music than before."Dec. 16-17. Sat., 7pm; Sun., 3pm. $10.
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Latino Comedy Project: Barrio Daze
The LCP's recent run of Gentrifucked was as timely, relevant, and provocative as the troupe's productions have always been – and pretty damn funny, too. And this Barrio Daze is just as laced with dark humor, but even more concentrated and powerful – partly because it's performed by just one man: LCP head honcho Adrian Villegas, whose array of characters and the level of craft with which he portrays them could leave you breathless. Barrio Daze, a kaleidoscopic glimpse into diverse aspects of Mexican-American identity, is something of a reprise of its own earlier incarnation – but newly revamped to reflect a variety of *fnord* current events. We recommend it highly. And if you hold (or you're thinking of running for) public office anywhere in Tejas, we reckon it should be required viewing.Through Dec. 16. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $12-15. -
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Pocatello
Samuel D. Hunter – you know, the brilliant fellow who wrote The Whale and Bright New Boise – scripted this new ensemble piece about a last-ditch attempt to stave off the inevitable at Eddie’s failing Italian restaurant in the equally failing town of Pocatello. It's one hell of a Famiglia Week, alright, and this poignantly funny unraveling is directed by Benjamin Wallace Summers for Street Corner Arts.Through Dec. 16. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $15-22. -
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The Brutes
Four Brutes await their orders in the shadows as the Booth family of actors begins rehearsals for a benefit performance of Julius Caesar. Meanwhile, other Booths, both living and dead, are threatening to derail the entire production – and John Wilkes is late again, as usual. This deeply thespian offering is the Theatre Synesthesia world premiere of Casey Wimpee’s new play. And this is what our reviewer thought of the show.Through Dec. 16. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $15-20.The Back Pack, 2400 E. Cesar Chavez #206
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A Cool Yule
Your favorite TexARTS performers from the past year – Lauren DeFilippo, Julie Foster, Jarret Mallon, and more – share the holiday magic with a plethora of holiday standards served up all cabaret-style, directed by Susan Finnigan.Dec. 14-17. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm -
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A Miracle on 34th Street Classic Radiocast
The players at the fictional KPNF radio station return to put their stamp on another holiday classic, bringing the entire story to life through dozens of character voices and live foley sound effects.Through Dec. 23. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $23-25. -
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A Peasants' Holiday Masquerade
NunaMaana Immersive Dance Theater, directed and choreographed by Tara Alperin, presents an interactive and comedic soirée wherein the Shakespearean-era peasantry doll themselves up as royalty, welcoming you with tasteful sweets, a bit of drink, and much mingling and mafficking. Best mind that fellow in the pallid mask, Cassilda, as the twin suns sink behind the lake.Dec. 16-17; Sat.-Sun., 8pm. $25-75.Atmosphere Coworking, 2400 E. Cesar Chavez #208 -
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A Tuna Christmas
No, no, Jaston Williams – who created this wacky small-town wonderment with Joe Sears and Ed Howard – that Jaston ain't in this version, now, hon, but he sure 'nough directs it and brings "the third smallest town in Texas, where the Lion’s Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies" back to hilarious holiday life with just three actors playing all 25 of the Tuna citizens.Through Dec. 31. Wed.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2:30 & 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $25 and up. -
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Christmas Belles
This thoroughly Southern-fried downhome comedy, scripted by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten, brings us up close and personal with the three Futrelle sisters of Fayro, Texas: Frankie is overdue with twins, Twink’s in jail, and Honey Raye is trying to keep the Tabernacle of the Lamb’s Christmas pageant from spiraling out of control. Directed by Jessica McMichael for City Theatre.Dec. 14-15; Dec. 28-30. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $10-25. -
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Holy Cross Sucks
It's Rob Nash, y'all, back at last! The man returns to the Vortex with his terrific solo show, based on his own adolescence at a Jesuit high school in Texas. Yes, the multitalented theatre savant and Off-Broadway sensation works those 1980s pop-culture references for all they're worth in this coming-of-age tale, performing an array of unforgettable, eminently quotable characters and situations both poignant and ridiculous and so true to life they'll make you laugh even as you squirm with recognition. The cast includes “the punk,” “the homo,” “the fat kid,” “the virgin,” “the nerd,” and “the slut” – and, that's right, the entire cast is Nash himself, directed by Jeff Calhoun, no less, the man who brought the world Disney's Newsies. Remember how much high school sucked? That's how much this show doesn't, at all.Dec. 14-17. Thu.-Sun., 8pm. $15-35. -
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La Pastorela
Teatro Vivo invites you to this bilingual holiday play directed by Alexis A. Arredondo, in which shepherds, on their way to where the angel San Miguel has told them that the Child of Light will be born, encounter an array of "zany devils and fun-loving angels." Bonus: live music from Clemencia Zapata and friends.Through Dec. 17. Thu.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 4 & 8pm; Sun., 4pm. $15-20 (pay what you can, Thursdays). -
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Miss Bennet: Christmas At Pemberley
Austin Playhouse presents Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon's sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, in which the oft-overlooked, bookish middle sister Mary has come into her own as a confident woman full of curiosity and wit. Directed by Lara Toner Haddock.Through Dec. 23. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $16-36. -
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The King and I
The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, yes, presented in all its romantic splendor. Directed by Bartlett Sher, it's the latest offering of Texas Performing Arts' excellent Broadway in Austin series.Dec. 12-17. Tue.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 1 & 7pm. $30-140.
