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Bring Your Own Brains
From the folks who brought you "Wet Ball: The Musical" and "Grown Up Baby Time" comes an all new interactive variety show type of thing – comedy, music, surprises,: and (of course) brains.Sat., Oct. 8, 7pm. Free.2608-B Rogers
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I Love HPT
This show's a fundraiser for Hyde Park Theatre, written and performed by HPT's artistic director Ken Webster, and it's about Hyde Park Theatre – the highs and lows of the company's long history, the ins and the outs, the day-to-day humdrum and (until we see this show we can only imagine) the truly fucking weird. Fascinating from a local perspective, even if you've never been (how?) to HPT, and – as manifested by Webster, live onstage – well worth seeing. He's fierce, funny, obsessive, a true powerhouse of professional passion. And, yes, he was our cover story back in 2007.Through Oct. 8. Fri.-Sat., 8pm. $25.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Here comes the 10th year of Penfold in the Park, as the indefatigable theatre company brings Shakespeare's beloved comedy to life up there in Round Rock, with all 21 characters galvanized by just four performers in a whirlwind of love and lore-spawned lulz among the fae. Adapted and directed by Rosalind Faires, featuring the talents of Yunina Barbour-Payne, Kevin Percival, Taylor Flanagan, and Dane Parker.Through Oct 16. Thu.-Sun., 7:30pm. Free. -
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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
This powerful and influential work of literature has become one of the most beloved and performed shows in Shakespeare's canon. And now we can see what The Baron's Men (under the direction of Laura Trezise) can do with it.Through Oct. 22. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $15-20. -
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Shining City
Longtime Austin theatre company Different Stages opens a new season with this complexly haunting play by Conor McPherson, in which a man is visited by the ghost of his dead wife. Directed by Norman Blumensaadt, with performances by Rick Felkins, Sam Grimes, Weston Smith, and Adrienne Gilg.Through Oct. 9. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 3pm. $25 and up. -
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The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Kristoffer Diaz's dramatic comedy follows the life of wrestler Macedonio Guerra, a “jobber” who's paid to lose to bigger-name stars in the ring. Macedonio meets a young Indian man from Brooklyn, who he wants to team up with, and promotional antics ensue. Unspoken racism, politics, and courage are woven through this play that leaves it all on the mat. Directed by Jerry Ruiz for Zach Theatre, and – oh, here, let the Chronicle's Shanon Weaver tell you about it.Through Oct. 23. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $25 and up. -
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The Lady From the Sea
The Filigree Theatre begins their new season with this Henrik Ibsen fantasy about a woman who must choose between her married life and the thrill of the unknown lying in wait beyond the ocean deep. Directed by Elizabeth V. Newman, with live music and performances by Natalie Tafakori Crane, Shane Cullum, Derek DeAtley, James Lindsley, Molly McKee, Meredith O'Brien, Mike Ooi, and Maddie Scanlan.Through Oct. 23. Thu.-Sun., 8pm. $25-32. -
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The Outsider
In this new show from Beyond August Productions, Paul Slade Smith's satire of the often-confounding system of modern American politics features a bumbling Lieutenant Governor (with a paralyzing fear of public speaking) who suddenly finds himself thrust into the Governor's chair. Starring Michael Stuart, Tim Blackwood, Patrick Wheeler, Shannon Embry, Robyn Conner, Jill Klopp Turner, and Darren Scharf.Through Oct. 16. Fri.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 2pm. $25-35.The Rosette Theater, 3908 Avenue B -
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The Pact
This world premiere – the inaugural show in Jarrott Productions' first full live mainstage season in three years – is Max Langert's play about family, pizza, climate change, dating apps, and fringe religious sects. Featuring Natalie D. Garcia, David R. Jarrott, Jennifer Jennings, Lisa Scheps, and Hannah Schochler, as directed by Will Gibson Douglas.Through Oct. 15. Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 6pm. $18-35. -
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…but You Could’ve Held My Hand
"Four ten-year-olds meet at a wedding. Little do they know, they will become the center of each other’s lives for decades" in this play by JuCoby Johnson that uses dance, music, and poetry to explore sexuality, gender, race, love and blackness in a meditation on how love manifests in our lives as we experience life’s ups and downs. Directed by Braxton Rae for UT Theatre & Dance.Oct. 12-14, 7:30pm; Oct. 16, 2pm. $15-26.
