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Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes
Here's the reading of a new script-in-progress, a love story with songs, told through the queering of Viking mythology, It's scripted by Jenny Larson-Quiñones, directed by jkjk for Trinity Street Players, and features lyrics by that same jkjk duo, with music by khattieQ y Anton Berrios. This simple tale of falling in love is wrapped up in questions of time, fate, and the supernatural – inspired by true Queer Norwegian histories and the story of Odinn’s quest for the mead of poetry.Sun., Dec. 4, 2pm
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A Sherlock Holmes Christmas
In this Archive Theater production, the famed consulting detective Holmes Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson take on their most festive case yet as they try to unravel the mystery of a flawless blue diamond hidden in a Christmas goose. Bonus: Come early and enjoy the tavern atmosphere with games, themed refreshments, live music, and interaction with the cast.Through Dec. 18. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $10-35.
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A Christmas Carol
[NOTE: CANCELED DUE TO COVID] Zach Theatre's adaptation of the Dickens classic is "a musical sleigh ride through rhythm and time, infusing the traditional Victorian story with a score that spans all genres and eras," as directed by Dave "Hardworkin'" Steakley. Which is all well and good, but we're happiest because Austin's own Marc Pouhé plays that Ebenezer Scrooge. [NOTE: CANCELED DUE TO COVID]Through Dec. 31. Times vary. $25. -
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Faith Healer
City Theatre presents this Brian Friel play about honor, hope, and the healing power in what you believe. With Rick Smith, Dawn Erin, and Steve Wright, as directed by Andy Berkovsky.Through Dec. 11. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $15-25. -
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The Last Five Years
Ground Floor Theatre and Deaf Austin Theatre: team up to present this Jason Robert Brown musical in ASL and English for all performances. It's about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over five years, with Cathy telling her story backwards and Jamie telling his story chronologically: The two characters meet only once, at their wedding in the middle of the show. Directed by Brian Cheslik and Lisa Scheps. (And reviewed by our own Bob Abelman right here.)Through Dec. 18. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm
