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Bedpost Confessions
The x-rated for-real storytelling sensation is back! Now with stories by Elsie Maxwell, Karmel Poet, Nell Seiler, and Ebony Stewart – with lyra entertainment by Ickymuffin. As always, attendees have the chance to submit their own confessions to be read aloud to the audience.Fri.-Sat., Oct. 13-14, 8pm. $40. -
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Sordid Lives
Austin Rainbow Theatre presents their inaugural production: Del Shores’ raucous Texas comedy about "about accepting our loved ones for who they are," starring nationally acclaimed drag entertainer and local celebrity Nadine Hughes as Brother Boy. Directed by Christopher Preslar.Through Oct. 14. Thu.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 2pm. $20.
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Antigone
Sophocles' classic, adapted by Davis Rush, is presented by the Filigree Theatre under the direction of Elizabeth V. Newman.Through Oct. 22. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $25-40. -
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Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Step into the world of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as the iconic duo solves the case of the Baskerville family curse.Through Oct. 15. Fri.-Sat., 7pm; Sun., 2pm. $45 and up. -
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Bat Boy: The Musical
The ACC Drama Department presents this musical comedy/horror show about a half-boy, half-bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia – as based on a story, you'll recall, from the Weekly World News. Directed by Jamie Rogers for ACC Highland's Black Box Theater.Through Oct. 29. Fri.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $8. -
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Chronicles of an Indigenous Offspring
Inspired by James Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son and Ta-Nehisi Coates' Between the World and Me, Zell Miller III uses hip-hop culture, jazz aesthetics movement, and spoken word to weave an authentic tapestry offering a picture of what it means to be a person of color in this Southern city. This new show is "a therapeutic exhale that documents growing up Black in Austin, Texas," and "a love letter to cultural landmarks that have been erased from the city's consciousness, Chronicles also exposes the city's dark past. Famed photographer Ivan Millers's black-and-white images create a striking visual environment, and Miller's longtime musical collaborator Thomas "Hitman" Wheeler on percussion creates a funky sonic landscape.Through Nov. 4. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $21-28 (pay what you can, Thursdays). -
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Words Into Worlds: Creating Place in the Theatre
See displays from landmark American and British theatre productions from the past century, bringing together the iconic work of writers Adrienne Kennedy, Arthur Miller, Robert Schenkkan, Tennessee Williams, and others – with award-winning designs from artists Boris Aronson, Beowulf Boritt, Jo Mielziner, and Norman Bel Geddes.Free.
