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The Velvet Chamber
Velvet Nox Productions presents a twisted exploration of Gothic literature through pole dance, burlesque, belly dance, and other tantalizing arts. "Dark secrets laid bare."Fri., Oct. 26, 8pm. $20-25.
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Cthulhu Beach Party
Ia! Ia! It returns for Halloween! The wacky show in which those commedia dell'arte madcaps of La Fenice spread a little eldritch Lovecraft among the Frankie-and-Annette set. Hodads have never been more glabrous and rugose, we reckon, and Great Old Ones never more gnarly. And – ia! – here's what our reviewer Shanon Weaver thought of the show the first time 'round. Fhtagn!Fri.-Sat., Dec. 26-27, 10pm. $15.
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Austin Séance: Halloween Series
A. Lucio and J. Dyer bring the séance experience to skeptics and believers alike, with each sitting held in the intimate Pony Shed located in the Vortex courtyard.Oct. 25-31. Thu.-Mon., 7 & 9pm; Mon.-Tue., 9pm. $16. -
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Henry IV Part 1
In which The Baron's Men galumph forth with a most rowdy rendition of the Bard's work for your thespian pleasure. It's "that kinda fun play you read your Senior year, but now with 100% more bawdy jokes and the raucous humors you always wanted and suspected it to have – lakeside on a thrust stage under torchlight."Through Oct. 27. Fri.-Sat., 7:45pm. $10 and up. -
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Once
Based on the 2007 Oscar-winning film, Once is an enchanting, modern love story about the complexities of relationships and the power of music to connect us all. Directed for Zach Theatre by Dave Steakley, with musical direction by Allen Robertson. And here's what our reviewer thought of the show.Through Oct. 28. Wed.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2:30 & 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $25 and up. -
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The Fault
Theatre Synesthesia presents a play by Katie Bender, in which three sisters struggle to reconcile the culture of their itinerant family with their disparate ambitions and addictions. Directed by Devin Finn. And here's Robert Faires' review of the show.Through Oct. 27. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $20.Sky Candy, 2400 E. Cesar Chavez #204 -
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The Play That Goes Wrong
"Broadway’s funniest and longest running," they tell us of this play-about-a-play. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor, in which things go from bad to disastrous – with an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines). This hilarious spectacle at the Bass has a professional cast touring from Broadway – because, yup, it takes mighty big skills to pretend to fuck things up this badly.Oct. 23-28. Tue.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 1 & 7pm. $25 and up. -
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The Unexpected Guest
This classic Agatha Christie whodunit starts off with a stranger seeking refuge in a nearby house … only to find a man shot dead and his wife standing over the corpse with a smoking gun. Um, yeah: Awkwarrrrrrrd. The drama that ensues is directed by J. Robert Moore for TexARTS and stars Aaron Black, Mary Cox, Sarah Fleming Walker, Jeff Jeffers, Brandon Lindsey, Tyler Keyes, Carson Petocz, Val Williams, and Ben Wolfe.Through Oct. 28. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $43-60. -
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This Day Forward
Nicky Silver's comedy is directed by Perry Crafton for ACC Theatre.Through Nov. 4. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $8. -
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Tryouts
Salvage Vanguard Theater presents the world premiere of this play by Boston-based experimental playwright Adara Meyers. Tryouts, directed by Diana Lynn Small, "casts a satirical gaze on women, femininity, and motherhood, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, and Sigmund Freud’s debunked maternal psychosexual essay on the painting."Through Oct. 27. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $10 (pay what you wish, at the door).
