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Le Peep Show: É T E R N E L
The Tiger Den joins forces with the Girlie Revue for another transformation of their speakeasy's halls into a Cathedral of Dreams, complete with crystal chandeliers and flickering candlelight, all in the name of a vampire-themed masquerade. Bonus: Live music, tarot readings. Recommended: Arrive in costumes of traditional Venetian masquerade or "as creatures of the heavens and nether realms."Sat., Dec. 11: 6pm, 7:45pm, and 9:30pm. $45.
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Sembrando Herencia: Valiente Soy!
This bilingual play - written by Tekina-eiru Maynard - features original music, Puerto Rican Folkloric dances, and traditional sticks-and-machete fighting.Dec. 11-12. Sat., 6:30pm; Sun., 3pm. $5-20. -
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Stealing Baby Jesus
Inspired by her mother's attempts to create joyful traditions in tough times, and by Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Bernadette Nason has been forever striving to find the perfect Christmas, even though childhood memories haunt her. When she reads that her hometown of Winchester is vying for the coveted title of "Most Christmassy Town in Britain," she's gobsmacked. You'll be gobsmacked, too – with laughter and warm holiday feelings, as Nason's delightful one-woman show (directed by that Ben Wolfe for Austin Playhouse) heralds this season of (potential) comfort and joy.Dec. 16, 17, 21: 7:30pm; Dec. 19: 6pm. Streaming on demand: Dec. 20-26. $12-20.
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The Thanksgiving Play
Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa Fasthorse’s satire as a troupe of terminally “woke” teaching artists trip all over themselves to create a politically correct, yet historically accurate, yet dramatically revolutionary, yet accurately represented and responsibly cast, Thanksgiving play for elementary schools. Directed by Melissa Vogt for Different Stages, featuring Luke Wallens, Chiara McCarty, Greg Ginther, and Cassandra DeFreitas.Through Dec. 11. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 6pm. $15-35.
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A Miracle on 34th Street: Classic Radiocast
With an original script by Penfold Theatre Company’s Nathan Jerkins, this holiday classic brings the humor and heartwarming holiday feels to Round Rock (Dec. 9-18) and Austin (Dec. 19), performed in that iconic live-radio-show format by local actors and a foley sound artist. We're telling you about these Round Rock gigs, even, because, well – look at this cast: Lowell Bartholomee, Eva McQuade, Mical Trejo, Marina DeYoe-Pedraza, and Robert Faires. And it's directed by Rosalind Faires. We say: If professionally staged Christmas cheer is your cuppa tea, this will totally slake your theatre thirst.Through Dec. 18. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm. $16-21. -
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Alice In Wonderland
Journey down the rabbit hole with Youth En Route's inaugural production, this adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic. "Fourth through eighth graders and childish adults bring you magic, madness, and mayhem at the lovely Rain Lily Farm.Dec. 10-12. Fri.-Sat., 6:30pm; Sun., 3pm. $5-15. -
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Bah, Humbug!
The award-winning improvisers at the Hideout Theatre construct an enchanting, hilarious, and completely improvised play set in Victorian England – as if seen through the eyes of master writer and storyteller Charles Dickens – and using suggestions from the audience to create an entirely new Dickensian narrative with every show. And, yes, there's an afternoon show on Boxing Day!Fri.-Sat., 8pm, Dec. 17-18; Sun., Dec. 26, 5pm. $7-15. -
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Gilbert & Sullivan: Back on the Boards - Wish You Were Here!
Austin's Gilbert & Sullivan Society presents these familiar numbers in traditional staging to celebrate the holiday months of 2021, streaming free of charge via the GSA website throughout December, featuring celebrated local performers in duets and solos on the Worley-Barton stage, as directed by Jan Jones and Holton Johnson.Through Dec. 30. Free. -
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Hamilton
This, in case you somehow didn't know (and please accept our congratulations on finally waking up from that years-long coma, yo, it's good to have you back), is the touring production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop musical about America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Brought to town by the good people of Broadway in Austin, it's a phenomenon that's worthy of its endless hype, and they say tickets are possibly still available.Through Dec. 19. Tue.-Fri., 8pm; Sat. 2 & 8pm; Sun., 1 & 7pm. $49-299. -
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Kin • Song: Ode to Disability Ancestors
UT's Department of Theatre & Dance presents this virtual-access "digital performance ritual,", this "cybernetic seance," conceived and directed by Alexis Riley and crafted from monologue, dialogue, puppetry, song, and dance to "call upon the ghosts of our disability ancestors, waking them from their unmarked graves to join us in an act of mourning, celebration, and care."Available on-demand through Dec. 12. $5. -
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La Pastorela
Teatro Vivo’s La Pastorela is a celebration of the Austin BIPOC community that keeps all the lessons and humor of the traditional Pastorela (with the familiar shepherds, angels, and devils), but sets in the present time in this city. Directed by Carl Gonzales, with musical direction by Eric Flores.Through Dec. 19. Thu.-Sat., 7pm; Sun., 2pm. Donations accepted. -
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Strange, But Perfect
In Carlo Lorenzo Garcia's new play, the year 2020 was a never-ending river of bad news in which marketing assistant Charlie from NYC decided to quarantine at his grandma's house in rural America. But, WTF, someone else was already there: a townie who's been acting as Charlie's grandma's caretaker? Weirdness, hilarity, and complex humanity ensue. Directed by A. Skola Summers for Street Corner Arts, featuring Natalie D. Garcia and the playwright himself.Through Jan. 29. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $25. -
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Unexpected Joy
Here's the regional premiere of Bill Russell and Janet Hood's musical about three generations of female singers, long-held family tensions, and a week together where change is in the air. Directed by Lisa Scheps for Ground Floor Theatre, with in-person performances and streaming options, this is a shows that "weaves folk-rock, pop, and blues in bringing together a family that hasn’t experienced true joy in decades." Starring Michelle Alexander, Caroline Mullins, Amber Quick, and Cathie Sheridan.Through Dec. 19. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $25.