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POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive

Just in time for Election Day, Jarrott Productions shares a potent political reminder: Politicians are people, and people are stupid. In the world of POTUS, an unnamed male president has made a public gaffe, and it’s up to seven women on the White House staff to avert potential world war. It’s been compared to Veep or the best biting bits of Saturday Night Live, as the increasing stakes can’t help but be met with hard-headed hilarity. Listen, we’re all in need of levity in this trying time. And while the truth of our political situation is definitely stranger than fiction, join POTUS and remember that wise women can probably carry us through. – Cat McCarrey

Through Nov. 3

Trinity Street Theatre

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Luna

Who doesn’t like having friends? They’re great! So great, in fact, that Ramón Esquivel’s play for younger audiences is all about how to make friends. Luna follows Soledad, a daughter of migrant farm workers whose nomadic life makes stable friendships a difficult prospect. Though books, the stars, and her namesake – aka, the moon – keep her company, the play centers on Soledad’s meeting two peers who, much like her, are searching for connection. Bring the kids to this wonderful stage production directed by Mateo Hernandez, but be warned if you’ve got fidgeting young folks: This here play’s an hour without intermission. – James Scott

Through Nov. 16
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Zach Theatre's Whisenhunt Stage
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Rude Mechs Presents: Our Town

Austin has a pretty cool alternative theatre scene, one which benefits greatly from the very cool Rude Mechs art collective calling this city home. But in their newest venture – a production of Thornton Wilder’s drama Our Town – they promise am “honest-to-god attempt to deliver a straightforward (and mind-blowing) version of this iconic American classic.” At the helm is Rude Mech artistic co-director Shawn Sides and at the heart of the project is inspiration: Through re-creating this play on stage, the Rude Mechs plan to glean insights and lessons that’ll be thrown into the pot for their next original piece. “Who knows what we’ll add to the soup,” they say, “but by producing it and sharing it, you can join us for the whole journey as we think about what makes Our Town Our Town.” – James Scott

Through Nov. 24

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