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    Austin Chamber Music Festival

    The Austin Chamber Music Center once again presents a summerlong celebration of intimate ensemble works. This year’s lineup includes the Yamazalde Trio (featuring ACMC Artistic Director Sandy Yamamoto), the Miró Quartet, the Poiesis Quartet, Michelle Schumann, Gil Shaham, Akira Eguchi, the Kodak Quartet, and a family-friendly performance of Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals.
    June 27-Aug. 9
    Bates Recital Hall
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    Anton Chekhov Is a Tasty Snack

    Art imitates life, which then imitates art. Such is the story of Round Rock theatre Penfold’s latest production, commissioned from Austin-based playwright Jenny Connell Davis. With a script that riffs on the titular tasty snack’s The Seagull, this romp playfully punctures theatre work by following a small Texas company attempting the most impressive production of Chekhov’s first major play. Expect ego, passion, and complete chaos – not totally unlike the original play’s 1896 opening night, where the lead actress was so alarmed by audience animosity she lost her voice. – James Scott
    Through June 28
    Penfold Theatre

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    Fat Ham

    The hot question on everybody’s minds during Shakespeare class… is Horatio invited to the cookout? Finally, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Fat Ham provides some sort of answer. Instead of Hamlet, we have Juicy: He’s Black, queer, and trying to cope with his mother’s recent remarriage. When the ghost of Juicy’s father intrudes to beg for revenge, a modern retelling of Hamlet takes off with love, fourth-wall breaks, and the gentle disruption of generational trauma cycles. How would Hamlet’s life be different if he just went to therapy? Fat Ham dares to venture into those unknowns. – Cat McCarrey
    Through June 29
    Austin Playhouse

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    Waitress

    Based on the hit movie, this Sara Bareilles-boosted musical tells the tale of a waitress skilled in pie-making and warming hearts as she navigates heartbreak in a small town. Good for ages 12 and up, so make this your preteen’s first musical experience!
    June 11-July 13
    ZACH Theatre
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