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A strong ensemble abets this witty but quiet play about three old French soldiers

This revival of Brian Friel's lyrical drama is a reminder of the power of memory

Hotel for Dogs is a family-friendly operation, and all the pooches in the pic provide ample opportunities for poop jokes.

Jason Robert Brown's musical anatomy of a relationship gets a tender, wistful staging

Six actors play everyone in the holiday favorite, and they become Bedford Falls

A.R. Gurney's play about a man and his dog is fun but makes a mess of its message

Cyndi Williams pens a gothic ghost story, and what a demented, dramatic tale it is

The Austin playwright unearths the inspiration for her spooky new play

At the opening of this Austin Playhouse show, some actors hadn't done the work

Adultery may be a serious matter, but the Austin Playhouse gang succeeds in playing it for farcical fun

The Threepenny Opera, the deliciously caustic musical by Brecht and Weill, has been reinterpreted by Austin Playhouse, with unfortunate results, as a kind of broad slapstick

With its quick tempo, rapid-fire jokes, and backstage look at Gone With the Wind, Austin Playhouse's Moonlight and Magnolias is accessible, short, and extremely entertaining theatre

Thanks to an ensemble of fine actresses, Austin Playhouse's new production of Steel Magnolias is a breath of fresh Louisiana air

As written by Brian Friel and performed by Babs George and Don Toner, Afterplay is a waltz of the walking wounded danced with stately grace to a beautifully elegiac tune

The overall feel of the Austin Playhouse production of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband is polite and relaxed, but the actors do provide gut-busting performances

Still time left to get some free theatre, laurels for historian Oscar Brockett and director Don Toner, and a new baby for the first couple of Salvage Vanguard Theater

There ain't nothin' like a ho'-down, and Austin Playhouse's production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas draws the audience to her big friendly bosom

'Chronicle' Arts Editor Robert Faires lists his favorite theatrical productions of 2005

As the weather cools, Different Stages brings the warmth of rural Ireland to town in its staging of J.M. Synge’s ‘The Playboy of the Western World’

Out of Austin's primordial music past comes John Andrews with tales from the music hall of legends

In Austin Playhouse's 'A Man for All Seasons,' David Stahl's immaculate Sir Thomas More stands his moral ground with humility, humor, and insight

Napoleon Beazley was executed by the state of Texas, but he lives again in a new play

See a show and aid local theatres, catch some more Crush, show some dramaturgs how to two-step, and read up on Austin artists in national mags

Austin Playhouse's Enchanted April' taps the story's timeless charms and envelops you in a captivating glow, as warming as spring sunshine

Steve Tesich's bitingly funny, dark play Square One' posits an oppressive U.S. frighteningly close to our country today.

As produced by Austin Playhouse, Tennessee Williams' 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' leaps and lands on its feet with aplomb

By popular demand, the boys of 'The Dead Presidents' Club' are back in town

In Austin Playhouse's production of Private Lives, an excellent ensemble mines Noël Coward's witty wordplay and his characters' spectacular self-absorption with comedic aplomb

You should go to the Austin Shakespeare Festival's The Winter's Tale only if you'd like to see a truly magical story of hope from despair, joy from grief, and life from death