"Wanna Play" is is a raw nerve coated in cotton candy, trauma as transmitted through an arcade cabinet, but it's also work of exceptional honesty, treating its troubled, damaged characters with real empathy and grace, and those are two things that all of us, in these troubled times, could use a little more of.
Austin Playhouse’s world premiere of ‘She Was Here’ is a touching portrait of an ever-changing city and the strength of the people who live here
We've all met women like these; many of us have parents, aunts, sisters, or daughters just like these, and the portrait Garza and Austin Playhouse paint of these women and their struggle is like a warm hug after a long, hard day.
Bottle Alley’s ‘Aurora’ is a poignant examination of the loneliness of the universe
The story of a lost soul who just may have come from the stars on her 30th Birthday, waiting to finally hear from her extraterrestrial family, it in many ways examines the loneliness of our own existence in the cosmos, and the ways in which we try to find connection, whether it be romantic, sexual, emotional, or otherwise.
Hyde Park Theatre’s ‘Caught’ is an enigmatic, mentally demanding masterstroke
A curious feeling came over me as I left "Caught" the latest production of Hyde Park Theatre. Typically, when leaving a production, I have a general idea of the shape and character of a review, particular points I would bring up to give a reader an idea of what to expect from a work. "Caught", … Continue reading Hyde Park Theatre’s ‘Caught’ is an enigmatic, mentally demanding masterstroke
“Wraith Radio” is a scrappy punk masterpiece
As Bottle Alley's fine fable of loss and grief played out, it felt less like a work of theatre and more like a communal ritual, a ceremonial rite bursting with youthful vigor and punk exuberance that left its audience sweat-drenched, tear-stained, and breathless.
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