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Saturday, August 1, 2026

Theater Review: SALLY & TOM (Zach Theatre / Austin, TX) by Leo Emerson

PURSUIT OF TOO MUCH HAPPINESS At Zach Theatre, Suzan-Lori Parks’ ambitious play-within-a-play has plenty to argue about, but its self-consciousness too often gets in the way of its drama. …

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Saturday, June 6, 2026

Theater Review: FRUTAS DE LA MUERTE (Glass Half Full Theatre / Austin) by Leo Emerson

A TRIP WORTH TAKING A mushroom-fueled journey through family memory finds wisdom in the chaos If there’s ever a time to take mushrooms, it’s when your Tía offers them to you. “I feel …

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Saturday, February 14, 2026

Theater Review: MI CASA ES SU TEATRO (Mishpocha Woods Artist Compound in Austin) by Leo Emerson

The success of Hyde Park Theatre's Mi Casa Es Su Teatro (A dangerously domestic DIY fringe fest) " lies in its ability to showcase the symbiotic relationship between art and community. The w…

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

Theater Review: DESCRIBE THE NIGHT (Austin Playhouse West Campus) by Leo Emerson

HISTORY, POWER, AND WHO GETS TO DECIDE Rajiv Joseph's epic drama offers no comfort"only urgent questions For those seeking entertainment as a refuge from the nightmare of our current politic…

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Saturday, November 22, 2025

Theater Review: PERIL IN THE ALPS (Austin Playhouse) by Leo Emerson

POIROT TRIES STANDUP " CAN HE FIND THE LAUGHS? Hercule Poirot, Belgium's preeminent detective, makes a bold and comic appearance at Austin Playhouse in Steven Dietz's Peril in the Alps, a fo…

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