One With Others
Karen Sherman's surprisingly funny, moving dance and text work was poetry in motion
Stacy Alexander Evans
25 entries
Arts, May 1, 2014
Romeo and Juliet
Despite some casting questions, the Baron's Men create a moving and involving version of this well-known tragedy
Arts, April 17, 2014
Assassins
Sondheim's black comic musical about presidential killers and would-be killers gets a fantastic staging by Soubrette
Arts, April 10, 2014
Ordinary Days
This chamber musical about two male-female duos in NYC is a refreshingly modern study of intimacy
Arts, April 3, 2014
The Odd Couple
City Theatre's revival suffers from being neither a replica of the original nor a fresh interpretation
Arts, March 20, 2014
The Crapstall Street Boys
This darkly comic tale of monster slaying shows Trouble Puppet's artists at the top of their game
Arts, March 12, 2014
Othello
Austin Shakespeare's new staging of the tragedy is all the richer for incorporating the Rule of Three
Arts, Feb. 27, 2014
Circle the Wagons
Exchange Artists' series of five-minute plays performed in and near cars boasts a lively party atmosphere
Arts, Feb. 27, 2014
Tartuffe
David Long's direction of this Molière comedy infuses what could be a dusty antique with light and life
Arts, Feb. 20, 2014
In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play
The development of electricity prompts questions about intimacy in Sarah Ruhl's play
Arts, Feb. 13, 2014
Gidion's Knot
Top-notch acting powers this claustrophobic confrontation between a dead boy's grieving mother and his teacher
Arts, Jan. 30, 2014
Inappropriate Touching
There's plenty to find amusing in this unapologetically confessional show by Rebecca Beegle
Arts, Jan. 30, 2014
Der Bestrafte Brudermord
As realized by the Hidden Room, this German puppet version of 'Hamlet' is as much Monty Python as Shakespeare
Arts, Jan. 23, 2014
The Language Archive
Different Stages' production explores the difficulty of articulating not just love but also marriage
Arts, Jan. 16, 2014
Review: American Idiot
Green Day's rock opera is gorgeously gritty, if not truly punk
Arts, Jan. 15, 2014
Reframed
Photography provides the impetus for improv in this new project from LuckyChaos Theater
Arts, Jan. 9, 2014
The North Plan
Street Corner Arts' dark comedy stumbles on its way to the revolution, but the show is worth seeing
Arts, Dec. 12, 2013
The Belle of Amherst
Helen Merino is open and radiant as Emily Dickinson in this one-woman show about the reclusive poet
Arts, Nov. 27, 2013
Review: The Cherry Bowl
Chekhov gets a pie in the face in this silent spoof
Arts, Nov. 21, 2013
Othello
In jeans and T-shirts, five British actors summoned Othello's pride and Iago's envy with relentless ferocity
Arts, Nov. 14, 2013
Stars and Barmen
Reina Hardy's celestial romance keeps the audience in stitches while grappling with some heady philosophical ideas
Arts, Nov. 7, 2013
The Spanish Tragedie
The Baron's Men make this revenge drama by one of Shakespeare's contemporaries an absolute joy to behold
Arts, Oct. 31, 2013
Macbeth
Strong performances and a light directorial touch make this Shakespearean tragedy worth a trip
Arts, Oct. 24, 2013
In Memoriam: Shannon Leigh Lewis
Books, July 7, 2008
Word Up, Showdown
Austin's teen poets unfurl their flag in Silicon Valley
