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Boner Bizarre: Resurrect the Erection
This here's an extreme erotic variety show featuring "filthy performance art, pole dancing, neo-burlesque, aerials, contortion, a bed of nails, glass walking, fire breathing, rope bondage, fetish play, comedy, drama, and all things perverse, grotesque, and socially unacceptable." By the pricking of my thumb – or, I suppose, vice versa – something wicked this way comes.Sat., April 27, 9pm. $15-20.
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La Boheme
Austin Opera presents Puccini’s sweeping story of young bohemians struggling to fulfill their dreams and find true love. So, kind of like Riverdale, we imagine, but with fancier clothes and much vigorous singing? We jest, but then so did the kids of Rent. This one will blow you away.Thu., May 2, 7:30pm; Sun., May 5, 2:30pm. $39 and up.
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Last: An Extinction Comedy
Witness the world premiere of this new play that blends improvisation, comedy, and environmental activism as "a troupe of tired and really hungry comedians roams the crumbling remains of human civilization, performing sketches about extinction." Why is this actually a promising concept? Because it's a Vortex collab between the award-winning director Rudy Ramirez and that improv powerhouse Sarah Marie Curry, with Bonnie Cullum – returning to the stage after a 20-year hiatus! – among a cast of talented theatre stalwarts.Through April 27. Thu.-Sun., 8pm. $15-35.
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Copenhagen
Michael Frayn's Tony-winning drama about the confrontation between science and politics – a confrontation embodied in the 1940s by physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg – is directed by Don Toner for Austin Playhouse and features the prodigious talents of Babs George, Ev Lunning Jr, and David Stahl. Nothing uncertain about these principals abetted by much fine stagecraft.Through April 28. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $32-36. -
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Extra Baggage
Here's a play, written and directed by Robert King Jr, in which the contentious Freeman family tries to come together under one roof and the matriarch lets the family in on a huge secret that she’s been keeping for years. Featuring new music by King and Robyn Wright.April 25-28. Thu.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat.-Sun., 2:30 & 7:30pm. $15-20.Mosaic Theater, 11530 Manchaca Rd -
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Matilda the Musical
Take a journey through the world of this Tony-winning hit based on Roald Dahl's story about an extraordinary little girl who dares to take a stand and change her destiny. No, this spectacular show ain't just for kids – it's a legit tale of empowerment for all. Directed by Abe Reybold and Nat Miller for Zach Theatre, with musical direction by Allen Robertson, and, well, you know the music and lyrics for this thing were writ by Tim Minchin, right?Through May 12. Thu.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2:30 & 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $25 and up. -
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Not Every Mountain
The Rude Mechs' acclaimed geodynamic masterwork returns to Austin! This newest iteration of the show that "invites you to watch the collective effort of making and unmaking a series of interlocking mountain ranges using string, cardboard, magnets, and an octahedral scissor lift" is 1) being held over from Fusebox Festival, and 2) fortified not only with (implied) amounts of feldspar and chert but also an onstage performance by Peter Stopschinski. Recommended!April 24-28. Wed.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2pm; Sun., 8pm. $5-35. -
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Once There Were Six Seasons
Glass Half Full Theatre's award-winning production returns as a three-part interactive experience that invites audiences to travel the globe and explore humankind’s impact on climate change: Step onstage with the puppeteers to observe ecosystems from the Americas, Africa, India, Asia, and the Arctic and watch as the tiny humans and animals struggle against drought, flood, heat, and violent storms. This complex spectacle is directed by Caroline Reck and Gricelda Silva, features original choreography by Kelly Hasandras, and – listen, it's a true marvel of narrative and object manipulation and will delight you endlessly, even as its global implications send a little chill down your spine. See our full review right here.Through May 4. Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 7pm; Mon., 7pm. $12-30. -
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Out of Ink: Artificially Intelligent
Here is ScriptWorks' 21st annual ten-minute play showcase, this year serving up an array of mini-dramas about mentally enhanced robots, automatons, household appliances, and humans. The plays were written in 48 hours by Robin Anderson, Trey Deason, Max Langert, Tristan Young Mercado, Aneesa Needel, Jason Rainey, Nettie Reynolds, and Sarah Saltwick, and now you can see these revelatory tales of technology come to staged life via a fine troupe of actors under the direction of Ellie McBride, Linda Nenno, Rudy Ramirez, and Sharon Sparlin.Through May 4. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $14-16. -
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Severe Weather Warning
Theatre en Bloc presents Austin-based playwright Elizabeth Doss' newest stagework, in which four lifelong friends on a weekend getaway deal with "a night of chaos inside and severe weather outside." Directed by Jenny Lavery, featuring Kacy Samiee, Leslie McDonel, Giselle Marie Munoz, and Charlotte Gulezian.April 25-May 2. Wed.-Sun., 8pm. $15 and up. -
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Tales of Sleepless Nights
This is a performative walking tour of Downtown Austin’s homeless grounds, conceived and performed by Gathering Ground Theatre, a theatre troupe made up of Austinites who have experience with homelessness.Through May 5. Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., noon; Sun., 2pm. Donations accepted. -
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The Ballad of Klook & Vinette
This contemporary new love story from Zach Theatre – it's a world-premiere musical, no less, infused with lyrical prose, jazz, blues, and soul – features two lost souls trying to find themselves in one another. Written by Ché Walker, Anoushka Lucas, and Omar Lyefook; directed by Dave Steakley, with musical direction by Christian Magby. And here's our full review of the show.Through May 26. Wed.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2:30 & 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $30-$78. -
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The Children
Well, doesn't this seem creepy AF? Yes, and it's Lucy Kirkwood's recently Tony-nominated play about what ensues among three nuclear physicists in a remote cottage on the British coast while the world outside deals with a major disaster at a nuclear power station. "A darkly funny and unsettling show about legacy, survival, and responsibility." Directed by Carlo Lorenzo Garcia for Jarrott Productions.Through May 12. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $15-30. -
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The Rain Sessions
Bottle Alley Theatre Company returns to its horror roots with this newest offering, an introspective piece about a necromancer and her raising of the dead over four storm-filled nights. Written and directed by Chris Fontanes, starring Annlise Smithmier, Liz Waters, Danielle Bondurant, and Rachel Holderbach.Through April 28. Fri.-Sun., 8pm. $10.212 W. 55th 1/2th -
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Who Framed Roger Replicant?
Those commedia dell'arte capermongers of Austin's La Fenice, who you may recall brought us that hilarious Cthulhu Beach Party send-up, return with their latest entertainment. This one features "a body, an android, a judge, and a race for redemption." But … but that sounds serious. Have our favorite old-school clowns at long last ditched frivolity for more somber effect? Fear not! As related on their own Facebook post, "We have finished writing the scenario and it’s bleak AF. Now to figure out how to fill it with jokes." Excellent. So we'll just ask Leon about the tortoise one more time, Mr. Tyrell, and then we'll be right there with you, laughing along.Through May 18. Fri.-Sat., 10pm. $15.
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Spectrum Theatre Company Auditions
Spectrum Theatre Company will hold auditions for its 2019 season at the Dougherty Arts Center (Wed., April 24, 7pm), and at the Asian American Resource Center (Sat., April 27, 11am). Seeking: African-American actors, female and male, ages 20s-50s. Actors will be compensated. See website for details.
