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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.

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.

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!

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.