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This classic American comedy plays murder for escapist fun, which Different Stages delivers capably

A fine cast and expert staging transport us back to a more gracious America

Despite the script's weaknesses, this NXNW production stays engaging because all five women are fun to watch

Rita Anderson's domestic drama sets one family's frictions against the backdrop of the Apollo 11 mission

In this retelling of the Charles Dickens novel, a visible love of narrative is the show's greatest strength

This staging of the coming-of-age drama evokes the small-town South with vivid design work and a rock solid ensemble

Jeffrey Hatcher's nostalgic comedy gently leads the audience back to small-town Ohio in the Sixties

A melting pot of creative talent brings to life this cross-cultural coming-of-age story

Ancient myth meets modern surveillance memorably in this devised work at the Vortex

The grandmother in the tiny Manhattan flat is the heart of the quiet, thoughtful 4000 Miles by Amy Herzog

At the Vortex, the siblings of Enda Walsh's play can't move past a night from 50 years ago

Lorella Loftus' ambitious new bio-play boasts strong performances by the three women portraying the Virgin Queen

The best way to describe Different Stages' retelling of the myth: beautiful

As the weather cools, Different Stages brings the warmth of rural Ireland to town in its staging of J.M. Synge’s ‘The Playboy of the Western World’

Different Stages' 'Arms and the Man' is an honest attempt at entertainment with a political edge, but it swallows or ignores the complex interpretation that this script deserves

Different Stages' production of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband is not just community theatre at its finest; it's just plain good theatre: entertaining, impressive, astounding, and delightful.

Different Stages' production of Fuddy Meers never quite manages the chaotic verve of a Warner Bros. cartoon to which it seems to aspire, but there are laughs to be had from David Lindsay-Abaire's consistently inventive and surprise-filled script and from these actors' handling of it.

For one of the season's best comedies, get thee to a nunnery

In wrestling valiantly with David Lindsay-Abaire's tough play, the artists of Different Stages prove themselves good people

Nominations for the 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

Design takes center stage in Different Stages' revival of Lillian Hellman's drama

A theatre year of staged fantasies, musical fun, and crazy families

Toasting 2010's most memorable performances, set designs, and directors

The Paradox Players believe Eve Ensler's play about the decade-old Bosnian war is as timely as ever

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