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Actor/director Norman Blumensaadt, dance artists Kathy Dunn Hamrick and Anuradha Naimpally, and philanthropists Jeanne and Michael Klein join the ranks of cultural heroes

Austin theatre actor Robert Fisher has the heart of a rock & roller, the work ethic of a medieval craftsman, and the style of a Bob Fosse. Either he's in the wrong business or he is, as playwright Kirk Lynn calls him, "a wonder."

The company of Different Stages' production of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan bring the script to life, but to in the eyes of reviewer Rob Curran, they work too hard to get a chance to enjoy it.

Summer is the time for Shakespeare, so naturally here are a couple of the Bard's plays being staged in the Austin area -- Julius Caesar from the Austin Shakespeare Festival and Two Gentlemen of Verona from Different Stages -- and directors Paul Norton and Norman Blumensaadt to explain how they came to produce them this season.

Thornton's plays are Wilder than you might remember

Despite some flaws, Different Stages mounts two Tennessee Williams' dramas in riveting and entertaining fashion

Skipper Chong Warson examines Different Stages' new take on Uncle Vanya.

Playwright Tom White reflects on his latest work, The Misses Overbeck, and on the 30 years of playwriting that preceded it

Strong writing and a robust cast make Different Stages' production stay with you

Half the fun of Different Stages' absorbing production is talking about it later

Titling a play can sometimes be a tenuous proposition, as was the case with Tom White's most recent work

Although Different Stages' production of Agatha Christie's mystery The Hollow demands all one's focus and concentration, its stylish design, strong acting, and surprises make it worth it in the end

Different Stages' production of The Misses Overbeck generates an affectionate quality that personalizes the particular objects surrounding all of us

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.

Director Norman Blumensaadt's rendering of The Devil's Disciple for Different Stages may be uneven in the quality of the performances, but the actors deliver Shaw's text clearly, and there's more than a little something to be said for that.

In 1922, George Kaufman and Marc Connelly's Merton of the Movies was a pointed satire of Hollywood, but 80 years have softened the play's sharpness, so the Different Stages revival is little more than nice.

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

Like the separate parts of the Creature's body, the technical and performance aspects unite to create a delightfully provocative production

This production of Steven Dietz’s play offers a deep dive into what we choose to believe and a stimulating evening of theatre

The pleasure of this production of Ibsen's drama comes in the complex exchanges among the deeply committed actors

The Cost of Art IV: The artists onstage in Austin aren't just not paid what they're worth, many aren't paid at all

Different Stages' production explores the difficulty of articulating not just love but also marriage

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

Different Stages doesn't light up the dark corners of this gothic comedy about the Marquis de Sade

Despite the author's absence, Different Stages delivers a fine production

Different Stages can't surmount the deeply flawed nature of Tennessee Williams' play

With this comedic riff on Hamlet, the production's strength is in the acting

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

Horton Foote's drama blows in like a breeze from the gulf, warm and whispery

The flourishing legacy of the late Lone Star dramatist Horton Foote