Other Desert Cities

Continuing its 20th Anniversary Season, City Theatre Austin proudly presents Other Desert Cities, a searing family saga by Pulitzer Prize finalist, playwright, and screenwriter Jon Robin Baitz. Family pride proves thicker than blood in this award-winning play that lays bare the secrets, loyalties, and lies within a privileged American family. “Honey, news flash. Read more

Bye Bye Birdie Revisited

Tex-Arts.org, the theatrical company that put on the Bye Bye Birdie show has outdone itself. I heard about their move to Lakeway, and while others may be hesitant to drive the mere 30 minutes from central Austin, I am not one of them. The adventurer in me seeks variety and Read more

Con Men, Couture, and Capitalism

Austin Playhouse’s production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, hits home. A shimmering French Riviera provides the backdrop for a tale that might seem like harmless musical comedy—until you start listening closely. Because this isn’t just a playful send-up of two rival swindlers. It’s a glittering scalpel carving through the soft flesh of Read more

What the Constitution Means to Me

A Raw Reminder of How Far We Still Have to Go ZACH Theatre’s staging of What the Constitution Means to Me (April 16–May 11, 2025) is not simply a performance — it’s a mirror held up to America’s unfinished business. Written by Heidi Schreck and directed with emotional precision by Jenny Lavery, Read more

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