What We Loved & More: A + C Writers Look Back at 2015 and Ahead to 2016
January 2, 2016
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Books

What We Loved & More: A + C Writers Look Back at 2015 and Ahead to 2016

Becoming Nannerl: The Other Mozart
December 18, 2015
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Houston

Becoming Nannerl: The Other Mozart

The story begins with a portrait by Johann Nepomuk della Croce of a family: father,…

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Take the trip to Clarkston
December 17, 2015
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Reviews

Take the trip to Clarkston

In Clarkston, now playing an extended premier run at Dallas Theater Center through Jan 31,…

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Coming Home: Bree Welch
December 16, 2015
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Coming Home

Coming Home: Bree Welch

Bree Welch made a triumphant return to Texas, playing Henry in Henry V at Houston's…

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<em>Clarkston</em> at Dallas Theater Center
December 16, 2015
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Theatre

Clarkston at Dallas Theater Center

Dallas Theater Center presents the world premiere of 2014 MacArthur Foundation Fellow Samuel D. Hunter’s…

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<em>Blood Wedding</em>
December 8, 2015
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Reviews

Blood Wedding

First-Hand: <em>Shakespeare in Print and Performance</em> at the Harry Ransom Center
November 29, 2015
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Austin

First-Hand: Shakespeare in Print and Performance at the Harry Ransom Center

In 1616, William Shakespeare was buried at Holy Trinity church, Stratford-Upon-Avon. A prayer was inscribed…

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The Rat King has Spoken: Holiday Foes Pick Faves
November 20, 2015
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Dance

The Rat King has Spoken: Holiday Foes Pick Faves

I was blindfolded, thrown into a car and driven for hours before we reached their…

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Fictional Nebraska: Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s <em>The Totalitarians</em> at Kitchen Dog Theater
November 20, 2015
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Theatre

Fictional Nebraska: Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s The Totalitarians at Kitchen Dog Theater

A charismatic political candidate with memorable hair who relies more on passion than facts —…

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Global Theater: The Texas/Prague Partnership
November 16, 2015
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Theatre

Global Theater: The Texas/Prague Partnership

There is no commercial nonstop flight from any city in Texas to any city in…

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Drama in the House: Matt Hune’s Living Room Series
November 10, 2015
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Theatre

Drama in the House: Matt Hune’s Living Room Series

Tumbling Through Time and Memory: Sharr White’s The Other Place at the Alley Theatre
November 2, 2015
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Theatre

Tumbling Through Time and Memory: Sharr White’s The Other Place at the Alley Theatre

Somewhat lost amid all the hullabaloo and celebrations surrounding the Alley Theatre’s grand reopening and…

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Theater Imitates Art: McNay Museum Exhibition Highlights Influence of Art on Theater
November 2, 2015
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Art

Theater Imitates Art: McNay Museum Exhibition Highlights Influence of Art on Theater

If you were asked to design sets and costumes evoking 16th century Italy, where would…

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Curtain Up: Houston’s Main Street Theater Celebrates 40 Years and a Newly Renovated Space
October 23, 2015
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Houston

Curtain Up: Houston’s Main Street Theater Celebrates 40 Years and a Newly Renovated Space

“This is a real milestone!” Main Street Theater executive artistic director Rebecca Greene Udden offers…

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Theatre LaB Houston at The MATCH
October 21, 2015
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Theatre

Theatre LaB Houston at The MATCH

A + C theater writer John DeMers caught up with TLH founder Gerald LaBita to…

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Ringside Emotional Head Butt: Stages Repertory Theatre’s The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
October 20, 2015
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Theatre

Ringside Emotional Head Butt: Stages Repertory Theatre’s The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

I have a (admittedly unoriginal) theory that sooner or later, no matter what the perceived…

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String & Shadows: Puppets Across the Lone Star State
October 16, 2015
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Theatre

String & Shadows: Puppets Across the Lone Star State

Creating strange beings and bringing them to life only to discover that not only will…

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Undermain Theatre gets Meta in The Droll Or, a Stage Play about the END of Theatre
October 5, 2015
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Dallas/Ft Worth

Undermain Theatre gets Meta in The Droll Or, a Stage Play about the END of Theatre

Playwrights and filmmakers alike have a long history of creating art about creating art.

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Alley Theatre’s Second Life
September 25, 2015
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Houston

Alley Theatre’s Second Life

Donald Fowler, Jack the Ripper and a Dallas-born musical: WaterTower Theatre Premieres Creep
September 22, 2015
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Dallas/Ft Worth

Donald Fowler, Jack the Ripper and a Dallas-born musical: WaterTower Theatre Premieres Creep

When Creep opens on Oct. 5 at WaterTower Theatre, a large cast of Londoners will…

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Entertainment + Education: The Rivalrous History of Fort Worth Theater
September 22, 2015
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Dallas/Ft Worth

Entertainment + Education: The Rivalrous History of Fort Worth Theater

Women First at WingSpan Theatre
September 14, 2015
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Dallas/Ft Worth

Women First at WingSpan Theatre

If you really think about it, there aren’t that many juicy roles for women.

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Women Win at Dallas’ Echo Theatre: A Conversation with Briana Pozner
September 13, 2015
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Dallas/Ft Worth

Women Win at Dallas’ Echo Theatre: A Conversation with Briana Pozner

Fall Dance at Miller: Great Performances in the Great Outdoors
September 8, 2015
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Houston

Fall Dance at Miller: Great Performances in the Great Outdoors

Shadow Tale: BooTown’s White Raven
September 8, 2015
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Theatre

Shadow Tale: BooTown’s White Raven

Shadow puppetry is one of the most ancient forms of dramatic storytelling, and a kind…

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Mapping Theater in Houston
August 21, 2015
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Editor's Picks

Mapping Theater in Houston

A Hunchback, a Queso Fountain and a Whale: Spring/Summer Season Standouts
August 3, 2015
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Dance

A Hunchback, a Queso Fountain and a Whale: Spring/Summer Season Standouts

The Spring/Summer season has come and gone, and there were plenty of outstanding performances and…

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AT&T Performing Arts Center Gears up for Season Two of their Off Broadway on Flora’s Series
July 25, 2015
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Dallas/Ft Worth

AT&T Performing Arts Center Gears up for Season Two of their Off Broadway on Flora’s Series

Cate Blouke caught up with Senior Programming Manager David Denson to chat about the series,…

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Whale Stories at Horse Head Theatre
July 20, 2015
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Theatre

Whale Stories at Horse Head Theatre

Philip Hays, like Ahab, has lured a whole crew of creative characters into an immense,…

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Catastrophic Theatre’s Tamarie Cooper Goes Back to School
July 15, 2015
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Houston

Catastrophic Theatre’s Tamarie Cooper Goes Back to School

In the Bayou City, we know that it’s summer when the curtain rises on Tamarie…

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Pippin Pure Pleasure at Dallas Summer Musicals
July 10, 2015
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Reviews

Pippin Pure Pleasure at Dallas Summer Musicals

Finding one’s purpose in life is a natural part of the human experience, and often…

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Latina/o Talent Front and Center: Texas Playwrights at Carnaval
July 3, 2015
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Theatre

Latina/o Talent Front and Center: Texas Playwrights at Carnaval

Already bursting with talent, Chicago will be overflowing with creativity from July 23-25. That’s when…

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Wicked Fun: Houston Shakespeare Festival Brings Macbeth and Merchant to Miller Outdoor Theatre
June 30, 2015
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Houston

Wicked Fun: Houston Shakespeare Festival Brings Macbeth and Merchant to Miller Outdoor Theatre

Sun Still Shines on Annie
June 29, 2015
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Reviews

Sun Still Shines on Annie

Mass Appeal given faithful production at Circle Theatre
June 23, 2015
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Dallas/Ft Worth

Mass Appeal given faithful production at Circle Theatre

Character Couture: Texas Designers Dress the Drama
June 23, 2015
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Design in Texas

Character Couture: Texas Designers Dress the Drama

The house lights dim. Whispers slowly die; phones are finally stowed. A faint swish of…

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Meta Theater
May 28, 2015
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Houston

Meta Theater

An Epic Re-Imagined
May 15, 2015
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Dance

An Epic Re-Imagined

Extra! Extra! Newsies Just For Kicks!
May 1, 2015
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Theatre

Extra! Extra! Newsies Just For Kicks!

Now on the first national tour, Newsies arrives in Texas as sweet-tasting as iced tea…

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Listening, Grand Narratives and Hyperlocality
May 1, 2015
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Art

Listening, Grand Narratives and Hyperlocality