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Breaking String Theater FlyingThrough February 19thOff Center Theater (2211-A Hidalgo)$17-$25, 8pm[info] | [tickets]One of the neat quirks about humans is that, whatever the topical or sub-level differences, there's usually a bedrock ability to empathize with others. You may not be wealthy or attractive or well-heeled and popular, but you know... continue reading on Austinist

Political drama is a minefield. The compulsion to discuss hot-button issues seems, more often than not, to beget messy and overwrought or overtly agenda-laden work and halt open conversation, rather than inspire it. Not that it can't and hasn't been done really well; it's just that the bar is high.... continue reading on Austinist

John Boulanger knows American absurdism. His precedent-setting House of Several Stories, which garnered the ACTF National Student Playwrighting Award in 2008, presented a refreshing reminder of the genre's ability to stun and strike a deep, resonating cord. Viewers expecting something like a repeat of this stylistic acrobatics show be forewarned:... continue reading on Austinist

Brenda O\’ Brian FightThrough November 21stBrockett Theatre at the University of Texas (Winship Building)Nov. 17, 18, 19 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 21 at 2 p.m.; $20 public, $17 faculty/staff and seniors, $10 students.[info] | [tickets]Boxing, like puppetry, is getting quite a bit of attention in theaters as of late.... continue reading on Austinist

A neat thing about epic anythings is that they're prismatic. One can focus on a certain aspect of the story and tell a dramatically different version of it, which makes them prime fodder for adaptations and modernizations. Case in point: The Odyssey. You can look at it as this... continue reading on Austinist