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There is something so undeniably delicious about Brecht. It doesn’t really matter what your particular aesthetic is: If you love theatre, you should jump at the chance to see one of his works. The Life of Galileo, which recently closed at the Mary Moody Northen Theatre, is no exception.... continue reading on Austinist

Writing a review of Breaking String’s production of The Cherry Orchard leaves one with a predicament familiar to so many of Chekhov’s characters—it’s hard to know how to make a go of it. It’s the word processing equivalent of stammering—repeatedly typing then deleting, agonizing over semantics. The final product... continue reading on Austinist

For the month of July, a nation is contained in the Off Center where Robert Faires delivers his one-man adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry V directed by Catherine Weidner. In less than two hours’ traffic on the stage, Faires simply and elegantly creates not only these great characters, kings and... continue reading on Austinist

For any Shakespeare geek residing in Central Texas, we can imagine no greater treat than to watch one of his plays performed on the “wooden O” that is The Curtain Theatre. Richard Garriott’s Elizabethan replica space is nestled on his property on the shores of Lake Austin and provided... continue reading on Austinist

England’s most storied and inspirational warrior king is revealed in a new, one-man adaptation of the Shakespeare history starring B. Iden Payne Award-winning actor/director and Austin Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires. Over the course of 75 minutes, with only a few household props, he leads the audience from Henry’s... continue reading on Austinist