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The wonderfully surly, oft-suicidal Miss Witherspoon herself is played by Jennifer Underwood, who never fails to disappoint. When Miss Witherspoon finds herself (as a result of offing herself) in an unexpected afterlife, she must negotiate the realm of reincarnation with the help of Suzanne Balling's pleasantly annoying South Asian spiritual guide Maryamma and a diverse cast of earthly families and friends played by Camille Latour, Patricia Robinson and Derek Jones, all of whom handle their multitude of roles with ease.

There's such as thing as damning with faint praise. To avoid being charged with doing just that, we want to make this clear: Different Stages' production of Agatha Christie's The Hollow, running until July 15 at the Vortex, is a thoroughly enjoyable night of theatre. The eclectic, brainy group of folks at DS (who in the past have brought Austin such varied works as Garcia Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba, Christopher Durang's Betty's...