FRIDAY [28] [books] Mike Henry presents a 24-hour Nonstop Slam at Progress Café, 500 San Marcos (8pm) LINK(Postponed) [dance] Improvisational Movement Project at Blue Theater (8pm, $8-$20) LINK [theatre] "Petra's Cuento" at Dougherty Arts Center (8pm) LINK [theatre] Edward Albee's "The Play About the Baby" at play! Theatre (8pm, $10) LINK [theatre] "Radio: 30" at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm, $13-$15) LINK [theatre] "In On It" at Off Center (8pm, $17) LINK [theatre] "American Fiesta" at......

THURSDAY [27] [music] Diplo, CSS, Blonde de Role at The Parish Room LINK [fashion] Summer party with cocktails and music for Austin designer Mark Joiner, maker of some decidedly fabulous belt buckles and mod housewares at Eliza Page (7-10pm) LINK [theatre] "Petra's Cuento" at Dougherty Arts Center (8pm) LINK [theatre] "In On It" at Off Center (8pm, $17) LINK [theatre] Edward Albee's "The Play About the Baby" at play! Theatre (8pm, $10) LINK [theatre] "Radio:......

Ah, smart theatre. Clever people making good decisions – articulating concepts effectively and concisely without any messy spills or sloppy emotional baggage. For better, and (occasionally) for worse, Coda Project’s production of The Play About The Baby is most definitely theatre of the intelligent variety. Firstly, they’ve chosen an incredibly clever script. It’s no surprise that Baby’s creator, Edward Albee, is sometimes referred to as the “best living American playwright”. True or not, there’s......

Coda Theater Project is quietly becoming a presence on the Austin theatre scene -- producing a gaggle of shows, and, most recently, becoming the resident producing company at play! Theatre. Their latest, Edward Albee's Play About the Baby, is about Girl and Boy, and the baby they may or may not have. Typical Albee wordplay, and some seriously dark humor abound in what will undoubtedly live on as an American classic. Be the first......