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NxNW Theatre's fall opener is I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, kicking off tomorrow night at the Hideout. The show famously covers "everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws, but were afraid to admit." That's a lot of ground! But with 19 scenes, 21 songs, and a cast of four outstanding actors with amazing pipes, we're expecting an evening of fast-paced, high-energy hilarity.

Thru 2/23, St Idiots Collective's You Are Pretty is about sex workers' struggles to find love within the harsh environs of a legal brothel. The yap about YAP is the megawatt heft behind it—the production is chock full of local luminaries. [tickets] // Thru 2/17, roving new kids NxNW Theatre are staging "wickedly funny" Five Women Wearing the Same Dress downtown at the Hideout. The titular characters do a little cussin' here, a little pot smokin' there, and cover topics with plenty of chops (religion, sexuality, AIDS). [tickets]

As you may know, Austin's theatre scene is rich with a variety of companies. It seems half a dozen new troupes show up on the radar every year. This fall is no exception, and one group we're excited about is North by Northwest Theatre Company. Striving to fill an enormous gap, their goal is to set up shop in culturally-challenged northwest Austin. The area has lured in Opal Divine's, Amy's, Kerby Lane, and Hoover's. Freebirds...

There're some krazy kapers going on this week in theatre. From a drag-king musical to a one-woman show, the sisters are doing it for themselves. We've also got a brand spankin' new theatre company to tell you about. Read on! First, don't tell your neighbors, but some thespians have moved in up the street; North by Northwest Theatre Company opens its inaugural season on Friday with The Nerd. Larry Shue's "houseguest from hell" comedy is...