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Austin Playhouse presents Venus in Fur by David Ives, directed by Lara Toner, running now through January 25th, 2014, Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.

After a record-breaking 2013, TexARTS is gearing up for a phenomenal new year.

There's no question that A Christmas Story is a beloved classic.

Voting is now underway for Austin! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.

The Hideout Theatre has announced its entire 2014 season of Mainstage Shows.

Bust out the egg nog.

At some point while I was en route to see Let it Be Christmas, I couldn't help but laugh.

Tomorrow night, Street Corner Artists, one of Austin's newest theater companies, will close their production of the hilarious new comedy, The North Plan.

Last Act Theatre Company (www.

The Hidden Room presents Der Bestrafte Brudermord, or Hamlet Prince of Denmark, a new English translation by Christine Schmidle.

Austin's largest and most spectacular Home and Garden show is back, just in time for the New Year, with endless ideas and possibilities for every home and garden wish list.

Celebrating its 30th year in 2014, Austin Shakespeare announces its cast for Shakespeare's greatest tale of jealousy and passion: Othello, to be presented February 13 - March 2 at The Long Center's Studio Theatre, where Austin Shakespeare is a resident company.

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The TexARTS Cabaret Series will offer the original holiday-themed revue 'A Cool Yule' tonight and tomorrow, Dec.

Following the premiere of his play Television in Scriptworks' Out of Ink at Salvage Vanguard in June, playwright Zac Kline returns to Austin with The Night Before .

Forget ringing bells.

It's tough to think of a production in the Austin area that's been as hyped as Ballet Austin's current production of The Nutcracker.

With The Austin Holiday Project, Austin Theatre Project closes out their first full season with their first original show.

While Arbery does a damn good job at illustrating the limits of virtual conversation and cleverly uses text jargon in his dialogue, the piece does fall into the trap I was warned about.

Last year, I saw Penfold Theatre Company's annual production of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play for the first time.

Original musicals are tough to come by nowadays.

There's a lightning-in-a-bottle quality that permeates Steel Magnolias.

There's nothing like a good murder mystery, and writer Agatha Christie certainly made a career out of them.

When December rolls around, it's customary for theater companies to scramble around for Holiday-themed fare.

The TexARTS Cabaret Series will offer the original holiday-themed revue "A Cool Yule" Dec.