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The City Theatre continues its summer season with the Tennessee Williams American classic, A Streetcar Named Desire, which revolutionized modern drama and is still an undisputed masterpiece from one of the great voices of the American theatre.

Founded in 1989, Tapestry Dance Company has been a hallmark of the performing arts in Austin and one of the most respected tap dance companies in the world for over 20 years.

Zach Theatre's production of the Broadway-bound ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN has now extended thru Sunday, August 25th.

UpRise! Productions proudly presents Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun for 3 weeks only at The VORTEX, directed by Laurie Carlos, one of America's seminal theatre artists.

GREASE.

Theatrical shows for children are a dime a dozen, but children's theater productions that can also please adults are as rare and unique as the musically inclined animals in The Bremen Town Musicians.

If Thomas Paine is the author of Common Sense, then Thom Pain must be the author of Common Nonsense.

Given the reputation and respect that the play has earned in the 60 plus years since its debut, any theater company producing A Streetcar Named Desire should go into it with some trepidation, but there's no sign of any in the City Theatre's exceptional production.

TexARTS Association for the Performing and Visual Arts welcomes the community to an open house from 10 a.

Breaking String Theater Co.

Late in A Chorus Line, the brassy Sheila states, 'God, when it's over do I need a drink!' I hear ya, girl.

The City Theatre continues its summer season with the Tennessee Williams American classic, A Streetcar Named Desire, which revolutionized modern drama and is still an undisputed masterpiece from one of the great voices of the American theatre.

Breaking String Theater presents the World Premiere of Three, or the Sound of the Great Existential Nothingness, by Timothy Braun, directed by Graham Schmidt, at the Off Center, July 26th - August 17th.

The Pillowman is one of those theatrical events that seldom comes along.

Celebrating its 30th year in 2014, Austin Shakespeare announces its new season starting with the acclaimed solo portrait of Emily Dickinson, The Belle of Amherst, starring Helen Merino (Hamlet) Nov.

As Georgetown Palace's production of The Will Rogers Follies proves, a few rope tricks, corny jokes, and leggy showgirls wearing next to nothing will always please a crowd.

"Texas is okay if you want to settle down and do your thing quietly," Janis Joplin once said, "but it's not for outrageous people, and I was always outrageous.

Street Corner Arts will present A WALK IN THE WOODS by Lee Blessing, opening today, July 19.

Party with your personal demons - join the Trouble Puppet Theater Company on August 1 from 7-11 p.

Central Texas' most well-known children's theatre company, Pollyanna Theatre in Strategic Alliance with the Long Center, presents The Funnybun Family Picnic by Emily Cicchini at the Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 West Riverside, Austin, TX.

ZACH Theatre's much-anticipated staging of ONE NIGHT WITH Janis Joplin stars Kacee Clanton, the Los Angeles-based rock and blues singer-songwriter who previously played Janis Joplin in Love, Janis and has toured as lead vocalist with Big Brother & The Holding Company.

Central Texas' most well-known children's theatre company, Pollyanna Theatre in Strategic Alliance with the Long Center, presents The Funnybun Family Picnicby Emily Cicchini at the Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 West Riverside, Austin, TX 78704.

Salvage Vanguard Theater presents the regional premiere of Jomama Jones: RADIATE beginning today, July 5th, 2013.

Street Corner Arts will present A WALK IN THE WOODS by Lee Blessing, ppening Friday, July 19 and running Friday & Saturday nights at 8pm; Sundays at 5pm, through August 4, 2013.