Love

Review: The Making of a Great Moment

Mixing the right cast and crew with the right script can be a little like pairing nitric acid with glycerine. This month at Hyde Park Theatre, Lee Eddy and Jeff Mills are performing Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's The Making of a Great Moment, and the resulting detonation can be heard and felt for many miles in every direction. Get ready to laugh so hard you can't breathe.

Review: She Kills Monsters, by Qui Nguyen (Mary Moody Northen Theatre)

What a delight. Marcus McQuirter directs St. Edward's student actors through this fast-paced and delicious work of highbrow geekery about grief, coming of age, and the healing power of Dungeons and Dragons. With standout performances from the two leads (Victoria Turner and Harper Schreiner-Brown) and from a stellar supporting cast (especially Aldo Hernandez Huerta as the horny and lazy demon Orcus) this show had audiences cheering and clapping from start to finish. The props, lights, costumes, puppets, and fight choreography further elevated Monsters into an over-the-top spectacle with a ridiculous B-movie vibe (complete with a post-credits scene). Loved it!

Review: Seared by Theresa Rebeck (Austin Playhouse)

Funny, tense, fast-moving and sharply written, Seared is a thoroughly entertaining delight. The performances are outstanding, the direction is expert, and the fact that they're cooking onstage adds a multisensory layer of fun. Don't miss it. It runs through June 28th at Austin Playhouse.