Shows chosen from earlier this week as those our panel and audiences would most like to see again. Listed in performance order.

The Heart of Things, by Andy Tate (Scriptworks Commission). Zach and Adam are sorting through their belongings as they prepare to leave their apartment for a fresh start. While packing up, they begin unpacking their three-year relationship. Now every object is a treasured memory to unearth, or a hard truth to expose, and neither of them is in the mood to stop digging. Featuring Joseph Paz and Kirk Scarbrough. Directed by Jason Sierra.

PAZ, by Patrick Aziz. Being comes before meaning. An exploration

Love Is Magic, by Dylan Love. Austin magician Dylan Love has things to show you and tell you. Dylan is a two-time Texas state finalist in closeup magic who has consulted for Google, HBO Max, and your neighbor's kid's birthday party. Come see him tell a story!

By day I chase my dreams. By night they chase me, by Scott Silverman. Streams of consciousness and unconsciousness from a baby boomer pondering "What happened, why us, and what now?"

I WILL NOW INDUCE CRYING, written and performed by Zac Carr. A solo show: part theatre, part sketch, part other stuff. A might-see performance. I WILL NOW INDUCE CRYING will change the way audiences think about how they spent their night out.

Shows chosen from earlier this week as those our panel and audiences would most like to see again. Listed in performance order.

Help! My Vagina is Trying to Kill Me!, written and performed by Yola Jean Lu. A show that talks about STIs, miscarriages and HPV—but it also tries to bring light to some of these heavy topics by instilling humor into the show, making it easier to consume for audiences.

The Woman in the Attic, by Kleo James Ryan (ScriptWorks Commission). What secrets lie locked away in the attic? Aubrey, a young bride, finds herself drawn to mysterious sounds echoing throughout her new home. Her enigmatic husband, Edgar, promises there’s nothing to fear and urges her to ignore them. But as Aubrey ventures into the attic, she discovers the truth about Edgar’s past. Directed by Lacey Cannon Gonzales, this Gothic tale explores love, madness, and the devastating cost of secrets.

The Knuckleball Now, by four comedic improvisors. Est. 2004, this particular unit of award-winning comedic improvisors take random audience-read text messages, which are then spun and weaved into an unscripted collection of high energy scenes, themes & characters. Lights down, people clap.

The Storm, by Norm Ballinger. Based on the historical-fiction novel, All of This Was Mine, by Richard J. Dobson, about the Galveston Storm of 1900 and how the lives of two lovers were permanently changed.

BAFFLING!, by Kayla Lane Freeman. A clown show. 

Shows chosen from earlier this week as those our panel and audiences would most like to see again. Listed in performance order. 

The psych ward and other misadventures, by Brian Dryer. An exploration of how a diagnosis can change the trajectory of your life, and how a sense of humor can save you. An at times poignant and funny look at what it takes to get through our most difficult periods while still feeling like ourselves.

Ma Heart, by Jack Darling. This is a story about how creative love can transform terror into wonder. When force and pain threaten to break a child's spirit, a grandmother's patient wisdom finds unexpected ways to keep their heart whole. It's about the small acts of imaginative kindness that help us survive—and how sometimes the most profound healing comes not through power, but through play. 

Anomynous, by Zizi Ellison, Aliya Schreiner, and Anthony Ellison. A series of short plays exploring the absurdities of American culture and consumption as a couple refugees.

Daddy's Boy, by Kat Ellison Williams. A standup comedy work-in-progress. Kat explores his relationship with his late father through the lens of a gender transition his father struggled to recognize.

Poseidon Cruise Presents Sheila and Carla Jean’s High Tide Happy Hour Comedy Cabaret Deck 4 Weather Permitting Casual, by Lee Eddy and Jenny Larson. Join us for an evening of so-so singing, mediocre jokes, and desperate tears. It’s "Poseidon Cruise Presents Sheila and Carla Jean’s High Tide Happy Hour Comedy Cabaret." The ship is sinking, passengers are vomiting, chaos reigns, but Sheila and Carla Jean know the show must go on.

Shows chosen from earlier this week as those our panel and audiences would most like to see again.Listed in performance order.

The rhythm, written and performed by Siobhan Cook, Zell Miller, III, and Jeffery “DaShade Moonbeam” Johnson. A fast-paced interactive exploration of rhythm using voice, word, feet, hands, spirit. A rapper named Jeffery “DaShade Moonbeam” Johnson, a dancer named Siobhan Cook, and a poet named Zell Miller, III explore rhythm and what keeps us connected, the very heartbeat that pushes on in a constant flow, until it doesn’t.

The 'Dillo, by Lane Michael Stanley, directed by Trace Turner. A monologue about a queer boy who falls for a thong-wearing older man in 1970s Texas. Told by his present-day self, this piece explores Austin’s changes since the time of the Armadillo World Headquarters, and how we honor the past while moving through new eras. 

GRAVEYARD SHIFT, by Sally Seitz. During the graveyard shift at Whataburger, Skylar and Kim summon an impossible visitor.

Semantics, by Danny Strack. Semantics (noun): se·man·tics | si-ˈman-tiks 

1. The study of meaning.

2. A new collection by award-winning performance poet and juggler, Danny Strack.

3. A one-person show based on that collection, focused on birth, death, purpose, reason, and mystery in our lives. 

Cookie Cutter, by Brian Wittenbrook. You are invited to a panel discussion of director Kenner Cameron’s new true-crime documentary, Cookie Cutter, moderated by scream queen Didi Moon, with the director, Alice Park (the victim’s daughter), and JJ Andrews, president of the War on Miscreant Behavior (W.O.M.B.). The panel will discuss Cameron’s theory that behind the murder of Manny Park (a.k.a the Better Baker) lies a deeper conspiracy. Cookie Cutter stars LB Deyo, Kelly Hasandras, Danu Mara and Brian Wittenbrook. It is written and directed by Brian Wittenbrook, with Kathryn Rogers as the Assistant Director.