Review: Sagittarius Ponderosa by Austin Rainbow Theatre (ART)

by Michael Meigs
Published on October 23, 2025

In our divisive times, Austin Rainbow Theatre's choice of Kaufman's warm but unsentimental family portrait is both entertaining and consoling.

Austin Rainbow Theatre's Sagittarius Ponderosa is a slightly eerie, entrancing portrait of a multigenerational family living in a forested area that could well be enchanted. Playwright MJ Kaufman's story is dream-like, and director Adam Adolfo endows it with fluidity and grace. The family of protagonist Archer (née Angela) is revealed around a symbolic Thanksgiving table, and each member takes a turn identifying something for which he/she/they is/are thankful. They're an agreeably quirky bunch. Though we …

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