Review: Hedwig and the Angry Inch by Austin Rainbow Theatre (ART)

by Hannah Neuhauser
Published on March 31, 2026

Juni Nguyen as Hedwig was an absolute riot! Attentive, clever audience interaction, never missing a beat, dropping the mask and revealing her soul—a showstopper.

How long did it take for you to become whole? There are two parts to every person – the mask and the heart. What we show to the world and what we forcibly repress in shadow. These parts coexist. In each of us that darkness is waiting to be heard and will come to the spotlight – whether we are ready or not. It is a necessary journey to reach completion through radical acceptance. Sacrificial …

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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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