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No place like home

Thousands of Texans say they can do a better job teaching their children at home. But some local truant officers claim parents are using a massive loophole in Texas law to skip school altogether.

Heart Show

Lyles shoots straight for the art

Brazilian Whacks

Lakewood bids adieu to Café Brazil

Sing Out, Louise

Gypsies make Broadway Our Way a gay old time; Pegasus back in black and white

Itchy and Scratchy

Bug at Kitchen Dog Theater gets under your skin; year's infectious performances touch critics

Drink Up

Loosened Texas laws spawn a litter of Dallas street wineries. Ready for Preston Hollow Pinot Grigio?

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Fascinatin' Rhythms

Death Trail keeps vaudeville alive at Frank's Place; Ragtime hits the big notes at Lyric Stage in Irving

Smokin'

DTC kicks it up a notch with Anna in the Tropics; area critics honor the year's best stage work

Foreign Intrigue

Odd, colorful Dainty Shapes at The MAC; An Inspector Calls at WaterTower Theatre

Tangled Webs

Spider Woman wraps Uptown Players in her spell; Dinner with Friends and Artificial Jungle feel like traps

Circle of Jerks

Kitchen Dog Theater puts nine actors in the pit for Coriolanus