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In the depth of their ninth season, Duke City Repertory Theatre presents a relevant and fresh break beat play by Idris Goodwin. The break beat poet and playwright, director and educator has a list of credentials a mile long and a body of work to be envious of. Hype Man makes its Albuquerque debut, tackling the tough question “whose responsibility is it to speak up in the face of social justice?” The story of a hip-hop trio on the verge of real success, experiences a violent incident shaking the trio and pressing them to explore issues of love, race and privilege. The ground-breaking stage show runs Thursdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm beginning Feb. 28 and closing on March 10. Tickets are $15 online or $18 at the door, for a recommended 16 and older audience.

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So, you don’t like the way men are managing the world? Playwright Drue Robinson has an idea that might help. Withhold sex. Just, like, stop fucking the bastards. Tell them that unless and until they get their shit together, it will be no nookie for them. This is the premise behind Robinson’s play Lysistrata: A Woman’s Perspective, opening at Vortex Theatre Friday, Feb. 8 at 7:30pm and runs through Sunday, March 3. An adaptation of the original play by Aristophanes, Robinson’s version tells the story of the conflict between Sparta and Athens from the point of view of the wife of one of the military leaders, with insightful comedic results. It is not hyperbole to call this a work of genius, as Robinson is literally a Mensa Scholar in creative writing. (Alisa Valdes)