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Review: STAGE BLOOD at Different Stages

Review: STAGE BLOOD at Different Stages

by Sabrina Wallace · June 29, 2026

If you enjoy theatre making fun of itself, Stage Blood is your kind of comedy. Different Stages embraces Charles Ludlam's gloriously ridiculous script with wit, slapstick, and plenty of theatrical mischief. Three acts, countless laughs, and an audience more than willing to join the fun.…

Review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN at City Theatre Austin

Review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN at City Theatre Austin

by Sabrina Wallace · June 24, 2026

More than 65 years after its Broadway debut, A Raisin in the Sun still asks questions America hasn't fully answered. City Theatre delivers a respectful production with standout performances from Kendra Franklin, Abigail Egbujor, and Olivia Jamison.…

Review: DEAR DICKIES at Hyde Park Theatre

Review: DEAR DICKIES at Hyde Park Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · June 24, 2026

Dear Dickies at Hyde Park Theatre is a funny and heartfelt world premiere from Robin Chotzinoff, directed by Kristen Osborn. Using clothing as a lens for memory, identity, and family, this interactive solo show is personal, engaging, and full of warmth. Worth experiencing.…

Review: SEARED at Austin Playhouse

Review: SEARED at Austin Playhouse

by Sabrina Wallace · June 17, 2026

Austin Playhouse’s Seared, directed by Lara Toner Haddock, serves up a grounded, well-paced production with strong ensemble work and a working kitchen that adds real texture. The staging feels alive, even when Theresa Rebeck’s script leans preachy and predictable.…

Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Georgetown Palace Theatre

Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Georgetown Palace Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · June 9, 2026

Jesus Christ Superstar at Georgetown Palace Theatre may be my favorite Palace production since I started reviewing in 2018. Jamie Rogers delivers a modern, energetic rock opera filled with standout performances, inventive staging, hip-hop-infused choreography, and a live band that absolutely rocks. …

Review: VINCENT at Penfold Theatre

Review: VINCENT at Penfold Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · June 7, 2026

Most people know Vincent van Gogh through his paintings. Leonard Nimoy's Vincent introduces us to the man behind them through the eyes of his devoted brother Theo. Penfold Theatre delivers a beautifully told, emotionally resonant production led by a captivating performance from Nathan Jerkins.…

Review: INSOMNIA CAFE at Dirty Gold Theatre

Review: INSOMNIA CAFE at Dirty Gold Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · June 7, 2026

What happens when fandom becomes an obsession? Dirty Gold Theatre's Insomnia Cafe takes a ridiculous premise and turns it into something surprisingly unsettling. Equal parts dark comedy and psychological thriller, the play left me laughing one moment and questioning why the next.…

Review: THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM at The Alchemy Theatre

Review: THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM at The Alchemy Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · June 1, 2026

The Robber Bridegroom is a wildly entertaining evening of bluegrass, folklore, romance, and comedy. The Alchemy Theatre transforms the Whisenhunt Stage into a constantly evolving Southern tall tale with inventive staging, excellent performances, and choreography that never stops moving—a joy from …

Review: ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT’S END at Austin Playhouse

Review: ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT’S END at Austin Playhouse

by Sabrina Wallace · May 26, 2026

Funny, warm, and painfully relatable, Austin Playhouse’s Erma Bombeck: at wit's end transforms domestic chaos into razor-sharp comedy. Sarah Fleming Walker commands the stage in a captivating solo performance that captures the exhaustion, wit, ambition, and quiet resilience behind Bombeck’s icon…

Review: WAKEY, WAKEY. at Hyde Park Theatre

Review: WAKEY, WAKEY. at Hyde Park Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · May 26, 2026

At first, Wakey, Wakey feels like an eccentric conversation filled with dry humor and scattered thoughts. Then the truth lands. Hyde Park Theatre’s production of Will Eno’s play is intimate and funny, and Ken Webster delivers a deeply human performance.…

Past Shows

The Audience

The Audience

Jul 26 – Aug 11, 2018

paper chairs excitedly announces, The Audience, a bold new adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s, El Público, reimagined by Austin playwright and paper chairs’ co-founder Elizabeth...

Poor Herman

Poor Herman

May 12 – May 28, 2016

paper chairs invites you to Poor Herman, a new play written by paper chairs’ co-founder and Austin playwright Elizabeth Doss. Join us at the Off...

Art/Model Show: Subject

Art/Model Show: Subject

Feb 26 – Mar 6, 2016

This multi-media production, devised by performers who model in Austin’s visual arts community, features layers of performance, recorded video interviews of local artists and models,...

MAST

MAST

Jul 23 – Aug 8, 2015

paper chairs is proud to premiere MAST, a new play by paper chairs co-founder and local playwright Elizabeth Doss that explores a nuclear family born...

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