Lisa Laratta News

paper chairs will premiere MAST,  a new play by paper chairs co-founder and local playwright Elizabeth Doss that explores a nuclear family born of World War II as it blows apart over the globe.

Every November, BWW-Austin teams up with other Austin-based theater publications to announce the Central Texas Excellence in Theatre Awards. The nominations were announced last night. Scroll down for the full list!

paper chairs hits the road this July for a Central Texas tour to San Antonio, Ft. Worth, and a special performance at a historic farm in Strawn. We'll round out the month with a limited appearance of ONLY TWO Austin performances: July 15 at Cheer Up Charlie's & July 17 at the Longbranch Inn.

There's no shortage of incredible pieces of art and theater that were lost, at least temporarily, during the Stalinist era of Communist Russia. Thank God, though, that Nikolai Erdman's absurdist masterpiece The Suicide somehow survived. Had it not, the world would be without one of the best commentaries on Communist society's impact on the freedom of the individual to think, feel, and be for themselves. Additionally, Austin theatergoers would be without one of the best theatrical productions of the year.

paper chairs presents Nikolai Erdman's slapstick tragedy, The Suicide, opening tonight, May 15th at the Off Center.

paper chairs proudly presents Nikolai Erdman's slapstick tragedy, The Suicide, opening May 15th at the Off Center.

Salvage Vanguard Theater is proud to announce the first MADE IN SVT production of our 20th Anniversary Season FROM THE PIG PILE: THE REQUISITE GESTURE(S) OF NARROW APPROACH by Sibyl Kempson in collaboration with the Austin Pig Pile

Salvage Vanguard Theater is proud to announce the first MADE IN SVT production of our 20th Anniversary Season FROM THE PIG PILE: THE REQUISITE GESTURE(S) OF NARROW APPROACH by Sibyl Kempson in collaboration with the Austin Pig Pile

paper chairs is thrilled to kick-off its fall with a resurrection of Murder Ballad Murder Mystery.

paper chairs is thrilled to kick-off its fall with a resurrection of Murder Ballad Murder Mystery.

For two nights only, paper chairs will haunt our neighborhood bar, the Long Branch Inn, with a workshop resurrection of Murder Ballad Murder Mystery tonight, May 21 and the 22nd, 2013.

For two nights only, paper chairs will haunt our neighborhood bar, the Long Branch Inn, with a workshop resurrection of Murder Ballad Murder Mystery on May 21 and 22, 2013.

Rude Mechs will present the first work-in-progress showing of 'STOP HITTING YOURSELF.'

Rude Mechs will present the first work-in-progress showing of 'STOP HITTING YOURSELF.'