Robert Faires is Arts Editor for The Austin Chronicle, where he's been covering the local arts scene for more than 30 years. He's a member of the American Theatre Critics Association, and in 2011, American Theatre Magazine named him to a list of 12 of the nation's most influential theatre critics. He's also been active in local theatre since 1980, having worked on more than 75 theatrical productions across the city as an actor, director, and writer.