Review: Glass Half Full Theatre's Yamel Cucuy

Modern-day Mexican folktale rallies against things that go bump in the night

"...this is well-orchestrated by director Caroline Reck and K. Eliot Haynes, who is responsible for sound design and video..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Glass Half Full Theatre's Polly Mermaid: Apocalypse WOW!

This playful eco-fable by Caroline Reck and Indigo Rael creates a surprising plastic paradise under the sea

"...conjured by Rachel Atkinson's lights, Amy Waller's costumes, K. Eliot Haynes' sound, and a bubbly score by Mother Falcon,..."

June 1, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Mary Moody Northen Theatre's ANON(ymous)

At St. Edward's, this reworking of Homer's Odyssey gives names to the nameless in today's immigrant crisis

"...in a bi-level playing space. Kathryn Eader and K. Eliot Haynes paint absolutely hypnotic pictures with light and sound,..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Glass Half Full Theatre's Don Quixote de La Redo

This imaginative spin on Cervantes tells of walls and the stories that inspire us to tear them down

"...the set (Reck) hides surprises of all sizes. K. Eliot Haynes and Taylor Juarez provide the soundtrack for the..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Mary Moody Northen Theatre's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

This gangster spectacle based on Hitler's rise feels more than timely in the current election year

"...lighting by Natalie George, ominous sound design by K. Eliot Haynes, and even the exceedingly handsome Thirties-era costumes by..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

1,000 Forest Gorillas in Kansas

Heloise Gold and Natalie George's dance-theatre work posed the question: What if we took the time to count?

"...performers between scenes, sipping and then chugging water. (K. Eliot Haynes designed the video and sound.) The counter sped..."

March 4, 2016 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

The Orchid Flotilla

Glass Half Full Theatre reveals moving artistry in silence, smallness, and subtlety

"...unusual sonic qualities of these objects captured in K. Eliot Haynes' striking sound design, one of my favorite aspects..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Consummate Artistry

The 2013-14 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...K. Eliot Haynes, The Crapstall Street Boys Media Design & Integration..."

June 6, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

"It Was a Difficult Choice, But..."

The Austin Critics Table named its tops in the arts for 2014

"...K. Eliot Haynes, The Crapstall Street Boys..."

June 3, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Once There Were Six Seasons

Glass Half Full Theatre employs puppets to show us a series of visions of the Earth transformed by climate change

"...and otherwise). The deliciously intoxicating soundscapes, created by K. Eliot Haynes of Trouble Puppet fame, are of a similar,..."

May 30, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Smith

This Wonderful Life

Martin Burke's solo performance of 'It's a Wonderful Life' is a tour de force, but also an act of faith

"...understated set by Ia Ensterä, Jason Amato's lighting, K. Eliot Haynes' sound, and Blair Hurry's costume...."

Dec. 20, 2013 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Top 10 Designer Contributions of 2012

Celebrating the year's most exquisite – and often surprising – stage designs

"...6) K. ELIOT HAYNES' SOUND AND VIDEO FOR 'THE CRAPSTALL STREET BOYS'..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Dances Made To Order

Anthropomorphism, upheaval, and memory in dance for the small screen

"...longtime composer/collaborator Adam Sultan, as well as with videographer Eliot Haynes, Bartel physically dismantles the space, via movement of..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

The Grand Theory of Everything Between

What's undeniably grand about this new dance is Peter Stopschinski's music

"...Ariel and her production designers, Natalie George and K. Eliot Haynes, have kept the Off Center in its usual..."

May 20, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

'I Witness'

Via dance, Tutto Theatre explores how witnessing can lead to awakening

"...the help of musical genie Adam Sultan and videographer Eliot Haynes, she explored the concept of witness, including the..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Outstanding!

Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...K. Eliot Haynes, The Assumption..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Where Are They Now?

Cyndi Williams' play 'Where Are They Now?,' based on the Parker-Hulme murder case, is a true crime drama that isn't about who done it but who survives it

"...at their scabs, never letting them heal. Designer K. Eliot Haynes provides a similar function with his unsettling soundscape,..."

March 24, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Orange

Refraction Arts Project's production of Orange is a true accomplishment, with interlaced stories weaving an explosive tale about the destruction of humanity

"...underground gutter lines, and sepia tones. Sound designer K. Eliot Haynes enlivens the ambience with scratchy recordings of symphonies,..."

May 21, 2004 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

The North Project

Local theatre genius Ron Berry and his talented friends of the Refraction Arts Project have turned the Blue Theater into a snowed-under tundra, with an amazing array of multimedia effects, live performers, sounds, and moments real and imagined, all inspired by the frozen North.

"...of multimedia effects, live performers, a brilliant soundscape (by Eliot Haynes), and moments real and imagined, all inspired by..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...S. Fisher, The Night Alive/Gusev/The Realistic Joneses/Field Guide K. Eliot Haynes, Mr. Burns, a post-electric play/Frankenstein: The Trouble Puppet..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Arts Review: "Floriculture"

The impermanence of floristry and the eternal nature of tattoos highlight Pastiche House’s fusion philosophy

"...theatre in college [and] I remember my sound teacher, Eliot Haynes, comparing the short-lived nature of our art to..."

June 2, 2023 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: Zach Theatre’s Roe

Revised text of the abortion rights drama proves that timing is everything

"...perfect balance of ambient music and voiceover (Phillip Owen, Eliot Haynes), huge visual projections (Stephanie Busing), and dramatic lighting..."

April 14, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Editing Carlos Charles and K. Eliot Haynes, Lonely Planet, ACC Department of Drama Carlo Lorenzo..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Trouble Puppet Theater Co.’s Undark: A Radioactive Puppet Play

Henson-backed world premiere recounts a workers' rights fight

"...Sound designer K. Eliot Haynes supplements the puppetry with a flowing soundtrack and..."

May 31, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: The Santaland Diaries

J. Robert Moore's take on Crumpet sends the Macy's elf to camp

"...has provided some clever touches, while Sound Designer K. Eliot Haynes has fun with some sound effects that I..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Arts Post by Paul Beutel

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...Hunchback Variations/Men on Boats Nick Hart, The Afterparty K. Eliot Haynes, Middletown/The Three Musketeers Sam Lipman, Matawan Johann Mahler,..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

Top honors to Salvage Vanguard's Thr3e Zisters, LOLA Austin's Femme Bohème, and Texas State's Kiss Me, Kate

"...SOUND DESIGN K. Eliot Haynes, Once There Were Six Seasons/The Wars of Heaven,..."

June 5, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Everything Is Exemplary

The 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Sound Design K. Eliot Haynes, Once There Were Six Seasons/The Wars of Heaven,..."

June 3, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...K. Eliot Haynes, Once There Were Six Seasons/The Wars of Heaven,..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

Hamlet

The melancholy Dane gets fierce in this most professional staging by Mary Moody Northen Theatre

"...both adding aesthetic touches that enhance the production. K. Eliot Haynes' sound design utilizes instrumental pieces during scene transitions..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

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