Taking Back the House

Texas Democrats say this could be their November

"...Allen Vaught in Dallas County's House District 107, Paula Pierson (Tarrant County, HD 93), Juan Garcia (Cal­houn County, HD..."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rainbow Family of the Serendipitous Now, or the Orpheus Project

Rainbow Family of the Serendipitous Now refracts the Orpheus myth through the lens of the Manson family in a seamless, complex, color-coded vehicle

"...of vision quest gone wrong, with the always appealing Robert Pierson as Father, leading his Rainbow Family of ever-so-colorful..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mud

Salvage Vanguard Theater's staging of Maria Irene Fornes' Mud has plenty to compel our attention, most of it coming from the three gifted actors in the cast

"...them, inflaming their tempers. Jenny Larson, Jeffery Mills, and Robert Pierson collectively raise the temperature onstage with firm, steady..."

June 15, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Turnaround Tale

Annie's List jumps out of the red and into the blue

"...incoming freshmen to the 2007 Legislature – Paula Hightower Pierson of Dallas and Ellen Cohen of Houston – managed..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

State Results

"...Robert "Rock" Howard (L) 31,152 / 19.7% State Rep., District..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature

Not Clown

Physical Plant Theater becomes the latest Austin company to get a run in New York City when it takes its darkly comic political play 'Not Clown' to Soho Rep

"...polished script with an outstanding cast, including Lee Eddy, Robert Pierson, and Josh Meyer, led by co-author and director..."

March 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Get Your War On

The Rude Mechs' 'Get Your War On' provides a fresh reminder of the political outrages of the past four years and a fresh injection of the outrage we may have lost

Feb. 3, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Americamisfit

Discovering why a rockabilly singer is in the middle of a play about mass-murdering brothers in the American Revolution is one of many delights in Dan Dietz's genius play 'Americamisfit'

"...as a brooding stone of a man, and by Robert Pierson, who manages to play multiple characters, including Robert..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Film News

'Sin City' set for small screen? Plus: Amber Heard, 'Cavite,' and an Austin finalist for the Nicholl Fellowship.

"...series? Yep, if the Weinstein Co. has its way, Robert Rodriguez's big-screen adaptation of Frank Miller's noir graphic novel..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Doug Rauss: In Memoriam

Remembering Doug Rauss, a dedicated arts patron and volunteer for several Austin theatre companies, who died Wednesday, Aug. 31

"...Rauss "saw everything by everybody," according to his friend Robert Pierson. "He didn't miss many shows and saw many..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Nominations for the 2004-2005 B. Iden Payne Awards

A complete list of all Payne Award nominees.

"...Guy Roberts, The Dog in the Manger..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Arts Feature

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...Chronicle's Heather Barfield (theatre), Rachel Koper (visual art), and Robert Faires (arts). The Critics Table will present the awards..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Jinn

In Kirk Lynn's playful and wistful 'The Jinn,' three couples with magic lamps find out if what they wish for is really what they want

"...always helpful, and, particularly as played by the artful Robert S. Fisher, bristly jinn of the title – but..."

March 11, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Down at the Jinn Mill

Austin's dirigo group prepare to premiere the best new play one could wish for

"...the damn lamps smoking when they're supposed to, and Robert Fisher's doing the sound, and ... and it's all..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Page Two

SXSW 2005 looms on the horizon

"...About a match made somewhere far up above between Robert Randolph & the Family Band, the church, and steel..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Column by Louis Black

A Full Dance Card

Back in Austin after eight days in the land of mountains and Mormons at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, it's hard to distill the experience into any one verity. The combination of dozens of movies and the oxygen-poor altitude create memories that seem more impressionistic than precise.

"...James features the experiences of the John and Janet Pierson family during a year spent operating the world's most..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cherrywood

'Provocative' aptly describes the Rude Mechanicals' 'Cherrywood,' which thrusts you into a strange, relentlessly intense party that's never boring but never really engaging either

"...and it's an impressive and original display, as is Robert S. Fisher's sound design, which booms and rocks the..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Slacker

"...design and a 68-page booklet (including essays by John Pierson, Ron Rosenbaum, Chris Walters, Michael Barker, and Monte Hellman)..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

Not Clown

You're not likely to enter a world as uniquely weird and vibrant as that of Physical Plant Theater's 'Not Clown' any time soon

"...Performers Robert Deike, Lee Eddy, Josh Meyer, Robert Pierson, Mark Stewart,..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

My Weetzah Days

A case study of one post-Winedale company, the Weetzah Players

"...the distinction of being in every Weetzah production; and Robert Pierson, who created his first wild-haired psuedo-scientist for our..."

July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Clayton Stromberger

Being a Winedaler Without the Class

Two theatre professionals explain how Shakespeare at Winedale changed their lives, even though they were never part of the program

"...amazing people – Barry Miller, Monica Regan, Stan Kern, Robert Pierson – and I remain friends with them to..."

July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Leslie Bonnell

Articulations

Leading off the new year with good news: an arts success story from the Paradox Players and grants for Austin artists from the NEA.

"...I misidentified the actor who played the titular inventor. Robert Newell was the chap who generated all the electricity..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Top 10 Shows in 2003 That Shed Light in a Dark Year

"...not content to repeat itself, with new elements -- Robert Pierson's portrayal of the titular inventor and Michael Raiford's..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Building a City on a Stage

Epic is not something often attempted in the theatre, much less by small arts groups, but with Orange, Refraction Arts Project is telling the epic history of a fictitious city across three time periods in four overlapping storylines, with the participation of 15 playwrights and 25 actors.

"...members, including local favorites Mary Agen Cox, Barbara Chisholm, Robert Pierson, Leigh Anderson Fisher, and even Chronicle Arts Editor..."

May 23, 2003 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2002-2003

The full list of nominations for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...(visual art), Madeline Irvine (visual art), and yours truly, Robert Faires (arts). The Critics Table will present the awards..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Decade Under the Influence

10 Years of SXSW Film

"...was the Chronicle (obsessed with film). Elizabeth Avellán and Robert Rodriguez came back, Mike Judge moved down, Harry Knowles..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature

Down From the Mountain

There was no snow at Sundance this year, but a strong slate nonetheless.

"...Attendance was up this year at Robert Redford's annual festival of independent film -- and so..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Heart Attack & Fine

Actor Douglas Taylor is alive (again) and well in Austin, Texas

"...play; the critically acclaimed Tilt Angel was staged with Robert Pierson in the role Taylor would have performed. But..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...Robert Pierson, Le Petomane..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Kindermann Depiction

In The Kindermann Depiction, Physical Plant Theater's Steve Moore and director Carlos Trevino have created two worlds, one flooded with leaves, one made of cloth, that are full of strange wonders. We wouldn't want to live there; but our lives are much enriched by having paid a visit.

"...woman's husband, a sort of twisted Ahab played by Robert Pierson, looking for the son on his long journeys..."

May 10, 2002 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

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