Post-Oedipus

An ironic modern spin on Oedipus' tragedy, as seen through his wife's eyes

"...director Spencer Driggers is especially lucky to have designer Stephen Pruitt to provide the perfect stark, multilevel setting, dominated..."

April 9, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

The Trash Project

In turning sanitation workers into dancers and machines into giant birds, this work thrilled

"...operator, Don Anderson. To Reynolds' sweeping, poignant strings (and Stephen Pruitt's quiet lighting), Anderson – I swear I'm not..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Cyrano de Bergerac

This worthy production of Rostand's play reveals the rock star in its romantic hero

"...more than 100 years ago. The mirrors scattered across Stephen Pruitt's set suggest as much. While much of Austin..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Break-In at the Blue

Thieves broke into the Blue Theater last week and made off with more than $6,000 worth of technical equipment

"...has come to his fellow artists' aid: Theatre designer/writer/performer Stephen Pruitt has offered the company some equipment that he..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Paths

The many paths we walk can shape the people we become in life. Ballet East united old and new troupe dancers and choreographers to present multiple works in Paths.

"...stage like a seedy hotel bar sign. Lighting designer Stephen Pruitt strutted his stuff, matching the sultriness of the..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

True West

The dirigo group production of Sam Shepard's True West sees Corey Gagne and Judson L. Jones swapping the roles of petty criminal Lee and screenwriter Austin every other night. While both are exceptional actors, offering plenty of sharp character work, both versions bring that pervading sense of threat that gives the show the violent inevitability of Greek tragedy.

"...dances about Lee's flailing frustration with a maniacal pleasure. Stephen Pruitt's set design, with the audience seated in a..."

July 19, 2002 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

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.

"...directed by Carlos Trevino, lit to perfect moods by Stephen Pruitt, draws us in with its precise arrangements of..."

May 10, 2002 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fugitive Pieces

The Salvage Vanguard Theater production of Caridad Svich's Fugitive Pieces is a nowhere road reminiscent of the Tom Waits milieu, with vagabonds hopping trains to anywhere other than where they are now. But while it's not for everyone, it's worth the journey.

"...Set designer Stephen Pruitt has buried the interior of Hyde Park Theatre..."

March 1, 2002 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Anna Bella Eema

In Anna Bella Eema three women sitting behind TV trays spin an incredible tale of a girl who builds a girl out of mud and what happens when she comes to life. And as written by Lisa D'Amour and directed by Katie Pearl, it is glorious, with a beauty and depth almost beyond language.

"...once stellar and earthy -- by Jennifer Haley, Stephanie Stephens, and Paula Rester. The combo of Stephen Pruitt's lighting..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Requiem for Tesla

Local mavericks Rude Mechanicals have plundered biographies and scientific history to give us the whole story of maverick inventor Nikola Tesla, and their production Requiem for Tesla, with its unnervingly choreographed lights, arresting video, beautiful period costumes, original score on theremin, strange dance numbers, and working Tesla coil, literally crackles with current.

"...Morgan, and that adversarial weasel Edison. We get a Stephen Pruitt-designed set covering almost half the vast Off Center..."

March 2, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Curb Appeal: Where the Heart Is

In Steven Tomlinson's Curb Appeal, Austin's best monologist builds on a basic foundation : the inherent similarities of dating and house-hunting : and constructs room by well-appointed room a more stately mansion of the soul.

"...by the Mighty Real Estate Power Rangers. And there's Stephen Pruitt's lighting, adding photic emphasis to Tomlinson's various characterizations:..."

April 21, 2000 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...director Peter Bay, choreographer and Ballet Austin Artistic Director Stephen Mills, and Ballet Austin executive director and community arts..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Stephen Pruitt, bobrauschenbergamerica/..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Theatre Critics Table 2000-2001 Nominations

The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts.

"...Stephen Pruitt, Requiem for Tesla..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees

E.A. Poe musical Nevermore leads the way with 11 noms

"...Ia Ensterä, Dead Man’s Cell Phone Mark Pickell, John Stephen Pruitt, Requiem for Tesla Desiderio Roybal, The Herd..."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Stephen Mills, "CARBON53"..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Outstanding!

Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Stephen Pruitt, Macbeth..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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.

"...Barbara Chisholm, Stephen King's Misery..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The All-Overs Brings Badass Baseballish Thrills to Modern Dance

Jennifer Sherburn & company are batting 1000

"...talents of Maggie Bailey, Ainsley Jospeh, Sarah Annie Navarrete, Stephen Pruitt, and Rip Shaub...."

Nov. 10, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

This Is Who We Are #7: Sharon Marroquín's The Materiality of Impermanence

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...her unwavering support. Her designers – Ia Ensterä, set; Stephen Pruitt, lights; and Todd V. Wolfson, video – created..."

May 13, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Five Recommended Arts Events This Weekend

Are you having fun yet, citizen?

"...short works choreographed by Alyson Dolan, Lisa Anne Kobdish, Stephen Pruitt, and Gierre Godley. Good stuff? Hell, yes –..."

June 1, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...In the Heights Steven Myers, “Fellow Travelers”/”Murmuration”/“Klein Blue/The Void” Stephen Pruitt, Parade/Juana: First (I) Dream/Glacier/Diet Fizz Radio/Bartholomew Swims Alex..."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Five Arty Things to Do: Dec. 1-3

Lot of notches in Father Time's varmint-poking stick by now, right?

"...choreography works the movements of martial terpsichore, partly because Stephen Pruitt lights the show, and partly because Drew Silverman..."

Nov. 30, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Critics Table Tops at 25

The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...of Arturo Ui/11:11/Potential Natalie George & Sadie Langenkamp, Riverside Stephen Pruitt, More or Less/One Step at a Time/”panning_memory” Alex..."

May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Pleasure of the Paynes 2015

Big wins for Am I White?, Heathers at the 2015 theatre awards

"...The Strange Case of Edward Hyde and Dr. Jekyll, Stephen Pruitt..."

Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Stephen Pruitt, Once There Were Six Seasons/The Trees of Govalle..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

Consummate Artistry

The 2013-14 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Stephen Pruitt, Gold Show|Rose Show/Heart/The Undoing of Nonet/The Crapstall Street..."

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

"...Stephen Pruitt, Gold Show/Rose Show/Heart/The Undoing of Nonet/The Crapstall Street..."

June 3, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Heart

At its best, this program of five choreographers riffing on 'Heart' pulled me in and provoked me to deeper exploration

"...until wood and metal rhythms built to a crash, Stephen Pruitt's pools of light broke into shards, and the..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

PowerUP

Forklift Danceworks' showcase of Austin Energy employees doing what they do was dazzling and inspiring

"...by Todd Reynolds' electrifying violin); the dramatic lighting by Stephen Pruitt – but the most significant was this: the..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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