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BAAL
produced by Paper Chairs
written by Bertolt Brecht
directed by Dustin Wills
assistant directed by Keri Boyd
scenic design by Lisa Laratta
costumes by Benjamin Taylor Ridgway
lighting by Natalie George
technical direction by Mason Baker and Dorian Robison
original music by Rob Greenfield and Andy Tindall
Bertolt Brecht’s first play, Baal, drags its audience deep into a body of youthful desires and complete moral abandon. Written in 1918, when Brecht was 20 years old – Baal unfolds in fragments; like a piecemeal of the nearly forgotten events of a drunken evening. It tells the story of our poet-musician and title character, Baal, fleeing the civilized world to live the extreme life somewhere in the forest finding plenty of people and pursuits to indulge his insatiable appetite for experience. The themes coursing through this text are especially pressing today: emerging adulthood, substance abuse, nature’s destruction, homosexuality, and exploration of the body.
Featuring performances by Gabriel Luna, Chase Crossno, Joey Hood, Kelli Bland, Robert Pierson, Sonnet Blanton, Noel Gaulin, Michael Amendola, Adriene Mishler, Elizabeth Doss, Kimberly Adams, and Jacob Trussell

Production Photos
Photography by Derrek Fore


Video

Paper Chairs presents from Dustin Wills on Vimeo.


Original Music - Johanna's Theme and Storm and Stress
music composed and performed by Rob Greenfield


Press
linked articles and interviews

Top Ten Theatrical Wonders of 2010 - Austin Chronicle Top Ten 2010
Top Ten Gifts of 2010 - Austin Chronicle Top Ten 2010
Top Ten Instances Where I Hit my Word Count - Austin Chronicle Top Ten 2010
Austin Chronicle Review
Austinist Review
Austin American Statesman Review
Radio Interview with Lisa Scheps - Off Stage and On The Air


Awards
WINNER, Austin Critic's Table Awards: Best Lighting Design - Natalie George
NOMINATION, B. Iden Payne Awards: Best Director - Dustin Wills
NOMINATION, B. Iden Payne Awards: Best Featured Actor - Joey Hood
NOMINATION, B. Iden Payne Awards: Best Featured Actress - Chase Crossno
NOMINATION, B. Iden Payne Awards: Outstanding Scenic Design - Lisa Laratta
NOMINATION, B. Iden Payne Awards: Outstanding Lighting Design - Natalie George
NOMINATION, B. Iden Payne Awards: Outstanding Original Score - Rob Greenfield and Andy Tindall
NOMINATION, B. Iden Payne Awards: Outstanding Sound Design - On-stage Foley, Ensemble
NOMINATION, Austin Critic's Table Award: Best Director - Dustin Wills
NOMINATION, Austin Critic's Table Award: Best Ensemble
NOMINATION, Austin Critic's Table Award: Best Scenic Design - Lisa Laratta

NOMINATION, Austin Critic's Table Award: Best Costume Design - Benjamin Taylor Ridgway