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Erin's interview with EBE Ensemble for the off off Broadway debut of "Buddha Nosh"...read full interview — EBE Ensemble

"Despite its juvenile title, Finger Paint is a marvelous work of theatrical brio. Tapping the talents of it's four audacious actors, one whom co-wrote it, the play tackles subjects such as love, sex, and art without sentimentality. Instead, it uses humor and a surprising depth of feeling as a springboard for its contention that life, like art, is a 'series of happy accidents' that's often much better in the abstract..." — ("Finger Paint" @ FringeNYC) Backstage.com Critic's Pick

"This play is messy, carnal, funny, and emotionally complicated...The writing is daring in its creativity...The unique and inventive style of the production is excellently delivered..." — ("Finger Paint" @ FringeNYC) nytheatre.com

"Perhaps even more impressive than the well written scripts…is the crisp and varied performances by a very talented group of young actors...The plays themselves vary in style and form, but all have engaging characters that are really fun to watch..." — (99 AND UNDER THE RADAR: Elephants on Parade) Broadwayworld.com

Backstage.com interview on writing Fit, FringeNYC and starting Plastic Flamingo Theatre Company. — Backstage.com

"Is it a sentimental story? Yes. Will I admit that it made me cry? Oh yes." "Fit is performed with enough quirky details, integrity and ingenuity that they can get away with it." — Nytheatre.com

At FringeNYC, women artists dominate Family fare, too, as fest winds down — Downtown Express

Erin Austin's charmingly off-center, highly original look at three generations of women is at least a triple pun. — Backstage.com