Black Box Theater-No Strings Theater Company

I love this place! The people are great, its cozy and everyone is friendly. They call you right back after you leave a message for your reservation and they are helpful all the way. Thanks for a great experience every time :)

It’s a great little theater space. It reminded me of all the off-​off-​Broadway small theaters my actor buddies in New York would drag me to in the 90s. I had the pleasure of seeing my friends perform in «Lone Star/​Laundry and Bourbon»; and I also served as house manager for one performance. As house manager, I got to work with the owners, Ceil and Peter Herman. The Hermans are very dedicated to keeping their theater viable, fresh, and thriving; both in the performing arts and cultural community, and the community of Las Cruces itself.
The performance of Jame’s McClure’s «Lone Star» and «Laundry and Bourbon», two related one-​acts depicting rural life in Texas in the 1970s, was directed by W Dale Pawley, and had a fantastic cast. In «Laundry and Bourbon», Melissa Chambers was a standout as Hattie, Marjorie Brouhard was Elizabeth, and Kim Wollard was charming as Amy Lee. «Lone Star» featured great performances by Jeff Peckham as Roy, Tony Cordova as Ray, and Corey Dlask as Cletus. Staying true to McClure’s script, the two plays gave a comical and bittersweet 1970s rural Texan viewpoint on a variety of topics ranging from post-​traumatic stress disorder, infidelity, Vietnam, depression, alcoholism, abortion, and mah jongg.
The play closed after its three week run, but I’ll be back to see other outstanding performances at this intimate venue.