In June of last year, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced it had acquired Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the Austin-based theater chain known for its experiential-driven food and movie service, in a move that took many by surprise.

Layoffs hit hourly and corporate Alamo Drafthouse staffers, the first time the movie theater shed workers since Sony Pictures acquired the Texas chain in June. Shortly after the layoffs were announced on Tuesday,

Popular Austin-based movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse has started a series of layoffs impacting employees across the company. On Wednesday, Drafthouse confirmed that 15 people were laid off at the corporate level.

Reddit users said employees at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s Park North theater were among those the company laid off this week.