Whether you require a general session for up to 600 people, a small board meeting of 16 or a party for 20-350 we have got you covered! The Conference and Theatre Centre uses a unique design of native stone and flora to create a surrounding that will soothe the urban soul. Attendees mix and mingle […]
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Anyone seeking a more, shall we say, concentric theater experience ought to scope out a play at the Artisan Center Theater in Hurst. This theater-in-the-round has 150 seats fully surrounding the stage, ensuring you’ll be right in the midst of the dramatic action no matter where you’re seated. Year-round productions vary from drama to comedy […]
Homegirl Erykah Badu renovated this run-down 1940s South Dallas movie house into a gorgeous, artist-centric space where creativity and community rule. Like the city’s very own Apollo, Black Forest hosts some of the best in local soul, hip-hop and R&B. All proceeds go to BLIND, a charity for inner-city youth.
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Founded in 2008, The Drama Club seeks to produce theatre with thought-provoking, imaginative text, strong ensemble performance, and inventive design. The Drama Club must always be receptive to learning new ideas, techniques, and skills from its fellow artists. Most importantly, each and every Drama Club production should test the creative limits of all involved. If […]
This cozy old church-turned-playhouse off Lower Greenville Avenue is a solid choice for anyone who’s more into modern theater than Shakespeare. Previous seasons have featured everything from Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas to Brighton Beach Memoirs and Steel Magnolias, and the intimate space means there’s hardly a bad seat […]
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The city’s oldest continuously operating dance company, this troupe was founded way back in 1976. Aiming to cross cultural boundaries with productions that range from modern and slick to ethnic and traditional, they tour internationally and even performed as part of the 2012 London Olympics.
This nonprofit company, recognized far and wide as one of the nation’s top professional theaters, aims to entertain rug rats and grown folk alike with an ever-evolving list of family-friendly productions like The Wizard of Oz, To Kill a Mockingbird and James and the Giant Peach. Besides local performances and a national touring act that […]
If you’re a fan of Punch and Judy (or even just The Muppets), you’ll probably find something to like from this longstanding nonprofit group dedicated to promoting the art of puppetry. They perform with hand puppets, marionettes and even shadow puppets — yes, shadow puppeteer is a real job — at schools and festivals all […]
Once based in the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Kalita Humphreys Theater, in 2009 the DTC moved to newer, fancier digs at the Wyly Theatre at the AT&T PAC. With a repertoire that dates way back to the 1950s, they now perform a half dozen or so different plays a season, ranging from the classics (Shakespeare and […]
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Declared “one of the finest puppet companies in the world” by Observer theater critic Elaine Liner, these professional masters of marionettes and handlers of hand puppets have been pursuing the art of fine puppetry since 1973. Boasting one of the country’s largest collections of antique marionettes, the troupe works in tandem with the Dallas Children’s […]