Frank—who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music in the 1990s—will return to Houston for the world premiere of Frida’s Dreams, a multimedia spinoff of El último sueño.
Time is a precious commodity, and as we move further away from the standstill of the pandemic years, many of us are finding that we have far less than we would like.
Making dances can be an unrelenting cycle of creative ideation, talent management, and administrative multitasking; finding a platform to show the work once it is complete can be just as unforgiving.
Whether used as a compliment, insult, meme, or pseudo psychological term to explain a politician’s antics, the phrase “theater kid,” (or “theatre kid” for the British, Canadian, and pretentious) has become something of a catch-all description for anyone enthusiastic about the performing arts or who holds a “pick me” mentality of life.
Since its founding in 1959, Dallas Theater Center has been led by only five artistic directors: Paul Baker, Adrian Hall, Ken Bryant, Richard Hamburger, and Kevin Moriarty. Now the Tony Award-winning regional theater can add one more name to the list: Jaime Castañeda, who officially assumes the position in July 2026.
