The Great Outdoors: Electra at Dallas Theater Center
It’s the first day of rehearsals for Electra (April 4-May 2), and Dallas Theater Center artistic director Kevin Moriarty is having trouble trading in Shakespeare for Sophocles.
Lauren Smart
Primed for Growth: Is Dallas the Country’s Next Hub for New Plays?
What is theater that doesn’t reflect contemporary realities? What kind of life can theatrical storytelling have if it doesn’t exist within the world it’s born into?
SHOW UP: Roberto Munguia
A few days after Christmas, Roberto Munguia died. Twice.
Highs and Lows: Gloria at DTC
Satomi Blair and Drew Wall in Gloria. Photo by Karen Almond. In keeping with the law of averages,...
Theater in the Raw: Mara Richards Bim at Cry Havoc Theater Company
When Mara Richards Bim landed back in Texas, she wanted to offer young people something she felt her adolescence had lacked: Edgy, raw theater making. And thus, Cry Havoc Theater Company was born.
Space Commander: Frances Bagley Fills Kirk Hopper Fine Art to the Brim
“I’m really interested in space,” says Frances Bagley, as we walk through her east Dallas studio.
Making It Look Easy: Jubilee Theatre’s New Artistic Director William “Bill” Earl Ray
William “Bill” Earl Ray says theater is in his genes. His grandmother was a gospel singer, his mom acted in high school, and he had an uncle they called “Mr. Do Everything” because he tap danced, acted and sang.
Pierre Huyghe Wins 2017 Nasher Prize, the Foremost International Sculpture Honor
Pierre Huyghe, Cambrian Explosion, 2014, Live marine ecosystem, Photo credit: Stefan Altenburger Photography, Zürich Monday night, the Nasher...
Collages of Consumption: Lucie Stahl at Dallas Museum of Art
Lucie Stahl, Critic’s Pick, 2014, Inkjet print, aluminum, epoxy resin. The next person you see rummaging through trash...
‘Dreamless’ Is a Simple Play With a Big Heart
Dreamless, the latest at Ochre House Theater, is a loosely drawn sketch of a play. It’s a free-form...
Color Fields: Gabriel Dawe Branches Out At Amon Carter
Gabriel Dawe spent two weeks in August scaling the Amon Carter Museum of American Art’s atrium, suspending one thread at a time. The exhibition, Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 34, is on view through Sept. 2, 2017.
Artspace Crackdown in Dallas
What is an art gallery? No, really: What is an art gallery?
What is its purpose? What should it be allowed to do? Is it a fluid, flexible space to be filled with art for purchase? Art for interaction? What if that interaction is a party where drinks are served and live music is played? What makes an art gallery different from an event space? Does art only belong in a gallery?