The Good Fight: ‘Exit Strategy’ at Rec Room
When should we fight the good fight? When do we surrender to survive another day, and when should we give up and put on the comfortable armor of cynicism?
Theater
Watch Her Work: Suzan-Lori Parks Gives 2018 Mitchell Artist Lecture
In 2014, internationally renowned playwright Suzan-Lori Parks began her much-discussed “Watch Me Work,” an occasional performance on Monday evenings in which audiences can quite literally watch Parks working on her newest writing projects on the mezzanine of the Public Theater in New York.
Beyond Broadway: The Long Center Expands its Mission
If you check out what Austin’s Long Center has in store for its 10th anniversary season, you’ll find theater, dance, music of many genres, and more. But the bill of fare leaves out a staple of performing arts centers nationwide: Broadway shows.
New Leader, New Focus: Theatre Under the Stars Returns to its Houston Roots
When Tony®-Award-nominated director and choreographer Dan Knechtges took the helm of one of Houston’s oldest and largest theater companies, Theatre Under the Stars, he knew the artistic director title might require steering the organization through some stormy times, but he likely wasn’t ready for a real hurricane.
Dallas Onstage: Bishop Arts Theatre Center Strives to Remain a Neighborhood Resource
In May 2018, Teresa Coleman Walsh published an essay on HowlRound, the popular online platform for theater makers sponsored by Emerson College, titled “The Ugly Truth about Arts Institutions Led by Women of Color.”
Second Chapters: Texas Artists Navigate Change
A death in the family, the loss of a home, a call to leave a familiar position or job and head out alone are the kinds of dramatic life changes all of us, including artists and companies, are likely face sooner or later.
Latinx Roots in the Lone Star State: Cara Mía Theatre Co.’s 2018-19 Season
Immigration, belonging, and identity are three of today’s most pressing issues; Dallas’s Cara Mia Theatre Co. is tackling them head-on.
Funny stuff: Dallas’ first nonprofit comedy theater proves laughter is the best medicine
In a newly rehabbed, 75-seat black box theater, tucked behind Peticolas Brewing Company in the Dallas Design District, two men are pretending to tour a home.
Pausing on a Sunday in the Park with George at ZACH Theatre
“Order, design, tension, balance, harmony.”
Standing Above the Noise: A Critic Explains
Name an insult, and I’ll bet it has been lobbed at me — online, of course, because saying hateful things to someone’s face requires a level of energy that few people possess.
TUTS Reinvents the Classics with Latina/o-Inspired Guys & Dolls
When you think of Guys & Dolls, does the United States’ rising Latina/o population come to mind?
The Future of Memory and Identity: Micky Fisher’s Replica at Stages
Science fiction has photon-torpedoed and robot-revolted its way into conquering almost every contemporary storytelling medium, with the possible exception of theater.