Redemption and Release
Two Irish Plays in Rep at Stark Naked Theatre IMAGE ABOVE: Philip Lehl in Stark Naked Theatre’s production...
Theater
Review: Theatre Three – On the Eve
A year ago in the tiny Margo Jones Theatre in Fair Park, a brand new musical swept up Dallas audiences into a time-traveling story.
Review: Into the Woods
It’s no small thing to tackle the intricate world of Stephen Sondheim; with endless layers and meanings, his razor-sharp writing and complex composition have proven daunting to performers everywhere, with bigger budgets, bigger spaces and bigger casts than Main Street Theater.
10 Moving Moments of 2013 on Houston’s Dance & Theater Stages
Every year, I resist the list, and then cave with some kind of listicle of fave performances. Here are some moments that stood out for me on Houston's dance and theater stages. Oh, and one film performance, because I couldn't resist.
8 Standouts in Dallas Theater in 2013
The sheer amount of theater in Dallas can be overwhelming. To make this list, I found myself re-reading reviews and poring through notes about the hundreds of shows performed in 2013 alone.
Review: We Were Nothing
If you walk into the backyard of a poorly lit house and see Bastion Carboni, the director of Poison Apple Initiative, pacing around looking stressed and smoking, then you’re in the right place, Monstrosity Studios.
Acting in Texas: Garret Storms on Santaland Diaries
For many, David Sedaris’s Santaland Diaries (both the play and the original essay) are becoming as traditional as candy canes and sugar plums.
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess is a musical not to be missed. Currently in its first leg of a national tour, it visits the Winspear Opera House in Dallas ...
Venus in Fur & Other Desert Cities Take Over Texas Stages Fueled by Girl Power
What stages can you find the mysterious Vanda from David Ives’s play Venus in Fur or Jon Robin Baitz’s screwed up Brooke from Other Desert Cites?
Acting in Texas: Jay Sullivan
Jay Sullivan is Alley Theatre’s newest leading man.
Review: Marie and Bruce
it wasn’t until the cold night air hit me as I left the theater that I realized director Jason Nodler had just given me the theatrical equivalent of a flu shot.
Race at Kitchen Dog Theater
David Mamet writes great debates. His characters navigate the twists and turns of a well-formed argument, deflating weaker points, inflating new ideas, poking holes in meaning, until finally the play ends, at which point the audience is left defeated.