June 19, 2013
Local Theater News
Watson named Chairman of the Board for DSM
Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc., (DSM), the largest producer of live theatrical entertainment in the Southwest, has named Steve Watson, a business executive and civic leader, Chairman of the DSM Board of Directors for 2013. Watson was installed as Board Chairman at DSM’s annual meeting in December 2012. As Managing Director of the Dallas office of Stanton Chase International, a member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants ranked with...
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Photo by Pam Myers-Morgan Audiences enjoyed “The Early Education of Conrad Eppler” by Echo Theatre.
THEATER Actors echo women playwrights at the Bath House
Three White Rock thespians will appear in Echo Theatre’s 15th season spring line up at the Bath House Cultural Center (BHCC) at White Rock Lake. The opening spring production, “The Lucky Chance, or, The Alderman’s Bargain” was written by Aphra Behn, the first professional female playwright, and is adapted and directed by guest artist René Moreno. The 1680s play is carried out in the 1960s. The play opens Feb. 7 and will continue through Feb....
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Photo courtesy of Dallas Children’s Theater
DCT says hello New Year with ‘Goodnight Moon’
Dallas Children’s Theater (DCT) rings in the New Year with wonderful, whimsical bedtime storytelling like you’ve never experienced before. If you long to live up among the stars where the dish runs away with the spoon, buy your tickets now for “Goodnight Moon,” playing Jan. 25–March 3 at DCT’s Rosewood Center for Family Arts. Starring the little bunny in the Great Green Room, this fanciful poem of goodnight wishes comes to life in an extravaga...
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Photo courtesy of Dallas Children’s Theater
DCT says hello New Year with ‘Goodnight Moon’
Dallas Children’s Theater (DCT) rings in the New Year with wonderful, whimsical bedtime storytelling like you’ve never experienced before. If you long to live up among the stars where the dish runs away with the spoon, buy your tickets now for “Goodnight Moon,” playing Jan. 25–March 3 at DCT’s Rosewood Center for Family Arts. Starring the little bunny in the Great Green Room, this fanciful poem of goodnight wishes comes to life in an extravaga...
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Photos courtesy of Fast Forward Productions Aaron Aryanpur
Backdoor offers new way into new year
You’ll laugh. You’ll wear a funny hat. You’ll drink champagne. And if you’re really lucky, you will kiss the person next to you. Start the New Year with a laugh at the Backdoor Comedy Club, located at 8250 N. Central Expressway (inside the Doubletree Hotel), just 7 minutes north of downtown Dallas. Selected “Best Comedy Club” by D Magazine and Dallas Observer, The Backdoor presents a New Year’s Eve comedy extravaganza. Back by popular demand i...
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Photo by Enrique Fernández Cervantes
THEATER Afternoon production filled with 'Holiday Memories'
One Thirty Productions, Dallas’ premiere matinee series, in cooperation with the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs and the Bath House Cultural Center, closes its 2012 season with the charming “A Holiday Memory.” Based on Truman Capote’s heartwarming short stories about his childhood holidays in Alabama during the Great Depression, the production opens on Nov. 28 and runs through Dec. 15. All performances are at 1:30 p.m. at the Bath Ho...
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The cast of “The Addams Family.” (Photos by Jeremy Daniel)
THEATER REVIEW 'The Addams Family' magical, creepy fun
Accolades go out to the Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) and “The Addams Family” tour for a splendidly entertaining evening. The creepiness starts when the decorator’s drapes rise, apparently reflecting earlier days of a once stylish home. In the opening scene, the family and its surroundings engage the audience into what’s obviously going to be a couple hours of fun and laughs. Pay attention to the drapes’ tiebacks, as one comes to life with a we...
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Tom Parr assists with “Element Superheroes,” an integrated effort with middle school science lessons. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Hand)
St. John's artist teaches by day, directs by night
White Rock area resident Tom Parr recently received recognition in national magazine The Dramatist. In the September/October issue, the writer of the article, Teresa Coleman Wash, described Parr as a “young, brilliant director.” When recalling a play directed by Parr, she said: “It was one of the most provocative plays I’ve ever seen. It’s been five years but I clearly remember each jaw-dropping scene.” More recently, Parr co-founded a company...
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The cast of “Children,” a play by A.R. Gurney. (Photo courtesy of Wingspan Theatre)
Wingspan celebrates 15th anniversary with 'Children'
Wingspan Theatre Company, a Dallas area theater production company, is celebrating its 15th season at the Bath House Cultural Center with “Children,” a play by A.R. Gurney. Since the beginning, Wingspan artistic producer and owner Susan Sergeant has produced “mini masterpieces... to nibble on.” She particularly likes plays with roles for women over 50 that focus on women, whether by a male or female playwright. She set up the company in 1997 t...
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Ms. California
THEATER REVIEW Contemporary Theatre turns back the clock for ‘Mrs. California’
Remember those old black-and-white appliance commercials of the ’50s, where a pre-Vanna White model, perfectly coiffed and dressed in a crisp shirtwaist and pearls, would point out the features and benefits of a refrigerator, gracefully waving her arms and hands in a lovely, “modern” kitchen? That’s the backdrop of “Mrs. California,” currently playing at the Contemporary Theatre in old East Dallas. The appliances are in pastels this time, thou...
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