Two Big Deal winners will get to watch – and laugh – at adults behaving oh-so-badly in God of Carnage by the Dallas Theater Center.

The taste of love is sweet – and so’s a chance to see Ring of Fire for free on opening night.

Today in the roundup: More reviews of FW Opera’s ‘Figaro,’ local music bits and an elegant trip to Paris via Ochre House.

Today in the roundup: A local playwright’s personal new play, the Oak Cliff Film Fest schedule is out and local legal trouble over a dinosaur.

He served with three artistic directors at the Dallas Theater Center: Adrian Hall, Ken Bryant and Richard Hamburger. And for one year, he more or less ran the theater.

Today in the roundup: Reviewing FW Opera’s ‘Figaro,’ 35 Denton’s impact on its host city and Ernesto Neto discusses his work at the Nasher.

The Dallas Theater Center is staging the regional premiere of God of Carnage. The show won a Tony for best new play and was made into a film that was released earlier this year. It’s a comedy, but one that explores some of the darker elements of our humanity.

We knew Cedric Neal had gone to Broadway, and Abby Siegworth had only a 2-year appointment. But Matthew Gray leaving??! Well, there are two new appointments to offset that sting.

Today in the roundup: Reviewing Fort Worth Opera’s ‘Three Decembers, local music bits and the DMA’s very Dallas-centric new show.

Four lucky winners of this week’s Big Deal will receive a pair of tickets to see the 2 p.m. performance of Lysistrata on June 3.