Liz Mikel in In the Beginning Lawson Taitte’s review in The Dallas Morning News UPDATE: Mark Lowry’s review on Theater Jones UPDATE: Arnold Wayne Jones’ review in the Dallas Voice UPDATE: Ed Townley’s review for Pegasus News Feature story on In the Beginning: The Genesis of a New Drama A front page story in the [...]
Cast from One in 3 (l to r): Liza Gonzalez, Emily Ko, Shauna McLean, Rhianna Mack, Mollie Milligan, Vanessa Pena, Constance Gold, Renee Miche’al, Jenni Stewart Excerpt from Jenni Stewart’s phone monologue as Rhonda: KERA radio story: Expanded online story: This is a scene from the Romanian film, 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days. (below, [...]
AMPHIBIAN STRIKES AGAIN: We’ve made no attempt to hide how much we love Amphibian Stage Productions‘ series of of online videos, “For the Love.” The short comedies are designed to inspire viewers to support the arts by showing the extremes that one theater’s artistic director goes to make her company’s ends meet. In Episode 3, [...]
Void 1 (Wrestling) by Kara Hearn Saturday night’s opening of Protagonist at the And/Or Gallery was a lesson in how to exhibit video in a gallery setting. Curator Keri Oldham isolates each video on its own abridged wall using large silver-framed screens that blend unobtrusively with the white walls. The gallerygoer sees only the high-definition artwork [...]
Congrats to Mark Lowry and Elaine Liner on the launch of their new Web site, Theater Jones. Elaine’s the theater critic at the Dallas Observer. Mark used to be with the Star-Telegram, but now he’s got this going on. New site promises lots of reviews, and some fun features: My fave is surely going to [...]
SOMETHING NEW FOR THE EYES: On Monday, the Irving Arts Center welcomes a stunning addition from one of Texas’ best-known artists. James Surls‘ Star Flower, which was commissioned by the center, will take up residence in the sculpture garden’s reflecting pool. Surls will be on hand for a meet-and-greet on Monday at 5 p.m. ahead [...]
Art generally doesn’t shy from controversy. So it’s curious to me that abortion, one of the most controversial and polarizing of issues, is so rarely taken up as a theme. And in our confessional culture, it’s odd, too, that the experience of having an abortion is so rarely discussed. One in Three, which previewed last [...]
KERA radio story: Online review here Expanded online story: The Dallas Theater Center has been rehearsing a new show. But the cast and crew have also been writing it at the same time. That’s only fitting because it’s a play about creativity — in this case, the creation of the world. [ambient rehearsal sounds, muttering, [...]
At just 37 years old, Jeff Stover became UT-Dallas’ Director of Theater and Dance this past summer. While studying at Collin County Community College, the former high school football player wandered into a theater class for easy credit but ended up finding his future career and life’s calling. He graduated from the University of Nevada [...]
KERA radio story: Expanded online story: The Dallas Arts District has office towers, condos and new arts venues going up. What it needs now, a new organization believes, is a clear plan to become a real urban gathering place. Wednesday afternoon, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Mayor Tom Leppert, Dallas City Council member [...]
