Today in the roundup: Assessing a pair of plays, plus finding out what it takes to be an art preparator.

Today in the roundup: Theatre Three visits Japan, a call to local artists and literally the most commonly misused word.

Today in the roundup: Onstage naughtiness from Second Thought, celebrating Jac Alder and a new music venue in Fort Worth.

Next Thursday, Theatre 3 holds a 50th anniversary luncheon. For the occasion, we invited executive producer director Jac Alder to lend some wisdom about surviving – and succeeding — in the area theater scene for half-a-century. We ask why he and his late wife Norma Young ever started a theater and how Theatre 3 become one of our very few arts organizations to own its facility.

Four new performances just got added. Might make that chaperone wake up.

Today in the roundup: Theatre Three’s big hit, local music notes and the arts get a micro-philanthropy website.

Today in the roundup: Puppet time at Theatre Three, big stars coming to Fort Worth and a look at The Art of Skateboarding.

Wrapping up the reviews, and critics’ suggestions on which recordings of Diabelli Variations you might want to check out.

Today in the roundup: Beethoven comes to Theatre Three, ideas on running black theater companies and music bits.

Today in the roundup: Di Wu talks touring, thoughts on Theatre Three’s “Unmade Bed” and following up on Ask a Curator Day.