Jerome Weeks | February 22, 2012
The tall redhead joins the likes of Randy Moore and Nance Williamson — former Dallas Theater Center acting company members (and audience faves from the ’80s and ’90s) who’ve returned to the theater after many years away.
Stephen Becker | October 5, 2011
Today in the roundup: Onstage chemistry at WaterTower, art meets science in Fort Worth and Adele backs out again.
Stephen Becker | September 30, 2011
Today in the roundup: Checking in with a busy local choreographer, Hugh Laurie heads to New Orleans and cataloging the DMA’s collection.
Jerome Weeks | August 15, 2011
The past 18 months have seen Dallas performer Liz Mikel lose her apartment, lose her belongings and lose her mother. On the plus side, in the midst of such troubles, her art helped her, helped her express her anguish — and helped pull her around, full circle.
Stephen Becker | July 29, 2011
Today in the roundup: VideoFest announces first group of films, assessing WaterTower’s Little Shop of Horrors and introducing Dallas Actor’s Lab.
Stephen Becker | June 7, 2011
Today in the roundup: Talking race at the Undermain, rekindled love at WaterTower and Alex Ross on the DSO.
Jerome Weeks | May 3, 2011
The Addison company will be presenting ‘Boeing-Boeing’ and ‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe’ – but also the locally-produced premieres of ‘Spring Awakening’ and ‘August: Osage County.”
Jerome Weeks | March 11, 2011
Funnyman Robert Wuhl – Emmy-winning comedy writer, star of HBO’s ‘Arli$$’ – created a stand-up routine and college lecture on American myths and myth-making for HBO called ‘Assume the Position.’ Now it’s a stage show he’s doing at the Out of the Loop Festival. Art&Seek on Think TV talks to Professor Wuhl about rich dumb kids, Longfellow as popular culture and Wikipedia as a research resource.
Anne Bothwell | March 2, 2011
Out of the Loop Fringe Festival brings it all – from edgy to kitschy, established stars to emerging artists. Two folks can each win a pair of passes to see everything they care to at this year’s festival.
Jerome Weeks | January 14, 2011
Martin McDonagh’s darkly comic plays, notably ‘The Pillowman’ and ‘The Lieutenant of Inishmore,’ have required a new level of graphic violence when it comes to stagecraft, demanding cinematic-quality special effects. Which is why WaterTower Theatre hired an expert in bloody mayhem for its production of ‘Inishmore.’
