TeCo Announces Its 2011/2012 Theater Season

Founded in September of 1993, TeCo Theatrical Productions is an award-winning multicultural theatre company with IRC 501 (c)(3) tax exempt status.  Their mission is to cultivate a diverse and vibrant arts community while creating sustainable opportunities for local and emerging artists through performances and education. Governed by seven board of directors, TeCo impacts more than 15,000 adults and children each year via our seasonal performances and student outreach programs.

Real Women Have Curves by Josephina Lopez
Directed by Jonathan Norton
October 14 - 23, 2011

Ana believes that real beauty comes in all shapes and sizes but trying to prove that to her mother and the ladies who work in her sister's sweatshop proves more difficult. When generational and cultural differences collide, she learns there's value in the new...and the old.

Bishop Arts Theatre Center
215 South Tyler Street
Dallas, TX 75208
All Seats $15 in advance, $20 at the door (plus service fee)
General Admission Seating (Friday, Saturday evening performances @ 7:30PM and Sunday matinee performance @ 3PM)
Call the box office at 214-948-0716 for more information
All sales final. No refunds or exchanges.

Black Nativity by Langston Hughes
Directed by Donnie Wilson
December 13 - 18, 2011

The Christmas story in dialogue, narrative, pantomime, gospel song and folk spirituals! In this exciting holiday favorite, New Arts Six, an ensemble made up of classically trained artists, tells the Christmas story like no other production ever has. Don't miss this one-of-a-kind theatrical wonderment.

Bishop Arts Theatre Center
215 South Tyler Street, Dallas, TX 75208
All Seats $15 in advance, $20 at the door (plus service fee)
General Seating (Friday, Saturday evening performances @ 7:30PM and Sunday matinee performances @ 3PM)
Call the box office at 214-948-0716 for more information
All sales final. No refunds or exchanges.

10th Annual New Play Competition, Best Of The Best
a showcase of literary talent
February 16 - March 4, 2012

It's the American Idol of Theater! We're inviting grand prize and literary prize winners from previous years to compete for a chance to win $1,000 cash and bragging rights for a year. Audience members vote for their favorite one-act play each night. On closing night, we tally all the votes and award the cash and prizes. It's an unprecedented night of original works. Visit our website for a list of the contenders..

Bishop Arts Theatre Center
215 South Tyler Street
Dallas, TX 75208
All Seats $15 in advance, $20 at the door (plus service fee)
General Admission Seating (Friday, Saturday evening performances @ 7:30PM and Sunday matinee performance @ 3PM)
Call the box office at 214-948-0716 for group rates
All sales final. No refunds or exchanges.

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Directed by Willie Minor
April 13 -15, 2012

A romantic comedy of mistaken identities featuring TeCo's T-An-T (Teenagers and Theater) Apprenticeship students. Partnerships include the Dallas County Juvenile Department and the Volunteer Center of North Texas truancy program.

General Admission Seating
Admission Is Free

This program is made possible by the Oak Cliff Lions Club, Ronald McDonald House Charities, and the City of Dallas

Teen 10-Minute Playwrights Competition
Dramaturge & Workshop Coordinator, Jonathan Norton
August 8 - 11, 2012, 7:30 nightly

We're inviting six TEEN playwrights to compete for a chance to win $500 cash and a backpack full of supplies. Audience members will be given ballots to vote for their favorite ten-minute play on each night of the show. On closing night, we tally the votes and award the winning playwright with the cash and prizes.

CLICK HERE to download the application and guidelines. A completed application must accompany submission.

Bishop Arts Theatre Center
215 South Tyler Street
General Admission Seating, 7:30PM Nightly
All Seats $15 in advance, $20 at the door (plus service fee)
Call the box office at 214-948-0716 for group rates of 15 people or more
All sales final. No refunds or exchanges.

The 2011/2012 season is sponsored by the generosity of the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, Texas Commission On The Arts, Exelon Power, Tickets To The City, and the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League.

 

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