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Multi-award-winning Director Terry Martin served 17 seasons as Producing Artistic Director of WaterTower Theatre, where he oversaw more than 150 productions. In his role as WaterTower Theatre's Producing Artistic Director, Terry managed both the administrative and artistic aspects of the Company's nearly $1.8 million annual operating budget. Under his leadership, WTT grew from a small local theatre company to one of the leading regional theatres in Texas.

Some of his more than 65 directing credits at WTT include One Man, Two Gu'vnors, Dogfight, The Grapes of Wrath, Our Town, Spring Awakening, The Diary of Anne Frank, As You Like It, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Man of La Mancha, The Crucible, Take Me Out, A Country Life (which he adapted from Chekhov's Uncle Vanya and won the 2005 Rabin Award – Best New Play), Cabaret, It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues, The Laramie Project, You Can't Take It With You, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2002 Rabin Award – Director of a Play), Sweeney Todd (2002 Rabin Award Nomination Director of a Musical) among others. During his tenure at WTT, Terry developed and produced multiple new plays and musicals, including Akin Babatunde and Alan Governor's Blind Lemon: Prince of Country Blues, Dave Johnson's Baptised to the Bone, and Donald Fowler's Creep.

In addition to his most recent performance in The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey at Uptown Players Gay History Month Festival, he has appeared on stage at the Dallas Theater Center in Next Fall and WTT in All My Sons and Our Town. In 2008, Terry won a Dallas Fort Worth Theatre Critics' Forum Award as Best Actor for Blackbird. His other WTT acting credits include The Woman in Black, Dinner with Friends, The Guys, Bash: Latter-day Plays, and The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me… (1998 Rabin Award – Actor in a Play, 1998 Dallas Theater Critics Forum Award).

After growing up in south Alabama, Terry spent 12 years in New York City working in theatre, television, and film. While there, he directed and acted at The Village Theatre Company, Carnegie Hall Studios, and Theatre at St. Marks, as well as television appearances on ABC's One Life to Live and NBC's To Serve and Protect. He holds a BA from the University of Alabama. He has trained professionally with Sanford Meisner, Fred Kareman, Wynn Handman, Sally Johnson, and Lehmann Byck. Terry presently serves as the Head of Fine Arts at Greenhill School and teaches ongoing professional acting classes and workshops in the Sanford Meisner Technique.

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Redhouse Presents A Celebration Of Community With GODSPELL


Join the Redhouse for a unique presentation of GODSPELL, a vibrant musical celebration of community. Experience the joy and unity of this timeless production.

Photos: First Look at Sam Henderson in WaterTower Theatre's SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF


All new photos have been released from WaterTower Theatre's SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF by Terry Teachout, starring Sam Henderson, directed by Feleceia Wilson.  

SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF Comes to the WaterTower Theatre


WaterTower Theatre hasa nnounced casting and creative details for the one person play SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF by Terry Teachout, starring Sam Henderson, directed by Feleceia Wilson.  This is the third production of WaterTower’s 28th Season.

WaterTower Theatre Hosts 2024 Gala in March


WaterTower Theatre has announced its highly anticipated annual gala, set to take place on Saturday, March 9, 2024 on the Addison Conference Centre Terry Martin Mainstage.

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Dallas Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

WaterTower Theatre Announces Cast & Creative Details for ANN, by Holland Taylor


WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Shane Peterman and Associate Producer Elizabeth Kensek has announced casting and creative details for the one person play ANN starring Morgana Shaw as the incomparable Ann Richards, the legendary late Governor of Texas.

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Dallas Awards; SCHOOL OF ROCK THE MUSICAL, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Grand Prairie Arts Council & More Lead!


There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards; SCHOOL OF ROCK THE MUSICAL, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Grand Prairie Arts Council & More Lead!


It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards; THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Leads Best Play!


Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards; SCHOOL OF ROCK THE MUSICAL Leads Best Musical!


The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

WaterTower Theatre Announces Cast & Creative Details for the Regional Premiere of CHAPLIN THE MUSICAL 


WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Shane Peterman and Associate Producer Elizabeth Kensek have announced casting and creative details for the regional premiere of CHAPLIN, presented with a newly updated script by Christopher Curtis and Thomas Meehan.

SAY GOODNIGHT, New Musical In Development At WaterTower Theatre


Shane Peterman, Producing Artistic Director has announced that WaterTower Theatre is continuing our dedication to the development of new Music Theatre works with a workshop of a new musical SAY GOODNIGHT by Steve Dorff, John Bettis, and Rick Hawkins.

Cast & Creatives Revealed For the World Premiere of GOIN' HOLLYWOOD


WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Shane Peterman and Associate Producer Elizabeth Kensek have announced casting and creative details for the world premiere of GOIN’ HOLLYWOOD, a new musical by Stephen Cole & David Krane. 

Meisner Acting Technique Returns To WaterTower Theatre This June


Is it time to take your acting skills to the next level?  Register now for the seven-week Meisner Acting Technique class at WaterTower Theatre and start taking control of your craft now!

WaterTower Theatre Announces Le Fete Rouge Violette: The Red and Purple Ball


WaterTower Theatre will host its 2023 Gala, Le Fete Rouge et Violette, The Red and Purple Ball: Broadway Meets the Runway, on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The event will celebrate the return to the arts in grand fashion, and will honor Delynda Moravec, longtime WaterTower friend, contributor and employee, for whom the lobby at the WaterTower Theatre will be named. 

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards; North Texas Performing Arts Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards; at Stage West Leads Best Ensemble Performance!


The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards; North Texas Performing Arts Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

WaterTower Theatre Announces the Cast and Creatives for JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR


Casting and creative details have been announced JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, the blockbuster rock opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.  This is the first production of WaterTower’s 27th Season.

Review: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Transforms Tragedy To Tolerance


Raw inner turmoil leads to familial corrosion in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF by Tennessee Williams. Get up close and personal with The Classics Theatre Project as they tell this tale of jealousy, disgust, tolerance, and trust. Addison Theatre Center. August 26-September 11.

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