Kevin Moriarty News

Dallas Theater Center is pleased to announce it is commissioning two new works from playwright Kristoffer Diaz in collaboration with The Public Theater.

The Dallas Opera doesn't want you "sweating-out" our exciting events for the month of July.

The Dallas Opera is extremely pleased to announce a significant expansion of our educational programs, beginning in the summer of 2011. These programs are designed to underscore TDO's renewed commitment to educational excellence in the arts, both inside and outside the traditional opera house.

Having designed the stage sets for the Broadway productions of THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, LOVEMUSIK, JAY JOHNSON: TWO AND ONLY, SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM, ROCK OF AGES, and his Tony-nominated work on THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS this season, through his revolutionary and spare designs Beowulf Boritt has positioned himself as one of the most creative and sought-after stage innovators of the twenty-first century. Discussing all aspects of the Off Broadway and Broadway productions of THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS and tracing the progress of the design of the show from inspiration to model to actual set, we also discuss some of his past accomplishments - working with the great directors Hal Prince, James Lapine, SCOTTSBORO's Susan Stroman, and Lynne Taylor-Corbett; the latter his collaborator on THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS with the New York City Ballet last month - and some enticing new productions he is developing and has coming up in the near future - PARADISE FOUND, REEL-TO- REAL, THE TOXIC AVENGER in Houston, THE TEMPEST in Dallas, the ROCK OF AGES tour and West End mounting, THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS in San Diego, and more!

The Dallas Opera is proud to announce the eighteen artists from around the world who are vying for the prestigious "Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year" Award to be announced at the annual Dallas Opera Board and Trustee Appreciation Dinner on Thursday, May 19th at 6:30 PM in the Crescent Ballroom of the Rosewood Crescent Hotel, 400 Crescent Court in Uptown Dallas.

The Dallas Opera announces the launch of its Dallas Opera Chamber Opera Series in the upcoming 2011-12 season, the catalyst for an historic artistic collaboration between The Dallas Opera and the Dallas Theater Center.

Dallas-Fort Worth arts organizations and cultural instituutions participating in the metroplex-wide Foote Festival have announced festival selections and events. The Foote Festival, March 14 - May 1, 2011, will celebrate the life and work of the late, award winning, Texas playwright Horton Foote (March 14, 1916 - Marc 4, 2009).

A steady stream of good news has been flowing from the Dallas Theater Center in recent weeks - popular artistic director Kevin Moriarty's contract was renewed through 2014; the company ended 2010, a particularly difficult year for most arts organizations, in the black; and fundraising powerhouse Heather Kitchen was hired as its new managing director. Now, Dallas Theater Center has launched a $12 million advancement campaign, with $8 million already committed.

Roundabout Underground is pleased to announce the full cast for The Dream of the Burning Boy, a new play by David West Read directed by Evan Cabnet.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full cast for The Dream of the Burning Boy, a new play by David West Read directed by Evan Cabnet.

Dallas Theater Center's Board of Trustees announced today the extension of Artistic Director Kevin Moriarty's contract until August 2014. Moriarty joine DTC in 2007 as the theater's sixth artistic director.

Dallas Theater Center is pleased to announce that 2010 Meadows Prize recipient Will Power will serve two periods of residency with Dallas Theater Center in 2011 to develop an original work for Dallas to be premiered at DTC. Artists receiving the Meadows Prize work closely with a partnering arts organization and students at Southern Methodist University.

Dallas Theater Center Resident Acting Company member Sally Nystuen Vahle has been selected for the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program. Vahle is one of ten actors in the United States who will be honored as a 2011 Lunt-Fontanne fellow. She will spend one week in a rigorous master class led by Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakas at Ten Chimneys. Vahle was nominated for this honor by Dallas Theater Center.

The Firehouse Theatre Project proudly announces a very special Readers' Theatre Series event, Scott Organ's 'Phoenix', to be performed Sunday, December 5, 2010.

The Firehouse Theatre Project proudly announces a very special Readers' Theatre Series event, Scott Organ's 'Phoenix', to be performed Sunday, December 5, 2010.

Dallas-Fort Worth arts organizations and cultural instituutions participating in the metroplex-wide Foote Festival have announced festival selections and events. The Foote Festival, March 14 - May 1, 2011, will celebrate the life and work of the late, award winning, Texas playwright Horton Foote (March 14, 1916 - Marc 4, 2009).

Dallas Theater Center and Goodman Theatre proudly present the world premiere of The Trinity River Plays, written by Oak Cliff native Regina Taylor, directed by Ethan McSweeny.

Dallas Theater Center and The Goodman Theatre proudly present the world premiere of The Trinity River Plays, written by Oak Cliff native Regina Taylor, directed by Ethan McSweeny.

Dallas Theater Center and Goodman Theatre proudly present the world premiere of The Trinity River Plays, written by Oak Cliff native Regina Taylor, directed by Ethan McSweeny.

Dallas Theater Center and The Goodman Theatre proudly present the world premiere of The Trinity River Plays, written by Oak Cliff native Regina Taylor, directed by Ethan McSweeny.