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    Theater Critic Picks

    These are the 14 can't-miss shows in Dallas-Fort Worth theater for February

    Lindsey Wilson
    Feb 3, 2020 | 10:20 am

    This is a valentine to the DFW theater community, which seems to have chosen February as the month to debut all sorts of world premieres, reimagined classics, big national tours, and provocative new works.

     

    Here are the 14 shows to see in order by start date:

     

     The Band's Visit
     Dallas Summer Musicals, February 4-16
    AT&T Performing Arts Center, February 18-23

    In an Israeli desert town where every day feels the same, something different is suddenly in the air. Dina, the local cafe owner, had long resigned her desires for romance to daydreaming about exotic films and music from her youth. When a band of Egyptian musicians shows up lost at her cafe, she and her fellow locals take them in for the night. Under the spell of the night sky, their lives intertwine in unexpected ways, and this once sleepy town begins to wake up.

     

     Harvey
     WaterTower Theatre, February 6-23
    This Pulitzer Prize-winning play follows Elwood P. Dowd, a polite man with a very strange best friend. Elwood's sister, Veta, is concerned her brother's friend will interfere with her life as a socialite. And who can blame her? Elwood's friend is a six-foot, three-and-one-half-inch invisible rabbit named Harvey.

     

     Loving and Loving
     Bishop Arts Theatre Center, February 6-23
    Inspired by the true love story between Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple from Virginia who were arrested in 1958 for being married, this play examines the landmark Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia. Beginning in the present day and flashing back to the 1950s and '60s, this historical story is told from a 21st-century perspective and puts a human face on this famous court case and the ongoing legacy in a multiracial America.

     

     Hans & Sophie
    Amphibian Stage Productions, February 7-March 1

    A printing press, spray paint, and quick wit were all that siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl needed to build an underground resistance movement in Nazi Germany. Drawing on inspiration from letters, diaries, and coded correspondences in the book At The Heart of the White Rose, this intimate two-character portrait of resistance and conviction in the darkest of times immerses audiences in the students' metamorphosis from loyal Hitler Youth into one of the Nazi regime's most feared oppositions.

     

     Little Women
     Dallas Theater Center, February 7-March 1
    Written by Kate Hamill and based on the beloved novel by Louisa May Alcott, this version still follows Jo March, who doesn't want to be like other girls; in fact, she's not even sure that she wants to be a girl. Jo is ambitious, rough around the edges, headstrong, and yearns for a future she can't yet articulate. As the nation is torn apart by civil war, Jo and her sisters struggle with what it means to grow up.

     

     Mrs. Haggardly
     Ochre House Theatre, February 8-29
    Written and directed by artistic director Matthew Posey, this world premiere takes place at Mrs. Haggardly's Home For Wayward Children, an orphanage that sits on the outskirts of the Great Brutal War, and each day the drums of war draw closer. Mrs. Haggardly and her two companions, Madame Pigslips and Mrs. Busybottom, are the matrons of the orphanage who cunningly use their wiles to resist the pillaging fascists who have come to recruit the orphans for soldiers.

     

     Madame Bovary
    Undermain Theatre, February 12-March 15

    Adrienne Kennedy's innovative transformation for the stage tells Emma Bovary's story through the eyes of her own daughter and brings a fresh and exciting approach to this classic novel about a woman who longed for a life she could never fully achieve.

     

     Alabaster
     Kitchen Dog Theater, February 13-March 8
    A noted photographer sets out to explore the topography of "scars," and her journey lands her in the mysterious realm of an undiscovered folk artist hiding away in North Alabama. Three years after losing her entire family in a tornado, June has isolated herself, along with her goats Weezy and Bib, on what remains of her family farm. But photographer Alice is carrying scars of her own and is desperately trying to outrun her own pain.

     

     Abyssinia
     Lyric Stage, February 14-16
    Based on the novel Marked by Fire by Joyce Carol Thomas, this musical is part of Lyric Stage's celebration of Black History Month. Set in Stillwater, Oklahoma, at the turn of the 20th century, Abyssinia "Abby" Jackson is blessed with the gift of song and a voice that delights the entire community. Like Job, Abby is fated to undergo a series of trials, and consequently, her faith in both man and God is destroyed, so she vows to never sing again. Abyssinia’s withdrawal affects the devastated community like a long drought, but when Mother Vera takes the girl under her wing to teach her the ways of a healer, Abby begins to heal herself, her voice, and her community as she learns to relieve pain in others.

     

     Mlima's Tale
    Second Thought Theatre, February 19-March 14

    Ancient and legendary African elephant Mlima is struck down and his massive tusks stolen as trophies. His ghost is ever-present as the tusks change hands many times and travel the world from Kenya to Vietnam to Beijing. Set against the backdrop of the black market ivory trade, and written by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage, Mlima's Tale explores complex questions of global consumerism, ancestral history, and human greed.

     

     The SpongeBob Musical
    Broadway at the Bass, February 20-23

    Be there when SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face catastrophe — until a most unexpected hero rises to take center stage. The entire family will celebrate friendship and cooperation, and learn the power of unity and inclusion.

     

     Funny, You Don't Act Like a Negro
     Theatre Three, February 20-March 15
    Denise Lee's world-premiere play explores the prejudgments we make on our neighbors, the biases we inadvertently pass on to our children, and how the simple act of talking to one another is being subverted by social media. The audience is invited to share their experience and opinions throughout the course of the play.

     

     The House on Mango Street
     Cara Mía Theatre Co., February 21-March 8
    Esperanza's story is the experience of so many Mexican-American girls during the stage of life between childhood and adolescence. We see her rush into the innocent games, fantasies, and friendships of childhood, yet she begins to become conscious of the dangers and contradictions of being a young women living in the barrio. Esperanza tries to make sense of her place in the world while observing the lives of the women around her and decides her life is going to be different.

     

     Tuna Does Vegas
    Casa Mañana, February 29-March 8

    Portrayed by only two actors, the lovable and eccentric characters from the "third smallest town in Texas" take a rambling romp in Sin City. The hilarity begins when oddball-conservative radio host Arles Struvie announces on air that he and his wife Bertha Bumiller are heading to Vegas to renew their wedding vows ... but everyone in Tuna, Texas, goes along for the ride.

    Little Women gets the Kate Hamill treatment at Dallas Theater Center.

    Dallas Theater Center presents Little Women
      
    Photo by Karen Almond
    Little Women gets the Kate Hamill treatment at Dallas Theater Center.
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    From Wilde to 'The Wiz': 8 unmissable July shows in North Texas

    Lindsey Wilson
    Jul 2, 2025 | 10:18 am
    Second Thought Theatre presents Your Wife’s Dead Body
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    Your instinct during the summer might be to hide out in an air-conditioned theater, and there are plenty of options to do exactly this month. But we would be remiss if we didn't remind you about a North Texas tradition: Shakespeare under the stars. Pack a picnic, bring a blanket, and watch The Bard (and this year Oscar Wilde) at Samuell-Grand Amphitheater with Shakespeare Dallas. Both shows opened in June, but continue through most of July.

    Here are eight shows local shows, listed in order of start date:

    The Importance of Being Earnest
    Shakespeare Dallas, through July 18 extended to July 26
    This witty romantic comedy by Oscar Wilde, first performed in 1895, tells the story of two men who assume the identities of a fictional man named Ernest. This leads them to each fall in love and encounter an assortment of comical problems along the way.

    Othello
    Shakespeare Dallas, through July 20
    In this Shakespearean tragedy, Othello is at the peak of his powers: not only Venice's greatest general but also husband to the noble and beautiful Desdemona. But he does not know that in passing over his servant Iago for promotion, he has created a deadly but brilliant enemy. This production is set in an alternate-history version of the 1990s in which the Venetian empire is the predominant political, military, and economic power.

    King Kirby
    American Chronicle Theatre Co., July 4-12
    This is the story of Jack "King of Comics" Kirby. The play follows him from the tough Jewish ghetto of Hell’s Kitchen in New York, to the harrowing battlefields of Normandy during WWII, to tense Senate hearings in the 1950s. Watch as he creates some of the most iconic heroes in pop culture: Captain America, Thor, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, the New Gods, and countless others.

    Your Wife’s Dead Body
    Second Thought Theatre, July 9-26
    Written by Second Though Theatre artistic associate Jenny Ledel in her playwriting premiere, the play takes place in the near future, as Jane takes advantage of a new AI technology that would extend her lifespan ... even if she's not around to see it for herself.

    The Wiz
    Broadway at the Bass, July 15-20
    This all-new production of the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical returns “home” in an all-new pre-Broadway tour, the first one in 40 years. The groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz changed the face of Broadway, from its iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and finger-snapping '70s funk to its stirring tale of Dorothy’s journey to find her place in a contemporary world.

    Noises Off
    Mainstage Irving-Las Colinas, July 18-August 2
    This play-within-a-play captures a touring theater troupe’s production of Nothing On in three stages: dress rehearsal, the opening performance, and a performance towards the end of a debilitating run. Playwright Michael Frayn gives a window into the inner workings of theatre behind-the-scenes, progressing from flubbed lines and missed cues in the dress rehearsal to mounting friction between cast members in the final performance.

    Everybody's Talking About Jamie
    Uptown Players, July 18-August 3
    Inspired by true events, this musical tells the inspiring story of Jamie New, a 16-year-old boy from Sheffield who dreams of becoming a drag queen. His loving mom showers him with endless support but it's not all rainbows for Jamie as his deadbeat dad and some ignorant school kids attempt to rain on his sensational aspirations.

    Shucked
    Broadway at the Bass, July 29-August 3
    This Tony Award-winning musical comedy features a book by Tony Award winner Robert Horn, a score by the Grammy Award-winning songwriting team of Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and direction by Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien. The corn-fed, corn-bred American musical is sure to satisfy an appetite for great musical theater.

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