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    Theater Critic Picks

    These are the 10 can't-miss shows in Dallas-Fort Worth theater for April

    Lindsey Wilson
    Apr 3, 2018 | 11:45 am

    You're not having deja vu — there's a lot that's familiar this month, from encore actor pairings to the return of a blockbuster tour to more than one show that uses vaudeville as its jumping-off point. It's also a strong 30 days for new work, especially from Dallas-area artists and playwrights.

     

    Here are the 10 shows to see, in order by start date:

     

     Empathitrax
     Second Thought Theatre, April 4-28
    When Jenny Ledel and Drew Wall get together onstage, bad things — but good performances — tend to happen. The duo that starred in STT's 2015 hit Belleville is back with Ana Nogueira's Empathitrax, an unflinching play in which a couple tests out a new drug that prompts users to experience exactly what another person is feeling. Carson McCain, who assistant directed Belleville, here takes the reins.

     

     Whither Goest Thou America: A Festival of New Play Readings
     Undermain Theatre, April 12-May 6
    "How did we get here and where are we going?" That's the question Undermain is having four playwrights answer over a period of four weeks, with the playwrights leading a discussion following their final staged reading. The lineup is: A Love Offering by Jonathan Norton (April 12-15), The Light Collectors by Blake Hackler (April 19-22), Visible From Four States by Barbara Hammond (April 26-29), Shakey Jake + Alice by Len Jenkin (May 3-6).

     

     The Automobile Graveyard
     Teatro Dallas, April 13-May 6
    Fernando Arrabal's play tells of an immigrant musician and other artists who are under the watchful eye of an oppressive state. Panic and humor go hand in hand in the story, which takes place in a hotel-brothel junkyard of old cars. Former artistic director Cora Cardona returns to direct this intimate production, which caps its audience at 45 seats per performance.

     

     Bread
     WaterTower Theatre, April 13-May 6
    Dallas-born actress and playwright Regina Taylor weaves a compelling family drama of hopes, fears, thwarted dreams, and dark secrets against a turbulent backdrop of racial tension and social upheaval. Just as in her Trinity River Plays, this one is set in Oak Cliff, but late 2016 instead of decades past. The south Dallas neighborhood is on the verge of gentrification, and middle-class couple James and Ruth are planning a bright future for their teenage son and his soon-to-be-born brother. But when James' brother Jeb returns home, buried family tensions resurface and the past casts a troubling shadow across an uncertain future.

     

     Where Earth Meets the Sky
     Cara Mía Theatre, April 14-29
    Get ready for a new genre: Afro/indigenous sci-fi. This world premiere — written by poet Edyka Chilomé, Cara Mía’s managing director Ariana Cook, and resident ensemble member Vanessa Mercado Taylor — tells the story of Anghared262, who left the earth in the year 2050 on the Omnivessel. She is sent to the once-dying Earth with a mission of scouting for food samples. When she encounters Earthroot, a peaceful matriarchy, she enters her ancestral past and questions her allegiance to Omnivessel.

     

     Pompeii!!
     Kitchen Dog Theater, April 19-May 6
    KDT artistic company members Cameron Cobb, Michael Federico, and Max Hartman are using the uniquely American art form of vaudeville as a metaphor for the cycles of moral and social decline of both ancient Rome and the Roaring '20s. Expect some modern-day social commentary too, through song, dance, skits, and puppetry performed by a company that includes Hartman, Jeff Swearingen, Steph Garrett, Parker Gray, Ian Ferguson, Marti Etheridge, Dennis Raveneau, and Thiago X Nascimento.

     

     The Trials of Sam Houston
     Dallas Theater Center, April 20-May 13
    Artistic director Kevin Moriarty commissioned Aaron Loeb to write this play about Texas' former governor, who on the eve of the state's secession in 1861 is torn between loyalty to Texas and loyalty to the United States. Artistic company member Steven Michael Walters, who's been working in California recently, returns to play Houston, alongside Ace Anderson, Kieran Connolly, Liz Mikel, Alex Organ, Charlie Robinson, David Coffee, and Kate Wetherhead as some of America's most famous leaders.

     

     Les Miserables
     Dallas Summer Musicals, April 24-May 6
    The world's longest-running musical — it's been playing in London since 1985 — has been re-imagined by original director Cameron Mackintosh for this latest U.S. tour. If you haven't seen the international smash hit yet (or just want to experience it's grandeur and lush score), here's your chance.

     

     The Last One Nighter on The Death Trail
     Theatre Three, April 26-May 20
    You haven't seen the last of vaudeville this month: T3 also has an original work that uses the performance style. A troupe of vaudevillians in the early '30s wait behind a theater in Dallas for their opportunity to go onstage. They're what's known as the "disappointment act," and only go on if someone else cancels. Christie Vela and David Goodwin's story, with songs by Endeavors Theater Collective, questions what is and isn't art and why it is necessary.

     

     Murder Ballad
     Imprint Theatreworks, April 27-May 12
    Director Ashley H. White is transforming the Margo Jones Theatre in Fair Park into an immersive bar as the setting for this sexy musical about an illicit affair. Kyle Igneczi, Brett Warner, and Aaron C. White form the dangerous triangle, with Laura Lites serving as the narrator. In a cool bit of casting, Jamall Houston and Beth Lipton are not only covering both roles for their gender, but are also alternating pre-show rock performances where they'll get to show off their gritty vocal chops.

    Imprint Theatreworks is turning the Margo Jones Theatre into a bar for Murder Ballad.

    Imprint Theatreworks presents Murder Ballad
      
    Photo by Kris Ikejiri
    Imprint Theatreworks is turning the Margo Jones Theatre into a bar for Murder Ballad.
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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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