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    Actor Spotlight

    How a tiara sealed this sports-loving Dallas actress' love of the stage

    Lindsey Wilson
    Oct 6, 2015 | 10:37 am

    It’s a big step to go from playing an ape to embodying an English stage actress, but Lisa Fairchild isn’t one to shy away from a challenge.

    She earned raves for playing a sympathetic zoo inhabitant (among other challenging roles) in Precious Little at Echo Theatre, and now she’s tackling the very real persona of Mrs. Patrick Campbell in Dear Liar! for WingSpan Theatre from October 8-24.

    Before Fairchild engages in a witty back-and-forth with Alan Pollard as George Bernard Shaw, she took the time to fill out our survey of serious, fun, and sometimes ridiculous questions.

    Name: Lisa Fairchild

    Role in Dear Liar: Mrs. Patrick Campbell

    Previous work in the DFW area: I have been fortunate to work with so many of the DFW theater companies, large and small. During the past 12 months, I have appeared in Precious Little with Echo Theatre, Stella and Lou and My Name is Asher Lev at Circle Theatre, and Noises Off at Contemporary Theatre of Dallas.

    Hometown: Hard to answer. I was born in Louisville, Kentucky, but my dad worked for a big corporation and we moved 10 times before I was 17.

    Where you currently reside: 11th floor of a Turtle Creek high-rise

    First theater role: When I was 8 years old, I played Princess Rose in Briar Rose (the original Grimm’s fairy tale title for Sleeping Beauty). It was in verse! I still have the script.

    First stage show you ever saw:Hansel and Gretel. I was 4 and seriously traumatized by the witch. My younger brother thought she was awesome, largely because she scared me.

    Moment you decided to pursue a career in theater: The moment I put on the tiara as Princess Rose pretty much sealed the deal. The acting part was pretty thrilling also.

    Most challenging role you’ve played: In Precious Little, I had to embody an ape in the zoo and also portray a very old Slavic woman who spoke a language created by the playwright. A challenge for my body (ibuprofen was definitely involved) and my brain.

    Special skills: I am a speed reader and have a nearly photographic memory.

    Something you’re REALLY bad at: Parking my car. The struggle is real. I have been known to panic when there is only one spot left in a parking garage. If parallel parking is involved, I go home.

    Current pop culture obsession: My FitBit. Obsessed. Hate the steps I miss when I have to take it off to go onstage. I have seen other actors figure out a way to hide or incorporate in their costumes. I haven’t figured it out yet.

    Last book you read:The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt — for the second time! All 800 pages. It’s that good.

    Favorite movie(s):An American In Paris, The Turning Point, Dirty Dancing, Silver Linings Playbook. I studied classical ballet for 15 years — I love to watch dance on film.

    Favorite musician(s): Bruce Springsteen, Ed Sheeran

    Favorite song: "La Vie En Rose" by Edith Piaf and anything by Bruce Springsteen. How’s that for a split-music personality?

    Dream role: Siobhan in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; Sonia in Vanya, Sonia, Masha, and Spike; Kate in All My Sons

    Favorite play(s): The plays listed in previous question, plus anything by Thornton Wilder.

    Favorite musical(s): I just saw An American in Paris on Broadway — magic, magic. I also love Once, Spring Awakening, and Pippin.

    Favorite actors/actresses: My husband, actor Kim Titus (because obviously), John Hamm, Bradley Cooper. I have a huge talent crush on the entire cast of Orange Is The New Black.

    Favorite food: Guacamole. Talenti gelato.

    Must-see TV show(s):Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Homeland, The Good Wife

    Something most people don’t know about you: I love football and watching Jordan Spieth play golf (pretty sure no one saw that coming).

    Place in the world you’d most like to visit: We went to Italy last year, and I cannot wait to go back to the Amalfi Coast.

    Pre-show warm-up: I run all my lines out loud, yoga stretches, and I suck at least two herbal Ricolas.

    Favorite part about your current role: At one time, I would have said Eliza Dolittle in Pygmalion was a dream role, but I figured that ship had sailed. Now I get to play the woman who originated the role when she was 49 (!) and play Eliza.

    Most challenging part about your current project: Susan Sargeant, our director, describes the play as a pas de deux. The challenge for me is knowing when my character is leading, when she is partnering equally, and when she is out of step.

    Most embarrassing onstage mishap: I did a production of How The Other Half Loves during my senior year in college. The theater was in-the-round and the audience was literally six inches away. My character was supposed to be intoxicated while ladling potato soup but I got a little carried away, missed the onstage bowls, and ladled very thick, cold potato soup into a woman’s lap in the front row. It wasn’t good. But I finished the scene.

    Career you’d have if you weren’t in theater: Novelist or foreign reporter

    Favorite post-show spot: The terrace of my condo. The view of downtown is great and the drink prices are quite reasonable.

    Favorite thing about Dallas-Fort Worth: My theater community. The talent and love overwhelm me sometimes. And the Katy Trail. The Katy Trail is better than therapy.

    Most memorable theater moment: When I bow at the end of every single performance. Ever.

    Alan Pollard and Lisa Fairchild in Dear Liar! at WingSpan Theatre.

    Dear Liar at WingSpan Theatre
      
    Photo by Lowell Sargeant
    Alan Pollard and Lisa Fairchild in Dear Liar! at WingSpan Theatre.
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    Big spenders + bigger voices fill Lyric Stage's 2025-26 Dallas season

    Lindsey Wilson
    Jun 18, 2025 | 12:29 pm
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    For its 2025-26 season, Lyric Stage is pairing a sweet transvestite with Civil War-era sisters, a dance hall hostess with harmonizing ghosts, and a whole bunch of divas with their much-deserved spotlight.

    Now in its 32nd season, the nonprofit Lyric Stage is dedicated to the development and preservation of musicals, having produced more than 125 productions, which include 21 world-premiere musicals and two Off-Broadway shows.

    Under the helm of newish artistic directors Tricia Guenther and Scott Guenther, four of its current shows will take place in its Lyric Studio Space near the Trinity River, with one at Moody Performance Hall in the Dallas Arts District.

    First up (and just in time for Halloween) is The Rocky Horror Show — note the missing "Picture." This is the stage version on which the cult classic movie was later based, but don't worry, audiences are still encouraged to shout at the performers and throw toilet paper and other props.

    Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.” It runs October 10-26, 2025 at Lyric Stage Studio and is not family-friendly.

    For the holiday season, Forever Plaid - Plaid Tidings brings Francis, Jinx, Smudge, and Sparky back to Earth on the orders of Rosemary Clooney to put a little harmony into a discordant world.

    Stewart Ross' musical is sprinkled with Christmas offerings and audience favorites, like the riotous three-minute-and-eleven-second version of The Ed Sullivan Show, this time, featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks, and The Vienna Boys Choir. It runs December 5-21, 2025, at Lyric Stage Studio.

    For one night only, the Dallas Divas return just in time for Valentine’s Day.

    Showcasing some of the most talented voices in Dallas, singing songs ranging from Broadway to pop, the performance is a Lyric Stage tradition. It is February 11, 2026, at Moody Performance Hall.

    Inspired by Federico Fellini’s Night of Cabiria, Sweet Charity explores the turbulent love life of Charity Hope Valentine, a hopelessly romantic but comically unfortunate dance hall hostess in New York City.

    With a tuneful, groovy, mid-1960s score by Cy Coleman, sparkling lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and a hilarious book by Neil Simon, Sweet Charity captures all the energy, humor, and heartbreak of Life in the Big City for an unfortunate but irrepressible optimist. The production is the original 1966 Broadway (not the movie version) with such hit songs as “Big Spender,” “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” “I’m a Brass Band,” and “Baby, Dream Your Dream.” It runs April 17-May 3, 2026, at Lyric Stage Studio.

    Closing out the season is Louisa May Alcott's timeless Little Women, with a book by Allan Knee, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, and music by Jason Howland.

    The musical follows the adventures of sisters Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy March. Jo is trying to sell her stories for publication, but the publishers are not interested in a woman's creativity. Her friend, Professor Bhaer, tells her that she has to do better and write more from herself. Begrudgingly taking this advice, Jo weaves the story of herself and her sisters and their experience growing up in Civil War America. It runs July 17-August 2, 2026, at Lyric Stage Studio.

    Season tickets, which range from $40-$60, are available beginning July 1. Lyric Stage is located at 1170 Quaker St. in Dallas.

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