The Pandemic Strikes Again

Dallas Theater Center cancels all remaining A Christmas Carol performances due to COVID-19

Dallas Theater Center's A Christmas Carol has canceled performances through at least December 21 due to a company member testing positive for COVID-19.

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UPDATE 12-20-2021: Dallas Theater Center has now canceled all remaining performances of A Christmas Carol. Ticket holders for all canceled shows will be offered the option to exchange or donate their tickets, or receive a performance credit or refund. They will also receive a complimentary digital viewing of A Christmas Carol to experience the show remotely.

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In a reminder that the pandemic is far from over, Dallas Theater Center has canceled performances of A Christmas Carol through Tuesday, December 21 after a company member tested positive for COVID-19.

“We are disappointed to be cancelling any A Christmas Carol performances," said Jeff Woodward, Managing Director, in a statement. "However, the Actor’s Equity Association and Center for Disease Control guidelines indicate cancelling these shows is the best course of action to keep Dallas Theater Center patrons, artists, and staff as safe as possible during this uncertain time."

The theater company hopes to resume performances of its annual holiday production on Wednesday, December 22.

For this production, Dallas Theater Center had started requiring audience members older than 12 to have a negative COVID-19 test or a proof of vaccination. Per their COVID-19 policy, all staff members and artists are required to be vaccinated and all audience members are required to wear masks regardless of vaccination status.

Should the production resume on December 22, there will be seven more performances through December 26 at the Wyly Theatre.

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Season Announcement

Kitchen Dog Theater unleashes immersive 2025 season in new Dallas space

Kitchen Dog Theater presents Safe at Home

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Seven years after announcing it had purchased a building in the Design District, Kitchen Dog Theater is finally ready to move into its new home.

The third and final production of its 2025 season — the theater company's 34th — will take place all around the new "Doghouse." The other two productions will follow the immersive format at non-traditional performance spaces that was established last season.

With three fully produced events that each run the gambit from captivating and gutsy to heartfelt and hilarious, the monthly New Works Festival Staged Readings Series returns, as does the 23rd annual PUP Fest, nurturing high school talent from all over DFW.

First up is the area premiere of Will Eno's Wakey, Wakey, directed by KDT's artistic director Tina Parker and starring KDT co-artistic director Christopher Carlos.

"Is it now? I thought I had more time." These first words in Will Eno's play are spoken by Guy, a man who knows, like all of us on some level, that he is about to die. The play questions why we are here and the journeys that everyone takes to eventually get to the same place. Performances will take place at Expo Park, 840 Exposition Avenue, and run February 7-23, 2025.

Production No. 2 is full of mystery: The title and performance location will be announced soon and run in March/April 2025.

The Happiness Gymby Ken Weitzman closes out the season in August 2025 (exact dates TBA).

This regional premiere is a joyous, experiential event based on the science of well-being. Participants take part in a curated theatrical experience meant to boost their sense of happiness, joy, and feelings of connection. This one-of-a-kind project will be the soft opening to Kitchen Dog’s new theater and will take place all over the entire facility, giving patrons unparalleled access to KDT’s new home.

From March to July 2025, the 26th annual 2025 New Works Festival will showcase four-to-five staged readings of the newest and most exciting local and regional playwrights working in contemporary theater today. Each reading will feature some of DFW's most accomplished actors and directors and will take place at different venues across DFW.

For its 23rd annual event, PUP Fest will feature six staged readings of jury-selected plays written by DFW high school students, featuring student actors directed by area professional directors. PUP Fest is the culminating event of Dallas Playwriting Arts Collective (D-PAC), a partnership with Dallas ISD and Junior Players. Performance location is TBA, but the event will happen June 7, 2025.

For more information, visit kitchendogtheater.org or call 214-953-1055.

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