by Christopher Soden By way of introduction (and transparency) I discovered Pauline Kael’s body of critique while shelving books at my...

In early March, before the world halted, I was stopped in my tracks by a different but equally powerful influence. At Ro2, the small...

by Christopher Soden The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is the story of 12-year-old Esperanza Cordero, a daughter in a large...

by Cristee Cook In Mlima’s Tale by Lynn Nottage, an elder and revered African elephant (Mlima) is poached, and his beautiful tusks...

By Christopher Soden Adaptation can be a harsh mistress, I suppose. Turning a novel into a stage piece. The task of distillation ( rather...

by Cristee Cook Adapted by Shay Youngblood from the popular children’s book series, Amazing Grace, and Directed by Soul Rep Theatre...

On the outskirts of Deep Ellum, nestled between a building that houses a magic show and a small pub, there is a blue door, behind which...

Alabaster by Audrey Cefaly, Kitchen Dog Theater's current offering, is enjoying a record-breaking 11-theatre run as part of the National...

When you walk into the performance space at The Core Theatre, you’ll feel like you’re in an artist’s studio. That was my first thought...

By Adrian Cook If you don’t know about Sweet Pass Sculpture Park, you should; especially if you value art that is visceral and, this...

Paper Piel was featured as part of the 19th International Performance Festival, hosted by Teatro Dallas at the Latino Cultural Center. A...

by Adrian Cook On Saturday, January 18, Dallas Art Beat had the privilege to attend the limited run of Fred Curchack’s one-man...

Ro2 Art, the contemporary fine arts gallery in Dallas’ Cedars Neighborhood is a concealed jewel. Founded in 2010 by Mother and Son...

Lurking somewhere between the amusing and the hilarious, the clever and genuinely witty, the dining room and the insane asylum, you will...

DOT by Colman Domingo, currently playing at Soul Rep Theatre Company, tells the story of the Shealy family at Christmas. The play...

SWIMMING WHILE DROWNING by Emilio Rodriguez is currently enjoying its Dallas premiere at Cara Mia Theatre Co. The play tells the story of...

Queen of Basel has a lot to say. A contemporary adaptation of August Strindberg's 1888 play, Miss Julie, Hilary Bettis' script has given...

Jim Fingal’s been an intern at a prestigious magazine (The Believer ) for six months, when he gets word of a plum (if rigorous)...

The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse, currently playing at Dallas’ Undermain Theatre, is funny, relatable, and a little bit...

I think I should say at the outset that this is not a typical review, because what Artstillery has created with The Generations of Adam...