Soul Rep Theatre /tags/soul-rep-theatre Soul Rep Theatre en-US Copyright Wed, 14 May 2025 22:52:53 GMT Dallas’ Theatre Three launches $200k fundraiser to avoid closure /arts-culture/2025-05-14/dallas-theater-three-closing-fundraiser Dallas’ historic Theatre Three is at risk of shutting down after major setbacks. The nonprofit aims to raise $200,000 to keep its doors open. Wed, 14 May 2025 22:52:53 GMT /arts-culture/2025-05-14/dallas-theater-three-closing-fundraiser Zara Amaechi Soul Rep stages reading of last script by North Texas theater pioneer Dianne Tucker /arts-culture/2025-04-19/soul-rep-theatre-dianne-tucker-play ‘Madam Queen’ tells story of 1920s Harlem numbers runner and activist Stephanie St. Clair. Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:30:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-04-19/soul-rep-theatre-dianne-tucker-play Manuel Mendoza | The Dallas Morning News Two actors play 20 roles in Soul Rep’s version of typically one-woman show ‘Pretty Fire’ /arts-culture/2025-04-12/dallas-soul-rep-theatre-charlayne-woodard-play-pretty-fire The autobiographical drama was written by Charlayne Woodard, known for her Tony-nominated performance in “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” Sat, 12 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-04-12/dallas-soul-rep-theatre-charlayne-woodard-play-pretty-fire Manuel Mendoza | The Dallas Morning News ĻӰԺ senior reporter Jerome Weeks exits the North Texas arts scene — with a last interview /arts-culture/2024-06-10/kera-senior-reporter-jerome-weeks-exits-the-north-texas-arts-scene-with-a-last-interview After three decades reporting and reviewing North Texas culture, ĻӰԺ's Jerome Weeks is retiring. So he sat down to talk about it. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:05:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-10/kera-senior-reporter-jerome-weeks-exits-the-north-texas-arts-scene-with-a-last-interview Jerome Weeks, Justin Martin Review: Dallas troupes team up with Mexican theater company on visceral liberation drama /arts-culture/2024-02-23/review-dallas-troupes-team-up-with-mexican-theater-company-on-visceral-liberation-drama Cara Mia and Soul Rep theaters present the English-language premiere of ‘Yanga,’ which tells the story of a formerly enslaved African who founded one of the first free Black towns in the Americas. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:37:45 GMT /arts-culture/2024-02-23/review-dallas-troupes-team-up-with-mexican-theater-company-on-visceral-liberation-drama Manuel Mendoza | The Dallas Morning News A long road to freedom for an escaped African slave — and to a stage premiere in North Texas /arts-culture/2024-02-14/a-long-road-to-freedom-for-an-escaped-african-slave-and-to-a-stage-premiere-in-north-texas Cara Mia Theatre and Soul Rep present the English-language premiere of Yanga, a drama about a successful slave rebellion in Mexico — and the establishment of a free Black town. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-02-14/a-long-road-to-freedom-for-an-escaped-african-slave-and-to-a-stage-premiere-in-north-texas Jerome Weeks Dallas playwright's new comedy explores gentrification in Elm Thicket, her childhood home /arts-culture/2024-01-11/dallas-playwrights-new-comedy-explores-gentrification-in-elm-thicket-her-childhood-home Two childhood sweethearts reunite in middle age. Will the Dallas neighborhood's history pull them apart? Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-01-11/dallas-playwrights-new-comedy-explores-gentrification-in-elm-thicket-her-childhood-home Jerome Weeks Yanga unchained: A drama about 'the first liberator of the Americas' comes to Dallas /arts-culture/2023-06-21/yanga-unchained-a-drama-about-the-first-liberator-of-the-americas-comes-to-dallas Cara Mia Theatre received an NEA grant for a translation of a drama about a 16th-century African rebel in Mexico who fought the Spanish to a standstill. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-06-21/yanga-unchained-a-drama-about-the-first-liberator-of-the-americas-comes-to-dallas Jerome Weeks