Cristee Cook
Soul Rep Theatre Propels Mission of Telling Black Stories with 'Shakin' The Mess Outta Misery'
By Cristee Cook Coming out strong from their successful 25th Anniversary 2020 season of hybrid performances, Dallas’ Soul Rep Theatre...
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Cristee Cook
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
The Classics Theatre Project Masters Expressionism and Alienation in O'Neill's 'The Hairy Ape'
By Cristee Cook North Texas audiences can experience one of Eugene O’Neill’s lesser-known works with The Classics Theatre Project’s...
Cristee Cook
- Oct 26, 2021
- 3 min
If You Can't Laugh, You'll Cry: Topaz Film Festival's Comedy Shorts Tackle Contemporary Issues
By Cristee Cook The Topaz Film Festival, presented by Women in Film Dallas, is celebrating its 20th annual presentation of independent...
Cristee Cook
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
New Adaptation "Stronger Than Arms" Captures The Enduring Power of Greek Drama
By Cristee Cook Danielle Georgiou Dance Group and Undermain Theatre have co-produced a contemporary poetic powerhouse with Stronger Than...
Adrian Cook
- Jul 20, 2021
- 6 min
Lords of the Ring: Prism Movement Theatre's Lucha Teotl Melds Mythology, Wrestling, and Drama
By Adrian Cook Prism Movement Theatre’s latest work, Lucha Teotl, presented as part of the AT&T Performing Arts Center’s Elevator...
Cristee Cook
- Jul 13, 2021
- 4 min
Why Do You Love Me? Second Thought Theatre Deftly Explores Connection and Creativity in 'Goat Song'
By Adrian Cook I came of age in the early 1990s, the heyday of grunge music, post-punk emo, and melancholia. I latched on to bands like...
Cristee Cook
- Jun 24, 2021
- 3 min
Shakespeare's language sparkles in 'Much Ado About Nothing' from The Classics Theatre Project
By Cristee Cook The Classics Theatre Project returns to live theatre with a charming adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About...
Cristee Cook
- Jun 9, 2021
- 2 min
New adaptation of Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler' sizzles at Undermain Theatre
By Cristee Cook “The great tragedy of life is that so many people have nothing to do but yearn for happiness without ever being able to...
Cristee Cook
- May 24, 2021
- 3 min
In SOUL-O-SHORTS, Soul Rep Theatre Creates a Space for Healing, Remembrance, and Growth
By Cristee Cook Soul Rep Theatre Company's final production of their 25th Anniversary season, SOUL-O-SHORTS is a filmed theatrical...
Cristee Cook
- May 21, 2021
- 5 min
mixtamotus' debut work #DigitalConnection is a stunning reflection of life inside our screens
By Cristee Cook My calendar app dings, reminding me to open my Zoom meeting and talk to Martheya Nygaard and Reyna Mondragon about their...
Adrian Cook
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min
DGDG’s Things Missing/Missed Finds Balance through Chaos, Connectivity in Isolation
By Adrian Cook This week, Dallas Art Beat had the opportunity to watch the latest effort from the Danielle Georgiou Dance Group, Things...
Cristee Cook
- Jan 24, 2021
- 2 min
Immersive project "The Cube" is a hopeful gateway to an uncertain future
By Cristee Cook Last week I masked up and went into The Cube: An Interactive Experience for the Socially Distanced Era at the Latino...
Cristee Cook
- Jan 19, 2021
- 3 min
Waiting on Change: New play 'Do No Harm' is a history lesson you didn't learn and will never forget
By Cristee Cook Do No Harm, a new play from Anyika McMillan-Herod, takes audiences back to 1840’s Alabama. The world premiere is...
Cristee Cook
- Dec 9, 2020
- 3 min
Cara Mia Theatre's 'Remember. Breathe. Dream' offers respite and hope
By Cristee Cook On Sunday, December 6th I had the pleasure of attending the multi-media installation at Dallas’ Cara Mia Theatre:...
Cristee Cook
- Oct 31, 2020
- 2 min
A more perfect union: Soul Rep and Cara Mia Theatres present ‘My Red Hand, My Black Hand’
By Cristee Cook The regional premiere of My Red Hand, My Black Hand by Dael Orlandersmith opens the revived Café Negro Series, a...
Cristee Cook
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
'It Came From Theatre Three' is a must-see celebration of classic horror themes
By Cristee Cook Theatre Three’s virtual production, It Came From Theatre Three celebrates Halloween with four short plays, each...
Adrian Cook
- Sep 23, 2020
- 4 min
“I Would Never…”: Undermain Theatre’s Archival Performance of "We Are Proud To Present..."
By Adrian Cook The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a palpable blow to live performance. This is obvious. It is also uncertain. We don’t know...
Cristee Cook
- Jul 8, 2020
- 5 min
Prism Movement Theater’s Everything Will Be Fine Creates Communal Catharsis During Pandemic
By Adrian Cook As a performance scholar and a performing artist, I have been contemplative over the past four months, imagining and...
Christopher Soden
- Jun 19, 2020
- 2 min
Dallas' Theatre Three offers an absorbing narrative in THE IMMIGRANT
by Christopher Soden Haskell Harelik is a Jewish refugee from Russia who abandons his original plan to come to New York and gets off the...
Cristee Cook
- Jun 9, 2020
- 3 min
Grief is vicious in DGDG's theatrical film THE SAVAGE SECONDS
by Cristee Cook THE SAVAGE SECONDS, a theatrical film from Danielle Georgiou Dance Group (DGDG), centers on the story of BABY. When her...