Bishop Arts Theater Center
215 South Tyler StreetDallas TX, USA
(214) 948-0716
www.tecotheater.org
About Bishop Arts Theater Center
Founded in September of 1993, TeCo Theatrical Productions is an award-winning multicultural theatre company with IRC 501 (c)(3) tax exempt status. Our mission is simple: we are committed to the success of developing artists by performing and educating...always entertaining on purpose. Governed by seven board of directors, TeCo impacts more than 5,000 adults and children each year via our seasonal performances and student outreach programs. The specific objectives and purposes of this corporation are to: provide cultural and artistic opportunities for children and families who live in at-risk communities, provide instruction in theatre, acting, dance and other art forms, sponsor special events involving public performances of plays, musicals, dance and other art forms collaborating with community performing arts groups in order to broaden the cultural experience to a more diverse population, and directly engage in and to facilitate others to engage in the promotion of the arts generally.
Reviews March 2009
Preview of If by Chance
Making its world premiere at the Bishop Arts Theatre, If By Chance makes the viewer wonder: what if Shakespeare had grown up in Harlem? The story follows Chance Davenport, a biracial college student, as he struggles to find acceptance ...more info
Preview of Black Nativity by Langston Hughes
This foot-stomping, toe-tapping, soul-stirring musical is the joyous account of a historic event that happened more than two thousand years ago. In this exciting holiday favorite, Langston Hughes tells the story of the birth of Christ ...more info
Review of Leonard’s Car
TeCo Theatrical Productions opened their new season with Leonard's Car at the new Bishop Arts Theater Center, a gorgeously renovated venue in Oak Cliff . The script, an award-winning drama by Dallas playwright Isabella Russell-Ides, ...more info
Preview of Leonard’s Car (when the rainbow is NOT enuf)
Local playwright Isabella Russell-Ides, recent winner of the 2008 DFW Critics Forum for Best New Play (Coco & Gigi), has retooled an earlier hit to focus on a new audience. Remounting Leonard's Car with an African American cast at the ...more info
