Wednesday 04.04 — Sunday 04.15
Dixie Does Cowtown (twice!)
One of the top Tupperware ladies in the U.S. is only kind of a lady — Dixie Longate, the drag queen-cum-comic-saleslady — conducts an actual Tupperware Party in her performance piece, which returns to Fort Worth’s McDavid Studio at Bass Hall this week. And as a sales pitch might go, “But wait! There’s more!” Dixie’s other big show, Dixie’s Never Wear a Tube Top While Riding a Mechanical Bull and 16 Other Things I Learned While I was Drinking Last Thursday takes over from the Tupperware Party from April 11–15. Apparently, Dixie will rise again.
DEETS: McDavid Studio,
301 E. Fifth St., Fort Worth.
BassHall.com.
Sunday 04.01
Easter in the Park arrives at the renamed Oak Lawn Park
Easter in the Park and the concomitant Pooch Parade has been a gayborhood institution for decades, but for the first time, it’s not at Lee Park … because there is no Lee Park any more. The now-christened Oak Lawn Park again welcomes everyone to the picnic, concert, parade and fundraiser for the local conservancy. The high point, of course, is the train of pet-owners and their doggies showing off couture and aiming for prizes. But mostly, it’s just a good time outdoors. (Hint: Don’t tell friends you’ll meet them by the statue!)
DEETS: Oak Lawn Park,
3333 Turtle Creek Blvd.
Wednesday 04.04 — Sunday 04.28
Second Thought swallows in the relationship comedy ‘Empathitrax’
What if repairing a relationship was as simple as taking a pill that makes you understand what your partner is thinking and feeling? Sounds good… until you realize all the complications that naturally ensue. That’s the disturbingly comic premise of Empathitrax, the new production from Second Thought Theatre. Local luminaries Jenny Ledel and Drew Wall reunite for this look at mental health and easy fixes.
(In previews through April 6.)
DEETS: Bryant Hall on the Kalita Humphreys campus,
3636 Turtle Creek Blvd.
2TT.co.