Friday 04.27 — Sunday 05.13
DTC premieres ‘Trials of Sam Houston’
Forget about Alexander Hamilton — for pure drama, Sam Houston was da bomb. He was governor of both Tennessee and Texas, the hero of the Battle of San Jacinto, namesake for a metropolis … and a participant in two controversial trials. Aaron Loeb has dramatized those events for a world premiere play, The Trials of Sam Houston, being debuted by Dallas Theater Center. The official opening is April 27. Kevin Moriarty directs.
DEETS: Kalita Humphreys Theater,
3636 Turtle Creek Blvd.
DallasTheaterCenter.org.
Wednesday 05.02
Robert Moore to lecture on his second career as a photographer
To those around the Dallas Voice offices, we know Robert Moore as one of the founders of our company, and until a few years ago, its owner. But many people will probably be familiar with his second career as an award-winning photographer (including his memorable shot of a police officer under sniper fire, pictured). But his international travels have allowed him to shoot many more varied subjects and locales, many in Asia. Moore will conduct a lecture via the Dallas Center for Photography this week about his photographic trajectory and behind-the-scenes details of his journey behind the lens.
DEETS: Dallas Center for Photography,
4756 Aligers. 7–9 p.m. $5.
DallasCenterForPhotography.com.
Friday 04.27 — Sunday 05.06
Fort Worth Opera’s festival returns with 3 diverse programs
This is the first time the Fort Worth Opera Festival has been undertaken by its newish general director, Tuomas Hiltunen, and the slate of three shows indicates an attempt to diversify its repertoire. The festival kicks off with Piazzolla’s surrealistic, 90-minute Spanish-language opera Maria de Buenos Aires, followed by Donizetti’s comic masterpiece Don Pasquale, and then a unique pairing of short operas about relationships, presented under the banner Brief Encounters. There’s literally something for everyone in the lineup, with multiple performances of each.
DEETS: Bass Performance Hall,
525 Commerce St., Fort Worth.
For complete schedule and tickets,
visit FWOpera.org.