The comedy troupe Four Day Weekend will end its 27 years in Sundance Square. (Courtesy photo)
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Stage Notes Calendar
Opening this week:
The Elevator Project: Evergreen (To Grow) by EMERGE Coalition, today-May 25 at the Wyly.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2, May 23-26 at the Meyerson.
Theatre Arlington: Club Cabaret, 7:30 p.m. May 24 and 25.
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven and Shostakovich, May 24-26 at Bass Hall.
Company of Rowlett Performers: Fiddler on the Roof, May 24-June 2 at the Plaza Theater in Garland.
Chamber Music International: Concert 6, 7:30 p.m. May 25 at St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church.
Fine Arts Chamber Players: The Charles Barr Memorial Concert, 3 p.m. May 25 at Central Commons.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Parks Concert, 8:15 p.m. May 27 at Flag Pole Hill.
Onstage now:
Echo Theatre: Beyond the Yellow Wallpaper, through Saturday at the Bath House Cultural Center.
Rockwall Community Playhouse: Tuesdays with Morrie, through Sunday.
Undermain Theatre: The Persians, through Sunday.
Teatro Dallas: Cloud Tectonics, through June 1 at the Latino Cultural Center.
Firehouse Theatre: Footloose, through June 2.
Hip Pocket Theatre: A Twisty Intergalactic Spectacle, through June 2, pictured.
Richardson Theatre Centre: Lost in Yonkers, through June 2.
Theatre Three: Misery, through June 2 in Theatre Too.
Broadway Dallas: Hamilton, through June 9 at the Winspear.
Upright Theatre: Bonnie and Clyde, through June 15.
The Classics Theatre Project: Oleanna, through June 17 at the Stone Cottage.
Pocket Sandwich Theatre: Four Weddings and an Elvis, through June 22.
Four Day Weekend announces its departure from Sundance Square
The comedy institution that has been a cornerstone in Fort Worth for the past 27 years, will depart Sundance Square in July. The decision comes after Sundance Square Management opted not to renew its lease. Since its inception in 1997, 4DW has entertained more than 875,000 audience members with 7,500 shows.
“We are deeply saddened that we won’t be able to continue our journey in Sundance Square, a place that has been our home for nearly three decades. However, we are excited about finding a new location in Tarrant County where we can continue to bring laughter and joy to our loyal audiences,” founding member David Wilk said in Thursday’s press release.
4DW have been recognized with the Key to the City from former Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief for being “Fort Worth’s Greatest Ambassador,” and the Small Business of the Year award from the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. The comedy troupe’s influence has reached beyond downtown Fort Worth having performed for two U.S. Presidents and delivered a keynote address to the United States Congress.
The 4DW story began with a six-week run at Casa on the Square in 1997 which then led to a 27-year relationship with Sundance Square.
“Improv teaches you adaptability,” Wilk added. “It teaches you to fail fast and move on. We now have to figure out what we are going to do from this point forward. This isn’t what we had wanted, but we are looking at this situation as an opportunity.”
As the company — institution, really — prepares for its transition, 4DW is committed to its mission of spreading laughter to its audience.
Four Day Weekend has a second location in Dallas, on lowest Greenville Avenue, which will continue to operate as usual. The team is actively searching for a new venue in Tarrant County.
TITAS closes season with a debut performance
On May 31 and June 1 at the Moody Performance Hall, Micaela Taylor’s TL Collective will make its Texas debut that also closes the 2023/24 season for TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND.
Taylor launched the company in 2016 that expresses what is deemed as her own dance genre, Expand Practice which gives focus to the expressions of one’s self.
Taylor has been commissioned to choreograph and teach by Rambert Dance Company, The Getty Museum, BODYTRAFFIC, Springboard Dance Montreal/Gibney Dance Company, and many more.
For tickets, click here.
WaterTower adds show to its new season
WTT announced its upcoming season back in February with four shows including a big musical and a returning comedy co-pro. Last week, the company added a fifth show to its lineup.
The company announced The Phantom in Concert for 2025 as part of this new season. The production will be directed by Michael Serrecchia with music direction by Adam C. Wright.
The addition is now included in WTT’s season ticket package. Existing season ticket-holders can contact the box office to secure performance seats at a discounted rate.
–Rich Lopez