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Stage Notes: Review of T3’s ‘Misery;’ new seasons by Stolen Shakespeare, Stage West

Stage Notes is a weekly aggregate post about theater, classical music and stage news, events, reviews and other pertinent information. Stage Notes Calendar Opening this week: Sammons Cabaret: David Slater and Veronica Williams, 7:30 May 16 at the Sammons Center for the Arts.  Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, today-Sunday at the Meyerson.  Firehouse Theatre: Footloose, today-June 2.  Dallas Black Dance Theatre: Spring Celebration, 7:30 p.m. Friday and...

Peru officially classifies transgenderism as a mental illness

The government of Peru has officially taken several giant steps backward, and they did it without asking “Mother, may I?” Peru’s President Dina Boluarte this week signed into law a measure categorizing transgender, nonbinary and intersex people as being mentally ill. The copuntry’s minister of health tried to paint the new law as a good thing, claiming it will “guarantee full coverage of medical attention for mental health for trans people,” and promising the change will not force...

Stage Notes: Review of T3’s ‘Misery;’ new seasons by Stolen Shakespeare, Stage West

Stage Notes is a weekly aggregate post about theater, classical music and stage news, events, reviews and other pertinent information. Stage Notes Calendar Opening this week: Sammons Cabaret: David Slater and Veronica Williams, 7:30 May 16 at the Sammons Center for the Arts.  Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, today-Sunday at the Meyerson.  Firehouse Theatre: Footloose, today-June 2.  Dallas Black Dance Theatre: Spring Celebration, 7:30 p.m. Friday and...

To the class of 2024

Follow your heart and remain stubborn Last month, I delivered the commencement address at the University of Texas at Arlington’s Lavender Graduation, a ceremony celebrating the LGBTQ and ally class of 2024. Returning to my alma mater is always an honor, but this time felt different. In the last year, regressive legislators, led by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, have banned Diversity, Education and Inclusive initiatives at public universities like UT Arlington. Filed and approved last spring, Texas...

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A new day in the United Methodist Church

The Rev. Rachel Griffin-Allison The denomination’s General Convention approved language changes allowing same-sex weddings, LGBTQ clergy DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer taffet@dallasvoice.com Delegates to the United Methodist Church 2024 General Conference voted overwhelmingly last month to remove its 40-year old ban on “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” serving as clergy. Also, clergy may no longer be penalized for performing same-sex weddings. Although lesbians and gays had officially...

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Stage Notes: Review of T3’s ‘Misery;’ new seasons by Stolen Shakespeare, Stage West

Stage Notes is a weekly aggregate post about theater, classical music and stage news, events, reviews and other pertinent information. Stage Notes Calendar Opening this week: Sammons Cabaret: David Slater and Veronica Williams, 7:30 May 16 at the Sammons Center for the Arts.  Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, today-Sunday at the Meyerson.  Firehouse Theatre: Footloose, today-June 2.  Dallas Black Dance Theatre: Spring Celebration, 7:30 p.m. Friday and...

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