BATC IN THE NEWS
Recent media coverage of Bishop Arts Theatre Center's productions, artists, and community work.
FADE Set to Open Bishop Arts Theatre Center's 34th Season
Coverage of Tanya Saracho's FADE, its creative team, and BATC's partnership with Latina Voices Institute.
READ ARTICLE →Bishop Arts Theatre Center Opens Call for Banned Books Festival Submissions
Local playwrights are invited to create original short works inspired by Richard Rothstein's The Color of Law.
READ ARTICLE →The State of Black Dallas to Launch at Bishop Arts Theatre Center
An introduction to BATC's community conversation series with Making Black History Today.
READ ARTICLE →Maryum Ali Shines in FLOAT
A review of Maryum “May May” Ali’s one-woman performance at Bishop Arts Theatre Center.
READ ARTICLE →Bishop Arts Theatre Center to Showcase One-Woman Play FLOAT
A preview of Maryum Ali’s solo production and its exploration of identity, family, and resilience.
READ ARTICLE →Teresa Coleman Wash Selected for the 2026 WOCA Sabbatical Fund
Coverage of BATC founder Teresa Coleman Wash's recognition through Women of Color in the Arts.
READ ARTICLE →Bishop Arts Theatre Center Presents Fifth Banned Books Festival
Coverage of the fifth Banned Books Festival and the local artists involved.
READ ARTICLE →New York Times Bestselling Author to Visit Bishop Arts Theatre Center
A look ahead at Ijeoma Oluo’s visit connected to BATC’s 2026 Banned Books Festival.
READ ARTICLE →Bishop Arts Theatre Center Receives $500K Grant from Mellon Foundation
Reporting on a major investment in BATC’s long-term capacity, leadership, and organizational sustainability.
READ ARTICLE →Review: Universal Truths About Human Nature Uncovered in Combustible King Hedley II
A critical review of BATC’s co-production of August Wilson’s King Hedley II with Soul Rep Theatre.
READ ARTICLE →BATC NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Official news and announcements from Bishop Arts Theatre Center.
Teresa Coleman Wash Selected for the 2026 WOCA Sabbatical Fund
BATC announces national recognition for its founder through the Women of Color in the Arts Sabbatical Fund.
READ RELEASE →George and Fay Young Foundation Donates $100,000 to Bishop Arts Theatre
A Legacy Project grant and naming rights gift supporting the theatre's long-term sustainability.
READ RELEASE →Embrey Family Foundation Receives Inaugural Naming Rights Sponsorship
BATC recognizes a $25,000 gift supporting the theatre's long-term financial sustainability.
READ RELEASE →MORE MEDIA COVERAGE
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2025 (11 articles)
- NORTH DALLAS GAZETTEBishop Arts Theatre Center Receives $500,000 Mellon Foundation Grant for Capacity Building
- THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUPTheatre Communications Group Welcomes Teresa Coleman Wash to Its Board of Directors
- DALLAS VOICEDirector Jemal McNeil Digs for a Deeper Masculinity in King Hedley II
- CULTUREMAP DALLASNew Season at Dallas’ Bishop Arts Theatre Center Hits Race and Censorship
- KERAFederal funding cuts hurt, but North Texas arts organizations are still hopeful
- THE DALLAS MORNING NEWSFederal Funding Cuts Hurt, but North Texas Arts Organizations Are Still Hopeful
- NBC 5 DFWCommunity forum to discuss State of the Arts in DFW in wake of NEA grant cuts
- The Dallas Morning NewsNorth Texas arts groups have lost over $280,000 in NEA funding
- KERA / THE DALLAS MORNING NEWSGrowing Up Troubled, Franky Gonzalez Found His Calling in Theater After Moving to Dallas
- KERANorth Texas arts groups worry about new restrictions on National Endowment grants
- Onstage NTXThe Stamped Project: performance review and post-show discussion
2024 (11 articles)
- GLAADDeep in the Heart of Texas, Queer Black Love Is Brought to the Stage
- Dallas ObserverBest Little Playhouses in Dallas for Original Theater Productions
- Onstage NTX'Fannie: The Music & Life of Fannie Lou Hamer @ Bishop Arts Theatre Center (w/Dallas Theater Center)
- The Dallas Morning NewsCivil rights activist's story resonates with 'Fannie' actor Liz Mikel
- Onstage NTX'The Sum of Us One-Act Festival' @ Bishop Arts Theatre Center
- FOX 4 DallasHere & Now: Banned Book Festival
- D MagazineThe Bishop Arts Theatre Center Takes on Another New York Times Bestseller
- The Dallas Morning NewsBishop Arts Theatre Center presents third banned books festival
- Spectrum News 1The Sum of Us One-Act Festival
- The Dallas Morning NewsSMU grad making a name for herself in Dallas theatre scene
- Dallas ObserverBishop Arts Theatre Center To Hold a One-Act Festival on Racial Justice
2022-2023 (10 articles)
- BroadwayWorldBishop Arts Theatre to Produce Camika Spencer's ONE YEAR IN EGYPT
- D MagazineAuthor Nikole Hannah-Jones Visits Bishop Arts to See the Plays She Inspired
- The Dallas Morning NewsBishop Arts Theatre Center stages one-acts based on New York Times 1619 Project
- BroadwayWorldBishop Arts Theatre Commissions Nine Plays Inspired by THE 1619 PROJECT
- Onstage NTXFairview @ Bishop Arts Theatre Center
- The Dallas Morning NewsTwo years after COVID hit, D-FW arts groups are still struggling to rebuild audience. Why?
- BroadwayWorldBishop Arts Theatre Announces Mortgage Burning Party At Dallas Zoo
- The Dallas Morning NewsDallas arts groups get $450,000 from National Endowment for the Arts
- Oak Cliff Advocate$15,000 grant funds 10 antiracism short plays at Bishop Arts Theatre Center – OakCliff Advocate
- BroadwayWorldBishop Arts Theatre Announces 10 Commission Awards To Local Writers
2020-2021 (17 articles)
- The Sharp CriticSomething broken: Bishop Arts’ Before You Get Married
- The Dallas Morning NewsFrom shuttered to survivors: North Texas arts groups on how a pandemic grant saved them
- BroadwayWorldFranky Gonzalez Joins Bishop Arts Theatre as Playwright-in-Residence
- The Dallas Morning NewsBishop Arts Theatre Center names Franky Gonzalez playwright-in-residence
- NBC 5 DFWDallas Mayor Hosts Free Pop-Up Vaccination Events to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Accessibility – NBC DFW
- CBS DFWDallas Neighborhood Vaccine Initiative And 3 Pop-Up Events
- BroadwayWorldBishop Arts Theatre Presents MLIMA'S TALE
- Dallas Business JournalThis Bishop Arts Theatre Center executive sees DEI work as more than a performance
- CultureMap DallasThese are the 10 best things to do in Dallas this Valentine’s weekend
- The Dallas Morning NewsA new arts collective’s first mission? Racial equity in Dallas arts funding
- American TheatreSouthwest: Hot Spot Survival
- Art&SeekBlack And Latino Arts Coalition To Fight For Equity In City Funding
- The Dallas Morning NewsPowerful Play About Discrimination Against Interracial Couple Blends History, Current-Day Voices
- TheaterJonesReview: Loving and LovingHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- North Dallas GazetteReview: Loving and Loving
- The ColumnReview: Loving and Loving
- TheaterJonesQ&A: Morgana Wilborn (Director of Loving and Loving )Historical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
2018-2019 (35 articles)
- American TheatreTCG Fall Forum 2018: Culture, Strategy, Breakfast
- American TheatrePlenaries of Plenty: Reporting From #TCG19 in Miami
- Arts & Culture TexasWalking on the Edge: Artistic Directors Define Risk
- The Sharp CriticReview: The Wild Party
- Dallas ObserverReview: The Wild Party
- The ColumnReview: The Wild Party
- North Dallas GazetteReview: The Wild Party
- Dallas ObserverBishop Arts Theatre Center Is Enriching Lives for the Elderly Through a Creative Workshop
- BroadwayWorldBishop Arts Celebrates Color, Culture, & Creativity With 2019/2020 Season
- BroadwayWorldBishop Arts Theatre Center Receives National Award
- The Dallas Morning NewsActor found inspiration in the Dominican playboy who inspired James Bond
- TheaterJonesReview: The Real James Bond Was DominicanHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- The ColumnReview: The Real James Bond Was Dominican
- TheaterJonesQ&A: Christopher RivasHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- North Dallas GazetteReview: Down For #TheCount: Women’s Theatre Festival
- The ColumnReview: La Llorona: A Love Story by Kathleen Anderson Culebro
- TheaterJonesReview: La Llorona: A Love Story by Kathleen Anderson CulebroHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- Texas Metro NewsReview: La Llorona: A Love Story by Kathleen Anderson Culebro
- North Dallas GazetteReview: La Llorona: A Love Story by Kathleen Anderson Culebro
- Texas Metro NewsReview: Black Nativity by Langston Hughes
- North Dallas GazetteReview: Black Nativity by Langston Hughes
- The ColumnReview: The Champion by Amy Evans
- TheaterJonesReview: The Champion by Amy EvansHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- North Dallas GazetteReview: The Champion by Amy Evans
- The Dallas Morning NewsTwo Dallas-Fort Worth plays challenge what we know about singer and activist Nina Simone
- Arts & Culture TexasBishop Arts Theatre Center Strives to Remain A Neighborhood Resource
- TheaterJonesDig In! Dallas-Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum Awards for the 2017-2018 seasonHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- The Dallas Morning NewsD-FW Theater Critics Forum names the best plays
- Oak Cliff AdvocateTeresa Coleman Wash Named Among Oak Cliff's Fierce Females
- HowlRound Theatre CommonsThe Ugly Truth about Arts Institutions Led by Women of Color
- Dallas ObserverReview: Down for #TheCount One-Act Play Festival Celebrates Female Voices in Theater
- North Dallas GazetteReview: Down for #TheCount provides a voice for women and a spectacle for Dallas audiences
- The Dallas Morning NewsTeresa Coleman Wash is demanding a place for female playwrights with her Down for #TheCount festival
- North Dallas GazetteReview: Thurgood by George Stevens, Jr. – North Dallas Gazette News
- TheaterJonesReview: Thurgood by George Stevens, Jr.Historical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
2016-2017 (21 articles)
- North Dallas GazetteReview: Black Nativity by Langston Hughes
- The Sharp CriticReview: In The Tall Grass
- North Dallas GazetteReview: In The Tall Grass
- TheaterJonesReview: In The Tall Grass by Paul KalburgiHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- The Dallas Morning NewsHow the arts can give Dallas an economic boost
- The Dallas Morning NewsHow the arts can support public safety
- The Dallas Morning NewsReview: Black Nativity by Langston Hughes
- North Dallas GazetteReview: Black Nativity by Langston Hughes
- TheaterJonesReview: RuinedHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- The Sharp CriticBishop Arts Theatre’s Ruined masterful, brilliant theatre
- North Dallas Gazette‘Ruined’ is a tough story that needs to be told
- TheaterJonesReview: Third Annual PlayPride LGBT Festival l Bishop Arts Theatre CenterHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- The Sharp CriticThird Annual LGBT PlayPride Competition intriguing mix of wicked satire and allegory
- Dallas ObserverTheaters Challenged To Produce Work By Anyone Other Than Straight White Dudes
- Role RebootIt’s Time To Give More Women and Playwrights Of Color The Spotlight
- TheaterJonesReview: Down For #TheCount. Count the WaysHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- Examiner.comReview: Down For #TheCount. Dallas ExaminerHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- CW33Bishop Arts Theatre Center Celebrates Women’s Voices With Six Day Festival
- Dallas ObserverAre You Down For #TheCount With Bishop Arts Theatre?
- Arts & Culture TexasCelebrating Women’s Voices at Bishop Arts Theatre
- Dallas ObserverMeet the 2016 Dallas Observer MasterMinds
2014-2015 (23 articles)
- The Dallas Morning NewsGospel Music-Driven Black Nativity Inspires
- TheaterJonesBlack Nativity Review: Do TellHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- North Dallas GazetteBlack Nativity is extraordinary and not a one-time experience
- Examiner.com‘Black Nativity’ powerful, beautiful, deeply feltHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- The Dallas Morning NewsThe Face of Emmett Till: Center Stage
- North Dallas GazetteReview: The Face of Emmett Till
- The Dallas Morning NewsRecently Reviewed Theater
- The Dallas Morning NewsTerrence McNally Kicks Off TeCo Season
- TheaterJones2015-2016 SeasonHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- TheaterJonesGay For PlayHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- TheaterJonesQ&A Nnenna FreelonHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- TheaterJones13th Annual New Play CompetitionHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- Examiner.comBrilliant ensemble & meticulous craft distinguish TeCo’s 13th Annual New Play CompetitionHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- North Dallas GazetteThe audience is the true winner
- The Dallas Morning NewsDallas Festival of Ideas: Cover Story
- BroadwayWorldReview: Black Nativity is a Resounding Hit
- TheaterJonesBlack Nativity Review: Happy Birth DayHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- North Dallas GazetteBlack Nativity Takes You Back To Church For Christmas
- TheaterJonesBuster Spiller’s Pot Liquor WinsHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- Arts & Culture TexasPlaying For Pride
- BroadwayWorldNew Play Competition 2014 Winner
- BroadwayWorldBWW Reviews: ‘Overpass’, ‘Strangers’, ‘Straight’ & Youth Actors Dominate TeCo Competition
- TheaterJones12th Annual New Play Competition ReviewHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
2009-2013 (22 articles)
- Art&SeekThe Many Re-Births Of ‘Black Nativity’
- TheGrioBlack at the Assassination’: New play illuminates overlooked voices in Dallas
- FOX 4 DallasBlack Dallas Residents Remembers JFK Assassination Ahead of 50th Anniversary
- BroadwayWorldBlack at the Assassination Review
- TheaterJonesBlack at the Assassination: Another Side of HistoryHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- Oak Cliff AdvocateBlack At The Assassination Adds An Overlooked Perspective On JFK Events
- Dallas ObserverBishop Arts Theatre Center’s Black At The Assassination Rewinds History to November 1963.
- PRLogOak Cliff’s Notable Locals Celebrated In New Book
- Examiner.comBishop Arts Theatre Center’s New Play Competition grows artistically and maintains its rootsHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- Arts & Culture NTXFRESH FRIDAY: New Play Contest
- TheaterJonesThe Power of New WorkHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- D MagazineTheater Review: Why You Should Make Langston Hughes’ Gospel Nativity Your Holiday Tradition
- TheaterJonesOur Lady of the Fried Chicken SandwichHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- TheaterJones10th Annual New Play Competition: A Shining Little LightHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- Examiner.comNorton and Whitfield Lead the Pack in the Best of the BestHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- Critical RantBlack Nativity: Bishop Arts Theatre Center's Christmas Essence Celebration
- TheaterJonesCurve AppealHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- NeighborsgoBishop Arts Theatre Center Helps Oak Cliff-Area Teens with T-An-T Apprenticeship Program
- Critical RantThe Right Stuff, A Right Start – TeCo’s New Play Contest
- Pegasus NewsTheater Review: There’s No Business In Show Business At Bishop Arts Theatre CenterHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
- Sjamaanka (blog)Lyrical Magnificence: Black Nativity at Bishop Arts
- Examiner.comTimely Excellence In TeCo Theater’s One Act WinnersHistorical coverage — original publisher link unavailable
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