Dallas Children's Theater

09/09/2026

There’s a place for everyone at DCT. ❤️ ☀️

We’re happy to offer sensory-friendly performances throughout our 2026–2027 season. With thoughtful adjustments to the performance environment, families can experience live theater in the way that works best for them.

Explore this season’s sensory-friendly performance dates and join us at DCT. We can’t wait to share the magic of theater with you! 🎭✨

🎟️ Learn more and get tickets at dct.org.

09/09/2026

At DCT, we believe the magic of live theater should be accessible to everyone. ❤️

We’re proud to offer ASL interpreted performances throughout our 2026–2027 season.

Take a look at this season’s ASL performance dates and make plans to join us. We can’t wait to welcome you to DCT! 🎭

🎟️ Learn more and get tickets at dct.org.

09/04/2026

Educators, make DCT your classroom this year!

DCT’s 2026–27 Student Matinee Performance Series brings stories off the page and onto the stage, giving students the chance to experience professional live theater while exploring themes that connect directly to their lives and learning.

🎭 Student matinees Tuesday–Friday
🎟️ Groups of 10+: $12 per person
👩‍🏫 1 FREE chaperone ticket per 20 students
📚 FREE curriculum-connected study guides with every show

09/03/2026

🎭 Calling early-career directors!

DCT is thrilled to announce the 2026–27 Directing Fellowship, an initiative designed to identify, mentor, and cultivate the next generation of directors in Dallas and the field of Theatre for Young Audiences.

This season, three Directing Fellows will:
✨ Assist on a DCT mainstage production
✨ Observe the professional rehearsal process
✨ Receive mentorship from Artistic Director Emily Ernst
✨ Connect with DCT’s artistic and production teams
✨ Serve on the season selection committee
✨ Receive a competitive stipend

Ready to grow your craft and gain hands-on experience at DCT?

To apply, send your résumé and a cover letter sharing your interest in directing, your dream project, and/or your interest in Theatre for Young Audiences to [email protected].

Visit dct.org/staff-openings for more information.

08/27/2026

It’s time for a sneak peek at the incredible set design by Leah Mazur for Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience! 🎸🎶

Leah sits down with Director/Choreographer Alli Betsill to discuss the team’s vision and inspiration for our 43rd season opener. We can’t wait for you to see it all brought to life!

Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes content in the coming weeks as we gear up to introduce you to Wilbur J. Mole Rat and the entire colony.

🤘 Rock on, Dallas! air guitar!!! 🤘

08/26/2026

Congratulations to our longtime friend and incoming board president Tara Lewis on this well-deserved honor! Her advocacy for the arts in Dallas is such an inspiration.

08/25/2026

Thanks BroadwayWorld! Can't wait to see you at auditions for the Secret Garden: Spring Version; a slightly shorter (70 minute) version of the musical for youth audiences.

Marsha Norman won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for this show in 1991, and was nominated with composer Lucy Simon for Best Original Score.

NOTE: we will audition the adults first. Four children will be cast as Mary and Colin (each role is double cast). Stay tuned for audition dates before the holidays.

Principal Actors wanted for THE SECRET GARDEN: SPRING VERSION at Dallas Children's Theatre in Dallas, TX. Auditions October 5, 2026.

08/25/2026

Announcing auditions for The Secret Garden: Spring Version 🌹 🔑 🐦

Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman | Music by Lucy Simon

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Director/Artistic Director: Emily Ernst
Music Director: Adam Wright
Intern: Alex Heika
Directing Fellow: April Zavala

Dates: Monday, October 5 from 6:00pm – 10:00pm and Tuesday, October 6 from 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Callbacks: Monday, October 12 from 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Call or email for appointment: 214-978-0110 or e-mail at [email protected]
Location: DCT’s Rosewood Center for Family Arts, 5938 Skillman at Northwest Highway, Dallas, 75231

Please visit dct.org/auditions for character breakdown and more information.

08/21/2026

Moo the cat recently auditioned for the lead role in DCT's next show Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience. His monologue was a thoughtful interpretation of the character.

08/20/2026

Folks, we give you “Mole with a Pearl Earring” and “Frida Kah-Mole” 😍 drawn by the one and only Leah Mazur who is designing the set for NAKED MOLE RAT GETS DRESSED: THE ROCK EXPERIENCE! 🎸 Leah Mazur

Here’s a glimpse into the artist’s perspective:

Fine art has entered its mole-rat era.

Tradition says naked. Wilbur says wardrobe.
For Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience, we’ve been looking to artists who understood a thing or two about tradition, and what happens when you refuse to let tradition define you. So naturally, we put the naked mole rats into the art historical canon.
Vermeer gives us the canon and tradition. Frida Kahlo gives us the self and the expression.

A pearl earring. A crown of flowers.... A pair of pants.

The joke is silly, but the idea underneath it is at the heart of the show: tradition only has power because somebody keeps choosing to follow it.

Borrowing from Vermeer and Kahlo lets our little mole rats step directly into artistic tradition, and allows them to gleefully mess with it. Because sometimes understanding the rules gives you the perfect opportunity to break them.

The most joyful act of rebellion and self-expression is looking at “the way things have always been done” and asking:

…but why?