A season that will keep theater-lovers talking and thinking long after the shows end.
MAINSTAGE SEASON
September 10 - October 4, 2026
Far out in the Milky Way, “Beacons” serve as lighthouses for warping spaceships around the galaxy. When a U.S. Space Forces ship explodes near Beacon 44.AR.90, its Operator finds herself alone in deep space with only her ship’s A.I. for companionship. That is, until a persistent canvasser calls, desperate to convince her to vote absentee in the 2088 election. As the Operator finds herself waiting over days and weeks and months for the clean up to be over, she finds she has to come to terms with her isolation, grief, and her political voice. Winner of the 2019-2020 Woodward/Newman Drama Award.
EQUIVOCATION
by Bill Cain
Directed by KDT Co-Artistic Director Christopher Carlos
February 4 - 28, 2027
England, 1605: a terrorist plot to assassinate King James I and blow Parliament to kingdom come with 36 barrels of devilish gunpowder! Shagspeare (after a contemporary spelling of the Bard's name) is commissioned by Robert Cecil, the prime minister, to write the “true historie” of the plot. And it must have witches! The King wants witches! But as Shag and the acting company of the Globe, under the direction of the great Richard Burbage, investigate the plot, they discover that the King's version of the story might, in fact, be a cover-up. Shag and his actors are confronted with the ultimate moral and artistic dilemma. Speak truth to power—and perhaps lose their heads? Or take the money and lie? Is there a third option—equivocation? A high-stakes political thriller with contemporary resonances, EQUIVOCATION gallops from the great Globe to the Tower of London to the halls of Parliament to the heart of Judith, Shag's younger daughter, who finds herself unexpectedly at the very heart of the political, dramatic and—ultimately—human mystery.
June 3-27, 2027
Black Republican is the ambitious first play written by longtime KDT Artistic Company Member Jamal Gibran Sterling. The story centers on a Black Republican candidate on the national stage who finds his campaign threatened by an activist who challenges everything he claims to stand for. Their battle exposes uncomfortable truths about race, politics, and the stories we tell ourselves. Recipient of a prestigious Venturous Theatre Fund grant.
Saturday, June 13th - 1pm & 4pm
Saturday June 27th - 1pm & 4pm
Now in its 27th year, KDT's Staged Reading Series will showcase 4 staged readings of the newest and most exciting Texas-based playwrights working in contemporary theater today. The lineup will feature two new plays written by KDT Artistic Company Members: Black Republican by Jamal Sterling and Sound by Jenny Ledel. Each reading will feature some of DFW's most accomplished actors and directors to highlight the breath of talent in our amazing community.
June 6th, 2026
For its landmark 25th annual event, PUP Fest will feature six staged readings of jury-selected plays written by DFW high school students, featuring student actors directed by area professional directors. PUP Fest is the culminating event of Dallas Playwriting Arts Collective (D-PAC), a partnership with Dallas ISD and Junior Players.