Down For #TheCount

Dallas, TX - TeCo Theatrical Productions, Inc. is excited to announce its inaugural Down For #TheCount play festival that gives a platform to female voices. Production dates are February 26 through March 6, 2016, 7:30 p.m. nightly for two consecutive weekends with a preview night on Thursday, February 25th at the Bishop Arts Theatre Center. The event was inspired by the Dramatists Guild of America and Lilly Awards’ study on the underrepresentation of women voices on American stages. Down For #TheCount will feature notable national and local playwrights including two-time Obie award winner and Tony award nominee Charlayne Woodard. The selection process was by invitation only. Following is the line-up:
Charlayne Woodard’s Phenom, a regional premiere.

Vicki Caroline Cheatwood’s Breathing Room, premiered Off-Broadway in “Cowgirl Chronicles” in Six Figures Theatre Company’s Artists of Tomorrow Series at the West End Theater.

Patricia Urbina’s Maya Baktun El Umbral, depicts a hoarding, polluting, greed-ridden humanity out of control.

Ruth Cantrell’s A Thing Of Beauty, a mother diagnosed with breast cancer uses unorthodox methods to reach out to her daughter.

Cassie M. Seinuk’s Occupy Hallmark, winner of the National 10-Minute Play Festival at the Kennedy Center in 2015.

Sharai Bohannon’s Turndown Service, a modern farce about friendship, romantic relationships, and how we let fear and insecurity turn us into less pleasant versions of ourselves.

Ticket prices are $18 - $30 and can be purchased by calling the box office at (214) 948-0716 or visiting our website at www.bishopartstheatre.org.