Your Family Arts Center DALLAS CHILDREN'S THEATER Contact: Craig Lynch [email protected] 214-978-0110 ext. 165 Additional Contact: Amber Caceres [email protected] 214-978-0110 ext. 143 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 3, 2013 DALLAS CHILDREN’S THEATER TEAMS UP WITH AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (DALLAS) Dallas Children’s Theater (DCT), in association with the AT&T Performing Arts Center (the Center), proudly announces an easy new way to purchase tickets to Dallas’ premier family arts theater. By visiting the Center’s Information Center at 2353 Flora Street, you can book your seats to any show at DCT’s Rosewood Center for Family Arts! DCT is committed to doing its part to enhance the cultural landscape of North Texas. By focusing exclusively on children and teens in their formative years, DCT helps set the stage for those who will frequent cultural institutions in the future, including all the major arts organizations that make up the Center. DCT’s founder and Executive Artistic Director Robyn Flatt states, “The most valuable thing you can do for children is give them experiences rich in the arts, and awaken their own individual creative genius – a spark that lasts a lifetime.” Ms. Flatt continues, “Our friendship with the Center represents a full circle. DCT is often the first place children and families experience a love of theater and the arts. This benefits the entire community when they grow up with an appreciation for patronizing and supporting the arts. We are so proud of the role we play in introducing the arts today to the patrons of tomorrow.” DCT has successfully partnered on projects with the Center, including presenting the national tour premieres of "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs!" and "Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters" at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House. “DCT is a beloved institution whose mission is to expose children to the live performing arts, so this is a great fit for us,” said Doug Curtis, president and CEO of the Center. “Their audiences will someday become audiences for the Center and other arts institutions, so we are thrilled to provide a convenient, downtown, inperson ticketing option for them at our Information Center.” Tickets can be purchased at the Flora Street location on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. As usual, tickets are also available at www.dct.org, by calling 214-740-0051, or visiting DCT’s Rosewood Center for Family Arts at 5938 Skillman Street, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On show days, DCT’s box office opens 90 minutes prior to curtain time. Finally, be sure to catch the final weekend of Lone Star Circus’ CHARIVARI, presented in partnership with DCT, and DCT’s upcoming GO, DOG. GO! 1 SEASON SPECIAL - LAST CHANCE! LONE STAR CIRCUS’ ® CHARIVARI Now through January 5 An all-new show presented for the first time ever in partnership with DCT! Add on this Season Special for an unforgettable circus extravaganza to celebrate the end of 2013 and the dawn of the New Year! An international galaxy of acrobats, aerialists, hand balancers, jugglers, clowns, and dogs perform together to create the most sensational and joyous circus spectacular Dallas/Fort Worth has ever seen. Coming Soon! GO, DOG. GO! Adapted by Allison Gregory and Steven Dietz Adapted from the book “Go, Dog. Go!” by P.D. Eastman January 24 – February 23 Big dogs and little dogs. Dogs in cars. It's a carnival of color and dance and song! Join the party! A big dog party! “Do you like my hat?” GoDogGo.jpg Illustration by P.D. Eastman from the book Go, Dog. Go! Copyright 1961 by P.D. Eastman, copyright renewed 1989 by Mary L. Eastman Coming soon! Buy your tickets at the Center’s Information Center at 2353 Flora Street or online at www.dct.org. About Dallas Children’s Theater Rated by TIME Magazine as one of the top 5 theaters in the nation performing for youth, Dallas Children’s Theater features paid professional actors performing for an annual audience of 250,000 young people and their families through main stage productions, a national touring company, and an arts-in-education program. As the only major organization in Dallas focusing solely on youth and family theater, DCT builds bridges of understanding between generations and cultures, instilling an early appreciation of literature, art and the performing arts in tomorrow’s artists and patrons. About the AT&T Performing Arts Center Open since October 2009, the AT&T Performing Arts Center is a vibrant destination for entertainment in the heart of the downtown Dallas Arts District. The Center presents a variety of programs, including its Lexus Broadway Series, Capital One Bank Bravo Series and, in association with TITAS, contemporary dance and music, and other performances. The Center also provides performance space for its resident companies Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, The Dallas Opera, Dallas Theater Center and Texas Ballet Theater, in unparalleled venues set within a 10-acre urban park. ### 2