Dallas Theater Center

Our Award-Winning Project Discovery is celebrating its 40th birthday!

To celebrate, we're raising $25,000 and if we hit our goal, 
we'll invite a Project Discovery student to make their DTC debut with a walk-on role in A Christmas Carol! 

Created in 1986 to build bridges between theatrical programming and classroom learning, Project Discovery is celebrating its 40th birthday during the 2026–2027 season. Over the past four decades, our award-winning education program has served more than 300,000 students across North Texas.

What students GET:

• Prep materials that link each play's themes to in-class learning objectives
• Bus transportation to the theater
• Pre-show interactive workshops with professional teaching artists
• Evening performance tickets seated in small groups among the adult audience
• Participation in Stay Late post-show audience conversations with cast members

What students GAIN:

• Confidence
• Creative expression
• Problem solving
• Collaboration

For the 2026–2027 season, Project Discovery will serve 500 students from 13 partner schools who will attend at least three productions, giving students a full season of live theater experiences. And this year we're expanding teacher professional development before each production to give teachers additional tools and resources that prepare students for performances and strengthen connections to classroom learning.

With your support, we can celebrate 40 years of Project Discovery while giving the next generation of young artists an unforgettable opportunity to take the stage.

About Dallas Theater Center:

Founded in 1959, Dallas Theater Center (DTC) is one of the oldest and leading regional theaters in the country and the recipient of the 2017 Regional Theatre Tony Award®. For more than 60 years, DTC’s innovative and dynamic programming has made a significant impact on Dallas and the American theater, with a sustained commitment to producing new work, supporting a resident acting company, and transforming theatrical spaces in surprising and imaginative ways. From classic works to new plays, and from epic productions to intimate experiences, DTC continues its tradition of artistic excellence well into the 21st century.

Dallas Theater Center is a resident company of the AT&T Performing Arts Center and presents its mainstage season in two distinctive theater spaces designed by legendary architects. The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, designed by Joshua Prince-Ramus and Rem Koolhaas, is a unique, multi-form theater that can transform between proscenium, thrust, and arena configurations. DTC’s original home, the Kalita Humphreys Theater, is the only freestanding theater designed and built by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

With the arrival of Enloe/Rose Artistic Director Jaime Castañeda, DTC is entering an exciting new artistic chapter, building on its legacy while embracing bold new voices, perspectives, and stories.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are central to DTC’s values and mission. The theater is committed to expanding access to the arts, breaking down barriers to participation, and creating meaningful theatrical experiences for the diverse communities of North Texas.