Echo Theatre

You are amazing!

Because of you, Echo Theatre reached our $8,000 North Texas Giving Day goal at 5:45 p.m. Thank you.

We set a new goal of $10,000, and you met it at 10:24 p.m.  Thank you.

This goal was a milestone, not a ceiling. If you missed Sept. 17, that's fine. You're here now, so today is your giving day. 

You can support Echo Theatre through this page any day of the year.

Your support gives us room to think bigger while bringing bold, unexpected theatrical experiences to North Texas audiences.

Every gift, on any day, moves that work closer to the stage. Thank you for being our partner. 

—September 17, 2026

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Whose Voices Reach the Stage?

Whose stories become part of our shared culture? It depends on who gets produced.

In 1998, three Dallas theatre artists tried to interest local companies in an award-winning play about the exclusion of women artists. They were repeatedly told it was not “their kind of play.”

Linda, Pam and Suzy decided it was exactly their kind of play—and Echo Theatre was born.

As we launch our 29th season, we continue to produce, promote, and preserve plays by women and nonbinary writers. We give North Texas audiences the chance to encounter perspectives they may not find anywhere else—and create paid opportunities for the actors, directors, designers, technicians, and other artists who bring those stories to life.

Help us rewrite the story.Your Gift Will:

• Pay North Texas theatre artists for their work
• Produce adventurous plays by women and nonbinary writers
• Develop new work through free staged readings and audience conversations
• Build partnerships that bring artists and audiences together across Dallas
• Preserve important plays by giving them the productions they deserve

Nearly 60% of Echo’s budget directly supports the people who make the work: local actors, directors, designers, technicians, producers, and other theatre professionals.

The World of Eva Luna

Echo’s 29th season enters the richly imagined world of internationally celebrated author Isabel Allende through two connected theatrical works. In November, Echo and Teatro Dallas will join forces for the regional premiere of Eva Luna, adapted from Allende’s novel by award-winning playwright Caridad Svich. Echo will also present the world premiere of The Stories of Eva Luna, Stephanie Oustalet’s adaptation of Allende’s haunting short stories.

   

Free Programs

Since 2001, Echo Reads has introduced Dallas audiences to the work of more than 150 playwrights through free professional staged readings and lively post-performance conversations. The series gives artists room to explore compelling scripts and gives audiences a meaningful voice in the conversation.

Echo also creates connections through artistic partnerships, community events, its free-ticket program, regional auditions, and Echo Offstage, our podcast featuring intimate conversations with influential women in theatre.

Every gift—whatever its size—helps an artist get paid, a play take its next step, and an audience hear a perspective too often left out of the public realm.

Rewrite the Story. 

Give to Echo Theatre today.