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Jubilee Theatre proudly presents the autobiographical play by Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland, From the Mississippi Delta. This powerful testament chronicles Dr. Holland’s journey from poverty and prostitution to civil rights activism and a distinguished career in academia. Tickets are On Sale Now!

Theatre Arlington begins 2010 by travelling back in time to solve The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940. Directed by Andy Baldwin, this melodic whodunnit features a zany cast of characters who find themselves snowbound in an isolated mansion in upper New York … with a murderer among them! Here’s shivery fun of the best kind!

Magnolia at the Modern, an ongoing weekly series featuring critically acclaimed films, will be screening a variety of feature length and short films that have been nominated for 2009 Academy Awards. Screenings are held in the intimate and comfortable Auditorium of The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and tickets go on sale two hours prior to each show. The Oscars will be presented on March 7, 2010.

Theatre Arlington is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a total of $8,500 in grant monies from two generous corporations who have a history of donating back to the communities in which they do business – JPMorgan Chase and Target. The funds will support one of the theater’s most innovative programs, one designed to improve the lives of local at-risk adolescents.

Texas Dance Theatre Artistic Director Wil McKnight has announced that visual artist Daniel Corona – whose work inspired and provided the backdrop for McKnight’s ballet Fast – will have his work displayed at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center throughout the month of February. A gallery reception will be held on February 12 prior to a performance by TDT. Then, TDT will repeat the ballet with additional artwork by Corona at its Season Finale performance on April 30.

The Black Theatre Troupe of Phoenix, Arizona, is mounting a new production of Romulus Linney’s A Lesson Before Dying, and Jubilee Theatre Artistic Director Ed Smith will serve as the guest director for this intense stage play. Smith directed the drama to critical and audience acclaim during Jubilee’s 2007-2008 season.

Theatre Off The Square in Weatherford announces audition dates for their upcoming production of Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie, on Monday, February 15, 2010 and Tuesday, February 16, 2010 with callbacks on Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Auditions will be held at Theatre Off the Square at 114 N. Denton in Weatherford and will begin at 6:30 each evening.

Bass Hall and Performing Arts Fort Worth will present An Acoustic Evening with Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson for one night only, February 17, 2010, at 7:30 PM. These two musical giants had never shared a stage until they performed a series of concerts in California last year. Playing to sold out crowds, they decided to go on tour together in 2010. Fort Worth will be the pair’s second show after they launch their tour in Houston. Tickets are on Sale Now!

It was nominated for the Tony Award as Best Play of 1978, and still holds the record as Broadway’s longest running comedy thriller. It’s Ira Levin’s fiendishly clever Deathtrap, and Runway Theatre in Grapevine is proud to present a wickedly sharp revival of this audience favorite. You’ll be buried in an avalanche of surprise! Tickets are on sale Now.

Schola Cantorum of Texas will be joined by Arborlawn’s Chancel Choir, and the Texas Wesleyan University Chamber Singers in A Concert for the People of Haiti, Sunday, January 24 at 3:00 PM at Arborlawn United Methodist Church in South Fort Worth. The concert is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted at the door and given to the American Red Cross relief effort for the people of Haiti.

The Butterfly Connection, Fort Worth’s unique multi-arts collaboration, is offering free headshots to local actors and actresses on Saturday, January 9. Each subject will be photographed with up to four “looks”. Shoots will be held from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM and are by appointment only.

Financially, 2009 has proven to be a very difficult year for the Cultural and Performing Arts across the United States. In North Texas, several organizations have been forced to shut their doors, and others have found themselves with dramatically curtailed budgets. Texas Ballet Theater is no exception. TBT Artistic Director Ben Stevenson’s annual production of The Nutcracker will be performed in both Dallas and Fort Worth this year without live musical accompaniment. The following is a statement by the group’s Managing Director, Margo McCann.