Under the Texas sky: a flourishing theatre scene strives for recognition deep in the heart of Texas. .

With its trackless highways that disappear into a never-ending expanse of sky, North Texas lives up to its state's unspoken motto: "everything enormous." The region's flagship city, Dallas, crowns itself supersize king with the nickname "Big D." Big business, big sports, big personalities: In this competitive, push-the-envelope setting it's difficult to imagine that even big theatres--let alone their smaller, scrappier counterparts--can thrive.

Indeed, it's not hard to find North Texans who aren't even aware that theatre exists here. But the fact is that ...

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