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The fine arts pioneer helped establish the regional theater movement, bring the theater-in-the-round to the professional theater, and establish a Black theater company in Dallas.
Rev. Peter Johnson came to Dallas in 1969 to promote a film about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He stayed to fight for Black homeowners in Fair Park. The acclaimed play is in Dallas for the first time.
Soul Rep Theatre Company is presenting the regional premiere of ‘Travisville,’ a fictionalized account written by sitcom star William Jackson Harper.