Dallas in Magic Hour

The City of Dallas is going through a very visible process of progress and development. Somewhat unusually for the times we are in, it is chock full of ambitious construction projects and new additions to its richly textured cityscape. I found myself in a reflective mood yesterday, going into one of our final previews and anticipating the biggest theatrical opening night in Dallas history tomorrow, and so I took a long walk during my dinner break. I found myself confronted by a city of changing colors during a vibrant sunset. It quite an emotional experience, which I realized was because it is also the magic hour of the production process, in which everyone is journeying toward the final destination of the play. Everyone connected to the production process is profoundly affected by a sense of endings, and new beginnings, and the vulnerability that this brings on often gives rise to hidden layers still buried under the surface of the text. It is a pregnant moment, full of possibility and expectation. It is how I will remember the city of Dallas.






(posted by Ed)