What makes a character great? Can an author know or exert control over how a reader will respond to that character? Best-selling author Wally Lamb discussed the topic with Think host Krys Boyd ahead of his recent appearance at Arts & Letters Live. Lamb's newest novel is The Hour I First Believed (Harper Collins, 2008). [...]

Dallas Art Fair founders John Sughrue (left) and Chris Byrne.
On the surface, it seems like such a no-brainer: of course Dallas should have an art fair. Most big cities have them. And the area is rich with collectors who travel across the country to look at art and add to their collections.
Starting next weekend, the [...]

Cast from One in 3 (l to r): Liza Gonzalez, Emily Ko, Shauna McLean, Rhianna Mack, Mollie Milligan, Vanessa Pena, Constance Gold, Renee Miche'al, Jenni Stewart

Excerpt from Jenni Stewart's phone monologue as Rhonda:

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This is a scene from the Romanian film, 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days. [...]

Congratulations to Randal Dean, the winner of our Flickr Photo of the Week contest! Randal is an accomplished photographer with a pair of books to his credit: Works, 2003-2008 and Portraits in Black and White. He follows last week's winner, Shawn O'Connell.
If you would like to participate, all you need to do is upload your [...]

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California-based artist Robert Wilhite joined Krys Boyd during the Scene segment of this week's episode of Think to discuss his recent work with representations of atomic bombs. Wilhite's replica of the Davy Crockett nuclear munition appears in the current group show [...]

Exactly how powerful is music? We listen for entertainment and enjoyment, but can music actually heal? Barbara L Bastable, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Therapy at SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, discusses the topic with Krys Boyd during a recent episode of Think. Think airs Monday-Thursday from noon-2 p.m. on KERA (90.1 F.M.).

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The Dallas Theater Center has been rehearsing a new show. But the cast and crew have also been writing it at the same time. That's only fitting because it's a play about creativity — in this case, the creation of the world.
[ambient rehearsal sounds, muttering, pages being turned]
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At just 37 years old, Jeff Stover became UT-Dallas' Director of Theater and Dance this past summer. While studying at Collin County Community College, the former high school football player wandered into a theater class for easy credit but ended up finding his future career and life's calling. He graduated from the University of Nevada [...]

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The Dallas Arts District has office towers, condos and new arts venues going up. What it needs now, a new organization believes, is a clear plan to become a real urban gathering place.
Wednesday afternoon, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Mayor Tom Leppert, Dallas City Council member Angela Hunt and [...]

Congratulations to Shawn O'Connell, the winner of our Flickr Photo of the Week contest! We profiled Shawn in December for the Art&Seek Q&A, and just about every week he submits a photo that has us in awe. Shawn joins last week's winner, Jacob Rasmussen, and Sam Brown as a two-time winner. Shawn previously won the [...]