Silhouettes

Book by Jordan Ealey 

Music & Lyrics by Ari Afsar

A Score-in-Hand Workshop

January 16 & 17 ($20 Donation Suggested)

Developed in the aftermath of the fall of Roe v. Wade, Silhouettes is a musical that examines a pivotal moment in American history through the intersecting lives of two women navigating the decision to have an abortion. A play for two and a chorus.

In a joint statement, Ealey and Afsar said Silhouettes was born from their need to process the emotional and political aftermath of Roe’s fall. “We continue to see that history is cyclical and equity is fleeting,” they said. “But when policy fails, art has the opportunity to step in. Silhouettes is a musical about choice, sisterhood and intergenerational courage.” They added that presenting the work in Dallas reflects their commitment to community-building in states like Texas where bans and restrictions have made women and gender minorities particularly vulnerable. “We want this musical to be a safe and brave haven amid attempts to create a culture of fear and a reminder that people are not alone.”

Silhouettes is sponsored by The Center for Cultural Power, the Bath House Cultural Center, Echo Theatre, and anonymous donors. Community partners include AVOW Texas, TEA Fund, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas and the South Asian Impact Foundation.

Full Cast & Crew, Images:

https://www.echotheatre.org/echo-shows/silhouettes

You Must Wear A Hat

A World Premiere

C. Meaker

February 27 - March 14

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Saturday matinees at 3:00pm

Tuesday and Weeks make hats on the Great Barrier Reef waiting for the world to end.

A play for two. And a rabbit. 

C. “Meaks” Meaker (they/them) is a playwright, essayist, and teacher whose work often explores queerness, monstrosity, and the end of the world. Their plays have been performed and developed across the United States, including the Kennedy Center, Seattle Repertory Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse, Annex Theatre (Seattle), Hub Theater (D.C.), Fat Theater Project (Chicago), and About Face (Chicago). A reading of You Must Wear A Hat was presented by Kitchen Dog Theater in 2019.

They are a former Jerome Fellow at the Playwrights’ Center, an alumna of Seattle Repertory Theatre’s Writers Group, and former Walter E. Dakin Fellow at Sewanee Writers’ Conference. They’re a two-year finalist for the Dramatist Guild National Fellows program and a recent finalist for the Jerome Hill Theater Arts Fellow. Their essay “S(wallow)” won the Editor’s Prize at Porter House Review and they’re a 2024 Lambda Literary Fellow in creative nonfiction. They received an MFA in Playwriting from University of Iowa’s Playwrights Workshop.

The Roommate

Jen Silverman

June 19 - July 4

Thursdays, Fridays and Satudays at 7:30pm, Saturday matinees at 3:00pm

A divorced midwesterner takes a roommate from The Bronx. A  relationship evolves and secrets unfold into a darkly comedic exploration of life choices.

Jen Silverman (they/them) is a playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Plays include: The Moors, The Roommate, Spain, Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties, and Witch. Their plays have been produced on Broadway, off-Broadway, across the United States, and internationally in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Brazil, Spain, and elsewhere. Books include the story-collection The Island Dwellers, and novels We Play Ourselves and There’s Going to be Trouble (Random House). Silverman is a three-time MacDowell Fellow, a grateful alum of New Dramatists, and a Scholar of Note at the American Library in Paris. Honors include fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim.

Additional Events this season include:

City-Wide General Auditions

Spring (Dates TBA)

In December 2025, Echo Theatre revived an old Dallas tradition of City-Wide General Auditions.  13 theatre companies saw more than 70 actors on December 6.  With hundreds of actors on the waiting list for an audition appointment, we are scaling up the program.

https://www.echotheatre.org/generalauditions

Cake by the Lake

April 21 (Free)

Echo's birthday party fundraiser launches our reading series. A reception, a toast to another year of Echo Theatre, followed by a staged reading with a salon discussion afterwards.

Echo Reads

April - September (Free)

Six plays in six months to see and discuss.  All plays will be performed on Tuesdays at 7:30 at the Bath House Cultural Center. Each one will also be read the next day (Wednesday) at different venues around the city, TBA.

Bath House Dates: April 21, 2026 7:30, May 19, 2026 7:30, June 23, 2026 7:30, July 14, 2026 7:30, August 19, 2026 7:30, September 15, 2026.

Echo Offstage Podcasts

Available Now (Free)

Our podcast is expanding. Meet women+ who are making art and making a difference.  Now with monthly episodes.

Wherever you get your podcasts, and at https://www.echotheatre.org/echooffstage

Season 29 begins in the Fall of 2026

We are switching our calendar-year season to the more traditional September - August.  

Our Season 29 opener is a co-production, involving three Dallas theaters, two shows, and an internationally known writer.

You can use Season Flex Tickets for any show in 2026, including these 29th season shows.