{"id":469097,"date":"2025-12-24T15:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T15:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/469097\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T15:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T15:49:15","slug":"guy-fieri-to-princess-di-dallas-10-top-ae-stories-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/469097\/","title":{"rendered":"Guy Fieri to Princess Di: Dallas\u2019 10 top A&E stories of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Tony Award-winning Dallas Theater Center<\/a> has found its next artistic director: Jaime Casta\u00f1eda<\/strong>, who has a long history with both DTC and North Texas, will become the regional theater’s sixth artistic director beginning July 2026. The 2026-27 season will be the first chosen by him.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Norton, DTC\u2019s resident playwright, is currently serving as interim artistic director<\/a> and will continue to lead the remainder of the 2025-26 season<\/a>, which culminates in the world premiere of his play Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy\u2019s Chicken Shack in Harlem in May.<\/p>\n

\u201cDTC is committed to artistic excellence and community engagement, and we believe Jaime\u2019s experience, creativity, bold vision, and proven leadership, coupled with his dedication to innovation, will guide DTC into an exciting new chapter in the life of the theater,” says board chair Lynn Pride Richardson in a release.<\/p>\n

In 2012, Casta\u00f1eda directed DTC\u2019s production of The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity by Kristoffer Diaz. But he began his career more than 20 years ago in Dallas-Fort Worth by founding Firestarter Productions while still attending Texas Christian University. In addition to directing at DTC, other local theater credits include Kitchen Dog Theater, Amphibian Stage, and Circle Theatre. Casta\u00f1eda is a recipient of the Princess Grace Award, the Drama League Directing Fellowship, and holds a BFA from Texas Christian University and an MFA in Directing from University of Texas at Austin. <\/p>\n

Most recently, Casta\u00f1eda directed at such leading theaters across the country as American Conservatory Theater, South Coast Repertory, Huntington Theatre Company, and La Jolla Playhouse, where he previously served as associate artistic director from 2014-2018. He was also artistic associate at Off-Broadway’s Atlantic Theater Company from 2009-2014.<\/p>\n

“Jaime brings a bold, visceral artistic vision, a deep commitment to new voices, and a collaborative leadership style that inspires artists and audiences alike,\u201d says DTC executive director Kevin Moriarty. \u201cWith his Texas roots and national experience, I am thrilled to welcome him home as DTC\u2019s new Enloe\/Rose artistic director. I have known and admired his work since 2007, when he was already one of the most exciting emerging directors in North Texas, and I later saw him create unforgettable work for DTC on the Wyly stage and at leading theaters nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

As artistic director, Casta\u00f1eda will lead the theater\u2019s artistic vision, direct and produce plays and musicals, oversee DTC\u2019s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company, and partner with Moriarty, the staff, and the board of trustees to advance DTC\u2019s mission, vision, and values.<\/p>\n

Casta\u00f1eda joins a distinguished line of artistic leadership at Dallas Theater Center, including founding artistic director Paul Baker, Adrian Hall, Ken Bryant, Richard Hamburger, and Moriarty, who served as artistic director from 2007-2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely pleased with a successful national search that brings Jaime to Dallas Theater Center,\u201d says DTC board member Chris Luna. \u201cHis energy is contagious and he understands Texas and Dallas. We look forward to collaborating with Jaime as he continues his innovative approach to regional theater.\u201d<\/p>\n

Casta\u00f1eda was selected for the role following a national search led by Management Consultants for the Arts. The search committee was co-chaired by Luna and Richardson, and included Moriarty, Norton, Jennifer Altabef, Diane Brierley, Lauren Embrey, Sam Holland (Dean, SMU Meadows School of the Arts), Sharron Hunt, Randy Kender, Julie Kosnik, Deborah McMurray, Sam Megally, Liz Mikel (DTC Brierley Resident Acting Company member), Andy Smith, Lily Weiss<\/a> (executive director, Dallas Arts District) and Donna Wilhelm.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up in Texas, Dallas Theater Center was one of the first places where I saw what professional theater and excellence looked like,\u201d Casta\u00f1eda says. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to come back and build on the history of artists and leaders who have been a part of this organization. I\u2019m eager to join Kevin, the board, and our staff to create lasting theatrical experiences for our audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dallas Theater Center’s current production of A Christmas Carol<\/a> runs through December 27 at the Wyly Theatre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tony Award-winning Dallas Theater Center has found its next artistic director: Jaime Casta\u00f1eda, who has a long…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":469098,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[17007,5229,185,1596,23593,213239,20337,8160,213240,358,11683,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,21490],"class_list":{"0":"post-469097","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-4th-of-july","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-dallas","12":"tag-guy-fieri","13":"tag-guy-fieri-dallas","14":"tag-hot-headlines","15":"tag-museums","16":"tag-spring-break","17":"tag-texas","18":"tag-tom-cruise","19":"tag-tx","20":"tag-united-states","21":"tag-united-states-of-america","22":"tag-unitedstates","23":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","24":"tag-us","25":"tag-usa","26":"tag-world-cup"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115775338112128720","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/469098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}