I AM THE SPACE WHERE I AM with John Arnone

"One of the big theater jokes used to be that when you opened the Sunday Times and the Observer, you used to read Kenneth Tynan and Harold Hobson and they were always totally diametrically opposed. Tynan would say that this is the greatest show on earth. Hobson would hate it. If you had a play on and you opened it and Tynan gave you a good review, you knew that Harold was going to loathe it."Alan AycbournPatrick Kelly is Professor of Drama Emeritus at the University of Dallas where, with Judy Kelly his wife, they taught for forty-two years. Besides scores of campus productions he has directed plays at professional theaters around the country. He has also taught in such graduate theater programs as University ofWashington, Denver’s National Theater Conservatory, University of Colorado at Boulder and Southern Methodist University Jerome Weeks for 15 years was the producer-reporter for the NPR-PBS station KERA. A professional critic for more than three decades, he was the The Dallas Morning News theater critic for ten years and  the book columnist for ten years after that. Hiswriting has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, and American Theatre  magazine.

"One of the big theater jokes used to be that when you opened the Sunday Times and the Observer, you used to read Kenneth Tynan and Harold Hobson and they were always totally diametrically opposed. Tynan would say that this is the greatest show on earth. Hobson would hate it. If you had a play on and you opened it and Tynan gave you a good review, you knew that Harold was going to loathe it."Alan AycbournPatrick Kelly is Professor of Drama Emeritus at the University of Dallas where, with Judy Kelly, they taught for forty-two years. Besides scores of campus productions he has directed plays at professional theaters around the country. He has also taught in such graduate theatre programs as University of Washington, Denver’s National Theater Conservatory, University of Colorado at Boulder and Southern Methodist University Jerome Weeks for 15 years was the producer-reporter for the NPR-PBS station KERA. A professional critic for more than three decades, he was the The Dallas Morning News theater critic for ten years and  the book columnist for  ten years after that. His writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, and American Theatre  magazine.

Max John Rosenfield Jr., was amusement critic for the Dallas Morning News for 41 years . It can be argued that John Rosenfield did more for the arts in Dallas than any other person during a long reign in which he was known as Cultural Pontiff of the Southwest.In Mr. Rosenfield's  column, The Passing  Show, he wrote about the lively arts, theater, music, ballet and movies with erudition and grace.But his contribution to the performing arts in the Southwest did not stop there. He put people with talent in touch with people with money and watched the results with a certain pride.Through his influence, shrewdly exercised, he guided his city's development in the arts and popular amusements. By the time he retired, Dallas was recognized throughout the music and theater world for its opera, symphony and innovative stage productions. Behind every cultural achievement, the support and guidance of Rosenfieldcould be felt. Patrick Kelly is Professor of Drama Emeritus at University of Dallas where, with Judy his wife, he taught for forty-two years. Besides scores of campus productions he has directed plays at professional theaters around the country. He has also taught in such graduate theatre programs as University of Washington, Denver's National Theatre Conservatory, University of Colorado at Boulder and SouthernMethodist University. Jerome Weeks was the arts producer-reporter for the NPR-PBS station KERA for 15 years. A professional critic for more than three decades, he was the theater critic for The Dallas Morning News for ten years and the paper’s book columnist for ten years after that. He blogged as book/daddy for Artsjournal, and his writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, LosAngeles Times, Newsday, American Theatre  magazine.

Margo Jones (December 12, 1911 – July 24,1955), nicknamed the "Texas Tornado",  was an American stagedirector and producer, best known for launching the American regional theater movement and for introducing the theater in the round concept in Dallas, Texas.  In 1947, she established the first regional professional company when she opened Theater '47 in Dallas. Margo Jones played an important role in the early careers of a range of playwrights. On Broadway shedirected Tennessee Williams', A Glass Menagerie and Summer and Smoke and produced on Broadway Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Lee's, Inherit the Wind. She also championed the career of William Inge. Jerome Weeks was the arts producer-reporter for the NPR-PBS station KERA for 15 years. A professional critic for more than three decades, he was the theater critic for TheDallas Morning News for ten years and thepaper’s book columnist for ten years afterthat. He blogged as book/daddy for Artsjournal, and his writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, LosAngeles Times, Newsday, American Theatre  magazine.

Margo Jones (December 12, 1911 – July 24, 1955),nicknamed the "Texas Tornado",  was an American stage director and producer, best known for launching the American regional theater movement and for introducing the theater in the round concept in Dallas, Texas. In 1947, she established the first regional professional company when she opened Theater '47 in Dallas. Margo Jones played an important rolein the early careers of a range of playwrights. On Broadway she directed Tennessee Williams', A Glass Menagerie and Summer and Smoke and produced on Broadway Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Lee's, Inherit the Wind. She also championed the career of William Inge. Jerome Weeks was the arts producer-reporter for the NPR-PBS station KERA for 15 years. A professional critic for more than three decades, he was the book columnist for TheDallas Morning News for ten years and the paper’s theater critic for ten years before that. He blogged as book/daddy for Artsjournal, and his writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, American Theatre  magazine.