Once upon a time, back in the 1980's, the wealthy fairy godmothers and godfathers of Dallas transformed a 62 acre pumpkin patch of used car lots into the architectural theme park also known as The Arts District. Gems of the district include: Wyly Theatre by Rem Koolhaas/OMA, Windspear Opera House by Norman Foster, The Nasher Sculpture Center by Renzo Piano, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center by I.M. Pei and Thanks Giving Square by Philip Johnson.
In 2012, Four travelers, who came from Raleigh via Phoenix, dreamed of seeing the Wyly Theatre, but it was closed. However, there was still much to see in The Arts District. They explored the Meyerson Symphony Center, the Nasher Sculpture Center, food trucks and enjoyed a guided tour of the Windspear Opera House.
At the end of the tour, their own fairy docent, Susan, appeared and took them inside the Wyly. She guided them all through the theatre--to private terraces and to the conference room overlooking the costume shop and finally--she took them into the theatre space to see the stage crew set-up for a production of Giant.
"The stage configuration is never the same," said Susan, "many patrons complain because they can't sit in the same seats as the last production." She looked over the house, busy with crew examining drawings and pulling cords out of the floor. "But the creativity this place allows makes it worth it, I mean it is just a black box, anything can happen."
Pure magic.
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