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TEATRO HISPANO DE DALLAS

aka Teatro Dallas   |   Dallas, TX   |  www.teatrodallas.org

Mission

Teatro Dallas is committed to the cultural empowerment of the Latinx community through the representation of its varied experiences, voices, and aesthetic expressions. Teatro Dallas employs the power of theater to create community cohesion while celebrating our diverse traditions through high quality professional theatrical performances and through community engagement practices.

Notes from the nonprofit

Teatro Dallas has served the North Texas community for 35 years with global theatre. It has transformed the arts eco-system of Dallas, having incubated other arts organizations that are now independent, successful non-profits. It has commissioned the translation over approximately thirty plays from Spanish to English by Latin America as well as authors from the Iberian Peninsula, contributing to the enrichment of theater literature nationally and internationally. In 2020 it was recognized by the City of Dallas as a legacy group and has been awarded a resident-company status at the Latino Cultural Center, where it is involved in a consolidated capital campaign to raise funding for the completion of a new black box theater. Under the leadership of Erica Herrera, Teatro Dallas has managed to its financial stability. Ms Herrera ambitiously seeks funds to transition Teatro Dallas into a larger organization, amplify staff, and provide further opportunities for artists and audiences.

Ruling year info

1985

Executive Director

Sara Cardona

Board President

Mr. John Fullinwider

Main address

1230 River Bend Drive #111

Dallas, TX 75247 USA

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Formerly known as

Teatro Hispano de Dallas

EIN

75-2056765

NTEE code info

Theater (A65)

Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (A20)

Arts Education/Schools (A25)

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Our programs

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Mainstage theater productions

Teatro Dallas produces 3 to 4 main stage, professional productions annually at the Latino Cultural Center in Dallas. These productions are committed to highlight new playwrights from the U.S. and Latin America, support and develop regional artists, especially artists of color, and present English translations of well-known playwrights from Latin America.

Population(s) Served
Adults
People of Latin American descent

Teatro Dallas provides high quality theater classes, workshops and spring and summer camps for youth ages 7-15 annually. Scholarships make access to our performing arts educational programs accessible to low-income and economically disadvantaged youth. The classes, workshops and camps are conducted bilingually, feature exposure to international theater such as Kabuki, Comedia dell Arte, and unique techniques in movement and vocals. Youth learn script development, mask-making, are taught music, dance, stage combat, and set design by leading artists and all programs culminate in a professional performance or remonstration by the youth for the public.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Economically disadvantaged people

We recognize the theater’s power to foster better understanding of both cultural differences and similarities, and it is our hope to promote a sense of community while celebrating our diverse traditions. This vision stimulated the creation of an international festival in 1993; the festival was produced annually up until 2009 when we began to produce it biannually. Our festivals are included as part of the city's cultural tourism, as artistic groups from places such as Spain, Italy, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela, Belgium, and Costa Rica have been presented. Presentations are highly visual and explore the boundaries between music, dance, theater, and performance art. Guest artists present in their native language throughout the month of February, and also provide workshops and talkbacks for audiences.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Teatro Dallas presents educational, bilingual touring shows for all ages, with a focus on varying topics designed to engage and educate multi-generational audiences about relevant topics affecting our society. Past productions themes include Mayan mythology and ecology, a migrant child's recollections of working in the fields, and an imagined conversation with Mexican artist, Diego Rivera, about the power of art for social change. Audiences are encouraged to interact through call and response and other techniques designed to engage viewers. These productions are designed to be presented in non-conventional locations (such as malls, parks and restaurants) and make live theater experiences accessible to those who have economic and transportation limitations, or language barriers.

Population(s) Served
Families
Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

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Teatro Dallas seeks to empower the Latinx community through cultural representation, while exposing all audiences to the rich traditions of Latin American theater and art. We hope to provide arts in education experiences to disenfranchised youth, provide workforce training for artists who may not have access to conservatories and high-quality exposure to theater instruction.

Teatro Dallas continues to innovate and maintain a flexible and tactical community footprint, adjusting to the needs and changes of demographics in Dallas. We present our productions not only in a central location at the Latino Cultural Center, but recognize there are new communities of immigrants that live and work in outer rings of the city. We take our productions directly to them, hire and interact with artists who are immigrants themselves, provide classes, workshops, and theater training in English and Spanish, and continue to create networks across the U.S. with other Latinx theater companies, in order to generate strong collaborations.

Our executive staff is bilingual, internationally educated and regularly attends global theater conferences as well as maintains membership in U.S. Theater Forums. Additionally, with 35 years of community service, Teatro Dallas is well-connected across Dallas and North Texas with other service agencies that allow it a high degree of collaborative muscle. We have strong alliances with local universities (UNT, UTD, SMU), colleges, and the public school system, having provided content through our guest artists, international performance festival and touring productions which are vetted through TEKS and DISD. As a resident company at a city-managed facility, Teatro Dallas is also active in cultural-planning at a civic level, and its executive staff also serves on racial healing commissions and the tourism advisory board for the city.

We have added a new Executive Director, having passed the process of succession as our founding director has stepped down. Additionally, TD is now in the process of collaborating in presenting productions with off-Broadway NYC companies, such as Sol and Boundless Theater. We have expanded to hire guest directors, added a third touring show to our roster, and are currently conducting a consolidated capital campaign to assist in the construction of a new black box theater at the Latino Cultural Center in Dallas. TD hopes to expand its reach through a part-time education coordinator and amplify its board.

How we listen

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    To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve

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  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time

Financials

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TEATRO HISPANO DE DALLAS

Board of directors
as of 08/08/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr. John Fullinwider

Teatro Dallas

Term: 2009 -

John Fullinwider

Baylor Health Sciences Library

Carmen Guzman

Chocolate Secrets

Jackson Bailey

KPMG LLP

Cora Cardona

Lisa Bailey

Scott Branks

Cynthia Miller

Elena Hurst

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 4/28/2020
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx
Gender identity
Female
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male
Sexual orientation
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Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 04/28/2020

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.