Dallas Children's Theater Enacts Layoffs, Cuts Shows Amid 'Financial Challenges'

Dallas Children's Theater enacts layoffs, cuts shows amid 'financial challenges'

Dallas Children's Theater confirmed it is reducing its workforce by 45% in a series of phased layoffs. The theater company is also cutting two shows from its current season.

North Texas children's theater cutting staff, shows and classes amid 'financial challenges'

The theater company confirmed its reducing its workforce by 45% in a series of phased layoffs and cutting two shows from its 2025-2026 season.

Dallas Children’s Theater to Restructure and Reduce Programming

In a change addressing significant financial challenges for the small nonprofit, DCT will scale back productions and pause its education program.

Dallas Children's Theater Reduces 2025/26 Season to Three Productions Amid Funding Cuts

Dallas Children’s Theater will present a reduced slate of productions in its 2025-26 season, cutting its planned five-show lineup to three, according to an email sent to supporters on June 2. The message, signed by executive director Samantha Turner, board president Leah Mora, and newly appointed artistic director Emily Ernst, cites "significant financial challenges" as the reason for the change. Although the communication does not directly refe…